Graham-Kapowsin High School
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| Graham-Kapowsin High School | |
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22100 108th Avenue East , 98338 | |
| Coordinates | 47°03′27″N 122°17′12″W / 47.0575°N 122.2867°WCoordinates: 47°03′27″N 122°17′12″W / 47.0575°N 122.2867°W |
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| School type | Public High School |
| Motto | Orange and blue starts with you |
| School district | Bethel School district |
| Teaching staff | 80.57 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,906 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.66[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue, White, Orange |
| Nickname | Eagle |
| Website | bethelsd |
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Graham-Kapowsin High School is a high school in the Bethel School District, Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its doors first opened to grade 10 and 11 students in September 2005. GK added grade 12 students beginning Fall 2006.[3] Grade 9 joined in the 2012–13 school year.
Demographics[]
The demographic breakdown of the 1,833 students enrolled in the 2013–14 school year was:
- Male - 51.7%
- Female - 48.3%
- Native American/Alaskan - 1.9%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.5%
- Black - 6.7%
- Hispanic - 11.3%
- White - 68.6%
- Multiracial - 4.0%
37.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]
Academics[]
Languages taught at this school include Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. A few AP classes here are:[4]
- Biology
- Psychology
- Calculus
- Statistics
- World History
- U.S. History
- U.S. Government and Politics
- Chemistry
- Physics
- English Language and Composition (language)
- English Literature and Composition (language)
- Computer Science
Athletics[]
The GK Eagles are members of the South Division of the South Puget Sound League in Washington's West Central District.
The 2021 football team finished with an undefeated season and a Class 4A state title led by senior quarterback Joshua Wood, who was named the MaxPreps Washington Player of the Year.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Graham Kapowsin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Graham Kapowsin High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Graham-Kapowsin High School Home Page". edline.net. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Graham-Kapowsin High School Home Page
- ^ Williams, Aaron (December 9, 2021). "Joshua Wood named 2021 MaxPreps Washington High School Football Player of the Year". MaxPreps. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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