Principal's Message
Hello Eagle families,
I'm excited to be another year removed from remote learning as we enter the 23-24 school year! My name is Thomas Caudle and I am entering my 4th year as principal of Lindbergh High School. I was born in Long Beach, CA and grew up in SoCal my whole life. I was fortunate enough to have family in the Midwest and spent summers on a 100+ acre farm where I learned to drive a tractor and fish in a pond.
After high school I spent 4 years in the United States Army as a 13B. My last duty station was Ft. Lewis where I met a girl from the east side of Tacoma and all my plans changed. I think the decision was sound as we just celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary! We have two sons, Gage (23) and Brenden (19).
I went back to college at age 22 and earned my AA from Tacoma Community College. I finished my Bachelor's degree at PLU and spent eight years in the classroom as a Special Education teacher. I eventually earned my Masters degree and administrative certificate at WSU (Go Cougs!).
I have spent my educational career collecting experiences to put myself in the best possible position to serve the students of this community. I have worked at a Skills Center, a tribal school and public schools in my career. My goal as principal of LHS is to ensure your students have experiences that both enrich and challenge them so they are in the best possible position to be successful in their post-secondary plan (aka, the next, first step).
Our College in the High School program (which is now free!) allows students to accrue college credit while staying on campus to fully participate in the high school experience. We currently have relationships with Bellevue College and Central Washington University.
Lastly, we are entering our 3rd and final year of construction (finally!). While we have learned to co-exist with construction, there is no doubt the remodel and new construction work provided by voters are huge upgrades. Among these are:
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State of the art science facilities
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Increased storage capacity for PE and athletics
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Redesigned locker rooms
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Safety and security upgrades
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Re-imagined counseling and career center spaces
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Brand new main office, attendance and health clinic spaces
I look forward to sharing this school year with you all. GO EAGLES!!!
p.s. Shameless plug...follow LHS along with our athletic/academic accounts on Instagram!
https://lindbergh.rentonschools.us/our-school/social-media-accounts