This month's first event brings us a visit from Jim Kainber, author of Olympia High School's entry in the Campus History series! Because you know what? Olympia High is 100 years old this year!

Mr. Kainber is donating his royalties from sales of the book to an OHS almuni scholarship fund which has already raised more than $4000. Wotta kool kat! I mean bear.

Even a casual glimpse through the pages will prove enlightening and reveal many familiar (to locals) names: Winlock, Bigelow, Sylvester, Locke... But as with all history, the real story is provided by the un-monied, un-hobnobbing mass of teens over the past century.

Expect a visit from Gretchen Christopher of the Fleetwoods -- OHS' first contributor to the national pop music hit parade and the very first group to score two #1 hits in the same calendar year (1959, "Come Softly to Me" and "Mr. Blue").

Be there or miss a vital chunk o'history.

thanks & take care Jon/Orca Books

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