Kankakee High School

Kankakee High School
Address
1200 W. Jeffery Street
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
United States
Coordinates 41°06′18″N 87°53′07″W / 41.10501°N 87.88533°W / 41.10501; -87.88533Coordinates: 41°06′18″N 87°53′07″W / 41.10501°N 87.88533°W / 41.10501; -87.88533
Information
Type public secondary
Established 1965
School district Kankakee School District 111
Principal George Harris
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,085 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s)      Maroon
     Columbia Blue
Athletics conference Southland Athletic Conference
Nickname Kays
Website www.ksd111.org/Domain/10

Kankakee High School (KHS) is a public secondary school in Kankakee, Illinois and is part of the Kankakee School District 111. KHS serves grades nine through twelve.

History

Kankakee High School was established in 1906 and served students until 1966. In 1966, KHS split into two schools, one called Eastridge (athletic teams the Raiders) and the other called Westview (athletic teams the Kayhawks or K-Hawks). These two schools operated until 1983 when it unified once again to form the new KHS.

Athletics

KHS currently has the following sports:

  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Volleyball
  • Swimming (boys and girls)
  • Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Track (boys and girls)
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Cross Country (boys and girls)

Demographics

  • Black: 57.7%
  • White: 21.2%
  • Hispanic 18.1%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Native American: 0.2%
  • Other: 2.3%

References

  1. ↑ "Kankakee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

Kankakee High School / Homepage. (2017). Ksd111.org. Retrieved 7 May 2017, from http://www.ksd111.org/Domain/10


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