Kamiak Weekly Update

The event has been postponed. Stay tuned for the new date, rescheduled for March!

See below in PTO section for more info

ASB Elections and Senior Class Meetings (see schedule below)

No school for break

Congratulations to the students who successfully passed the Microsoft Word Associate Certification Test this semester! This industry-recognized certification is a valuable achievement, and they earned it for free through the Microsoft IT Academy course. We know they are excited to showcase this accomplishment on their resumes, job applications, and college applications. Well done!

Our multilingual students will be completing their annual WIDA assessment in English proficiency. Testing will take place over the next two weeks, Mon Feb 3- Fri, Feb 14. Students will be grouped and tested over 2 days each day covering two domains (Listening/Reading and Speaking/Writing). Many students will be testing in our Multi-Purpose Room in East Campus from start of school at 720a until 1st lunch at 1120a. Teachers and our Attendance team will have a list of which students are testing when, passes will be sent out as well to students with the dates they are expected to test. Some ML students in ML classes may be testing in their classroom with their ML teacher.

If there are any questions, please reach out to Lexy Roundtree (roundtreeal@mukilteo.wednet.edu).

If you are fluent in reading, writing, and speaking another language you could earn up to 4 high school credits by taking the World Language Proficiency Exam. If you are interested, please email Ms. Spies for details, or stop by during lunch drop-ins. The deadline to register is Friday, February 28th.

The Mukilteo School District provides students in grades 8-12 with an opportunity to earn up to 4.0 high school credits by taking a World Language proficiency exam (WLPE) that is offered for nearly 100 languages. Students are tested on their reading, writing, and speaking skills in the language selected and must be able to demonstrate ability in all three areas. Students earn a “pass” grade and not a letter grade for any credits awarded and therefore does not affect their grade point average. These credits do not count towards the 2.0 external credits (see curriculum guide) that students are allowed to apply to their transcript, and they do count toward the World Language graduation requirement. 

We have been so grateful for your attendance in the past, and would love to invite you all as honorary guests to our annual Pack the stands "Stinky Shoe" for the game on Feb 13th at 7:00 PM! As one of the most attended games in the district, Kamiak and Mariner Unified bring the greater Mukilteo community together to celebrate the true meaning of inclusion and acceptance!  

Hope to see you all there! 

Greetings Kamiak Knights Community! Beginning on 2/1/25, the Kamiak Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will be opening our Hall of Fame nomination process to our whole school community and alumni networks for our next HOF induction class of 2025-2026. The nomination window will stay open until 6/1/25. Once the nomination window closes, then our committee will review all nominations in August of 2025, and then determine which nominees will be inducted into the 2nd inductee class of the Kamiak Hall of Fame using our established Kamiak HOF criteria. Once the inductees have been selected, then we will honor and recognize our HOF inductees at half time of our Homecoming football game in the Fall of 2025, and then host an induction ceremony at Kamiak in June of 2026.

 

Here is our nomination form for our 2nd Kamiak HOF induction class for the 2025-2026 school year (due 6/1/25):

 

We will be hosting our first every Kamiak HOF induction ceremony on June 21st, 2025 in our Commons from 1-4pm. We are excited about honoring and recognizing the outstanding student-athletes, teams, and coaches from Kamiak. Planning and preparation for our 1st ever Kamiak HOF ceremony are still being developed. More details to come!

 

 

Here again is our 1st Kamiak HOF induction class that we will celebrate this June:

 

We are so appreciative of the on-going support of our Kamiak community & alumni. And we’re excited about the partnerships our coaches, our student-athletes, and our parents engage in each and every day. As a result of these combined efforts, I have no doubt that there are future Kamiak Hall of Famer’s walking our halls.

🥎 Softball Open Field - 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. 🥎

⚾ Baseball Open Field - 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: 2/11, 2/13, 2/25, and 2/27. ⚾

🏋️‍♂️ Open Conditioning - Our football program will be sponsoring open conditioning in the Kamiak Weightroom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5:20am to 6:20am running through May 16th. All Kamiak students are welcome to join our Knights’ Breakfast Club open conditioning! 💪

Varsity Boys Swimming lost to Jackson

The Varsity Girls Basketball team triumphed over Jackson with a score of 77-21, while the C-team secured a 26-4 victory against them. In another game, the JV Girls Basketball team won 48-34 against Arlington.

The Varsity Boys Basketball team fell to Jackson, while the JV team also faced a loss. However, the C-team secured a 48-32 victory.

The Boys Basketball C-team and Varsity team fell to Jackson, while the JV team secured a 59-53 win.

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!

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!

Spring quarter registration will begin near the end of February. To register for classes, students will need to complete the quarterly Running Start Verification form and meet with their Kamiak school counselor to have it signed. A copy of the verification form is available on the Kamiak Running Start page (under Counseling) and hard copies are available in the Counseling Office. Students were all sent directions for spring quarter registration to their school outlook email. They should refer to this before contacting their counselor.

  

On an ongoing basis, the college sends email reminders for registration, requirements, etc. We ask that students please review all college email communication they receive. Students are also required to continually check their school email (outlook) throughout the school year. Our team sends reminders not only about Running Start, but also updated Kamiak schedules, graduation reminders, grade-level activities, etc. Students are responsible for knowing this information.

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 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 mid-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. Students can come in during lunch drop-ins for questions about Running Start after mid-winter break.

If you have questions about the webinar or need help finding the link, please reach out to Mr. Stelling. 

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. 

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 about Running Start--where you can attend college as a junior and/or senior to earn college credits and high school credits at the same time. Guest speakers from Edmonds College, Everett Community College, and the ORCA honors program will be present to give an overview of their Running Start programs and will answer questions that you have.

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

Due to weather concerns, the event has been postponed. Stay tuned for the new date, rescheduled for March!

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