Kennedale High School | |
Streetaddress: | 901 Wildcat Way |
City: | Kennedale |
State: | Texas |
Zipcode: | 76060 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 32.6535°N -97.1987°W[1] |
District: | Kennedale Independent School District |
Principal: | Michael Cagle[2] |
Teaching Staff: | 66.14 (FTE) |
Ceeb: | 443787 |
Ratio: | 15.15 |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Athletics: | UIL 4A |
Conference: | UIL 4A |
Motto: | Where Everybody is Cable |
Mascot: | Wildcat |
Team Name: | Wildcats, Lady Kats |
Established: | 1998 |
Status: | Currently operational[3] |
Enrollment: | 1,002 (2022-23)[4] |
Homepage: | https://www.kennedaleisd.net/Page/664 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]