King's High School

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King's High School

Inspiring hearts and equipping minds to serve God for His glory
Location
Shoreline, Washington, (King County)
 United States
Coordinates 47°46′10″N 122°21′14″W / 47.7695°N 122.354°W / 47.7695; -122.354Coordinates: 47°46′10″N 122°21′14″W / 47.7695°N 122.354°W / 47.7695; -122.354
Information
Type Private, Coeducational, High School
Religious affiliation(s) Christian
Established 1950
Founder Mike Martin
Principal Bob Ruhlman
Grades 9th-12th grade
Enrollment 470 (2009-2010)
Average class size 26
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Red and White         
Athletics conference Cascade Conference 1A/2A
Sports cross country, football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, golf, track & field, Baseball, tennis
Mascot Knight
Accreditation Northwest Association of Accredited Schools[1]
Average SAT scores 1671
Average ACT scores 24.8
Newspaper The Quill
Yearbook Sceptre
Tuition $11,000
Website http://www.kingsschools.org

King's High School is a private, non-denominational Christian school, located in Shoreline, Washington, just north of Seattle. It enrolls approximately 470 students in 9th through 12th grade. King's High School also has elementary and middle schools on the same campus.

History

Previously, The original King's buildings were used as a tuberculosis sanitarium up to 1947 when the last patient left. Mike and Vivian Martin founded "King's Garden" in 1950 after the buildings had lain empty for around three years. the school was rooted in weekly Bible studies and fellowship meetings in the Martin's home. King's Garden quickly became more than a school, growing into a family of ministries that operated radio stations, a printing press, a missionary letter-writing service, a senior citizen home, and two resorts, Island Lake and Miracle Ranch. The school dropped "Garden" from its name in 1979. Although it has long left its sanitarium days behind it, rumor has it that the damp tunnels that connect the buildings on the campus are still haunted by the ghosts of tuberculosis victims.

Academics

King's offers Advanced Placement courses in art, biology, calculus, chemistry, English language and literature, U.S. and European history, and Spanish. In 2009, King's students took 97 AP examinations.[2]

Ninety-eight percent of King's students go on to higher education.

Athletics

King's competes at the 1A classification level as part of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. King's has won 37 state championships and 10 academic state championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball.[3] Most recently, the Knights won 2015 state championships in both girl's and boy's basketball.

In 2005, Sports Illustrated named King's the top high school athletic program in Washington State.[4]

The seven state championships won by the girls' cross country team (2001-2003, 2006-2009) are the most by any school in WIAA history.[5]

Two-time LPGA tour winner Jimin Kang led the King's girls' golf team to the 1999 state title.[6]

References

  1. ↑ NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  2. ↑ http://www.kingsschools.org/Document.Doc?id=2589
  3. ↑ http://www.khsathletics.com/
  4. ↑ "SI.com". CNN.
  5. ↑ http://www.jcrawford.net/allstateccmeetresults.html
  6. ↑ http://wiaa.com
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