Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio)

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Kenton High School
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Address
Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio)
200 Harding Avenue

Kenton
,
Ohio
43326

United States
Coordinates 40°39′14″N83°35′48″W / 40.65389°N 83.59667°W / 40.65389; -83.59667
Information
Type Public
School boardKenton City Schools Board of Education
School districtKenton City Schools
SuperintendentChad Thrush [1]
PrincipalJason Jones
Teaching staff31.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment534 (2018-19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio17.23 [2]
Color(s) Red and White [1]   
Fight song Rah Rah For Kenton and Red and White
AthleticsFall: Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Girls Tennis, and Golf; Winter: Wrestling, Boys and Girls Basketball, Swimming/Diving, and Powerlifting; Spring: Track and Field, Baseball, Softball, and Boys Tennis.
Athletics conference Western Buckeye League [3]
MascotWildcat
Nickname Wildcats [1]
YearbookThe Echo
Website www.kentoncityschools.org

Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their mascot are the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League. The school offers coursework in all standard subjects like Math, Science, Social Studies and English, but also features a unique blend of elective courses including Conservation Science, Agricultural Education, Health Science & Technology, Information Technology, Business, Manufacturing, fine arts, broadcasting & journalism, and many more.

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Football championships

The Kenton High School football team won the state championship in 2001 and 2002, [4] [5] were the state runner-up in 2003 and 2011, [6] and placed in the "final four" in 2013 and 2014.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kenton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ WBL. "WBL Official Site". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  4. ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved 2006-12-31.
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  6. ↑ OHSAA. "OHSAA DIII FINAL 2003" . Retrieved 2011-10-11.


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