Tonasket High School is located in

Tonasket, Washington Tonasket is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,032 at the 2010 census. History Tonasket was officially incorporated on December 16, 1927. It is named after Chief Tonasket of the Okanogan people, a local ...

about 25 miles south of the Canada–US border and 160 miles west of

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. The elementary, middle, and high school are all located on the same property; grades 6-12 share a spacious library and resource center. The Outreach Program provides parents with the opportunity to supervise and instruct their children at home while having the professional guidance of a certified teacher. The school's athletic teams are the Tonasket Tigers and the Lady Tigers. The school is home to the award-winning Tonasket School Marching Band, which traveled to

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in March 2011 to perform at

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and meet with actor/musician

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, who personally donated $10,000 to help fund the trip.

Notable alumni

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, recipient of the 1956

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; attended for two years. * Dave Holmes, football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.

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* High schools in Okanogan County, Washington Public high schools in Washington (state) {{Washington-school-stub