Kentwood High School is a high school in Covington, Washington. Kentwood is in Kent School District.
| Kentwood High School | |
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Covington , Washington United States | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "It's Great to Be Alive. It's Great to Be A Conk!" |
| Established | 1981 |
| School district | Kent School District |
| Principal | Doug Hostetter |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,428 (2005) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, Black, Silver, White |
| Mascot | Conqueror |
| Newspaper | The Kentwood Invictus |
| Affiliation | none |
| Website | [1] |
History
As the 1970's concluded, the two existing Kent high schools (Kentridge and Kent-Meridian) were overcrowded, so a third needed to be built. Dr. George Wilson was chosen to be the principal of the new school.
A planning committee of parents, students and teachers formed to discuss a name and school colors, where the only stipulation was a law that stated the school must have "Kent" as either a prefix or suffix. Using Kent, England and its history as a theme, the new school was named "Kentwood". They decide to use "Conquerors" as the team name signifying William the Conqueror's strength, determination and excellence. The school was built in a section unincorporated King County with Kent as the mailing address, but in 1997 the area became the city of Covington.
The annual was named the "Tapestry" to preserve memories of school just as the Bayeaux Tapestry preserved the memory of the Battle of Hastings. The committee decided that Kentwood would have three school colors- black, green, and silver- instead of the usual two found throughout the Northwest (a fourth color, white, was added at the 2007 Kentwood constitution amendment meeting). Green was chosen to symbolize the rolling fields of Kent, England, and black and silver represent William the Conqueror's suit of armor. A coat of arms was drawn up to be the school symbol, a copy of an eleventh century knight's battle green. The "K" in the middle of the shield is a replica of the "K" in the Norman alphabet[2].
Originally holding grades 10-12, Kentwood and the other for Kent High Schools added 9th graders in 2005 to relieve the overcrowding in the district's Jr. High Schools at that time. A new building was added to hold the influx of new students.
Academics
Kentwood offers Advanced Placement classes in US History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Art, Computer Science, Literature, Statistics, Calculus (AB), Music Theory, Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology. It should be noted that these classes are only available if enough students sign up for them.
Foreign Language classes available for students to take are French(4 years), Spanish (4 years), American Sign Language(3 years), Japanese(3 years), and one year of Mandarin.
As well, Kentwood High School is also one of few nationwide schools to be the winner of a Grammy Award for their Music Program, which included a check for $1000 USD as a donation to the program.
Micellaneous
Motto: It's great to be alive! It's great to be a Conk! (Conk in this case stands for Conqueror)
Lifestyle: Everyones a noob and cares mostly for themselves....
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs
Kentwood's clubs include: Activities Club, Art Club, Astronomy Club, Bowling Club, Breakdance/Hip Hop Club, Conk Crew, DECA, Environmental Action Club, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Gay Straight Alliance, Green Machine, Hands Up Club, Interact Club, Japan Club, Kentwood Book Club (KWLL), Key Club, Knights, KSRA, Marine Science Club, Media Tech, Mediterranean Club, More Than Conquerors, National Honor Society, Pep Band, Philosophy Club, Ping Pong Club, Rock 101 Club, SHADES, VICA, and Video Game Club.
Athletics
Kentwood is part of the North division of the Washington's 4A South Puget Sound League (SPSL). The last state championship and/or champion is in parentheses next to the sport, and if games are played at an off-campus site it is listed also.
Boys
- Football (2002)- home games at French Field
- Cross Country
- Tennis
- Golf (Jess Daley in 1996)- Meridian Valley Country Club
- Basketball (2004)
- Swim and Dive (Chris Veraya in 2003)- Kent-Meridian Pool
- Wrestling (1992)
- Baseball (2000)- occasionally at Kent Memorial Park: Art Wright Field
- Track and Field (Chris Selvar in 2007)
- Soccer- French Field or Wilson Playfields
Girls
- Volleyball (1986)
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Swim and Dive (Marley Prothero in 2006)- Kent-Meridian Pool
- Golf- Meridian Valley Country Club
- Soccer- Wilson Playfields or French Field
- Gymnastics (team-2002, individual- Liz Grajewski in 2002)
- Basketball
- Softball (slowpitch in 1985)
- Track and Field (Joyce Rainwater in 1988)
- Tennis (Zeta Wagner in 1995)
Kentwood students can also participate in the Dance Team, as well as be a part of district-wide Kent Crusader Rugby, Judo and Water Polo. Kentwood also has the most successful booster club of parents for their football program in the state of Washington.
Notable Alumni
- Ernie Conwell (1988-1991): Tight End for the New Orleans Saints.
- Mike Karney (1996-1999): Fullback for the New Orleans Saints.
- Jeremiah Green: drummer for Modest Mouse
- Rodney Stuckey: (2001-2004): Guard for the Detroit Pistons.
- Cam Weaver: (1999-2002): Forward for FK Haugesund.
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