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Juanita High School

10601 Ne 132nd, Kirkland, WA, 98034 -

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Definition of Terms

Juanita High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

King County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1025 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

53 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 374 students

Grade 11 - 352 students

Grade 12 - 299 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	6%
% Asian	14%	6%
% Hispanic	7%	12%
% Black	4%	5%
% White	74%	69%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Lake Washington School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	51	5
Number of Students Managed	24,417 students	1,985 students
District Total Revenue	$219,751,000	$16,541,000
District Expenditure	$219,437,000	$16,470,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,000	$8,333
District Expenditure / Student	$8,987	$8,297
District Graduation Rates	93%	88%

Kirkland Police Blotter Nov. 12-18 (seattlepi.com)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 07:51:31 pm
The weekly Kirkland Police blotter is represented on an interactive map below. Instead of listing the selection of calls separately, this feature allows the information relating to the call to be placed on the map itself.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Vikings sign three prep standouts (The Bellingham Herald)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:44:08 am
Western Washington University softball coach Lonnie Hicks announced Thursday the signing of three hi
Juanita takes six state titles, second as a team (Kirkland Reporter)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:49:11 am
It came down to two rival KingCo teams during the 3A State Swim Meet Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.
Cornell’s Walters provides explosive threat on offense and special teams (Columbia Daily Spectator)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 10:05:39 am
Brian Walters continues to be a key component of Dartmouth's offense. The Lions will need to contain Walters this Saturday to give their offense a shot at winning.
Rebels crush Mercer Island 39-7 behind Laufasa's three touchdowns (Kirkland Reporter)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 04:36:43 pm
The Juanita High School football team defeated Mercer Island, 39-7, Friday at Islander Stadium behind running back Jerimiah Laufasa’s three touchdown scores.

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Juanita High School (JHS), the home of the Rebels, is a high school in King County, Washington, administered by Lake Washington School District. It was opened on September 4, 1971 as a result of a campaign driven by an education theory known as the "Juanita Concept", developed by John Strauss, who became the school's first principal.
History
The Juanita Concept called for a large warehouse-like open architecture. When JHS opened it had a large open area surrounded by a music area, art and industrial arts areas, and an auditorium, the KIVA, science room and main office, and photographic and business rooms. The Juanita Concept also included some at the time unorthodox principles of education, with individualized instruction intended mainly to nurture lifelong learning skills.
Juanita officially opened on September 4, 1971, but because the building was not ready for occupancy until November 13, the first nine weeks were spent double shifting at Redmond High School. The curriculum for math, science, social studies, and language arts was contracted with the Westinghouse Learning Corporation for the first two years of Juanita’s existence.
The schedule that was used the first two years was quite controversial. It consisted of seventeen 20-minute periods, called “mods” which allowed both large and small group instruction. The purpose was to encourage individualization and accommodate partial credit. Most classes were small—12 to 16 students—and student schedules were flexible, with about 60% of their time in class and about 40% unstructured. Students were expected to work on homework assignments and testing during that time. The free time and small class size allowed a strong camaraderie to blossom between staff and students. Classes in the open area met at seminar tables scattered throughout. In 1973 the mod schedule was replaced by a seven-period schedule, and that schedule was replaced in 1981 with the six period schedule, the one Juanita uses today along with occasional block scheduled days.
Many factors affected Juanita’s inability to maintain the “Juanita Concept”. One of the biggest was the Basic Education Law passed by the Washington legislature in the mid-1970’s, which based school district funding on students being “in class” 55-minutes for six periods a day. The 12-16 student classes swelled to 30-33 students and the open area was transformed into a collection of ordinary classrooms partially separated by small wooden student lockers and cupboards. It was not long until talk of “remodel” was heard;1984 saw the beginning of a two year remodeling project which partitioned the “open area” into classrooms and hallways. Juanita took on the look that it has today. The library of Juanita is home to Nancy Kuta (Librarian).
Sports
AAA State Football Champions 1984, 1985, 1986 (2nd place)
AAA State Girls' Basketball Champions, 1981, 1986
AAA State Boys' Basketball Champions,1984
AAA State Baseball Champions, 1985, 1987, 1988 (2nd place), 1992
AAA State Softball Champions, 1989, 1990
AAAA Kingco Soccer Champions, 2008
A Brief History of Juanita High School by Dave Vannet, teachers at the school from 1972 to the present day.
External links
Juanita High School website

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