90% and Biology 81% pass

rate. Kamiakin students took

519 different Advanced Place-

ment tests in 2017. Over 85%

of students enrolled in Ad-

vanced Placement classes

took the end of course test.

The motto “Be the Best You

Can Be” is more than a slo-

gan at Kamiakin—it is a com-

mitment to excellence that

permeates all that we are.

Being the best requires each

of us to make a daily commit-

ment in all of our choices. As

we set our goals for the 2017

-2018 school year we need to

reflect upon last year. If you

are new to Kamiakin, this

may be the first time you

have heard how lucky you are

to be attending the top

school in the Tri-Cities; if you

have been part of our success

before — you are the reason

why we are the best!

Kamiakin’s reputation as one

of the top academic schools

in all of Washington was reaf-

firmed with the academic

accomplishments of our stu-

dents last year. Members of

the class of 2019 earned a

94% pass rate on ELA. Math

Our student athletes did

some amazing things last year.

Not only did we excel in the

athletic arena but also in the

classroom. We were able to

honor our football team with

a state title for the first time

in the history of the

Kennewick School District in

the fall and end the year with

our boy’s track and field team

being honored as the aca-

demic state champions for

the 3A classification. Our

student athletes competed at

an amazingly high level and

earned conference, district,

regional and state honors.

Boys Cross Country – Con-

ference Champs, 3rd at State

Volleyball – State Participants

Football – State Champions

Boys Basketball – Regional

Champs

Girls Basketball – Conference

Champs, Regional Champs

and 4th at State

Gymnastics – Conference

Champs, Regional Champs

and 2nd at State

Wrestling – District Champs,

Regional Champs and 3rd at

State

Cheer – State Participants

Dance and Drill – State Par-

ticipants

Girls Golf – Conference

Champs, District Champs and

6th at State

Simply The Best

2016-2017 marked a banner year for Brave Athletics

Brave Deeds

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Last year

reaffirmed our

belief that there

are two kinds of

people in the

world, Braves and

those that wish

they were!

Kennewick School District's

Non-Discrimination Policy

B R A V E D E E D S

The Kennewick School District provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or use of trained dog, guide or service animal by a person with a disability, and provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle ques-tions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights & Equity: Douglas Christensen- (509) 222-5010 (doug.christensen@ksd.org)

Section 504, Title IX Jack Anderson- (509) 222-5004 (jack.anderson@ksd.org)

Kennewick School District

1000 West 4th Ave.

Kennewick, WA 99336

Girls Cross Country

Football

Girls Soccer

Girls Swimming

Volleyball

Cheer

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Gymnastics

Wrestling

Baseball

Girls Golf

Boys Golf

Boys Soccer

Softball

Boys Tennis

Girls Tennis

Girls Track

Boys Track – Academic State

Champions

These sports represent nearly

900 student-athletes who

choose to be committed in

both the classroom as well as

on the playing field. Excel-

lence is defined by more than

external records and awards.

It is a quality carried deep

within the heart of a good

teacher, a good coach or a

good student- a quality re-

flected by being a BRAVE.

Kamiakin’s success wasn’t

limited to the playing field;

we also competed in various

Vocational and Academic

competitions throughout the

year including; FFA, Real

World Design, DECA, Music,

Drama and Knowledge Bowl.

In these areas our students

used the knowledge that they

gained in classes and compet-

ed against other students

throughout the region, the

state and the nation.

Research shows that stu-

dents who are involved in

school are more likely to be

academically successful. They

are less likely to drop-out of

school, less likely to abuse

substances. We encourage all

students to find a way to be

involved.

We hope that you look for-

ward to the upcoming year

as much as we do.

Boys Golf – Conference

Champs, District Champs

and 3rd at State

Boys Soccer –Regional

Champs, and 8th at State

Baseball – Regional Champs,

State Participants

Girls Tennis – Conference

Champs, District Champs,

and Regional Champs

Girls Track – District

Champs, Regional Champs,

and 4th at State.

Along with the team accom-

plishments above, we also

sent individuals to state in

the following sports:

Boys Cross Country, Girls

Cross Country, Girls Swim/

Dive, Gymnastics, Boys

Track, Girls Track, Boys

Golf and Girls Golf.

List of sports that were

recognized by the WIAA

for having reached the out-

standing and distinguished

categories for academic

accomplishments.

Boys Cross Country

Brave Athletics (cont.)

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 6 , I S S U E 1

year may be the use of Roundup or

equal to control weeds around build-

ing, parking lots, along fence lines and

to mark athletic fields. Commercially

available materials may be used to

control ants, bees, wasps and or yellow

jackets in and around buildings. Con-

tracted services are normally used

when products available to us simply

will not control or eliminate the pest

or pests.

When the use of pesticides is necessary

notification to parents, guardians and

staff members is required 48 hours

prior to the application. A notification

notice will be posted in a prominent

location, usually on the main entrance

to the school. The notice will include,

as a minimum, the product name of the

pesticide to be applied, the intended

date and time of application, the loca-

tion to which the pesticide will be

applied, the pest to be controlled and

the name and phone number of the

contact person at the school. If a par-

ent, guardian or staff member requests

individual notification of a pesticide

application, they will need to fill out a

registration form available at the school

office. Whenever a pesticide applica-

tion is necessary, a notice will be sent

home prior to the application.

Pre-notification requirements do not

apply if the application is made when

the school will not be occupied by

students for at least two consecutive

days after the application. An applica-

tion made on Friday evening after stu-

dents have left does not require pre-

notification. Additionally, an applica-

tion of an anti-microbial pesticide such

as disinfectants, cleansers, bleaches or

the placement of insect or rodent baits

that are not accessible to children, do

not require notifica-

tion. Pre-notification requirements do

not apply to any emergency application

for the control of any pest that poses

immediate human health or safety

threat, such as an application to control

stinging insects. When an emergency

application is made notification shall

occur as soon as possible after the

application.

The IPM program includes records of

applications made within school facili-

ties. Additional information concerning

IPM can be obtained by calling the KSD

Buildings & Grounds Department at

222-5867. Annual report of pesticide

usage is available in September of each

year for the preceding year.

The District’s Buildings and Grounds

Manager shall serve as the IPM coordi-

nator. He/She will coordinate any

modifications or changes in the pro-

gram.

During the 2001 legislative session

Senate Bill 5533 was passed and signed

by Governor Lock requiring the post-

ing and notification of pesticide applica-

tions at schools and day-care centers.

The bill took effect July 1, 2002 and

requires that written notification be

given annually or upon enrollment to

parents or guardians of students and

employees describing the school’s pest

control policy and methods including

notification requirements.

Maintaining a safe and healthy learning

environment for our students and staff

is very important to the Kennewick

School District. As part of our commit-

ment to this goal, the district has im-

plemented an Integrated Pest Manage-

ment (IPM) program throughout the

district to keep the district free of

pests such as noxious weeds, harmful

insects, rodents and vermin. IPM em-

phasizes prevention and common sense

strategies rather than responding to a

pest nuisance with pesticides. Through

IPM the district focuses on non-

chemical means of pest control. At

times, the use of a pesticide may be

required to control a pest.

Pesticides when required can either be

applied by school district employees,

custodians, grounds and maintenance

personnel or a contracted commercial

pesticide applicator. Typical applica-

tions of pesticides during the school

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2017 - 2018 ANNUAL NOTIFICATION Maintaining a

safe and

healthy

learning

environment

for our students

and staff

2017-2018 Meal Prices The Kennewick School District School Board approved the following prices for meals:

*= Students qualifying for reduced price meal benefits in these meal categories are not charged due to a grant through

the State Child Nutrition Program.

Student Prices Elementary Secondary Adult

Full Price Lunch $ 2.75 $ 3.00 $3.75

Reduced Price Lunch (K – 3rd grade)

Reduced Price Lunch (PK, 4th – 12th grade)

$ FREE*

$ .40

N/A

$ .40

N/A

Full Price Breakfast $ 1.70 $ 1.85 $ 2.50

Reduced Price Breakfast $ FREE* $ FREE* N/A

Milk $ .55 $ .55 $ .55

All seniors need to have the school photographer take a photograph (retakes October 5th), this is for use by the Security, Attendance

and Main Offices etc. This will not appear in the yearbook unless the senior misses our deadline.

All students are required to submit their VERTICAL senior photos by

Friday, October 27th 2017

*If your photo is turned in past the date it will not be in the book*

The following guidelines will assist you and your photographer in producing an acceptable portrait:

1. The only person in the portrait is the Kamiakin student that is graduating this year.

2. Only APPROPRIATE props are allowed in the picture. (Inappropriate props such as drugs, gang signs, guns, etc., will NOT

be published in the yearbook).

3. Students must follow our school dress code.

4. The photo must be VERTICAL.

5. Black and white and full body portraits are allowed.

Steps to submitting your photo

ALL VERTICAL PHOTOS SHOULD BE DIGITAL AND IN JPEG FORMAT. You may submit either a USB Flash drive or a CD, you may

also e-mail the high quality file to braveseniors@gmail.com

Don’t forget to buy a Yearbook for $55!

You may purchase in ASB Office

or online at http://payments.ksd.org/

KAMIAKIN YEARBOOK SENIOR PORTRAIT POLICY

FOR CLASS OF 2018

P A G E 4

B R A V E D E E D S

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 6 , I S S U E 1

Yearbook’s Parental Display of Affection ads (PDA) will be sold until

December 18th, 2017.

Prices: Full page ad: $200 (20 pictures)

1/2 page ad: $100 (about 3-10 pictures)

1/4 page ad: $50 (about 2-5 pictures)

1/8 page ad: $25 (about 2 pictures)

To turn in PDAs, please send your pictures and

personal message for your senior to braveyearbookparents@gmail.com with

a return email address so we can send you a proof for you to approve. Other

ways to submit pictures and messages is through mail (Don’t forget a return

address!) sent to Kamiakin or dropped off at the main office. Make the check

out to Kamiakin yearbook and give to the ASB office.

Anna Haines Adviser

Brittney Cox Co Editor-In-Chief/PDA Editor

Hannah Tatro Co Editor-In-Chief/Senior Editor

*If you have any questions, please contact the email above*

Kamiakin High School

600 N. Arthur St.

Kennewick WA 99336

P A G E 6

Complete

only if you

do not want

your child to

be photo-

graphed.

USE OF STUDENT LIKENESS - DENIAL FORM stories in our schools and

take photos, video and/or

interview students. Please

sign the form below if you

do not wish your child to

be photographed, videoed,

or interviewed.

This form does not cover

photos, videos or record-

ings taken at public, school,

or district events including,

but not limited to school

assemblies, plays, concerts,

or sporting events.

This form must be com-

pleted annually and is in

effect from the date signed

to the end of the school

year.

From time to time, photo-

graphs or videos of stu-

dents are taken during the

school day for use in dis-

trict news releases, publi-

cations, video productions,

social media, and the dis-

trict website. On occasion,

television and other news

media are invited to cover

I do not allow _________________________ to be photographed, recorded, or otherwise

reproduced in likeness, name, or voice, or to have any project created by my child

displayed in any public forum or district/school created web site during the current school

year.

_____________________________ _______________________________

Parent or Guardian Signature Name of Student

______________________________ _____________ _____________

School My Child is Attending Date Daytime Phone No.

P A G E 7

B R A V E D E E D S

11th & 10th Grade PSAT/NMSQT Testing

(The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

7:45-10:55 AM TESTING

PSAT/NMSQT BELL SCHEDULE

October 11, 2017

“0” Hour No Class

PSAT/NMSQT TESTING

11th and 10th Grade Students

7:45 11:20

3 HOUR DELAYED-LATE

START for all 9th and 12th

GRADE STUDENTS

LUNCH 11:20 11:50

1st Hour 11:55 12:15

2nd Hour 12:20 12:40

3rd Hour 12:45 1:05

4th Hour 1:10 1:30

5th Hour 1:35 1:55

6th Hour 2:00 2:20

DISMISSAL 2:20

Are you tired of standing in line at Kamiakin home athletic events? If the answer is

yes, then consider purchasing a BRAVE Card for the 2017-18 school year. The BRAVE

card gets you into all home regular season sporting events for only $50 for Adults,

and $25 for Senior Citizens and non Kamiakin students. Bypass those long ticket lines

and purchase a BRAVE card. Applications will be accepted starting July 1st, 2017.

http://kamiakin.ksd.org/apps/highschool_documents/record/69b85733f3d56dc330207e7f4e68122b/bravecard.pdf

V O L U M E 6 , I S S U E 1

KAMIAKIN COUNSELING SERVICES

509-222-7010

• SCHOOL & POST-HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE • COUNSELING • MENTORING • INTERVENTION •

• SCHOLARSHIP & FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION • SPECIAL SERVICE PLACEMENT • SCHOOL NURSE •

JOANNA CONOVER A-E DEBBIE SMITH CAREER CENTER

CALVIN STEWART F-L PAM KIRKPATRICK NURSE

TINA MCCALLUM M-R CHRISTINE MILLER STUDENT SUCCESS

NICOLE BAILEY S-Z (M,T,W) ANDREA BRUNSON PREVENTION COUNSELOR

MARDI WILLIAMS S-Z (Th,F) DANIELLE KNUDSON SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

ANA CLARO RINCON MIGRANT GRAD SPECIALIST

Do you have questions about senior related topics, FAFSA, scholarships, Running Start, waivers, SAT / ACT tests and

more? The Career and Counseling Center, located on Kamiakin’s webpage, contains a wealth of information about

these topics and many more. Just click on the Kamiakin website the School—Departments—Career and Counseling

link for grade level specific questions, NCAA information, waiver information, Running Start and more.

P A G E 8

Picture Retakes

Wednesday, October 4th, B R A V E D E E D S

KAMIAKIN’S LIBRARY will be open 6:30-3:30 this year!

Please come in during Open House and check out all that we have available!

New Books, Classics, Computers, Work Areas… GEAR UP & the Career Center are also great resources located in the Library!

V O L U M E 6 , I S S U E 1 P A G E 9

B R A V E D E E D S

P A G E 1 0

The Parent Handbook is now

online at http://kamiakin.ksd.org/

School/About/Handbooks. Please

visit this site to get information on

policies regarding Attendance,

Dress Code, Discipline, Electronic

Usage on campus, etc.

Some reminders regarding transcripts

Mrs. Thoelke in the coun-

seling office handles all

transcript requests. You

do not need to see your

counselor for a copy of

your transcript. Request

forms are on the rack in

the counseling waiting

area.

If you would like high

school credit for classes

taken in middle school,

make sure you have re-

quested the appropriate

courses from 8th grade

be put on your transcript.

This does not happen

automatically. Request

forms are on the rack in

the counseling waiting

area.

Seniors: Think ahead!

Please pay close attention

to deadlines for scholar-

ships and college applica-

tions. Give Mrs. Thoelke

time to process your

transcript, the day before

it is due, is not enough

time.

KAHS GEAR UP NEWS

Fall SAT Test & Test Prep Information GEAR UP will be paying for 2018 Kamiakin Seniors to take the November 4th (Saturday) SAT

exam and will also provide SAT prep workshops during the 4 Saturdays in October. (Times yet

to be determined).

Please come to GEAR UP’s September Family Night to register your senior for FREE SAT Prep

and a FREE SAT exam. Or send your student in to the GEAR UP Office in September.

If you have any questions about the senior year or SAT/ACT please call our office at

509-222-7049 or by emailing Ryan Engel, Site Manager @ rengel@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu

Upcoming 2017-2018 Senior Family Workshops

You are invited to come to our informational night where you will have an opportunity to complete your financial aid,

college, and scholarship applications. You can also find out about financial aid, scholarships, and the process of

pursuing a post-secondary education or career path. These workshops will be held during a selected Thursday

every month in the upcoming school year.

September 14, 2017 - SAT/ACT Help with registering for these exams, deadlines and free test prep

resources

October 12, 2017 .– FAFSA Help with understanding, registering and navigating the financial aid

process.

November 16, 2017 – Scholarships Understanding the reality of college costs and exploring the

scholarship opportunities available to your student.

December 19, 2017 – Help with filling out College applications, developing a personal statement and

scholarships to look for

January 18, 2018 – Workshops for College, scholarships, and financial aid applications

February 15, 2018 – Exploring options at CBC / WWCC / YVC

March 15, 2018 – Post Secondary and Career Opportunities

April 19, 2018– Transition out of high school– What to expect fist year of college, budgeting, and how to

get a job.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

27 28

29

30 31

Open House

1

Student Picture

Day

FOOTBALL Eastmont—

HERE

SOCCER @ Gonzaga Prep

XCOUNTRY @ Hanford

2 SOCCER Gonzaga Prep-

HERE

VOLLEYBALL @ Richland

Jamboree

3 4 5 SOCCER Pasco—HERE

VOLLEYBALL @ Pasco

6 7 SOCCER @ Hanford

VOLLEYBALL Han-

ford—HERE and @ Yelm

8 FOOTBALL @ L & C

SWIM @ Twilight Meet

9 XCOUNTRY @ Tracy Walter

and Highlander

VOLLEYBALL @ Yelm Tour-

ney

10 11

12 SOCCER Kennewick—

HERE

VOLLEYBALL —HERE

13

14 SOCCER @ Chiawana

SWIM @ Walla Walla

VOLLEYBALL @ Chia-

wana

15 FOOTBALL @ Chiawana

16 XCOUNTRY @ Sundodge

Invite (Boys)

SOCCER Seattle Acade-

my—HERE

SWIM @ Mid. Col. Invite

17 18

19 SOCCER Richland—

HERE

SWIM @ Hanford

VOLLEYBALL —HERE

20

FAFSA & WASFA in the Kamiakin Library

Spanish session 6:00pm

English Session 7:00pm

21 XCOUNTRY @ Ft. Walla

Walla League Meet #1

SOCCER @ Walla Walla

SWIM Clarkston—HERE

VOLLEYBALL @ Walla

Walla

22 FOOTBALL Pasco—HERE

SWIM @ 11 Dive Meet

23 XCOUNTRY @ Bellvue

Invite (Girls)

VOLLEYBALL @ Ike Tour-

ney

24 25

26 SOCCER @ Southridge

SWIM @ Richland

VOLLEYBALL @ South-

ridge

27

28 SOCCER @ Pasco

VOLLEYBALL Pasco—

HERE

29 FOOTBALL @ Hanford

30

September 2017