Yelm High principal hired as district’s next superintendent

The Yelm School Board unanimously voted 5-0 Thursday evening to appoint Brian Wharton as the district’s next superintendent.

“I was humbled,” he told The Olympian.

Wharton, 52, of unincorporated Thurston County near Lacey, has been principal at Yelm High School since 2010. Prior to that, he was an assistant superintendent for five years in North Thurston Public Schools. He has also served as principal at several North Thurston schools, including River Ridge High School and Nisqually Middle School.

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