Kenowa Hills High School

Kenowa Hills High School
Address
3825 Hendershot Ave NW
Alpine Township, Michigan, (Kent County) 49544
United States
Coordinates 43°01′58″N 85°44′59″W / 43.032823°N 85.74975°W / 43.032823; -85.74975Coordinates: 43°01′58″N 85°44′59″W / 43.032823°N 85.74975°W / 43.032823; -85.74975
Information
School type Public school (government funded), Secondary
Motto High levels of learning for each and every student
Established 1999 (1999)
Status Open
School district Kenowa Hills Public Schools
NCES District ID 2620280[1]
CEEB Code 231716
NCES School ID 262028005702[2]
Principal Katharine Pennington[3]
Faculty 59.80 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12[2]
Enrollment 1,207[2] (2010)
 • Grade 9 326[2]
 • Grade 10 307[2]
 • Grade 11 293[2]
 • Grade 12 281[2]
Student to teacher ratio 20.18[2]
Color(s) Black and Gold
         
Mascot Knight
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Website khps.org?q=khhs%2Fhome
Knight.preview


Knight Mascot

Kenowa Hills High School (colloquially referred to as Kenowa or KHHS) is an American high school located at 3825 Hendershot Ave NW, Alpine Township, Michigan (near Grand Rapids, Michigan).[4][5] It is a part of the Kenowa Hills Public Schools. Its mascot is the Knight, and its colors are black and gold.[3] The school fight song consists of music from the march You’re a Grand Old Flag with original words written for Kenowa Hills.

Performing Arts Center

The Kenowa Hills Performing Arts Center is a 750-seat theater located on the campus of Kenowa Hills High School. Its main purpose is to serve the needs of Kenowa Hills Public Schools, but the Performing Arts Center is also available to serve the community. It has been the site for concerts, recitals, lectures, theatrical performances, and formal ceremonies, including the Grand Rapids Symphony, Opera Grand Rapids, the Grand Rapids Community College Music Department, Circle Presents, The Dance Network, Walker Charter Academy, and Comstock Park High School. Each year, Kenowa Hills fine arts students perform a play and a musical, in addition to instrumental and vocal music concerts.[6]

Grounds

The grounds consist of tennis courts, practice fields, baseball and softball fields, and track surrounding the football field. Many of these are located across Hendershot Ave, near the middle school [7]

2012 senior bicycle ride incident

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, many members of the school's senior class participated in a mass bicycle ride to school, escorted by a police vehicles, one of which had the Mayor of Walker in it. Principal Katharine Pennington, who had not been informed about the mass ride in advance, suspended all of the participants for the day and told them they were not allowed to participate in the traditional graduation walk.[8] On Wednesday, May 23, Pennington apologized.[9]

Athletics

A football gifted by the 1972-73 Kenowa Hills senior class to President Gerald Ford during his trip to Grand Rapids.

Kenowa Hills participates in most varsity sports. In recent years, the Kenowa Hills football team has had successful seasons, winning conference championships in the 2008, 2009, and 2010. Kenowa Hills is a part of the Ottawa-Kent Conference, in the Black Division.

These are the Varsity and club level sports that Kenowa Hills High School competes in:

Spring

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Kenowa Hills Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Kenowa Hills High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to Kenowa Hills High School". Kenowa Hills Public Schools. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Zoning Map." (Archive) Alpine Township, Michigan. Retrieved on December 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Kenowa Hills High School." Kenowa Hills High School. Retrieved on December 27, 2012. "3825 Hendershot NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544-9794 "
  6. ↑ Kenowa Hills Public Schools. (2011, May 24). Retrieved May 24, 2011, from Kenowa Hills Public Schools Performing Arts Center: http://pac.khps.org/
  7. ↑ Bing Maps. (2011, May 24). Retrieved May 24, 2011, from Bing Maps: Kenowa Hills High School, Grand Rapids, MI: http://www.bing.com/maps/Default.aspx?encType=1&v=2&ss=ypid.YN440x8028463&style=r&mkt=en-us&FORM=LLDP.
  8. ↑ "Biking Kenowa Hills seniors punished". WOOD-TV. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Principal on bikers: "Did I overreact? Of course I did"". WZZM13. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

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