Tumwater High School offers athletic teams in cross country, golf, football, soccer, dance, swim and dive, tennis, volleyball, basketball, bowling, wrestling, baseball, fastpitch, and track and field.

He retired as the all-time winningest high school football coach in Washington State history.

[6][7] William Garrow took over as head coach ahead of the 2023 season, leading the T-Birds back to the 2A state championship game in his first year, where they lost to Anacortes.

The Tumwater volleyball program has also had a lot of success over the years, including winning the state championship in 2008, 2014, and 2016.

Past TAC Directors include Amy Ullen, Kristina Cummins, Joann Boswell, Robin Tuckett, and Heidi Fredericks.

Past Shows Include: 2002–2003: Nothing but the Truth, Once Upon a Mattress 2003–2004: The Taming of the Shrew, Grease 2004–2005: Picnic, Murder on Center Stage, You Can't Take it With You 2005–2006: Blithe Spirit, My Fair Lady 2006–2007: Romeo and Juliet, Murder's In The Heir 2007–2008: The Miracle Worker, Ask Any Girl, Little Shop of Horrors 2008–2009: The 11 Variations of Friar John, The Crucible, Anything Goes 2009–2010: Trouble at the Talent Show, Anatomy of Gray, Much Ado About Nothing, Once On This Island 2010–2011: Little Women, The Ugly Duckling, The Brother's Grimm, The Music Man 2011–2012: Our Town, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Pirates of Penzance 2012–2013: Harvey, A winter showcase of 6 one-act plays, Aida 2013–2014: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Julius Caesar 2014–2015: The Voice of the Prairie, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Tempest 2015–2016: Macbeth, Arsenic and Old Lace, Oliver!