Kennedale High School

Kennedale High School
Address
901 Wildcat Way Kennedale, Texas 76060 United States
Coordinates
Information
Motto	Where Everybody is Somebody
Established	1998
Status	Currently operational
School district	Kennedale Independent School District
CEEB Code	443787
Principal	Justin Marchel
Teaching staff	55.2 (as of 2011-12)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	967 (as of 2011-12)
Student to teacher ratio	17.52 (as of 2011-12)
School colour(s)	Kelly green and White
Athletics	UIL 4A
Mascot	Wildcat
Team name	Wildcats, Lady Kats
Website	[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 Way, a renamed segment of Treepoint Drive, 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, 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 (4A)
• Boys' baseball: 2011 (3A)
• Boys' basketball: 2008 (3A)
• Girls' track : 2006 (3A)
• Softball: 1998, 2000 (3A)

Band

The Kennedale Wildcat Marching Band (currently directed by Erol Oktay, DiMitri Higginbotham, Elanor Babcock, Benjamin Brown, and Lacey McGowan) has about 150 members in it as of 2014. Below is a list of their accomplishments over the years.

School Year	Marching awards	Concert Awards
2005-2006	Received a Division I (Superior) rating at the 3A UIL Region V Contest
2006-2007	Placed 19th at the 3A UIL State Competition with "New World Symphony"
2008-2009	Placed 1st at the 3A UIL Area D Competition with "Serengeti" Placed 17th at the 3A UIL State Competition with "Serengeti"	Placed 3rd in the state with "Joy Revisited"
2009-2010	Received a Division I rating at the 3A UIL Region VII Contest
2010-2011	Placed 2nd at the Paluxy Valley Marching Contest in Glen Rose, TX with "Amazon" Placed 2nd at the 3A UIL Area D Competition with "Amazon" Placed 12th at the 3A UIL State Competition with "Amazon"
2011-2012	Received a Division I rating at the 3A UIL Region VII Competition with "Symphonic Sketches"
2012-2013	Placed 2nd at the "Sounds of Fall Marching Classic" in Princeton, TX with "Medusa" Placed 2nd at the 4A UIL Area D Competition with "Medusa" Placed 12th at the 3A UIL State Competition with "Medusa"
2013-2014	Placed 1st out of 31 bands at the "Sounds of Fall Marching Classic" with "The Lost Empire" Received a Division I rating at the UIL Region VII Competition with "The Lost Empire"
2014-2015	Placed 1st at the "Sounds of Fall Marching Classic" with "Arctic Majesty" Placed 1st at the 4A UIL Area D Competition with "Arctic Majesty" Placed 5th at the 4A UIL State Competition with "Arctic Majesty"

Notable alumni

• Wes Bautovich, football player
• Cedric James, football player
• Daniel Millican, screenwriter
• Britt LaRiviere, Founder of TheSpeedGamers

External links

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