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Northward Thurston High School, located in Olympia, Washington is a comprehensive high school which first opened within 1955. Northward Thurston serves the part of Lacey & north-east Thurston County. A school is accredited by the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Todays enrollment is 1382, a principal is Karen Eitreim.

History
A school mass produced a news within 1999 when the female student was suspended for quatern years because she was alleged to keep close at h& threatened an additional student by making a shape of a gun by having her hand and expression "bang". Whenever asked whenever she was making the threat, she replied "No, it's a promise", quoting the flick. the student, a member of the National Honor Society, was interviewed by police & called upon to sign the "behavioral contract" prior to existence permitted to link to to school. [http://www.gunowners.org/op0025.htm] [http://www.overlawyered.com/archives/99nov2.html]

Notable alumni
Michael Sellers, NFL player for the Washington Redskins

PBS Frontline: The Killer at Thurston High
In-depth profile of the instigator of the attacks, Kip Kinkel, and general information about school shootings. Includes audio / video and transcripts. [Requires Flash].

The Register-Guard: Thurston Shootings
Archive of the paper's coverage of the event, editorials, legal documents, condolences, and a gallery of photographs.

CNN: Suspect Formally Charged in Oregon School Shootings
Kipland "Kip" Kinkel, the 15-year-old student accused in last month's deadly Thurston High School shootings, was formally charged with aggravated murder and aggravated attempted murder but did not enter a plea.


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