Are your children getting the best education available?

Consider Garfield and Palouse!

Where tradition meets the future.

Palouse - just 15 minutes North of Pullman

Garfield – only 10 minutes farther

Family based communities where education starts early, and lasts a lifetime.

Highest quality high school education available

§ 95% of our 2007 graduating seniors are going on to college

§ 1/3 of our seniors among the top 10% in Washington State

§ Total scholarships for 2007 - $275,000 (70% of seniors)

§ Consistently ranked among the state’s best WASL scores

§ 2006, 10^th grade WASL: 100% Reading, 100% Writing, 80% Math, 70% Sci.

§ 2007, 10^th grade WASL: 100% Reading, 93.9% Writing, 51.2% Math

Why?

§ Low student/teacher ratio: 12:1

§ Experienced teaching staff - average 16.5 years

§ High student/computer ratio – 2:1

§ 2004 National Teacher of the Year finalist

§ Two teachers are Nationally Board Certified

§ Safe learning environment

Outstanding Extracurricular Programs

§ Volleyball team – the 1B Washington State Academic Champion

§ Softball team -- the 1B Washington State Academic Champion

§ 1B State Girl’s BB – 8^th Place

§ 1B State Softball – 4th Place

§ Athletics - No cut athletic policy

§ 6^th Place State Knowledge Bowl

§ Math Team - 9^th Place National Varsity Division

§ State FFA – individual 1^st place Prepared Public Speaking

§ 8 State FFA Degrees

§ State FCCLA – Gold and Bronze

§ State Track – 2 top finishers in individual events

§ School-run cable television channel

§ Strong community support

Courses

§ Customized course work

§ On-line enrichment and AP classes

§ Vocational Family and Consumer Sciences

§ Vocational Ag

§ Music K-12 plus Jazz Band

Early learning

§ Early Learning and Child Care Center in Palouse

§ Extended District sponsored ECEAP Pre-school (Garfield and Palouse)

§ Extended day Kindergarten in Palouse

For more information and a personalized tour call: (509) 878-1921

Or check out our website at www.garpal.wednet.edu