Klahowya Secondary School

Klahowya Secondary School
Address
7607 NW Newberry Hill Road Silverdale, Washington United States
Information
Type	Secondary school
School district	Central Kitsap School District
Principal	Jodie Woolf
Grades	6–12
Enrollment	985 (May 2011)^[1]
Color(s)	Green, White, Black
Mascot	Eagle
Website	Klahowya S.S.

Klahowya Secondary School (or KSS) is a secondary school located in Silverdale, Washington and is in the Central Kitsap School District. Its award-winning programs include marching band (Marching Eagles), the cross country team, the baseball team, and the wrestling team. Klahowya Secondary School was constructed in 1996-1997 as a 132,000 square foot facility with 20 classrooms for grades 6-12. Klahowya is home to an award-winning Knowledge Bowl team and a hard-working Newspaper Club in addition to many other clubs and activities. In recent news, the Klahowya soccer team won the state 1A competition on November 22, 2014. For the 2016-2017 School Year Klahowya Secondary School now accepts 6th Graders. ^[2]

Etymology

"Klahowya", also spelled as "Klahowyum", is Chinook Jargon. It is commonly understood as a greeting or salutation. However it can also mean "please help me" or "I'm miserable" in the proper context.^[3]

References

↑ "2010-2011 OSPI School Report Card" (PDF), Retrieved 2011-10-18
↑ Top 20 Construction Projects of 1996, Daily Journal of Commerce, retrieved 2012-08-23
↑ Chinook Jargon Phrasebook - Common Phrases & Words, retrieved 2016-08-25

External links

School's OSPI report card

WIAA West Central District 3

AA-AAAA Classifications

4A Conferences

Narrows 4A: Bellarmine Prep Lions; Central Kitsap Cougars; Gig Harbor Tides; Olympia Bears; South Kitsap Wolves; Stadium Tigers; Yelm Tornadoes

SPSL Central: (Tennis, Swimming, Track & Field and Golf only)

SPSL North: Auburn Trojans; Auburn Riverside Ravens; Kentlake Falcons; Kent Meridian Royals; Kentridge Chargers; Kentwood Conquerors; Mt. Rainier Rams; Tahoma Bears; Thomas Jefferson Raiders

SPSL South: Bethel Braves; Curtis Vikings; Emerald Ridge Jaguars; Federal Way Eagles; Graham-Kapowsin Eagles; Puyallup Vikings; Rogers Rams; Spanaway Lake Sentinels; Todd Beamer Titans

3A Conferences

Narrows 3A Foss Falcons Lincoln Abes Mt. Tahoma Thunderbirds North Thurston Rams Shelton Highclimbers Timberline Blazers Wilson Rams South Puget Sound League 3A Auburn Mountainview Lions Bonney Lake Panthers Enumclaw Hornets Decatur Golden Gators Lakes Lancers Peninsula Seahawks

2A/3A Conferences

Seamount Evergreen Wolverines-2A Foster Bulldogs-2A Hazen Highlanders-3A Highline Pirates-2A Kennedy Catholic Lancers-3A Lindbergh Eagles-2A Renton Indians-2A Tyee Totems-2A Olympic Bremerton Knights-2A Kingston Buccaneers-2A Klahowya Eagles-2A N Kitsap Vikings-2A N Mason Bulldogs-2A Olympic Trojans-2A Pt Angeles Roughriders-2A Pt Townsend Redskins-1A Sequim Wolves-2A

2A Conferences

South Puget Sound League 2A Clover Park Warriors Eatonville Cruisers Fife Trojans Franklin Pierce Cardinals Steilacoom Sentinels Sumner Spartans Washington Patriots White River Hornets

A, B, Independent Classifications

1A Conferences

Nisqually Cascade Christian Cougars Cedar Park Christian (FOOTBALL ONLY) Charles Wright Chimacum Life Christian Orting Cardinals Port Townsend Redskins (FOOTBALL ONLY) Seattle Christian Vashon Island Pirates

1B Conferences

North Olympic Clallam Bay Crescent Neah Bay

Independent

Auburn Adventist Falcons Tacoma School of the Arts 1A (MUSIC ONLY)

Coordinates: 47°37′43″N 122°45′15″W / 47.62861°N 122.75417°W / 47.62861; -122.75417

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