Student Led Conferences. The great community sup-port that Kamiakin re-ceives is one of the key elements that sets us apart from other schools.

The ultimate community involvement, of course, is Commencement. We look forward to sharing this special day with all the members of the class of 2015 as well as all that have supported them through their journey. Commencement is on June 6th at the Toyota Center. Doors will open at 11:00.

While graduation is a cel-ebration for every student and their family, our grad-uates represent our com-munity supported focus on high standards and expectations which re-sults in individuals who are prepared to move for-ward and be successful in life.

There are several indica-tors of high performing schools. As we look at Kamiakin High school we are proud to say that many of these indicators describe us!

Having a clear and shared focus is the first indicator of a high per-forming school. All of our efforts at Kamiakin are aimed at getting students ready for college, ready for work and ready to be citizens.

The second indicator is high standards and ex-pectations for all students. We push our students to take the most rigorous classes that they can han-dle and encourage all stu-dents to take full academ-ic loads and challenge themselves. This May, 521 Advanced Place-ment tests will be taken by Kamiakin students. This is an incredible aca-demic feat and represents a huge investment of time and energy by students who choose these rigor-ous classes. One way we are celebrating our stu-dents is by having the

Senior Awards Assembly on May 27th. This will be a gathering for the entire school and community to come and celebrate the academic accomplish-ments of the class of 2015.

Collaboration and com-munication between staff is another indicator. Kami-akin has had a total of 8 early release dates dedi-cated to the staff improv-ing instruction and work-ing together. Learning about

Another indicator is hav-ing curriculum, instruction and assessment aligned with state standards. The most visible indicator of this is how Kamiakin stu-dents performed on the HSPE this spring. We will be getting those results back in early June and look forward to seeing how our students per-formed.

A high level of community involvement is another characteristic. Last month, 95% of our stu-dents were represented at

“Be the Best You Can Be”

Brave deeds

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There are two kinds of

people in the world,

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wish they were

Advanced Placement Testing

May 4-15

West Gym/Library

Grade 10 ELA Testing (done in class)

English teachers schedule pre-test directions TBD in April/May

May 11-19

Class/computer labs (3 two periods, 2 rest of day)

SBAC Math (grade 11 only) *3 hour testing days

May 20-21

Whole building

Math EOC (done in class/pullout model)

May 27-29

Classes, West Gym

Biology EOC (done in class/pullout model)

June 2-4

Classes, West Gym

End of Year Finals

June 8 periods 4,5,6

June 9 periods 2,3

June 10 period 1

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Kennewick School District Non-Discrimination Statement

B R A V E D E E D S

Attendance Reminder When your student is going to miss school for family activities don’t forget to have them do a pre-excuse to be excused. Send them to the Attend-ance Office with a note explaining the dates to be gone. We will give them a pre-excuse form to have completed by their teachers and returned to us to be excused. Without doing this procedure out of town and family events will not be excused.

ALSO -

If your student is going to miss finals they must have a pre-excuse com-pleted and approved by the principal three weeks before finals. Have your student take a note to the attendance office to acquire a pre-excuse form to complete the procedure.

The Kennewick School district No. 17 does not discriminate on the basis of

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 the

use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in

its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and

other designated youth groups. This holds true for all students who are in-

terested in participating in all education programs and/or extra-curricular

school activities in the Kennewick School District, 1000 W. 4th Avenue,

Kennewick, WA 99336. Kennewick School District Contact Names and Tele-

phone Numbers: Title IX Beverly Johnson-Torelli (509)222-5010, Certifi-

cated ADA Beverly Johnson-Torelli (509)222-5010, Classified ADA Betsy

Dickinson (509)222-6414

Congratulations to Advanced Senior

Ceramic student Krisha Johnson who

received the "State Principals Asso-

ciation" award for her ceramic

sculpture titled "Owl". The award

was given at the State ESD Art Show

in Olympia where the sculpture is

on display at the Old State Capi-

tol. The piece will now become

part of the permanent collection of

the association.

Kamiakin Computer Science Students Winners of the Washington State

The Youth Apps Challenge is an exciting competition for middle and high school students across Washington, offering

them a chance to design and build apps for tablets and smartphones! Teams of up to five students were eligible to partici-

pate, with prizes that include tablets, visits to local technology companies, and more.

Vincent Gizzarelli, Jordan Blum, and Zachary Sylvester were a winning team and will be attending the Eastern Washington

awards event at WSU Tri-Cities on Saturday May 2nd. Vince and Jordan are in Mr. Reppe’s 2nd period Computer Science

Class. They used MIT’s App Inventor to design and conceptualize their program, and created a YouTube elevator pitch

video explaining the app. Their app is a futuristic concept that scans rooms in your house or workplace and records indi-

vidual objects into a database. If you lose an item, a scan looking for the size/shape of the object will find and display the

location of the lost item using an augmented reality view from your smart phone or tablet.

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See 2015 AP Exam Schedule on prior page for more details.

Students will not be allowed to test if they have not com-pleted a pre-administration session. See Ms. Conover asap if you have a potential conflict.

Kamiakin Choirs are proud to announce an upcoming professionally-produced album that

will feature beautiful and entertaining music students have worked on this season. All the

choir members will be taking pre-orders for the next few weeks, and all proceeds go to

back to the students for this premier educational recording-session opportunity. Each CD

costs $15 for an album packed with 15 tracks, so you get your money’s worth! Please let me

or your choir students know that you are interested and we will take your order

immediately! Thank you for supporting the arts! Scott Wagnon

Coming in May

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

Kamiakin’s Chapter of the National Honor Society Spring 2015

Valerie Feth-Advisor

The National Honor Society has had a busy year! Our club, which members are invited to join

during the start of their junior and/or senior year, is not only an academic organization that honors

students with a 3.6 GPA (cumulative) or higher, but is a club committed to giving back and serving

others. We began our year with our yearly Induction Ceremony, welcoming 58 new students to

our membership! During December we caroled at Riverton Assisted Living Facilities, where our

members handed out homemade cards, sang their hearts out, and visited with the residents. We

have many talented students who love to use their abilities to entertain others, so we also had pi-

ano music to entertain the residents as well. We packed and sent multiple boxes to Operation

Christmas Child, which were filled with the donations provided by club members. We had so

many donations that we ended up not only exceeding the number of boxes we filled in the past,

but donated a lot of leftover supplies to Bethel Church to add to other boxes they were filling. We

also started a new program called “One Tribe Lunchtime.” On specific days throughout the

month, members seek out students to sit with and talk to. We have had many positive stories

shared about making connections and helping students feel welcome and accepted. Another

event we held for the second year was a Valentine Party for our Life Skills class. Students not

only brought treats, cards, and decorations, but spent time visiting with these students and getting

to know them. Additionally we have provided tutoring, babysitting, dog walking, and have also

participated in various school-related events alongside ASB. There are a variety of other upcom-

ing end-of-the-year events such as another visit to one of the assisted living facilities, where our

students will put on a variety show, sponsoring a booth at Kamiakin’s Carnival, helping out at

Ridgeview’s Coyote Howl, and assisting with the Senior Awards Assembly. Service hours and

dues need to be in by May 15th; about a week later a list for seniors who have successfully com-

pleted all requirements will be released to the ASB office, at which time seniors will be able to pay

for their honor cords and tassels and pick them up from me. If you have questions, please contact

me at 222-6087.

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FYI Summer Boys Basketball Meeting is Tuesday, May 12th at 6 pm in the library.

B R A V E D E E D S

V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 7 P A G E 8

KAMIAKIN COUNSELING SERVICES

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 MARIA BUXBAUM MIGRANT/BILINGUAL

NICOLE BAILEY S-Z PAM KIRKPATRICK NURSE

PHIL JONES M-R CHRISTINE MILLER STUDENT SUCCESS

DANIELLE KNUDSON PSYCHOLOGIST ANDREA BRUNSON INTERVENTION

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.

Upcoming SAT and ACT Test Dates

SAT

ACT

June 6, 2015

June 13, 2015

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Undecided Seniors…

“Where are YOU going?” Need some help? Here are some choices…

Career/Technical colleges: You can earn a certificate, degree, or diploma from a career college or technical school that will train you for a specific career, trade, or pro-fession. One to two years of college and off to work! These schools train students for a variety of technical positions, including automotive technician, computer technician, hairstylist, medical assistant, engineering technology, fire science and many other

fields.

Community Colleges: Community colleges are two year post-secondary institutions that offer certificate programs, Associate of Arts degrees, Associate of Sciences de-grees, plus many other programs.

For both of the above go to Career Cruising to find a school that would apply to your interest.

Military: The U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the six armed service branches: Air

Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, & National Guard. There are hundreds of

careers in the military in which you can earn an AA or BA degree while serving your

country. Check with the local recruiter or on the KAHS career center web site for more

information.

On –the-Job & Apprenticeships: Apprenticeships are a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in which workers learn the practical and theo-retical aspects of a highly skilled occupation. Apprenticeship programs are sponsored by joint employer and labor groups, individual employers, and/or employer associations. These are paid positions.

Link to Career Cruising to find information that would apply to your career inter-est.

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B R A V E D E E D S

Mrs. Smith Career Specialist Freshmen/Sophomores

Get involved in activities outside the classroom. Work toward leadership positions

in the activities that you like best.

Become involved in community service and other volunteer activities. (The peo-

ple who read college applications aren’t just looking for grades).

Check out careers you think you may be interested in. Use Career Cruising or

come to the Career Center for information.

Remember: “Grades Do Count Forever!”

Juniors

Juniors will be revisiting their Career Cruising during the US History classes this

spring to update research for careers, colleges and adding a resume’. This is a great opportunity for Juniors to prepare for next year.

Register for the SAT or ACT exams and prepare before taking the test.

Colleges will start doing their spring visits before long, so plan on attending to get

more information to help you be ready to decide next fall.

Use Career Cruising as a helpful tool when doing a college search.

Set up a filing system with individual folders for each college’s correspondence

and printed material.

If you are planning on attending a military academy you should apply for admission between April of your junior year in high school and November of your senior year in high school. The earlier you apply the better.

Seniors

Review your Student Aid Report and make corrections, if necessary.

Respond promptly to requests for additional information from your college or

scholarship organization.

Watch your mail box for college acceptance letters and financial aid offers.

Evaluate all financial aid offers carefully. Ask questions!

Consider grants, work-study and other aid you don't have to repay before accept-

ing a student loan.

Decide on a college and send in all forms or deposits by the deadline (May 1 for

most colleges).

Let your college know the financial aid awards you're accepting and declining.

Notify the colleges you were accepted to but won't be attending.

Keep checking the scholarship list and applying for those that apply to your career.

Keep checking your school email for updates.

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Graduation Party! Buy your graduation party ticket now—$50 until the

1st

of June or $55 at the door

Student Name: ____________________________

Parent Names: ____________________________

Parent email: ______________________________

Make checks payable to Kamiakin Senior Class 2015.

Mail this form with a check to:

Kamiakin High School

Attention—Graduation Party

600 N Arthur

Kennewick, WA 99336

Or drop off payment in an envelope saying

“Graduation Party” at the KaHS Main Office.

Your check will be your receipt—no “ticket” will

be issued. A master list will be at the door.

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Time is nearing for the commencement of our 2015 graduates.

The graduation ceremony is scheduled for (12pm) on Saturday, June 6th at the Toyota Center.

If you or your families are in need of a “Sign Lan-guage” Interpreter, please contact the principal’s office at Kamiakin High School (222-7000), by the due date above.

REMINDER:

This is only for “Sign Language” interpretation services. No other Language Interpretation services will be pro-vided.

PARENTS OF GRADUATING SENIORS:

DUE by Friday, May 15, 2015.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 NO SCHOOL

2

NO SCHOOL 3 NO SCHOOL B-BB @ Kennewick

JV 4:00 9,C 5:45

V 7:30

G-BB

@ Kennewick

4 B-BB

Southridge-HERE

C 4:00U JV 4:00

9TH-5:45W V 7:30

G-BB

Southridge-HERE

5 6 7B-BB

@ Hermiston

R,JV 7:00

BUS @ 5:30

WRESTLING Hanford-

8ER 10:30 9 10B-BB

Pasco-HERE

C 4:00U JV 4:00W

9TH-5:45W V 7:30

G-BB Pasco-HERE

11B-BB Hanford-HERE

C 4:00U JV 4:00

9TH-5:45W V 7:30

G-BB Hanford-HERE

JV 4:00 V 5:45

12 13B-BB

Zillah – HEE

R 5:00W

JV 6:30W

14 15TRIBE

GYMNASTICS

SHS-HERE 7:00

WRESTLING @ Chia-

wana

16B-BB

@ Walla Walla

R 5:00 BUS 3:00

WRESTLING

Kenn-HERE

17NO SCHOOL

B-BB @ Walla Walla

C 4:00 JV 5:45 V 7:30

(1)BUS 2:00 (2)BUS 3:45

G-BB @ Walla Walla

18B-BB @ Chiawana

C 2:00 R 3:30

JV 5:45 V 7:30

G-BB @ Chiawana

C 3:30 JV 7:30 V 5:45

19 20NO

SCHOOL

Martin Luther

King

21FINALS 22FINALS 23FINALS

WRESTLING

@ Walla Walla

JV 6:00 V 7:00

BUS @ 3:30

24ER 10:30

2-Q Report Card Prep

B-BB @ Southridge

C,JV 4:00 R 5:45 V 7:30

G-BB @ Southridge

JV 4:00 V 5:45 C 7:30

GYMNASTICS

SHS-HERE 6:00

25 B-BB @ Pasco

JV 4:00 9th,C 5:45 V 7:30

G-BB @ Pasco

C 7:30 JV 4:00 V 5:45

WRESTLING @ Hanford Inv

JV 9:00

May 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 BASEBALL @ Richland

SOFTBALL SHS-HERE

TENNIS @ SHS

TRACK @ Richland

2 JAZZ FEST BASEBALL @ Rich

(GESA) V TBD Richland-

HERE-JV @ Richland C

SOCCER @ SHS

(Lampson) JV@9 V@11

TRACK @ Spokane Inv

3 4 B-GOLF @Inland Emp

5 BASEBALL DIST #4

SOCCER #4 @ #3

SOFTBALL @ Kenn

TENNIS @ SHS V SHS

6 B-G GOLF

POD5@Sun Willow

7 JOSTEN’S 2016 —

orders 10:30-11:30am &

6-7pm in the cafeteria

TENNIS @ Richland

TRACK PHS/CHS/SHS -

HERE

8 JOSTEN’S 2016 —

orders 10:30-11:30 in the

cafeteria

SOFTBALL Richland-

HERE

TRACK KE/Han/SHS-

9 PROM

BASEBALL DIST FINALS

SOCCER DIST FINALS

10 11 G-GOLF POD6@TCCC

12 Boys Basketball Meet-

ing 6pm in the library SOCCER REG

TENNIS Chiawana-

HERE

13 B-GOLF @ Col. Point

14 SOFTBALL DIST #4 @ #3

15 Musical 7pm

TRACK DIST @ Pasco

16 Musical 2pm BASEBALL REG

SOCCER REG

SOFTBALL DIST

TENNIS DIST

17 18 B/G-GOLF DIST DAY 1

TENNIS DIST

19 SOCCER REG

TENNIS Chiawana-HERE

20 21 22 Musical 7pm TRACK REG @ Spokane

23 Musical 7pm BASEBALL ST

SOCCER ST

SOFTBALL REG

TENNIS DIST

24 25 NO SCHOOL

26 BGOLF State Practice @

Canyon Lk

27 Senior Honors &

Awards Recognition

Ceremony/Main Gym

9:32 Assembly

GOLF STATE DAY 1

B@Canyon LkG@Horn

Rapid

28 Vocal Music

Awards 7pm/Auditorium GOLF STATE DAY 2

B@Canyon LkG@Horn Rapid

TRACK ST@Mt Tahoma

29 Instrumental

Music Awards 6pm/Cafe

BASEBALL ST

SOFTBALL ST @ Lacey

TENNIS ST @ KA

TRACK ST @ Mt Tahoma

30 Drama Honors &

Awards 6pm/Auditorium

BASEBALL ST

SOFTBALL ST

TENNIS ST @ KA

TRACK ST @ Mt Tahoma

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 NO SCHOOL

2

NO SCHOOL 3 NO SCHOOL B-BB @ Kennewick

JV 4:00 9,C 5:45

V 7:30

G-BB

@ Kennewick

4 B-BB

Southridge-HERE

C 4:00U JV 4:00

9TH-5:45W V 7:30

G-BB

Southridge-HERE

5 6 7B-BB

@ Hermiston

R,JV 7:00

BUS @ 5:30

WRESTLING Hanford-

8ER 10:30 9 10B-BB

Pasco-HERE

C 4:00U JV 4:00W

9TH-5:45W V 7:30

G-BB Pasco-HERE

11B-BB Hanford-HERE

C 4:00U JV 4:00

9TH-5:45W V 7:30

G-BB Hanford-HERE

JV 4:00 V 5:45

12 13B-BB

Zillah – HEE

R 5:00W

JV 6:30W

14 15TRIBE

GYMNASTICS

SHS-HERE 7:00

WRESTLING @ Chia-

wana

16B-BB

@ Walla Walla

R 5:00 BUS 3:00

WRESTLING

Kenn-HERE

17NO SCHOOL

B-BB @ Walla Walla

C 4:00 JV 5:45 V 7:30

(1)BUS 2:00 (2)BUS 3:45

G-BB @ Walla Walla

18B-BB @ Chiawana

C 2:00 R 3:30

JV 5:45 V 7:30

G-BB @ Chiawana

C 3:30 JV 7:30 V 5:45

19 20NO

SCHOOL

Martin Luther

King

21FINALS 22FINALS 23FINALS

WRESTLING

@ Walla Walla

JV 6:00 V 7:00

BUS @ 3:30

24ER 10:30

2-Q Report Card Prep

B-BB @ Southridge

C,JV 4:00 R 5:45 V 7:30

G-BB @ Southridge

JV 4:00 V 5:45 C 7:30

GYMNASTICS

SHS-HERE 6:00

25 B-BB @ Pasco

JV 4:00 9th,C 5:45 V 7:30

G-BB @ Pasco

C 7:30 JV 4:00 V 5:45

WRESTLING @ Hanford Inv

JV 9:00

June 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2 Spring Sports Awards

7pm Auditorium

3 Senior Finals 1, 2, & 3 Baccalaureate 7pm

New Vintage Church

4 Senior Finals 4, 5, & 6

5 Mandatory Commence-

ment Practice 7:00-9:30

@ Coliseum

Senior Brunch 10am @

Lawrence Scott Park

6 2015

Graduation

Commencement 12pm

in Coliseum

Senior Party KaHS

Cafeteria 10pm-4am

7 8 9

10 Final Tests 4, 5, & 6

11 Final Tests 2 & 3

12 Final Test 1

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14 15 Diplomas available in

Counseling Office

7:30am-3pm. They

will continue to be

available all summer

in the office.

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