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Kankakee High School

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Type
  
public secondary

Principal
  
Rick Johnson

Enrollment
  
1213

Number of students
  
1,213

Established
  
1965

Grades
  
9–12

Phone
  
+1 815-933-0740

Colors
  
Columbia blue, Maroon

Athletics conference
  
Southland Athletic Conference

Address
  
240 Warren Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901, USA

District
  
Kankakee School District 111

Similar
  
Bradley Bourbonn Communi, Bishop McNamara High Sch, Manteno High School, Herscher High School, Momence High School

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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.

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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)
  • Extra curricular activities

    KHS offers the following extra curricular activities:

  • Band
  • MATHletes
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • Foreign language club
  • Drama
  • Sisters circle
  • Brother 2 Brother
  • Interact
  • National Honors Society
  • Student council
  • Yearbook
  • Art Club
  • Best Buddies
  • Kankakee West African Drum Ensamble (KWADE)
  • Gay-Straight Alliance
  • Peer Mediation
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
  • Leaders Empowered to Achieve Anything Possible (LEAAP)
  • Demographics

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

    Kankakee High School Wikipedia