Kamiah High School (KAM-ee-eye) is a four-year public secondary school in Kamiah, Idaho, the only high school in Kamiah School District #304. Located in the Clearwater Valley of rural Lewis County in the north central part of the state, the school colors are maroon and white and the mascot is a Kub.

Kamiah High School
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711 Ninth St.

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TypePublic[1]
Establishedc. 1914[2][3]
1959 (current)[4]
School districtKamiah S.D. #304
PrincipalPeggy Flerchinger [5]
Faculty9.19 (FTE)[6]
Grades9–12
Enrollment127 (2022–23)[6]
Student to teacher ratio13.82[6]
Color(s)Maroon & White[5]
   
AthleticsIHSAA Class 1A
Athletics conferenceWhite Pine League
MascotKub[5]
NewspaperKubville Chatter [7]
YearbookKub
Feeder schoolsKamiah Middle School
Information(208) 935-4067
Elevation1,260 ft (385 m) AMSL
WebsiteKamiah High School
Kamiah is located in Idaho
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At the south end of the city, the high school was built in 1914,[3] and the current building on 9th Street opened 65 years ago in November 1959.[2][4]

Athletics

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Kamiah competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 1A in the White Pine League. It was formerly a member of the Central Idaho League with Grangeville and Orofino in Class 2A. KHS moved down to 1A in the summer of 2012 and won the 1A (Division I) state title in football that fall.

State titles

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Boys

  • Football (4): fall (A-3, now 2A) 1978,[8][9] 2000; (2A) 2001; (1A, Div I) 2012[10] (official with introduction of A-3 playoffs, fall 1977)[11]
  • Track (6): (A-3, now 2A) 1979, 1980, 1981,[12] 2001; (2A) 2002, 2012[13]

Girls

  • Track (4): (A-3, now 2A) 1982,[14] 1987,[15] 1988, 1989[16][17] (introduced in 1971)

Notable graduates

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  • Ken Hobart, former CFL quarterback, Class of 1979
  • Karleen Pardue-Williams/Karly [18] Rose, National Beauty Queen, speaker, Class of 1984
  • Geoff Schroeder, state senator in the U.S. state of Idaho, Class of 1984
  • C.J. Aragon 2010 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association National Coach-of-the-Year, Class of 1993


References

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  1. ^ "Kamiah High School". Public School Review. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Classes to open today in new Kamiah High School building". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 16, 1959. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b "Kamiah High School on accredited list". Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 16, 1923. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b "New Kamiah High School to be finished within a month". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 14, 1959. p. 9.
  5. ^ a b c "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  6. ^ a b c "KAMIAH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kamiah High student newspaper gets high ranking". Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 31, 1963. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Kamiah plays for state championship tonight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 17, 1978. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Kubs bring home state title, 16-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 18, 1978. p. 1B.
  10. ^ "2012 1AD1 state football tournament". IHSAA. November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  11. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Idaho high school football - state champions
  12. ^ Emerson, Paul (May 17, 1981). "Kamiah boys wrap up third crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 3C.
  13. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
  14. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (May 23, 1982). "Idaho track championships - Girls: Jensen spectacular, Kubs 1st". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 4D.
  15. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (May 17, 1987). "Kamiah girls capture A-3 crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.
  16. ^ Hauge, Stephen (May 28, 1989). "Kamiah girls win third straight A-3 title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 3C.
  17. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Track champions - through 2012
  18. ^ Lewiston Tribune
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