Kamiak Weekly Update

No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Yearbook: Senior Tributes are due, see info in the Senior section below on how to submit

Adjusted bell schedule for Winter Pep Assembly (See Below)

No School for Teacher work day

See below in PTO section for more info

ASB Elections and Senior Class Meetings

No school for break

The following students were selected by Kamiak staff as Students of the Month for December due to their outstanding academics, school and/or community leadership and activities and/or athletics.

Our rescheduled Winter Assembly Date is January 30th! We are excited to be able to close out the semester in a fun way with all of you. A new Sign Up Genius Link will be available starting on January 15th and will close on the 29th at Midnight for anyone who is interested in a Study Hall during the Assembly time. We look forward to seeing all of you then!

If your student is registered to take the Advanced Placement Exam (AP) this upcoming spring, the deadline to submit the official accommodation paperwork is January 24th, 2025. All accommodations must be approved by College Board prior to testing. If you have any questions regarding qualifications or forms, please contact our Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Coordinator, Simone Buell at BuellSX@mukilteo.wednet.edu or 425-366-5446.

🥎 Girls Softball Preseason Meeting - Attention all students interested in trying out for girls softball this spring. There will be a preseason meeting on January 28th in room 186 from 2:30 PM-3:15 PM. We would love to see you there to receive information about tryouts and the upcoming season.

Softball Open Field - Starting February 4th, there will be open field at the softball field every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00-4:15 PM until spring season tryouts. We hope to see you there. 🥎

🎾 Girls Tennis Pre-Season Meeting - Tuesday, February 4th, there will be a pre-season Girls Tennis meeting for players in room 216 starting at 2:10 PM. We will go over how to prepare for the season, when tryouts will be, how to stay connected to try-out communications, and more. If you are not able to be at the meeting, players may stop by room 216 after February 4th for information. 🎾

⚾ Baseball Open Field - Attention All Kamiak students! The Kamiak baseball program will be sponsoring an Open field on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 PM-4:30 PM on the following dates: 1/28, 1/30, 2/4, 2/6, 2/11, 2/13, 2/25, and 2/27. ⚾

3:30 PM -- C-Team Boys Basketball vs Cascade at Kamiak

3:30 PM -- JV Boys Basketball vs Cascade at Kamiak

6:30 PM -- Varsity Boys Basketball vs Cascade at Kamiak

3:30 PM -- C-Team Girls Basketball vs Shorecrest at Shorecrest HS

5:00 PM -- JV Girls Basketball vs Cascade at Kamiak

8:00 PM -- Varsity Girls Basketball vs Cascade at Kamiak

5:45 PM -- JV Boys Wrestling vs Lake Stevens at Lake Stevens

7:00 PM -- Varsity Boys Wrestling vs Lake Stevens at Lake Stevens

8:00 AM -- Varsity Girls Wrestling vs Multiple Schools at Issaquah HS

8:00 AM -- Varsity Boys Wrestling vs Multiple Schools at Issaquah HS

9:00 AM -- Coed Unified Basketball vs Mariner at Kamiak

10:00 AM -- Varsity Boys Swim & Dive WESCO Dive Meet at Mariner HS

Boys Swim & Dive - Cade Farmer placed third and qualified for the State Championships this past weekend in Federal Way. Lucas Chai, Jack Fast, and Minh Nguyen and our relays also scored points helping Kamiak to a 15th place finish out of 50 teams. Nice job Knights!

Boys Wrestling - Kamiak was all over the Puget Sound, with our Knights in Arlington taking 8th out of 27 JV teams! 

With nine of our Silvers placing in the top four of their weights:

Jakob Herbst 2nd

Meguel Bejarano 3rd

Shawn Nguyen 4th

Mace Westling 4th

Mahbob Ahmadazi 3rd

Trent Olsen 2nd

James Kim 4th

Josh Guthrie 2nd 

Cameron Conklin 4th

Over at the Snohomish Panter Classic:

Nolan Zirkle took 6th 

Tison Cao took 5th

Down at the Gator Invite in Federal Way:

Micah Arceo took 2nd

Andrew Do took 6th

Topher Nelson took 6th 

Busy weekend but lots of mat time, great growth, proud of the GRIT I saw over the weekend. 

Boys Swim & Dive -  Lucas Chai, Kaiden Nguyen, Jun Iguchi, Lewis Tai, Noah Lee, and Cade Farmer were all top finishers in yesterday's wins over Snohomish and Glacier Peak. Nice job Knights!

All the Boys Basketball teams lost to Jackson

The C-Team Girls Basketball team lost to Jackson, while the JV Girls Basketball team won with a close score of 38-36, and the Varsity Girls Basketball team secured a victory with a score of 56-48 against Jackson.

Varsity Boys Swim and Dive - Kai Franz, Justin Lu, Dario Baez, Curtis Cheng, Conor Hickey, Lewis Tai, Roman Acopulas, Rhys Fast and Koen Lundeen all had first place finishes in our win vs Mountlake Terrace yesterday. Wow!

Directed by Bryan Sullivan

Location: Mariner High School Little Theater, 200 120th St, Everett, WA 98204

$10.00 for Students & Seniors

$15.00 General Admission

General Admission, 7:00 pm curtain

Box office opens 6:30 pm

Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/WA23238?activity=Performing%20Arts

Travel through the greatest hits of the decades with the Kamiak Barbershops Time warp Pops Concert on Thursday, January 30th in the Commons at 7:00 PM Tickets are 10.00 for students and 15.00 for adults. This amazing show also includes dessert and Coffee! Wow! What a deal! Tickets available through any barbershop member or the Kamiak Bookkeeping Office.

Art Club will be hosting their annual Movie Night Fundraiser in the Library on THURSDAY JANUARY 23rd in the Library! Bring your family, siblings, and friends for this FREE movie night which starts at 5:30 PM! Bring CASH to purchase popcorn, drinks, and candy bars for $2. Our movie this year is Fantastic Mister Fox! 

The Care Crafts Club will meet on Wednesday, January 22nd after school from 2:10-3pm held in Room 317! Come bring a friend.

At Kamiak, we offer a variety of clubs, activities, and academic support programs designed to meet diverse interests and help you succeed. Click the button below to see all the opportunities available, including when and where to join!

Hello Seniors and Families--the date to submit senior tributes has been extended to Tuesday January 21, 2025. All submissions and payments are made through the website. Website information can be found on the Senior page of the Kamiak website. 

Join the PTO and Senior Parents meeting on Feb 11th at 6pm in the Kamiak Library. (see below for more info in the PTO section)

The Senior class has a dedicated webpage on the Kamiak website, where we share important information about graduation and major senior year events. Be sure to visit regularly and check the calendar for updates and upcoming events.

When viewing the full calendar on the senior webpage, you also have the option to subscribe. By subscribing, all events will sync and display on your Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, iPhone, iPad, Android, or other devices.

Here is a printable calendar to print on your own.

Don't miss out! Tickets are still available for the All-Night, All-Inclusive Graduation Party on June 13, 2025, right after the graduation ceremony. Get yours before they sell out! Click here to view the flyer and learn how to order your tickets for this unforgettable event!

As we enter the final two weeks of the semester, we encourage families to review grades together and discuss strategies to address areas of concern. This is a crucial time for students to engage and focus on doing what they can to pass classes and finish the semester strong. If there are classes they can’t pass, we recommend they work with their teacher or counselor to raise their grade as close to passing as possible (every point counts!). This can make it easier to makeup/recover the credit if needed.  

For students who need assistance, our academic resources are readily available, including tutoring and teacher/counselor support (see below). We are here to partner with you to help your student end the semester on a positive note!

Teacher Office Hours – Teachers may offer time before or after school for students who need more individualized support. This can be a great time to work on assignments, get feedback, and ask questions along the way. Students should talk with their specific subject teacher to ask about availability.

Academic Coaches – A tutoring program where students can meet with an upper-level student tutor to get help with specific subjects each week in the library. Scheduling is flexible to fit your student’s schedule. Students tutor can be a great resource because they have experienced our classes and curriculum recently and have a good grasp of the material your student is learning. If your student is interested, they can talk with their teacher, counselor, or our librarian, Mrs. Schwenn.

KAP (Kamiak Afterschool Program) – An academic intervention program where students receive assistance with completing current or missing assignments, test-taking, and study skills. KAP is available from 2:10pm-3:00pm Monday-Thursday in Mrs. Hubbard’s classroom, Portable 1. Students are referred to KAP by their teacher, administrator, or counselor. Teachers can recommend work for students to complete if they need help with organization or prioritizing.

 

Study Zone – Opportunity for quiet, individual or group study time in the library from 2:00pm-3:30pm Monday-Thursday each week. Academic Coaches will be available to help students with homework. For questions, students can talk with our librarian, Mrs. Schwenn.

We still have MANY students that did not meet the deadline to submit their Personalized Pathway form (explanation below). Students who still require Fine Arts and/or World language credits, but do not plan to take courses, are not on track for graduation at this time. Please talk with your student and review their academic record to ensure they complete remaining requirements for graduation.

Does your 12th grade student still have Fine Arts and/or World Language credits needed for graduation? If yes, please read the message below. If your student is unsure, please have them reach out to their counselor to review a copy of their transcript.

 

Students can waive up to 1.0 Fine Arts credit and up to 2.0 World Language credits for graduation through their Personalized Pathway Requirement (PPR). The Personalized Pathway allows for certain credits in high school to be “flexible” credits to give students choice in pursuing their interests and goals.

 

Forms can be found in the Counseling Office. 

With only two weeks left in the semester, we hope you and your student are reviewing grades and making a plan to address classes of concern. Most of our seniors needs to pass all of their classes to graduate. For academic resources, please review the Semester Grades section above. For questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your student’s teacher or counselor.

 

If your student is completing online classes for credits this year, we highly recommend they get started on these as soon as possible. Many of these courses can take several months to complete and every year we have students who push the work to the last minute. Your student will not be eligible to participate in graduation if they have not completed all required credits.

 

For students enrolled in our Plato Credit Recovery class, keep up the hard work! Many students have quite a few credits to make up and setting up a time to check-in with their Plato teacher can be a great opportunity to confirm their status and make a plan.

 

Students enrolled in Washington State History, can contact their teacher, Mr. Semeraro, if they have concerns about deadlines for course. We have quite a few seniors who are not passing the class at this time, and we hope that students can work hard to catch up and pass for the semester. This is a graduation-required class for those that still need the credit.

Students have slowly started to come by to ask about applying for Running Start for the 2025-2026 school year. Our counseling team will be sharing information about Running Start with students during our high school registration presentations in February. Our Career and College Counselor, Mr. Bryan Stelling, will host an online Running Start webinar on Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30pm. The link for this webinar will be posted on the main Career and College Readiness page of the Kamiak website. Students will be expected to attend the webinar or watch the recording before meeting with their counselor to establish a plan. If you have questions about the webinar or need help finding the link, reach out to Mr. Stelling.

A-C: Kelsey Cummings (CummingsKE@mukilteo.wednet.edu)

D-H: Alexis Spies (SpiesAO@mukilteo.wednet.edu)

I-Mh: Sarah Bell (BellSA@mukilteo.wednet.edu)

Mi-Sa: Denise Bathurst (BathurstDL@mukilteo.wednet.edu)

Sb-Z: Bill Stengele (StengeleWD@mukilteo.wednet.edu)

Career & College Readiness Counselor: Bryan Stelling (stellingbc@mukilteo.wednet.edu)

Learn how to earn college credits while in high school. This webinar will show you four ways to earn college credits while in high school. We will have expert presenters regarding CTE Dual Credit, Running Start, College in the high school, and Advanced Placement classes. Many of these dual credit options are free or are at a reduced cost for earning college credits. 

Zoom link: Zoom link to Dual Credit Night

Registration for Students of Color Conference is now open. Kamiak has space to bring 25 students. See Mr. Stelling to register for this conference. First come first served.

Upcoming local scholarship opportunities with deadlines at the end of January include:

Visit the Local Scholarships section of the CCRC webpage for more details and how to apply.

Visit the CCRC webpage for upcoming events, scholarship opportunities, and college and career resources.

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