Kankakee High School
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kankakee High School |
| image_size | 300 |
| established | 1965 |
| former_names | Eastridge High School (1966-83) |
| Westview High School (1966-83) | |
| type | Public Secondary |
| gender | Coed |
| feeder_schools | Lincoln Cultural Center |
| Montessori Magnet School | |
| Kankakee Junior High School | |
| principal | Albert Brass |
| grade10 | 343 students |
| grade11 | 374 students |
| grade12 | 394 students |
| ratio | 17.21 |
| teaching_staff | 84.10 |
| enrollment | 1,447 (2023-2024) |
| grade9 | 336 students |
| grades | 9–12 |
| streetaddress | 1200 W. Jeffery Street |
| city | Kankakee |
| county | Kankakee County |
| state | Illinois |
| zipcode | 60901 |
| country | United States |
| coordinates | |
| district | Kankakee School District 111 |
| superintendent | Teresa Lance |
| accreditation | Illinois State Board of Education |
| schedule | 7:25 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. |
| campus | Suburban |
| colors | Columbia Blue |
| Maroon | |
| conference | Southland Athletic Conference |
| nickname | Kays (Boys) |
| Lady Kays (Girls) | |
| rivals | Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School |
| Bishop McNamara High School (Kankakee, Illinois) | |
| website | |
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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.
History
Kankakee High School was established in 1906 and served students until 1966. In 1966, KHS split into two schools*, one called Kankakee Eastridge High School (team named the Raiders, colors navy and orange) and the other called Kankakee Westview High School (team named the Kayhawks, colors old gold and Columbia blue). These two schools operated until 1983 when it unified once again (beginning with the academic year 1984) to form the "new" Kankakee High School (team name Kays, colors maroon and Columbia blue). The new KHS location, serving grades 9-12, occupied the former Westview building, with the former Eastridge building becoming Kankakee's junior high school (serving grades 7 and 8).
- Interestingly, the new high schools were duplicates of each other architecturally.
Athletics
KHS currently has the following sports:
- Football
- Flag Football (girls only)
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Baseball
- Softball
- Volleyball (boys and girls)
- Swimming (boys and girls)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Track (boys and girls)
- Cross Country (boys and girls)
- Cheerleading
- Tennis (boys and girls)
- Powerlifting (boys and girls)
- Wrestling (boys and girls)
- Bowling (boys and girls)
- Golf (boys and girls)
- Esports
Demographics
- Black: 44.5%
- Hispanic: 33.4%
- White: 20.8%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native American: 0%
- Other: 0.9%
Notable alumni
- Jyaire Hill, college football cornerback for the Michigan Wolverines
References
Sources
Kankakee High School / Homepage. (2023)
References
- "Kankakee High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
- (21 December 2022). "4-star cornerback Jyaire Hill commits to Michigan".
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