Graham-Kapowsin High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Graham-Kapowsin High School

| logo = GK Eagle Logo.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| image = GK from south.png

| streetaddress = 22100 108th Avenue East

| city = Graham

| state = Washington

| country = United States

| zipcode = 98338

| schooltype = High School

| coordinates = {{Coord|47.0575|-122.2867|region:US-WA_type:edu|display=title,inline|format=dms}}

| type = Public

| district = Bethel School District

| principal =

| grades = 9-12

| gender = Coed

| enrollment = 2,105 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5300480&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=530048003003|title=Graham Kapowsin High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 15, 2024}}

| teaching_staff = 84.05 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 25.04

| motto = Orange and blue starts with you

| nickname = Eagles

| colors = Royal blue and orange
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| website = {{URL|http://bethelsd.org/gkhs}}

| footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=530048003003&ID=530048003003|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Graham Kapowsin High School|work=ed.gov|access-date=14 December 2015}}

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Graham-Kapowsin High School is a high school in the Bethel School District, Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its doors first opened to grade 10 and 11 students in September 2005. GK added grade 12 students beginning Fall 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.edline.net/pages/bsd403_gkhs|title=Graham-Kapowsin High School Home Page|work=edline.net|access-date=14 December 2015}} Grade 9 joined in the 2012–13 school year.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,833 students enrolled in the 2022–23 school year was:

  • Male - 50.6%
  • Female - 49.4%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 1.0%
  • Asian - 4.1%
  • Black - 7.8%
  • Hispanic - 18.8%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 4.0%
  • White - 48.9%
  • Multiracial - 15.3%

49.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Academics

Languages taught at this school include American Sign Language, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. AP classes are also offered.{{cite web |title=2024-2025 Couse Offerings World Languages |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h5vP_jaXhztEqftxGpAMPBCbiA5nKEbia6OQh8QQ2io/edit |website=High School Course Catalogue |publisher=Bethel Schools |access-date=31 August 2024}}

Athletics

The GK Eagles are members of the South Division of the South Puget Sound League in Washington's West Central District.

The 2021 football team finished with an undefeated season and a Class 4A state title.{{cite news|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/zpL0eY24hkyHuF6bSnIu4w/joshua-wood-named-2021-maxpreps-washington-high-school-football-player-of-the-year.htm|title=Joshua Wood named 2021 MaxPreps Washington High School Football Player of the Year|work=MaxPreps|first=Aaron|last=Williams|date=December 9, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2021}}

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