Kennedale High School

Kennedale High School
Address
901 Wildcat Way
Kennedale, Texas 76060
United States
Coordinates 32°39′13″N 97°11′55″W / 32.65354°N 97.198663°W / 32.65354; -97.198663Coordinates: 32°39′13″N 97°11′55″W / 32.65354°N 97.198663°W / 32.65354; -97.198663 [1]
Information
Motto Where Everybody is Somebody
Established 1998
Status Currently operational[2]
School district Kennedale Independent School District
CEEB code 443787
Principal Justin Marchel
Teaching staff 55.2 (as of 2011-12)[2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 967 (as of 2011-12)[2]
Student to teacher ratio 17.52 (as of 2011-12)[2]
School colour(s) Kelly green and White         
Athletics UIL 4A
Mascot Wildcat
Team name Wildcats, Lady Kats
Website

Kennedale High School is a public high school in Kennedale, Texas. The only high school in the Kennedale Independent School District, it serves students in Kennedale and a small part of Arlington. It was rated in 2011 "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.

Campus

The 1974 building at 930 Bowman Springs Road in Kennedale became the junior high school campus when the new high school building at 901 Wildcat Way opened for the 1998-99 school year.

Extracurricular activities

Activities and student groups at Kennedale High School include Art Club, Anime Club, Business Professionals of America, Choir, Computer Science Society, Friends of Rachel, Key Club, Kindness in Students Spreads, National Honor Society, Outdoor Education Society, Spanish Club, Student Council, Thespians, UIL Academics, UIL Speech & Debate, and Yearbook.

Athletics

As of 2014, Kennedale High School competes in the AAAA, or 4A, classification of the University Interscholastic League. The Wildcats, known as the Lady Kats in women's leagues, compete in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, drill team, football, golf, powerlifting, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, swimming, and volleyball.

State championship titles

Band

The Kennedale Wildcat Marching Band has about 150 members in it as of 2014.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Kennedale High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "School Detail for Kennedale H S". National Center for Education Statistics.
  3. ↑ Kretzschmar, Rick (1998-05-24). "Kennedale softball team wins state title". Dallas Morning News. Newsbank document ID 0ED3DABF6D4CE9C0. Kennedale's softball team defeated West, 1-0, to win the Class 3A state title at the UIL State Softball Championships.... It is the first state title in any sport for Kennedale High School. «Marching Band' wins 5th at state marching band competition : 2014 (4A)» line feed character in |quote= at position 191 (help)
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