Kennedale High School
| Kennedale High School | |
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| Address | |
| 901 Wildcat Way Kennedale, Texas, 76060  United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°39′13″N 97°11′55″W / 32.65354°N 97.198663°WCoordinates: 32°39′13″N 97°11′55″W / 32.65354°N 97.198663°W [1] |
| Information | |
| Motto | Where Everybody is Somebody |
| School district | Kennedale Independent School District |
| CEEB Code | 443787 |
| Principal | Rita Whatley |
| Teaching staff | 53 (as of 2005-06)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 929 (as of 2009-10)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.5[2] |
| School Colour(s) | Kelly green and White |
| Athletics | UIL 3A |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats, Lady Kats |
| Website | [1] |
Kennedale High School is a public high school in Kennedale, Texas. The only high school in the Kennedale Independent School District, it serves students in Kennedale and a small part of Arlington. Its was rated in 2011 "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.
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[edit] History
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[edit] Campus
The 1974 building at 930 Bowman Springs Road in Kennedale became the junior high school campus when the new high school building at 901 Wildcat Way, a renamed segment of Treepoint Drive, opened for the 1998-99 school year.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Activities and student groups at Kennedale High School include art club, choir, UIL Academics, UIL Speech & Debate, Generation Revival, Key Club, Kindness in Students Spreads, National Honor Society, Spanish club, student council, Thespians and yearbook.
[edit] Athletics
Kennedale High School competes in the AAA, or 3A, classification of the University Interscholastic League. The Wildcats, known as the Lady Kats in women's leagues, compete in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, drill team, football, golf, powerlifting, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
[edit] State championship titles
- Boys' baseball: 2011 (3A)
- Boys' basketball: 2008 (3A)
- Girls' track : 2006 (3A)
- Softball: 1998 (3A)[3]
[edit] Marching band
The 120 member Kennedale Wildcat Band was ranked #19 in the state among 3A marching bands in 2006-2007[4] and #3 in the state in concert performance for "Joy Revisited" in 2008. Directed by Erol Oktay, DiMitri Higginbotham, Eleanor Babcock, and Melissa Romano, this band has experienced success in recent years, in going to state marching competition in San Antonio in the 2006-07 school year [5] they competed in the state marching competition once again in 2008 and ranked 17th. In the 2011 marching season, the Kennedale band got straight Division I ratings at UIL for their performance of "Symphonic Sketches."
[edit] Notable alumni
- Wes Bautovich, football player
- Cedric James, football player
- Daniel Millican, screenwriter
- Britt LaRiviere, Founder of TheSpeedGamers
[edit] References
- ^ "Kennedale High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2008535. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ a b c "School Detail for Kennedale H S". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=482550002839&ID=482550002839.
- ^ Kretzschmar, Rick (1998-05-24). "Kennedale softball team wins state title". Dallas Morning News. Newsbank document ID 0ED3DABF6D4CE9C0. "Kennedale's softball team defeated West, 1-0, to win the Class 3A state title at the UIL State Softball Championships.... It is the first state title in any sport for Kennedale High School."
- ^ "Bands on the run". Fort Worth Star-Telegram: p. BB1. 2006-11-12. "In the Class 3A contest Monday, ...Kennedale High School finished 19th."
- ^ Brown, Jessamy (2006-11-07). "They marched out on a high note". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Kennedale High School, meanwhile, made its first trip to state that year."
