Kennedale High School is a public high school in Kennedale

Kennedale, Texas

Kennedale is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,763 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kennedale is located at ....

, Texas

Texas

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. The only high school in the Kennedale Independent School District

Kennedale Independent School District

Kennedale Independent School District is a public school district based in Kennedale, Texas .In addition to Kennedale, the district serves small portions of Arlington and Fort Worth....

, it serves students in Kennedale and a small part of Arlington

Arlington, Texas

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. Its was rated in 2011 "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency

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Campus

The 1974 building at 930 Bowman Springs Road in Kennedale became the junior high school campus when the new high school building at 901 Wildcat Way, a renamed segment of Treepoint Drive, opened for the 1998-99 school year.

Extracurricular activities

Activities and student groups at Kennedale High School include art club, choir, UIL Academics, UIL Speech & Debate, Generation Revival, Key Club

Key Club

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, Kindness in Students Spreads, National Honor Society

National Honor Society

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, Spanish club, student council, Thespians and yearbook.

Athletics

Kennedale High School competes in the AAA, or 3A, classification of the University Interscholastic League

University Interscholastic League

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. The Wildcats, known as the Lady Kats in women's leagues, compete in baseball

Baseball

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, basketball

Basketball

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, cheerleading

Cheerleading

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, cross country

Cross country running

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, drill team

Drill team

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, football

American football

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, golf

Golf

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, powerlifting

Powerlifting

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, soccer, softball

Softball

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, tennis

Tennis

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, track and field, and volleyball

Volleyball

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State championship titles

• Boys' baseball: 2011 (3A)
• Boys' basketball: 2008 (3A)
• Girls' track : 2006 (3A)
• Softball: 1998 (3A)

Marching band

The 120 member Kennedale Wildcat Band was ranked #19 in the state among 3A marching bands in 2006-2007 and #3 in the state in concert performance for "Joy Revisited" in 2008. Directed by Erol Oktay, DiMitri Higginbotham, Eleanor Babcock, and Melissa Romano, this band has experienced success in recent years, in going to state marching competition in San Antonio in the 2006-07 school year they competed in the state marching competition once again in 2008 and ranked 17th.
In the 2011 marching season, the Kennedale band got straight Division I ratings at UIL for their performance of "Symphonic Sketches."

Notable alumni

• Wes Bautovich
  Wes Bautovich
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  , football player
• Cedric James
  Cedric James
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  , football player
• Daniel Millican
  Daniel Millican
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  , screenwriter
• Britt LaRiviere, Founder of TheSpeedGamers
  TheSpeedGamers
  TheSpeedGamers are a group of young people based out of Arlington, Texas, who raise money for various charities. They accomplish this by streaming live marathons of video games played over Justin.tv . The group was founded by Britt LaRiviere in early 2008 and still hosts marathons regularly...