Graham-Kapowsin High School
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| Graham-Kapowsin High School | |
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22100 108th Avenue East , 98338 | |
| Coordinates | 47°01′57″N 122°10′16″W / 47.0326°N 122.1712°W |
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| School type | Public High School |
| Motto | Orange and blue starts with you |
| School district | Bethel School district |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,833 (2013-14) |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue, White, Orange |
| Nickname | Eagle |
| Website | gkhs |
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Graham-Kapowsin High School is a high school in the Bethel School District, Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its doors first opened to grade 10 and 11 students in September 2005. GK added grade 12 students beginning Fall 2006. [2] Grade 9 joined in the 2012-2013 school year.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,833 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:
- Male - 51.7%
- Female - 48.3%
- Native American/Alaskan - 1.9%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.5%
- Black - 6.7%
- Hispanic - 11.3%
- White - 68.6%
- Multiracial - 4.0%
37.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]
Academics
Languages taught at this school include Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. A few AP classes here are:[3]
- Biology
- Psychology
- Calculus
- Statistics
- World History
- US History
- US Government and Politics
- Chemistry
- Physics
- English Language and Composition
- English Literature and Composition
- Computer Science
Athletics
The GK Eagles are members of the South Division of the South Puget Sound League in Washington's West Central District.
Music
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The band program's Wind Ensemble has been invited to play at many festivals across the country. Currently, their jazz band ranks sixteenth in the nation. The choir program was invited to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2007. The 2007-2008 Choir (Chorale) was also invited, and recognized as the Keynote Address at the WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association) Conference. They have performed at the Puyallup Fair, and have also participated, and placed in the BINW (Best In the North-West) competition held annually in Portland, Oregon.
JROTC
The JROTC program at GKHS began in 2005.
References
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Graham Kapowsin High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Graham-Kapowsin High School Home Page". edline.net. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Graham-Kapowsin High School Home Page