90% and Biology 81% pass

rate. Kamiakin students took

508 different Advanced Place-

ment tests in 2016. Over 87%

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 2016

-2017 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 2018 earned a

85% pass rate on ELA. Math

Our students competed at the

highest level and earned confer-

ence, district, regional and State

Championships.

Boys Cross Country – Conference

Champs, District Champs, 2nd at

State

Girls Cross Country – Conference

Champs, District Champs, Regional

Champs and 6th at State

Girls Soccer –State Participants

Volleyball –District Champs and

State Participants

Football – State Participants

Boys Basketball – State Participants

Girls Basketball – District Champs,

Regional Champs and 5th at State

Gymnastics – Conference Champs,

District Champs, Regional Champs,

State Champs for the 3rd year in a

row

Dance Team – 5th Place at State

Wrestling – Conference Champs,

District Champs and 5th at State

Girls Golf – District Champs and 2nd

at State

Boys Golf – District Champs

Boys Soccer – District Champs,

Regional Champs, and State Partici-

pants

Girls Tennis – Conference Champs

Softball – District Champs

Girls Track – Conference Champs,

Regional Champs, and 2nd at State.

Boys track – 10th at State

Simply The Best

2015-2016 marked a banner year for Brave Athletics

Brave Deeds

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1

P A G E 2

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

Gymnastics

Wrestling

Baseball

Girls Golf

Boys Golf

Boys Soccer

Softball

Boys Tennis

Girls Tennis

Girls Track

Boys Track

These sports represent nearly

900 student-athletes who choose

to be committed in both the

classroom as well as on the play-

ing field. Excellence 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 reflected by

being a BRAVE.

Kamiakin’s success wasn’t lim-

ited 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 stu-

dents used the knowledge that

they gained in classes and com-

peted against other students

throughout the region, the state

and the nation.

Research shows that students

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 encour-

age all students to find a way to

be involved.

We hope that you look forward

to the upcoming year as much as

we do.

Along with

the team accomplishments

above we also sent individuals

to state in the following sports:

Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross

Country, Girls Swim/Dive, Gym-

nastics, Boys Track, Girls Track,

Boys Golf and Girls Golf.

List of sports that were recog-

nized by the WIAA for having

reached the outstanding and

distinguished categories for

academic accomplishments.

Boys Cross Country

Girls Cross Country

Football

Girls Soccer

Girls Swimming

Volleyball

Cheer

Dance

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Brave Athletics (cont.)

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 5 , 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 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL NOTIFICATION Maintaining a

safe and

healthy

learning

environment

for our students

and staff

2016-2017 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 $ 2.65 $ 2.90 $3.50

Reduced Price Lunch (K – 3rd grade) $ FREE* N/A N/A

Full Price Breakfast $ 1.60 $ 1.80 $ 2.25

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 28th 2016

*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 2017

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 5 , I S S U E 1

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

ber 4th, 2016.

Prices: Full page ad: $200 (any number of pictures)

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

1/4 page ad: $50 (about 2-8 pictures)

1/8 page ad: $25 (about 1-6 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 pic-

tures and messages is through mail (Don’t forget a return address!) sent to Kamia-

kin or dropped off at the main office. Make the check out to Kamiakin yearbook

and give to the ASB office.

Anna Haines Adviser

Dillon Crawford Editor-In-Chief

Maya Leshikar Co Editor-In-Chief/PDA Editor

Brice Gribble 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

B R A V E D E E D S

Please help me in congratulating these students for a job well done!

Thanks Again,

P A G E 6

Cassidy Plumb – Grand Champion Market Beef, Blue call back for Fitting and Showing beef, 8th

high individual FFA livestock judging.

Charles Bergez – 1-Blue and 1-red market rabbit, Blue fitting and showing rabbit, 2- white and 1- red chickens, Blue fitting and showing chicken, FFA Reserve

Grand Champion Rabbit Judging

Sierra Wagner – Reserve Grand Champion Market Rabbit (bred from our campus stock – 4th

best rabbit in the barn), Blue market rabbit, Blue fitting and

showing rabbit, Blue rabbit judging

Brandon Maher – Grand Champion Market Rabbit (he bred this animals from his stock -3rd

best rab-bit in the barn), Reserve Grand Champion fitting and

showing rabbit, Red rabbit judging, 2 –best of variety breed stock rabbits, 1- best of group rabbit, FFA reserve best in show rabbit, 2-white

chicken, 2- red chicken, 1- blue chicken, FFA best meat chicken, Blue fitting and showing chicken.

Cheyenne VanZuyen – 2-blue market rabbits, red FFA fitting and showing rabbit

Natalie Badgley – Blue dried flower arrangement

Jayden Franklin – Blue dried flower arrangement

Tayler Michel – Blue market sheep, Blue fitting and showing sheep, 2-blue market rabbits, Grand Champion Fitting and Showing rabbit, FFA Small Animal

Round Robin Champion, Red FFA rabbit judging, Blue breed stock rabbit, Best of variety rabbit, 2- red chicken, blue fitting and showing chicken,

In addition, our campus breed stock produced the 4H Reserve Grand Champion Market Rabbit (2nd

best rabbit in the barn) as well as several call back market

Rabbits and our FFA Display placed 5th

.

7th place team for livestock judging (team members were Cassidy Plumb, Charles Bergez, Tayler Michel, and Sierra Wagner).

Denise Senor

This is a good place to briefly, but effectively,

describe your product or services.

Kamiakin FFA—2016 Fair

Results

P A G E 7

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.

V O L U M E 5 , 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

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 5th, 2016

in Upper Gym B R A V E D E E D S

P A G E 9

Kennewick School District is participating in the Washington State 2016 Healthy Youth Survey October 10-21.

The Healthy Youth Survey includes questions related to physical activity and diet, unintentional and intentional injury, substance use, risk and protective factors, and access to school-based services. Survey results are used by schools, communi-ties and state agencies to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks.

The Healthy Youth Survey is given to students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 across Washington State.

Participation in the survey is voluntary and the students' answers are anonymous.

Please read the Parent and Student Notification flier for more information about the

Healthy Youth Survey

Learn more about the Healthy Youth Survey

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 19, 2016

7:45-10:55 AM TESTING

PSAT/NMSQT BELL SCHEDULE

October 19, 2016

“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

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

V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1 P A G E 1 0

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

9:00 A.M.—1:00 P.M.

ADMINISTRATION CENTER

B R A V E D E E D S

P A G E 1 1

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.

Make sure you have re-

quested Hon. Algebra

and/or Spanish from 8th

grade to 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.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

28 29

30

31 1

Open House

2

Student Picture

Day

FOOTBALL Eastmont—

HERE

SOCCER @ Gonzaga Prep

XCOUNTRY @ Hanford

3 SOCCER Gonzaga Prep-

HERE

VOLLEYBALL @ Richland

Jamboree

4 5 6 SOCCER Pasco—HERE

VOLLEYBALL @ Pasco

7 8 SOCCER @ Hanford

VOLLEYBALL Han-

ford—HERE and @ Yelm

9 FOOTBALL @ L & C

SWIM @ Twilight Meet

10 XCOUNTRY @ Tracy Walter

and Highlander

VOLLEYBALL @ MCC Tour-

ney

11 12

13 SOCCER Kennewick—

HERE

VOLLEYBALL @

Kennewick

14

15 SOCCER @ Chiawana

SWIM @ Walla Walla

VOLLEYBALL Chia-

wana—HERE

16 FOOTBALL @ Chiawana

17 XCOUNTRY @ Sundodge

Invite (Boys)

SOCCER Seattle Acade-

my—HERE

SWIM @ Mid. Col. Invite

VOLLEYBALL @ Sundome

Tourney

18 19

20 SOCCER Richland—

HERE

SWIM @ Hanford

VOLLEYBALL @ Rich-

land

21

FAFSA & WASFA in the Kamiakin Library

Spanish session 6:00pm

English Session 7:00pm

22 XCOUNTRY @ Ft. Walla

Walla League Meet #1

SOCCER @ Walla Walla

SWIM Clarkston—HERE

23 FOOTBALL Pasco—HERE

SWIM @ 11 Dive Meet

24 XCOUNTRY @ Bellvue

Invite (Girls)

VOLLEYBALL @ Ike Tour-

ney

25 26

27 SOCCER @ Southridge

SWIM @ Richland

VOLLEYBALL South-

ridge—HERE

28

29 SOCCER @ Pasco

VOLLEYBALL Pasco—

HERE

30 FOOTBALL @ Hanford

September 2016