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South Kitsap High School

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Established
  
1921

Enrollment
  
2,538 (2005-2006)

Website
  
School Homepage

Number of students
  
2,538

School type
  
State school

Principal
  
Jerry Holsten

Information
  
(360) 874-5600

Phone
  
+1 360-874-5600

Founded
  
1921

South Kitsap High School

Mascot Colors
  
Wolves Maroon, White, and accents of Gold

Address
  
425 Mitchell Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA

District
  
South Kitsap School District

Motto
  
"The strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

Profiles

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South Kitsap High School is a public high school in the South Kitsap School District and is located at 425 Mitchell Ave Port Orchard, Washington.

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More than 2,500 students are enrolled across four grades (9th-12th) with 125 teachers.

South Kitsap High School is a four-year comprehensive public school. The South Kitsap school year is divided into two semesters of 90 days each. Each student has the possibility of earning 3 credits per semester (1/2 credit per course), or a total of 6 credits each year. South Kitsap is on an extended three-period schedule. Students select six classes per semester. Classes meet for approximately one hour and forty minutes every other day.

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History and facilities

It was originally built in 1921. An addition was made in 1962 followed by two addition and modernization projects in 1978 and 1980. The 337,392 square foot (31,300 m²) building is located on a 51.46 acre (20.8 hectares) site.

Band

The school is known for its marching band, The Marching Machine, where they never cease to impress the school with their outstanding talent. In October 2008, the band was formally invited to march in the 2010 Tournament of Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. The band was one of 16 bands selected to perform in one of the most watched parades in the nation. Gov. Christine Gregoire has proclaimed Tuesday, January 26, 2010 South Kitsap High School Marching Band Day. Gregoire signed the proclamation Jan. 8 in honor of the band’s performance in the 2010 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif.

The band was also selected to perform in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade & Salute on December 7, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event marked the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

The band was a $10,000 grand-prize winner of the "Schools of the Rock Battle of the Bands," put on by Rock Wood Fired Pizza and Spirits, Seattle radio station KZOK and Xfinity in 2011. The SKHS band was selected over 27 other contestants, including Kingston High School, a school rival.

South Kitsap High School Marching Band has also won other numerous parades, contests, and competitions.

Choir

In 2008 the school's chamber choir famously performed a visual form of Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus. The video went viral, with more than 11 million views by August 2012.

Notable alumni

  • Willie Bloomquist, Major league baseball player
  • Andy Brown, Former United States Air Force Security Policeman, Notable for ending the 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base Hospital shooting by killing shooter Dean Mellberg, class of 1988
  • Aaron Cunningham, MLB Outfielder for the San Diego Padres
  • Jason Ellison, MLB Outfielder
  • Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
  • Jason Hammel, Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
  • Travis Hanson, former baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Andy Husted, Musician, former member of MxPx
  • Zoe McLellan, actress, former Homecoming Queen←
  • Benji Olson, NFL Player
  • Andrew Peterson, former NFL player for the Carolina Panthers
  • Sean Spencer, former MLB pitcher
  • Sharon Vaughn, Runnerup Miss America Pageant 1959
  • References

    South Kitsap High School Wikipedia