Kenmore High School

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Kenmore High School
Address
Kenmore High School
2140 13th Street S.W.

Akron
,
Ohio
44314

United States
Coordinates 41°02′45″N81°33′29″W / 41.045731°N 81.558167°W / 41.045731; -81.558167
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TypePublic
Opened1916
Closed2017
School district Akron Public Schools
Grades 9–12
Enrollment696 [1]  (2013–14)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Black and red   
Athletics conference Akron City Series
Team nameCardinals
Accreditation Ohio Department of Education

Kenmore High School was a public high school in Akron, Ohio, United States. At the time of its closure in 2017, it was one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools. Athletic teams were known as the Cardinals and the school competed as a member of the Akron City Series.

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The school closed after the 2016–17 school year and was merged with Garfield High School. The merged school, initially known as Kenmore–Garfield High School, was housed at the Kenmore High School building from 2017 to 2022 while a new facility was built on the site of Garfield High School. Upon moving to the new site, the school was renamed Garfield Community Learning Center.

History

The original Kenmore High School was constructed in 1916. Population in the village of Kenmore grew rapidly, which resulted in an addition the next year. It was originally part of the Coventry Township District, but was annexed to the Akron Public Schools in 1929. The school housed elementary and high school students for many years. More additions were made to the school in 1952 and 1955. The oldest parts of the school were razed, and the current Kenmore High School was built in 1981.

Kenmore closed after the 2016–17 school year and was merged with Garfield High School for the 2017–18 school year due to declining enrollment and rising costs. [2] While the new building was constructed at the Garfield site, [3] the new combined school was named Kenmore-Garfield High School and was housed at the Kenmore High School building, where it was housed from August 2017 until May 2022. [4]

In May 2021, it was announced that the new building at the Garfield site would be called Garfield Community Learning Center, which the school board hoped would allow the Kenmore name to stay on a building in the Kenmore neighborhood. [5] The new Garfield Community Learning Center opened for classes in August 2022.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kenmore High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Garrett, Renee (October 11, 2016). "BOARD VOTES ON HIGH SCHOOL: Plan will merge Kenmore, Garfield". Akron Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Monica L. (December 12, 2016). "Akron school board approves Garfield site for high school combined with Kenmore". Ohio.com . Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ Armon, Rick & Cottom, Theresa (November 7, 2016). "Akron councilman urges school board to adopt "Kenmore-Garfield" name for new high school". Ohio.com. Akron Beacon-Journal . Retrieved May 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Pignolet, Jennifer (May 11, 2021). "Akron school board names Kenmore-Garfield high school replacement Garfield CLC". Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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