King's High School is a private, non-denominational Christian school, located in Shoreline

Shoreline, Washington

Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States, north of Downtown Seattle bordering the northern Seattle city limits. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,007, making it the 19th largest city in the state of Washington....

, Washington, just north of Seattle. It enrolls approximately 470 students in 9th through 12th grade. King's High School, along with elementary and middle schools on the same campus, and Crosspoint Academy in Bremerton, Washington

Bremerton, Washington

Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...

 together comprise King's Schools

King's Schools

King's Schools is a private Christian school, Preschool through 12th grade, located in North Seattle, Washington. 98% of the graduates of King's High School go on to higher education.-History:King's was founded in 1950 by Mike and Vivian Martin...

, part of CRISTA Ministries

Crista Ministries

CRISTA Ministries is a collection of Christian ministries located in the Richmond Highlands neighborhood of Shoreline, Washington, just north of Seattle...

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History

Previously, The original kings buildings were used as a tuberculosis sanitarium up to 1947 when the last patient left. Mike and Vivian Martin founded "King's Garden" in 1950 after the buildings had lain empty for around three years. the school was rooted in weekly Bible studies and fellowship meetings in the Martin's home. King's Garden quickly became more than a school, growing into a family of ministries that operated radio stations, a printing press, a missionary letter-writing service, a senior citizen home, and two resorts, Island Lake and Miracle Ranch. The school dropped Garden from its name in 1979.

Academics

King's offers Advanced Placement courses in art, biology, calculus, chemistry, English language and literature, U.S. and European history, and Spanish. In 2009, King's students took 97 AP examinations.

Ninety-eight percent of King's students go on to higher education.

Athletics

King's competes at the 1A classification level as part of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington...

. King's has won 37 state championships and 10 academic state championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball. Most recently, the Knights won 2009 state championships in girls' cross country and volleyball.

In 2005, Sports Illustrated

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named King's the top high school athletic program in Washington State.

The seven state championships won by the girls' cross country team (2001-2003, 2006-2009) are the most by any school in WIAA history.

Two-time LPGA tour winner Jimin Kang

Jimin Kang

Jimin Kang is a South Korean professional golfer who plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.Kang had a distinguished amateur career including finishing runner-up in 1999 U.S. Women's Amateur. She attended Arizona State University. She turned professional in 2002....

led the King's girls' golf team to the 1999 state title.