Kamiakin High School

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Kamiakin's sports teams are called the Braves.

Kamiakin High School, is a high school located in northwestern Kennewick, Washington. Kamiakin was founded in 1970 at 600 N Arthur Street in Kennewick, and went through a remodel in the early 2000s. It currently has an enrollment of about 1,700. The school is named after Kamiakin, a chief of the Yakama Tribe in the 1800s and a leader of the Native American side in the Yakima War.

1 Academics
2 Athletics
3 Notable alumni
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[edit] Academics

Kamiakin High is generally considered to be the top public high school in all of southeastern Washington of size 3A or 4A (along with Hanford High School in Richland). The school's WASL and Iowa Standard Test scores annually rank among the statewide leaders, and almost always leads the area. Kamiakin's DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America—the national high school marketing club) program sends more students to the state competition than any other area school's, despite the disparity in student population with several other regional high schools. The school's Knowledge Bowl and Math Competition teams are also frequent winners at state competitions. In 2007, 505 AP Exams were given. (Kamiakin does not pay for, subsidize, or require AP exams for any students. Each student may choose not to take the test and must pay full price should he or she decide to take it, unless that student qualifies for a free or reduced-cost lunch.)

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The school's colors are scarlet and gold, and its teams are called "Braves". Kamiakin High is classified as a 3A school, and it competes in the hybrid 3A/4A Columbia Basin League. Kamiakin's biggest rivals in most sports are Southridge High School (located in southwest Kennewick) and Kennewick High School (in the east). In football, the annual game with the much larger 4A Pasco High School ranks as one of the fiercest high school rivalries in the state. Kamiakin's football and soccer teams play their home games at Neil F. Lampson Stadium. The school's dance team frequently competes at national competitions.