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18-542: Klahanie is home to many different neighborhoods inside its boundaries, such as Heatherwood and The Willows. There are two schools in Klahanie, Beaver Lake Middle School and Challenger Elementary School, both in the Issaquah School District . There are two community pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and parks. The word "Klahanie" is a Chinook Jargon term for "outside" or "the outdoors". The name

36-496: A 16-year-old girl was raped by two members of the Skyline football team. She reported it, they were convicted and a protective order forced the rapists off the team and out of the school. The community and coaches responded by starting a targeted harassment campaign of the victim and her younger sister that included online bullying, personal confrontations, firebombing the victims house, planting drugs on her, and prominently featuring

54-446: A former student for 4.25 million dollars, the biggest sexual abuse settlement in state history. As of May 2016, 7.9% of students are on free or reduced-price meal programs. In the district, as of 2016, there are 1029 classroom teachers. Of these, 696 (67.7%) have at least a master's degree. Teachers have an average of 10.6 years of experience in the district. Issaquah Highlands Too Many Requests If you report this error to

72-735: A portion of the city's debt. In July 2006, Issaquah decided to shelve its plan to annex Klahanie to avoid paying $ 17 million in road improvements for Issaquah-Fall City Road. A second election was held in February 2014 for Klahanie residents to accept an annexation by Issaquah, after a proposal for the two cities to split the area failed. The proposition failed by 32 votes, leading to the city transferring its annexation rights to Sammamish in June. The city of Sammamish organized an annexation ballot measure for April 2015 that passed with 87 percent approval. The annexation took effect on January 1, 2016, increasing

90-470: A total area of 1.942 square miles (5.03 km), of which, 1.926 square miles (4.988 km) of it is land and 0.016 square miles (0.041 km) of it (0.82%) is water. Yellow Lake is located within Klahanie, and serves as a public green space. As of the 2010 census , there were 10,674 people, 3,806 households, and 3,009 families residing in the Klahanie CDP. The population density

108-400: Is located between the cities of Issaquah and Sammamish and its annexation became a point of conflict between the two cities in the 1990s and 2000s. The government of King County mandated that Klahanie accept incorporation into either city in the early 2000s, leading to the community weighing its options. In November 2005, the area voted to be annexed into Issaquah, but voted against taking on

126-620: The Issaquah School District, Mercer Island School District , and Seattle School District filled the streets of Downtown Seattle and traveled from the Seattle Center to Westlake Park . The commotion caused by this walkout caused some senators in Olympia to propose a bill to decrease teachers' pay while on strike, but this proposal was not accepted by many senators. In 2021 Issaquah School District settled with

144-403: The age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.8 persons and the average family size

162-804: The early 1990s, despite the construction of bus turnouts and other infrastructure in anticipation of service. Issaquah School District Issaquah School District No. 411 is a public school district in King County, Washington . It is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington . As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district has an enrollment of 20,965 students with 24 total schools. Its attendance boundary includes Issaquah as well as portions of Bellevue , East Renton Highlands , Hobart , Mirrormont , Newcastle , Renton , and Sammamish . The Issaquah School District teachers' union voted to strike which in turn left Issaquah schools to be closed from

180-531: The estimated population of Sammamish from 49,980 to 61,250. Klahanie is located at 47°34′15″N 122°00′30″W  /  47.57083°N 122.00833°W  / 47.57083; -122.00833 (47.570970, -122.008391), approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of downtown Issaquah and 19 miles (31 km) east of Seattle . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has

198-418: The opening day of school, September 4, until September 26 – closing the school for a total of three weeks; fifteen total school days. An agreement was made on September 25 ratified by a 740-45 majority vote cast by the teachers at Issaquah High School , relieving the teachers of the threats of fines that would be put in place because the teachers voted to defy a King County Superior Court injunction calling for

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216-544: The rapists during her graduation ceremony attempting to force her to move to another school so the rapists could come back and play for Skyline. After her graduation the harassment continued against her younger sister. All schools in the Issaquah School District were closed on May 19, 2015, when the Issaquah School District Teachers' Union voted to go on strike to earn more funding from the state for Washington's schools. Thousands of teachers of

234-426: The roads also continue north towards Sammamish and east towards Fall City , respectively. The neighborhood is served by King County Metro service on routes 216, 219 and 269, connecting the area to Sammamish, Redmond , Issaquah and Downtown Seattle . King County Metro also operates two carpool / vanpool park and rides in Klahanie. The neighborhood was bypassed by Metro bus service because of its low densities in

252-465: The teachers to return to work. Resulting from the strike was a 3.8 percent pay increase over two years; ninety-five percent being covered by state aid. An additional $ 250 "return to work incentive" was offered to all teachers as well as a $ 500 bonus the following year. Because of the increased incentive to return to work, more staff was gained in that year than during any previous year. An Issaquah School District bus driver now identified as Staci LaManna

270-537: Was 3.19 persons. In the Klahanie community, 31.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.4% from 20 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. According to the 2015 American Community Survey , the median income for a household in the Klahanie CDP was $ 127,589. The Klahanie area is served by two main highways: Issaquah Pine Lake Road and Issaquah-Fall City Road, which both continue south towards Downtown Issaquah and Issaquah Highlands ;

288-455: Was 5,500 people per square mile (2,100/km). There were 3,915 housing units at an average density of 2,016/sq mi (778/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.9% White , 1.3% African American , 0.2% Native American , 23.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.3% from other races , and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population. There were 3,009 households, out of which 49.4% had children under

306-567: Was fired in September 2006 when she allegedly "flipped off" former United States President George W. Bush in June 2006 while she was transporting a group of students back from a field trip to the Woodland Park Zoo . The 43-year-old driver has filed a union grievance for wrongful termination. The Issaquah School District stated that the termination was a result of a "pattern of behavior" and not for any political reasons. In 2014

324-492: Was originally considered in the 1970s for a proposed development in southern Snohomish County at the location of modern-day Mill Creek . Klahanie opened in 1985 as one of the first planned communities in the Pacific Northwest. The 884-acre (358 ha), 3,200-home community was planned with small yards to complement large communal open spaces. The last of the development's homes were finished in 1994. Klahanie

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