Kamiakin Middle School
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Kamiakin Middle School is a middle school in Kirkland, Washington and is part of the Lake Washington School District. It was established in 1974 [citation needed], and accommodates 613 students as of October 2006. Many of its students filter into Juanita High School. It is located about 1.5 miles northeast from Totem Lake Mall. The school is named after Kamiakin, a chief of the Yakama Tribe in the 19th century and a leader of the American Indian side in the Yakima War.
Awards
- Kamiakin's band program, taught by Mr. Brannman, has won praise from the community from their concerts and extraordinary efforts.
- The class of 2001 gave the school their highest WASL scores ever, and students were awarded with a plaque that hangs in the trophy case near the entrance of the cafeteria.
- In the school year of 2009/2010 the Kamiakin 8th Grade Band sent 12 students to Washington Jr. All-State Band, and 2 students from the Orchestra program to Washington Jr. All-State Orchestra for a total of 14 students. (A new state record.)
Sports
Kamiakin won many sports titles in the late 70s to early 80s. In 1982 the Kirkland National Little League team won the Little League World Series with many of those kids going to Kamiakin. The only recent titles they have acclaimed was the football title in 2004, badminton in 2006 and track titles for boys and girls track in 2006 and boys track in 2007 they have also won math olympiad quite a few years, including recently in 2009-10. They also won the district championship for 7th Grade Basketball in 2011. The Kamiakin Cougars offer 7th grade basketball, badminton, boys tennis, softball,and most importantly football for first season sports. They offer girls basketball 7-9 and boys basketball 8-9 in the second quarter. In the third quarter they have wrestling and 8-9 volleyball. In the 4th quarter they offer girls tennis, baseball, 7th grade volleyball, and boys and girls track. The Kamiakin cougars compete against six other junior highschools in the Lake Washington school district. These schools are the Finn Hill Falcons (rivals also feed into Juanita),Kirkland Panthers, Evergreen Eagles, Redmond Grizzlies, Rose Hill Royal Pride, and the Inglewood Knights. Kamiakin produces the top athletes in the district.
Gifted Program
Kamiakin offers the Quest Gifted Program.