Carlton J. Kell High School
| Carlton J. Kell High School | |
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| Address | |
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4770 Lee Waters Rd. , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Mrs. Trudie Donovan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,933 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | copper, black, and white |
| Mascot | Longhorn, "Corky" |
| Newspaper | inK wELL |
| Yearbook | The Longhorn |
| Website | KHS |
Carlton J. Kell High School is a public high school in the Cobb County School District in the state of Georgia. The school is located in Marietta, Georgia, just northwest of Atlanta. The school was founded in 2002 and serves approximately 1,933 students in the Cobb County area. The school mascot is the Longhorn, and the school colors are copper, black, and white. Kell is also an AP certified school and was a regional recipient of the Georgia Governor's Cup, a competition focusing on SAT scores. [citation needed] Also, Kell is the 5th largest school in the CCSD.[citation needed]
History
Coach Carlton J. "Corky" Kell was the former head football coach at Wheeler High School in Cobb County and was instrumental in creating the High School Football Classic in 1992. In fact, the first Classic was actually the first game ever played inside the Georgia Dome, even before any professional or college team played there. [1]
Faculty and Staff
Kell has 268 staff and faculty members, consisting of 133 teachers along with clerical, administration, bus drivers, custodians, etc. It is above the average state of 16 students per teacher, having 25 students per teacher.[citation needed]
Athletics
- Baseball (2006 state runner up)[citation needed]
- Girls Golf
- Boys Golf
- Football (2005 state playoffs)[citation needed]
- Girls Lacrosse
- Boys Lacrosse
- Slowpitch Softball (2006 State Finals)[citation needed]
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Basketball (2006 region champs)[citation needed]
- Fastpitch softball (2003,2004 state champions)[citation needed]
- Girls Soccer
- Boys Soccer
- Swimming and diving
- Girls Tennis
- Boys Tennis
- Cross Country (2003 region champs)
- Boys Track (2006 region champs)
- Girls Track (2007 region champs)[citation needed]
- Wrestling (2003,2004,2005,2006 state and region champ)[citation needed]
- Volleyball
- Cheerleading
- Equestrian (Also a club)
- Roller Hockey (Also a club)
Clubs and Extracurricular Activities
- Avid After Hours
- The Architecture Group (TAG)
- Anime Club
- Band
- Beta Club
- Book Club
- Chess Club
- Cultural Diversity Club
- Dance Team
- Debate/Forensics
- Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
- Drama Club
- Equestrian Club
- Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
- First Priority
- French Club
- French Honor Society
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- German Club
- German Honor Society
- The Herd (Senior Spirit Group)
- Hiking and Camping Club
- Interact Club
- International Music Club
- Key Club
- Language Club
- Latin Club (Junior Classical League, JCL)
- Latin Honor Society
- Literary Club
- Math Team
- Model United Nations
- Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society)
- National Arts Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Naval Junior ROTC
- Orchestra
- Prom Committee
- Roller Hockey
- Science Club
- The Kell High School Robotics Team
- Spanish Club
- Spanish Honor Society
- Student Government Association (SGA)
- Student Views