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Kennedy–Kenrick Catholic High School

Private Catholic school in Norristown, Pennsylvania, US

Field	Value
name	Kennedy–Kenrick Catholic High School
streetaddress	250 East Johnson Highway
city	Norristown
state	Pennsylvania
county	(Montgomery County)
zipcode	19401
country	USA
coordinates
district	Archdiocese of Philadelphia
religion	Roman Catholic
president	Alan Okon
principal	Janet Purcell
avg_class_size	20
type	Private, coeducational
tuition	$4,860 (08-09)
grades	9-12
campus type	Suburban
athletics	Freshman, junior varsity, varsity
conference	PIAA
motto	"United in Faith, Hope, and Love with Christ Forever"
accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
mascot	Wally the Wolverine
team_name	Wolverines
colors	Royal blue and athletic gold
yearbook	Kennections
newspaper	The Current
established	September 1993
closed	June 10, 2010
free_label	Admissions
free_text	Megan Callen
free_label1	Campus Ministry
free_text1	Daniel McCarthy
free_label2	Guidance Director
free_text2	Louise Eckert
free_label3	Athletic Director
free_text3	Sandy Nadwodny
homepage	http://www.kkchs.org

Kennedy–Kenrick Catholic High School was a private Roman Catholic high school in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Background

Kennedy–Kenrick Catholic High School was established through a merger of Archbishop Kennedy High School in Conshohocken and Bishop Kenrick High School in Norristown, and opened in September 1993. It ultimately served the communities of Andorra, Blue Bell, Conshohocken, Lafayette Hill, Norristown, Roxborough, many parts of eastern and northern Montgomery County, and communities on the Philadelphia/Montgomery County border. Open enrollment, which was established throughout the Philadelphia Archdiocesan School System in September 1993, admitted students from all the Philadelphia and Montgomery County areas.

Athletics

Although Kennedy–Kenrick was a smaller school, their programs were not negatively affected. The field hockey team won the PCL Championships (2008) after knocking out first place rival Archbishop Carroll.

Fall sports: football, boys' soccer, boys' cross country, golf, field hockey, girls' soccer, volleyball, girls' cross country
Winter sports: boys' basketball, girls' basketball, wrestling, bowling
Spring sports: baseball, softball, boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, boys' outdoor track, girls' outdoor track

Merger

On January 28, 2008, the archdiocese announced that a new high school in Upper Providence Township would replace Kennedy–Kenrick and St. Pius X High School in Lower Pottsgrove Township.{{cite web | access-date = 2008-01-31

The new school, Pope John Paul II High School, is a 209000 sqft facility. It opened in September 2010.

The final year

The final academic school year for Kennedy–Kenrick started on September 9, 2009. Throughout the year, the faculty and staff created special activities on the 17th of every month, as the 2009–2010 year marked the school's 17th and final year in operation.

The last senior class celebrated its Baccalaureate Liturgy on Monday, June 1, 2010, at Visitation B.V.M. Parish, in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Graduation for the last senior class of Kennedy–Kenrick, the Class of 2010, took place on Tuesday, June 2, 2010, at Gwynedd-Mercy College.

The official last day of school for current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors was Thursday, June 10, 2010, and was celebrated with a special liturgy celebrating the legacies of the four schools that led to Kennedy–Kenrick.

Notable alumni

Joe Harvey, former professional baseball player, Colorado Rockies and New York Yankees
Chris Lubanski, former baseball player, Kansas City Royals
Christian Walker, professional baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
Jack Posobiec, alt-right activist and personality

References

MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools".
KKCHS. "School History". Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School website.
Hefler, Jan. "[http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20249739.html Camden Diocese plans for new high school]." ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]''. June 18, 2008. A01.
"BASEBALL: Audubon native Joe Harvey happy to be a Yankee".

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