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23th Anniversary!
OHS Olympia High School
Olympia, WA  USA
Monday March 2, 2026
1973
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9/22/2014
Principal Les Metzger
Good Afternoon Members & Friends Of The Amazing Class of 1973! Our beloved principal & friend, Les Metzger, recently passed away. His memorial service was August 30, 2014 at St. John's . . .  Continued

9/22/2014
Roger Millsap
Dear Friends Of OHS Class of '73, It is with much sadness that I share the news of Roger Millsap's death with you. Roger died in Phoenix, Arizona last Wednesday (May 7, 2014). I received . . .  Continued

9/22/2014
English teacher Jim Carlson
Popular English teacher Jim Carlson passed away on April 28, 2014 at age 85: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theolympian/obituary.aspx?n=james-richard-carlson&pid=170913310&fhid=6568 . . .  Continued

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  Message Vickie Meneghetti MacMillan

  Celebrate Olympia's Heritage! olympiahis

Fri 4/11/2025 5:20 PM

  Linda Perkins-Stewart has passed away Ken Layton

  Linda Lee (Perkins) Stewart has passed a

Sun 8/9/2020 9:37 PM

  Brad Austin has passed Ken Layton

  OHS Class of 1973 has lost another membe

Sun 6/28/2020 8:51 PM

  45th reunion announcement Ken Layton

  Just received this email announcement:

Sat 7/7/2018 10:01 PM

  reunion Shawn

  Is there going to be a 45-year reunion?

Fri 7/6/2018 4:42 PM

  Teacher Pete Strobl has passed away Ken Layton

  Auto shop teacher Pete Strobl has died.

Sun 10/22/2017 11:28 AM

  Teacher Ken Kerstetter has passed away Ken Layton

  English teacher, Mr. Ken Kerstetter, has

Thu 11/3/2016 10:42 PM

  Coach Bob Dunn has passed away Ken Layton

  OHS football coach Bob Dunn has passed a

Sun 9/18/2016 11:18 PM

  Message Vickie Meneghetti MacMillan

  Jane Shannon died on August 21st. Here

Mon 8/24/2015 1:27 PM

  Ardis Clinton obituary Ken Layton

  Here is a link to the obituary for Ardis

Mon 10/13/2014 12:49 AM

  Les Metzger, principal passes away Ken Layton

  Our principal, Les Metzger has passed aw

Fri 9/19/2014 10:26 PM

  1974 Grad Ardis Clinton passed Jean Tubbs

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Thu 9/18/2014 6:40 PM

  JERRY THONTE PASSED Jean Tubbs

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Thu 9/18/2014 6:39 PM

  Roger Milsap Jean Tubbs Miller

  On Facebook was a message that he had pa

Thu 5/22/2014 9:06 AM

  Any reviews of the reunion? Ken Layton

  How did the reunion go? I wasn't there.

Mon 8/12/2013 10:26 AM

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Ken Layton


In high school I was a member of the Audio-Visual equipment crew led by Tilford Gribble up in the Library Building. I packed around those Bell & Howell 16mm film projectors to all the classrooms so everyone could watch a movie. After graduating, I worked for Olympia School District (3 years) and Capitol Amusement (23 years). You will also see me working in local movie theaters as I am a theater technician & projectionist. From April 1994 thru January 2003 I worked as the projectionist/tech at the Skyline Drive-in Theater in Shelton. Many locals recognize me as "the voice" eminating from the drive-in speakers as I also did the pre-show and intermission announcements. I'd start off the show with "Good evening ladies and gentleman, welcome to the Skyline Drive-in theater....". I worked a long time at the now demolished Sunset Drive-in theater in Tumwater also. I repair coin operated commercial video games and pinball machines also. I'm listed in the phone book.

I now work for Cinemark Theatres Amusement Game division servicing the arcade game room at the new Century 14 Theater complex at Capital Mall.

Oh yes, I still pack around Bell & Howell 16mm film projectors and put on public & private 16mm movie showings. The Olympian newspaper did a nice profile story on me in the April 5, 2009 edition in the OlyInside section. The links I had provided to the story have now expired.

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 Death  Jim Carlson, English teacher passes away April 28,
 Posted by: Ken Layton

 5/4/2014

 Death  My brother Don Ronneberg, OHS class of 1974, passe
 Posted by: Diane Ronneberg

 10/20/2012

 Vacation  Due to the arrival of our newest granddaughter thi
 Posted by: Karen Tveden Caton

 11/17/2011

 Vacation  Due to the arrival of our newest granddaughter thi
 Posted by: Karen Tveden Caton

 11/17/2011

 Other  Thanks for the note, Mike! I've known a few peopl
 Posted by: Pamela Martin Percival

 5/22/2004

 Retirement  Congrats on the retirement Pam! I did 20 in the N
 Posted by: Michael Wertz

 1/7/2004

 Retirement  With husband, Bill Percival (class of 71), after 2
 Posted by: Pamela Martin Percival

 8/7/2003

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