Kasson-Mantorville High School
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Kasson-Mantorville High School (KMHS) is a high school located in Kasson, Minnesota
that serves students from both Kasson and neighboring Mantorville
. It is the only high school in Minnesota School District #204, and it is the home of the Kasson-Mantorville "KoMets", whose school colors are KoMet blue (royal blue) and white. The school's song is "KM Fight" and is sung to the tune "Washington and Lee Swing".
for tournament play.
KMHS participates in most sports offered by the Hiawatha Valley League: baseball, boy's and girl's basketball, dance team, football, golf, ice hockey, boy's and girl's soccer, softball, track and field, girl's volleyball, and wrestling.
KMHS additionally offers band, choir, and cheerleading programs.
The drama program produces one fall play, a one-act winter play, and one spring play.
The building contains two separate gymnasiums. The North Gym is larger and is used for high school lunch. The South Gym is used for high school P.E., and it also contains an attached stage for plays and music concerts because the building does not house a separate auditorium
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Kasson, Minnesota
Kasson is a city in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,931 at the 2010 census. The city is located 13 miles west of Rochester, Minnesota along U.S. Route 14 and is one of the endpoints of Minnesota State Highway 57. The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's main...
that serves students from both Kasson and neighboring Mantorville
Mantorville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,054 people, 371 households, and 286 families residing in the city. The population density was 741.3 people per square mile . There were 378 housing units at an average density of 265.8 per square mile...
. It is the only high school in Minnesota School District #204, and it is the home of the Kasson-Mantorville "KoMets", whose school colors are KoMet blue (royal blue) and white. The school's song is "KM Fight" and is sung to the tune "Washington and Lee Swing".
Sports and other extracurricular activities
KMHS belongs to the Hiawatha Valley League Conference in the Minnesota State High School LeagueMinnesota State High School League
The Minnesota State High School League is a voluntary, non-profit association for the support and governance of interscholastic activities at high schools in Minnesota, United States. The association supports interscholastic athletics and fine arts programs for member schools...
for tournament play.
KMHS participates in most sports offered by the Hiawatha Valley League: baseball, boy's and girl's basketball, dance team, football, golf, ice hockey, boy's and girl's soccer, softball, track and field, girl's volleyball, and wrestling.
KMHS additionally offers band, choir, and cheerleading programs.
The drama program produces one fall play, a one-act winter play, and one spring play.
Building
KMHS was previously the largest school in the area in which the middle and high schools shared a building. The middle school section, which held grades 7 and 8, had a capacity of approximately 300 students. The high school, grades 9-12, held approximately 600. The middle and high school programs also shared certain areas, such as art and FACS. The building is now used solely for high school classes. A new middle school building for grades 5-8 opened for classes in September 2009.The building contains two separate gymnasiums. The North Gym is larger and is used for high school lunch. The South Gym is used for high school P.E., and it also contains an attached stage for plays and music concerts because the building does not house a separate auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
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