Kankakee High School
| Kankakee High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
1200 W. Jeffery Street Kankakee, Illinois USA | |
| Coordinates | 41°06′18″N 87°53′07″W / 41.10501°N 87.88533°WCoordinates: 41°06′18″N 87°53′07″W / 41.10501°N 87.88533°W |
| Information | |
| Type | public secondary |
| Motto | To prepare student to be productive citizens and life long learners. |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Kankakee School District 111 |
| Principal | Rick Johnson |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1213 |
| Color(s) |
Maroon Columbia Blue |
| Athletics conference | Southland Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Kays |
| Website | Kankakee High School |
Kankakee High School (KHS) is a public secondary school in Kankakee, Illinois and is part of the Kankakee School District 111. KHS serves grades nine through twelve.
History
Kankakee High School was established in 1906 and served students until 1966. In 1966, KHS split into two schools, one called Eastridge (athletic teams the Raiders) and the other called Westview (athletic teams the Kayhawks or K-Hawks). These two schools operated until 1983 when it unified once again to form the new KHS.
Athletics
KHS currently has the following sports:
- Football
- Baseball
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Swimming (boys and girls)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Track (boys and girls)
- Basketball (boys and girls)
Extra curricular activities
KHS offers the following extra curricular activities:
- Band
- MATHletes
- Scholastic Bowl
- Foreign language club
- Drama
- Sisters circle
- Brother 2 Brother
- Interact
- National Honors Society
- Student council
- Yearbook
- Art Club
- Best Buddies
- Kankakee West African Drum Ensamble (KWADE)
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Peer Mediation
- Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
- Leaders Empowered to Achieve Anything Possible (LEAAP)
Demographics
- Black: 57.7%
- White: 21.2%
- Hispanic 18.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native American: 0.2%
- Other: 2.3%
References
- "Kankakee High School". Kankakee School District 111. Americaneagle.com. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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