Timberline Schools

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Timberline Schools are a combined elementary and secondary school in Clearwater County, Idaho. Midway between Weippe and Pierce on Highway 11, the schools are operated by the Orofino Joint School District #171, headquartered to the west in Orofino. The school colors are black and gold, and the mascot is a Spartan.The school was originally established as a high school. In 1969, a merger of the high schools of the two towns, which dissolved the long-time athletic rivalry between the Pierce Foresters and Weippe Gorillas. In 1979, the Pierce elementary building was built near the high school. In 2007, the Pierce and Weippe elementary schools combined at Timberline. After Timberline opened, the gorilla mascot stayed in Weippe until the junior high closed and moved to Timberline in 1989. A gorilla caricature and large "W" adorn the 76ft high water tower in Weippe in the WHS school colors, red and black. Painted over in 2002, it returned five years later after extended civic debate.One of five schools in the school district, THS currently enrolls 70 students in grades 9 - 12, and about 80 in kindergarten through sixth grade. The school is located only 8 miles from Pierce, Idaho—the oldest city in Idaho.AthleticsTimperline competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 1A in the White Pine League.