Kuna High School

Coordinates: 43°30′07″N 116°24′22″W / 43.502°N 116.406°W / 43.502; -116.406

Kuna High School
Location
637 East Deer Flat Road Kuna, Idaho U.S.[1]
Information
Type	Public[2]
School district	Kuna Joint S.D. (#3)
Principal	Brian Graves [3]
Assistant principals	Pete Noteboom Dave Beymer
Faculty	88 [3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,200 [2] (approx)
Color(s)	Black & Vegas Gold[4]
Athletics	IHSAA Class 4A [4]
Athletics conference	Southern Idaho (4A) (SIC)
Mascot	Kaveman[1]
Newspaper	The Echo
Feeder schools	Kuna Middle School
Information	(208) 955-0200
Elevation	2,680 ft (820 m) AMSL
Website	Kuna High School

Kuna High School is a four-year public secondary school in Kuna, Idaho, the only traditional high school in the Kuna Joint School District #3, located in southwest Ada County, west of Boise and south of Meridian.^[1] The school colors are black and gold and the mascot is a Kaveman.

Athletics

Kuna competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Southern Idaho Conference (4A) (SIC).

State titles

Boys

• Football (1): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1991 ^[5](official with introduction of playoffs, A-2 in 1978)
• Soccer (1): fall (4A) 2003 ^[6](introduced in 2000)
• Basketball (1): (A-2) 1999 ^[7]
• Wrestling (3): (4A) 2004, 2012, 2014 ^[8] (introduced in 1958)
• Track (1): (A-2) 1992 ^[9]

Girls

• Cross Country (1): fall (B) 1985 ^[10] (introduced in 1974)
• Basketball (2): (A-2, now 3A) 1978, 1990 ^[11] (introduced in 1976)
• Softball (1): (4A) 2008 ^[12] (introduced in 1997)
• Track (8): (A-2) 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996^[13] (introduced in 1971)

Band Program

Kuna High School boasts a very active band program that has recently gained notoriety in the region. The Kuna High School Band Program, nicknamed "THE Kuna Gold", include a pep band, two jazz bands (Lab I & II), a percussion ensemble, a winter drumline, and two concert bands (Varsity Wind Ensemble & JV Concert Band). The Kuna Bands compete in the Idaho District III marching, jazz and concert band festivals. The marching band and also competes in USBands V Open Division, NWAPA and Bands of America AA Classification.

The Kuna High School Band was invited to perform their 2012 program "By The Grace" at the 2012 "Famous Idaho Potato Bowl", as a guest performance group. The band also performed in Disneyland the following spring, appearing in the Disneyland Parade and Disney Performing Arts Series. THE Kuna Gold was named the sweepstakes champion of the 2013 USBands Regional, The United States Marine Corps Invitational, and The Ontario Battle of the Bands with their program "Espionage". Additionally, the band was awarded the 2013 United States Marine Corps "Esprit de Corps" award.

THE Kuna Gold was named 2013 Idaho DIII 4A 1st place champion winning captions for outstanding visual, effect, music, percussion, and 2nd sweepstakes. The band also placed 2nd in the AA division and 13th overall at the 2013 Bands of America US Western Regional Championships in St. George, UT.

Kuna High School and THE Kuna Gold host the "Kuna Marching Invitational" (KMI) marching band competition, and co-host (with the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps) the DCI "Boise Summer Music Games".^[14][15]

The band has a strong non-profit booster organization known as "THE Kuna Gold Parent & Community Organization", which helps to raise funds, support and awareness for the program.^[16]

References

External links

• Kuna High School