Kennewick High School - Kennewick, Washington/WA

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Kennewick High School

500 South Dayton Street, Kennewick, WA, 99336-5674 -

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Definition of Terms

Kennewick High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Benton County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1585 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

78 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 402 students

Grade 10 - 402 students

Grade 11 - 408 students

Grade 12 - 373 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	6%
% Asian	2%	6%
% Hispanic	29%	12%
% Black	2%	5%
% White	65%	69%
% Unknown	2 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

40%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Kennewick School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	25	5
Number of Students Managed	14,926 students	1,985 students
District Total Revenue	$115,541,000	$16,541,000
District Expenditure	$118,574,000	$16,470,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,741	$8,333
District Expenditure / Student	$7,944	$8,297
District Graduation Rates	79%	88%

Kennewick ex-Marine to challenge Hastings (Tri-City Herald)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:01:13 am
Jay Clough, a 33-year-old former Marine, announced Monday that he's running for Rep. Doc Hastin
Former Marine challenges incumbent congressman (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 07:35:14 pm
A former marine wants to unseat the longtime congressman in the Mid Columbia.
Parents asked to 'get connected' at KHS (Tri-City Herald)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:26:39 pm
Parents and guardians of Kennewick High School freshmen are invited to a Get Connected to High Sch
Drug, alcohol events planned at high school (Tri-City Herald)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:00:30 pm
Students at Kennewick High School are creating and displaying sculptures, posters and other pieces
Tailgate party to benefit Coleman recovery fund (Tri-City Herald)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:31:12 pm
A tailgate party benefit for the Ronny Coleman Recovery Fund will be held before the Lions vs. Bull

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Kennewick High School is a public high school located in eastern Kennewick, Washington. It was founded in 1904 to serve the educational needs of the new city of Kennewick.
The current building, constructed in 1954 and originally named Edwin S. Black Senior High School, is located at 500 S. Dayton St., and incorporates the remainder of the second high school building, which until 1966 served as Park Junior High School (now known as Park Middle School), as an annex (previously named Pickerel Hall, in honor of Kennewick High teacher Bill Pickerel). Both buildings were renovated in the mid-1990s, the annex first, then the main building. The first building has long since been demolished, the location became until 1994 the location of Kennewick School District 17's administration.
For 64 years, until the founding of Kamiakin High School, Kennewick High served as the sole high school in the entire city. Its colors are orange and black, and its mascot is the lion. Football and soccer games are played at Neil F. Lampson Stadium, which is located on the high school's grounds and is shared by both Kamiakin and Southridge High School.
Athletics
Recently, because of a change in enrollment accounting by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, Kennewick High, along with Kamiakin and Southridge, was reclassified as a 3A school. As a result, the Columbia Basin Big 9 Conference (which consisted of 11 schools), was reconfigured into the Columbia Basin League. The new conference now consists of 14 schools; seven 3A and seven 4A. Kennewick High is in the 3A division, along with Kamiakin, Southridge, Hanford High School, Sunnyside High School, Eastmont High School and West Valley High School. The 4A division consists of Richland High School, Pasco High School, Walla Walla High School, Eisenhower High School and A.C. Davis High School, Moses Lake High School, and Wenatchee High School. Kennewick High School has a traditional rivalry with Kamiakin High School, however in recent years both schools have become bigger rivals with Southridge High School than with each other.
Fight Song
The school's fight song, "Onward Kennewick", is based upon the University of Wisconsin–Madison's fight song, (as well as the Wisconsin state song) "On, Wisconsin!", with the words 'Onward Kennewick' replacing 'On, Wisconsin', as well as minor changes in the lyrics, depending on whatever sport season it was. Otherwise, the song's lyrics are the same.
Onward Kennewick, onward Kennewick
Lions, fight for fame
Pass the ball right down the field (court) boys
Touchdown (Basket) ev'ry time!
Onward Kennewick, onward KennewickLions, fight for fame
Fight, Lions, fight-fight-fight
To win this game!
K! E! N! NEW! I! C! K!
(rah-rah-rah)
(next two stanzas unspoken)
Fight, lions, fight-fight-fightTo win this game!!!
"East Kennewick Ugly" (E.K.U.)
This term came from observers seeing boosters of Kennewick High School looking rather hideous during game days. One of them remarked that, "If this is East Kennewick Ugly, I hate to think of the rest of the town". Somehow, this terminology stuck, and as a result, many of the student body delights in the chant, 'E.K.U.'. This spirit was especially evident when the Kennewick Lions won the 2008 AAA baseball title.
Alumni
Adam Carriker-2007 St. Louis Rams Top pick
Ray Mansfield-hall-of-fame player for the University of Washington, 2 time Super Bowl winner for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Leilani Mitchell-WNBA player On the New York Liberty.
External links
Kennewick High School's official website

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