Garfield Elementary School

Free grab-and-go sack lunches, as well as breakfast for the following day, will be available at selected school and community sites starting on the last day of school Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

Ballots for the August 3, 2021 Primary Election have been sent to registered voters and must be mailed or dropped off in postage-free ballot drop boxes by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

The first day of school for students during the 2021-22 school year is Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Kindergarten and Preschool begins on Monday, September 13, 2021. The first day of school can be both exciting and stressful. We have put together a few resources that will make it easier for our students and parents to get the school year off to a great start! Below you will find links to resources like school supplies, bus routes, new student registration and more.

Zawadi Kezia and Sinafasi “Faith” Imani say it’s difficult to put into words how they felt as they stood in front of the mirror in their caps and gowns on graduation day. Excited? Yes. Proud of their accomplishments? Absolutely. But it was more than that, they said. “It was the day I was waiting for all of my life,” Faith said. With an affirming smile, Zawadi added, “I thought, finally life is giving me a second chance to achieve my dreams.”

In our most recent edition of Spotlight on Success; Lincoln students show compassion with Helping Hands Project, Graduate Profile: Refugees find success at Capital High School, Jefferson MS highlighted in statewide school improvement study, Capital Cougarettes Dance Team take state and national championships this year and much more!

Included below are links to all our Olympia School District Class of 2021 graduation Live Streams which were recorded and posted on the district Facebook page. We hope you enjoy!

Students can learn about traffic safety and street design this summer while walking or riding their bikes on a small-scale version of the city’s street system that will be painted with chalk at two elementary schools.

Follow this link to enroll your student online for the 2021-22 school year. ​ If you live outside of the Olympia School District, please do not attempt to register your student using the New Student Online enrollment process. Instead, please visit our OSD Transfers webpage or call the district office:

The district welcomes questions and comments from students, staff, parents and community members on new bell times planned for the 2021-22 school year. The new bell schedule was presented and discussed at the May 27 Olympia School Board meeting (Proposed start and end times are listed below by school). Plans are to implement the new school start and end times when school opens in September.