Kennedale High School

School in Kennedale, Texas, United States

AthleticsUIL 4AAthletics conferenceUIL 4AMascotWildcatTeam nameWildcats, Lady KatsWebsite[1]

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 is the 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, Spanish 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

Girls' soccer: 2015, 2016 (4A)
Boys' track : 2014 (3A)
Boys' baseball: 2011 (3A)
Boys' basketball: 2008 (3A)
Girls' track : 2004 (3A), 2021 (4A)
Softball: 1998, 2000 (3A)^[5]

State Runner-ups

Football: 2017(4A/D1)

Band

The Kennedale High School Wildcat Band^[6] is directed by the director of bands Mr. Erol K. Oktay. The KHS Wildcat Band includes a marching band, a jazz band, a varsity wind ensemble, and two sub-varsity wind ensembles.

The KHS Wildcat Marching Band qualified for every UIL state-wide championship for 14 years between 2006 and 2020,^[7]^[8] qualifying for finals between 2014 and 2020.

The KHS Varsity Wind Ensemble has qualified as a state finalist in the ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series competition.^[9]

Notable alumni

Wes Bautovich, football player
Cedric James, football player
Daniel Millican, screenwriter
Baron Browning, NFL linebacker

References

^ "Kennedale High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
^ "Administration". Kennedale High School.
^ ^a ^b ^c "KENNEDALE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ "School Detail for Kennedale H S". National Center for Education Statistics.
^ 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)»
^ "KHS Band Website". Kennedale High School Website.
^ "UIL Marching Band State Leaderboard". University Interscholastic League.
^ "2022 UIL 4A Area D Marching Band Contest" (PDF). University Interscholastic League.
^ "OPS Results". ATTSB.

External links

http://www.edline.net/pages/Kennedale_HS

Education in Tarrant County, Texas

Public high schools

Arlington ISD	Arlington High James Bowie Sam Houston Lamar James W. Martin Juan Seguin
Birdville ISD	Birdville High Haltom Richland
Crowley ISD	Crowley High North Crowley High
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD	Boswell Chisholm Trail Saginaw
Fort Worth ISD	See template
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	Colleyville Heritage Grapevine High
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	Lawrence D. Bell High School Trinity High School
Keller ISD	Central Fossil Ridge Keller High Timber Creek
Mansfield ISD	Mansfield High Lake Ridge Legacy Summit Timberview
Northwest ISD	V.R. Eaton Other schools are in Denton County
Other school districts	Azle ISD (Azle High) Carroll ISD (Carroll Senior High) Castleberry ISD (Castleberry High) Everman ISD (Everman Joe C. Bean) Kennedale ISD (Kennedale High) Lake Worth ISD (Lake Worth High) White Settlement ISD (Brewer High)
Charter high schools	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Former public schools	Masonic Home and School of Texas/Masonic Home ISD

Independent schools

Secular private high schools	Anderson Private School The Oakridge School Trinity Valley School
Religious private high schools	Bethesda Christian School Cassata Catholic High School Covenant Christian Academy Faith Christian School Fort Worth Christian School Fort Worth Country Day School Grace Preparatory Academy Nolan Catholic High School Pantego Christian Academy Southwest Christian School Temple Christian School
Closed	St. Vincent's Cathedral School

Tertiary

Portions of some school districts extend into other counties; only high schools in Tarrant County are listed here
Aledo ISD, Burleson ISD, and Godley ISD serve sections of Tarrant County, but they operate no high schools in it.