New principal hired for Capital High School in Olympia

Curtis Cleveringa will become the new principal at Capital High School on July 1, the Olympia School District announced this week.

Cleveringa has served as principal and athletic director in the Taholah School District on the Quinault Indian Reservation in Grays Harbor County for the past two years.

Olympia superintendent Dick Cvitanich said he will be an “outstanding addition” for Capital.

“He is a proven leader and someone who will fit in well at Capital and as part of our larger school district community,” Cvitanich said in a news release.

Before takimg the job in Taholah, Cleveringa worked one year as an administrative intern in Utah. He also worked as a classroom teacher for 15 years at schools in Utah and Zillah, Washington.

He has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Washington State University, a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Phoenix, and is working toward his superintendent’s credential through WSU.

This year, Capital’s top job is being shared by the school’s assistant principals, Michelle Anderson and Jennifer Hewitt. Former principal Chris Woods left the post last summer for the job of executive director of student learning in the nearby Tumwater School District.

This story was originally published March 9, 2016 at 5:18 AM with the headline "New principal hired for Capital High School in Olympia."