Kamiak Show band and Color Guard Blog and story boards for the year 2009/10
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Kamiak High School was opened in Mukilteo, Washington, United States, in September 1993. The school was built to handle overflow population from the overcrowded Mariner High School, which at the time was the only high school serving the Mukilteo School District.
After a dispute between district communities over which would provide Kamiak its student population, the Junior class at Mariner High School voted to remain at the school for their Senior year, leaving the then Sophomore class to open Kamiak High School as Juniors. Kamiak had no Senior class during its debut year. 1993 and the opening of Kamiak also marked a change in class distribution in theMukilteo School District, with Freshman classes attending Kamiak and Mariner. Previously the Freshman classes attended the District'sJunior High School.
The first graduating class from Kamiak (the class of 1995) chose its colors - purple, silver, and white - along with its mascot, a knight.
Kamiak High School was named in honor of Chief Kamiakin.
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Facilities
Kamiak hosts over 40 classrooms, a physical education complex with two separate gymnasiums and a weight room, a half-Olympic sized swimming pool complex, a Performing ArtsCenter, six tennis courts, a softball field, baseball field, soccer field, football field, track facilities, and the school's East Campus, which houses science and math rooms as well as the "Multi-Purpose Room," which is modeled as a third gymnasium and used as a secondary cafeteria.
Special Events
At its completion, Kamiak High School had cost $54 million dollars, making it the most expensive[citation needed] public secondary school that had been built at the time. Kamiak had an additional $8 million expansion in 1999.
Kamiak's Band Program
In 2002, the Kamiak Show Band performed for over 25 million viewers in the 2002 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The band also marched in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Irelandin 2000. 2005-2006 New Years, the Kamiak Show Band performed in Paris, France. The Kamiak Show Band is the school's 200 person marching band which competes across the Northwest each Fall. The Kamiak Show Band has won sweepstakes awards awards at Northwest marching competitions in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2009, the Kamiak Show Band traveled to Washington D.C. to perform in the National Cherry Blossom Festival as well as on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial.
Kamiak's Orchestra Program
The Kamiak Orchestra program includes three main orchestras (Intermediate, Philharmonic Strings I and Philharmonic Strings II) under the direction of conductor Brian Steves. The school is also home to a chamber group called the Kamiak Uber Kammerstreich (or Kamiak Super Chamberstrings) consisting of 15 players from Philharmonic Strings I.
Kamiak Drama Program
In August 2002, a group of Kamiak High School Drama students performed an adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at the annual International Fringe Festival held inEdinburgh, Scotland. The show received 4 out of 5 stars for their performance.[citation needed] Kamiak was one of 25 American schools selected to perform at the festival and only one of two to be located west of the Mississippi River. In June 2005, the Kamiak Spring Musical Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan, was pronounced the "Best Musical Show" in the entire state of Washington by Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Kamiak has also had several students place at the Washington Music Educator's Association State competition. In 2009, they end their Drama season with the musical [Into the Woods], starring Bryce Hayden Henry, Natalie Forde, Kaela Strieck, Kyle Bolme, Sabrina Otness, Jesslyn Lulu-Marie Freeman, Galen Dole, and Rory Eaden.
Kamiak Knowledge Bowl
The "Golden Horde," a team consisting of four seniors and two juniors, won a narrow 1st Place against Curtis High School at the 2008 Washington State Tournament, after placing 6th place the previous year.
In the 2008-09 season, Kamiak Knowledge Bowl swept the district playoffs, with all three state-qualifying slots filled by Kamiak teams. The two remaining members of the Golden Horde successfully led a new team, Mao's Dragons, to win the state 4A title for the second year in a row.
The legacy of Kamiak Knowledge Bowl dates back to 2005, where the premier team known as the Robster Craws placed first in the 4A Division at the Anacortes High School Competition. Since then, the five members of the Robster Craws have founded the Robster Craw Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that rewards a Kamiak Senior in Knowledge Bowl with a prestigious cash scholarship each June.
Kamiak Dulcineas Dance Team
The Kamiak Dulcineas Dance Team consists of students in freshman through senior year. Various activities include performing at football and basketball halftimes, competing in competitions, District and State Championships, as well as various parades and festivals. [1]
Kamiak Colorguard & Winterguard
The Kamiak Colorguard and Winterguard consists of students in freshman through senior year. Various activities include performing at football halftimes, competing in competitions as a part of the Show Band, NWPA Circuit shows and Championships, WGI Regionals, as well as various parades and festivals.
The Kamiak Colorguard has taken High Auxiliary at several NW Marching Band Competitions as a part of the award winning Kamiak Show Band. The Kamiak Winterguard has been the State NWPA Scholastic A Class Champions 3 times in a row from 2006 to 2008. [1] In 2008 they competed at the WGI West Regional in Hayward, CA. They placed 7th overall out of 24 Scholastic A Class Winterguards and moved onto the finals round of competition. In 2009 they competed at the WGI NW Regional in Vancouver, WA and ended up placing 3rd out of 19 Scholastic A Class Winterguards.[2]
This award winning ensemble is currently growing to be one of the premier scholastic colorguards in the NW. The Director is Jonathon Brown. The staff includes Marie Caryl, Matt Passino, and Amy Sciuto[3]
Notable alumni
Marko Liias, Class of 1999, served on the Mukilteo City Council from 2006-2008, and currently serves as State Representative for the 21st Legislative District which includes Kamiak High School. In the 2008 general election, at the age of 27, Liias was reelected receiving 64% of the votes cast.
Thomas Erak, Class of 2004, and Andrew Forsman, Class of 2005, are members of The Fall of Troy, a progressive rock band which produced a single for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, titled F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. – although so far this acronym’s meaning has been shrouded in secrecy. Tim Ward, the band’s former bassist, has been replaced by a non-Kamiak alumnus.
Mason Cobb, Class of 2008, Professional Halo 3, and formerly Halo 2 Major League Gamer. Been in tournaments since 2005. He is also known as Mason "Neighbor" Cobb.
Clubs and activities
| Art Club Christian Club Color Guard Cooking Club Dulcineas Dance Team | Engineering Club Film Society French Club Gaming Club Gauntlet (the school newspaper) German Club GSA (the Gay-Straight Alliance) Human Rights Club Japanese Club Jazz Band | Key Club Knights in Action[6] Knights on Elephantback[7] Knowledge Bowl and Hi-Q Library Advisory Board[8] Math Club Multi-cultural Club Orchestra Pep Club[4] Russian Club Sandscript [9] Spanish Club Viscom[10] |
Athletics
Kamiak High School is part of the Wesco South District and with having well over 2000 students, Kamiak is a 4A school. Their main rival in athletics is Mariner High School, the other high school in the Mukilteo School District. Kamiak High School traditionally does very well in athletics and yearly makes state appearance.
Freshmen, JV, and Varsity Football
Girls' JV and Varsity Soccer
Girls' Swimming
Girls' Freshmen, JV, and Varsity Volleyball
Boys' JV and Varsity Tennis
Boys' Freshmen, JV, and Varsity Basketball
Girls' Freshmen, JV, and Varsity Basketball
Boys' Swimming
Boys' JV and Varsity Baseball
Girls' JV and Varsity Softball
Boys' Track
Girls' Track
Girls' JV and Varsity Tennis
Boys' JV and Varsity Soccer
Boys' Varsity Golf
Girls' JV and Varsity Golf
References
^ http://www.northwestpageantry.org
^ http://www.wgi.org/events/static_scores/2009/scores_Vancouver_CG_Finals.html
^ a b This club has recently become inactive.
^ A club devoted to environmentalism
^ Knights in Action is commonly abbreviated KIA, this club works in conflict mediation and anti-drug promotion, among other things.
^ Knights on Elephantback is for Kamiak's politically conservative students.
^ Also known as book club.
^ Sandscript publishes a complement of student’s artistic and creative writing submissions yearly.
^ Viscom works with Visual Communications.
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I hope everyone has their purple gear all polished and pressed, ready to fill Everett Memorial with Knights tomorrow. It's important to come out and support the kids as they perform. There have been lots of kids out with the flu the past couple weeks and every bit of energy us parents can give them from the stands will help them feel a little stronger and stand a little taller. And cast your ballots for "People's Choice" and show everyone how much weight Kamiak carries in town.
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