Kearney High School (Kearney, Nebraska)

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Kearney High School
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Kearney High School (Kearney, Nebraska)
2702 W. 11th Street

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68845
United States
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School type Public, high school
School district Kearney Public Schools
SuperintendentJason Mundorf
PrincipalJeff Ganz
Staff90.78 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,629 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.94 [1]
Color(s)   Blue and gold
Athletics conferenceHeartland Athletic Conference (HAC)
Nickname Bearcats
Website www.kearneycats.com

Kearney High School is a public high school in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools district. It is one of two high schools in Kearney (the other being Kearney Catholic High School).

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Buildings

The original school was built in 1879 and was named Whittier School. It was used for grades K-12 until a new high school, Longfellow High School, was built in 1890. This was used until 1960 when the new high school was ready, and was later demolished. The school experienced several major additions. The original 1960 building featured an auditorium, band room, shared vocal/chorus room, cafeteria, offices, gym, library, and a lowered garden atrium. Since then, major additions included the vocational wing in 1981, the 400 Hallway in 1988, and the "Commons", 600 Hallway and North Gym in 1995.

In September 2013, Kearney voters approved a $75 million bond to build a new Kearney High School, [2] in southwest Kearney; the building is located at 3610 6th Avenue. Its west side borders the campus of Horizon Middle School. The new building is a third larger than its predecessor. Construction was finished in the fall of 2016. [3] The old building was put up for auction, and the winning bid came from First Baptist Church of Kearney. The bid was $260,000. [4]

Sports

State championships

State championships [5]
SeasonSportNumber of championshipsYear
Fall Football 12006
Cross country, boys' 62011, 2003, 2000, 1996, 1995, 1977
Volleyball, girls' 11978
Golf, girls' 41997, 1995, 1994, 1992
Tennis, boys' 31976, 1985, 1986
Winter Wrestling 11998
Basketball, girls' 11982
Spring Track and field, boys' 162014, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994
Track and field, girls'42016, 1996, 1995, 1972
Soccer, boys'12018

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