Kankakee High School

Kankakee High School
Address
1200 W. Jeffery Street Kankakee, Illinois USA
Coordinates
Information
Type	public secondary
Motto	To prepare student to be productive citizens and life long learners.
Established	1965
School district	Kankakee School District 111
Principal	Rick Johnson
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1213
Color(s)	Maroon      Columbia Blue
Mascot	Chief Kay
Website	Kankakee High School

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 Eastridge (athletic teams the Raiders) and the other called Westview (athletic teams the Kayhawks or K-Hawks). These two schools operated until 1983 when it unified once again to form the new KHS.

Athletics

KHS currently has the following sports:

• Football
• Baseball
• Softball
• Volleyball
• Swimming (boys and girls)
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Track (boys and girls)
• Basketball (boys and girls)

Extra curricular activities

KHS offers the following extra curricular activities:

• Band
• MATHletes
• Scholastic Bowl
• Foreign language club
• Drama
• Sisters circle
• Brother 2 Brother
• Interact
• National Honors Society
• Student council
• Yearbook
• Art Club
• Best Buddies
• Kankakee West African Drum Ensamble (KWADE)
• Gay-Straight Alliance
• Peer Mediation
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
• Leaders Empowered to Achieve Anything Possible (LEAAP)

Demographics

• Black: 57.7%
• White: 21.2%
• Hispanic 18.1%
• Asian: 0.5%
• Native American: 0.2%
• Other: 2.3%