Kennett High School (Pennsylvania)

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Kennett High School
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Kennett High School (Pennsylvania)
100 East South Street

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348

United States
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TypeHigh School
Established1921
School district Kennett Consolidated School District
PrincipalLorenzo DeAngelis [1]
Staff72.04 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,362 (2020–21) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.91 [2]
Color(s)   Blue and white
Athletics Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
MascotBlue Demon
Rival Unionville High School
NewspaperThe Demon Press
Website khs.kcsd.org

Kennett High School is the only public high school in the Kennett Consolidated School District and is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States. The school averages around 1300 students and 100 faculty members. The Kennett Consolidated School District Office is located next to the high school.

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Campus

The school is located just south of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Recent major renovations were completed in 2006, including the construction of a new science wing. The high school's new stadium, renovations to the baseball and soccer fields, and the addition of a new concession stand were all completed in the summer of 2007. As part of the renovations, the previously adjacent Kennett Middle School was relocated to Landenberg, Pennsylvania, in a newly constructed building of its own.

Extracurricular activities

Kennett offers the following sports programs: Golf, Cross Country (Boys and Girls), Soccer (Boys and Girls), Field Hockey, Volleyball, Tennis (Boys and Girls), Football, Ice Hockey, Wrestling, Basketball (Boys and Girls), Winter Track (Boys and Girls), Swimming (Boys and Girls), Cheerleading, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse (Boys and Girls), and Track (Boys and Girls)

Both football and the marching band were brought back in the 2005–2006 school year after being absent from the district for many years. 2011-12 Kennett football program recorded their first non-losing season, as varsity finished with a 6–6 record.

During the 2001–2002 season, the KHS Basketball team was the Pennsylvania AAA State Basketball champion. [3]

During the 2018–2019 and the 2023-2024 seasons, the KHS Boys Swim team were the Ches-Mont League American Division Champions. [4]

Kennett's chapter of the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America is the largest in the region, one of the ten largest in the state, and one of the 100 largest in the nation.[ citation needed ]

In 2015, the Kennett Marching Band won first place in the Cavalcade of Bands A Class Championships. [5]

Music students at Kennett have also participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association district, region, and state festivals for band, chorus, and orchestra. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Administration".
  2. 1 2 3 "Kennett HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/results/Winter/2001-2002%20Basketball%20-%20AAA%20Boys'%20Brackets.pdf [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Home". khsdemonswimming.weebly.com.
  5. ↑ "Kennett Marching Band captures Cavalcade title for first time in its history".[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Kennett High musicians selected for District festivals". Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-01.

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