Kennett High School (New Hampshire)
Encyclopedia
Kennett High School is an American
high school
located at 409 Eagles Way in North Conway
, New Hampshire
, near the village of Redstone
. The present school building opened in 2007, replacing the former A. Crosby Kennett High School (built in 1923) located at 176 Main Street in Conway
, which is now a middle school. Kennett High School serves the towns of Conway
, Albany
, Bartlett
, Eaton
, Freedom
, Jackson
, Madison
, and Tamworth
.
scores and is now ahead of several national averages for testing standards, and has also lowered the dropout rate since 2007-2008, the first year in the new building.
Kennett graduates have gone on to attend several colleges and universities, including the University of New Hampshire
, University of Maine
, University of Vermont
, Boston College
, Boston University
, Harvard University
, Princeton University
and Saint Anselm College
.
and even in Canada
. The Marching Band attends the Band Day at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
annually and also performs at local parades, sporting events and fairs. The Dance Team has performed in TD Garden in Boston
during a Boston Celtics
basketball game, and has also won several awards in competitions around the Northeast. The Stage Band has traveled to several cities, including Providence, Rhode Island
, Boston, and Montreal
. The Kennett Drumline has also participated in many events throughout the area. They were chosen in 2009-10 to perform at the New Hampshire Music Educators Conference, and also to answer questions about setting up similar drumline
s at other schools. The line performs regular shows in the spring of each school year, using different themes and acts. Several members of the department have also competed in prestigious festivals like New Hampshire All State (both band and chorus members), All New England Honors Band, and even national honor bands. The performing arts groups perform their acts in the Loynd Auditorium.
, Monadnock Regional High School
, Trinity High School, and their rival Kingswood Regional High School
in Wolfeboro
. In recent years, the winter season teams have been particularly successful. The ice hockey
team won division state championships in 2008-09, 2009–10, and finished runners up in 2010-11. The ski team has also been successful, winning Boys, Girls, Combined and Jumping titles in recent years. New Hampshire is the only state with high school ski jumping
championships. The ski jumping team at Kennett is sometimes called the "Black Knights". The girls basketball
team won the state championship in 2009-10. In 2010-11, the field hockey
team won their state championship. The football
team has been consistently qualifying for playoff games in recent years, and is known for ending the Plymouth Regional High School football team's national record streak of 57 wins in 2010. The football team plays its home games on Friday nights at Gary Millen Stadium, named after a late teacher and football coach at the school. The stadium also houses the Bernie Livingston Oval, named for the current track
and cross country
coach, for track events and sometimes serves as a soccer field during the fall season. The school's tennis
, cross country and track teams have also won titles in the past. The baseball
and softball
teams have also done well during recent years.
Since the new school was built, a coed mountain biking
team and both boy's and girl's lacrosse
teams have been adopted to the program.
club, a health-awareness club, and a Key Club
. The Key Club has won a record number of competitions in a row, and continues to send students to the national gatherings.
United States
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high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located at 409 Eagles Way in North Conway
North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway is a census-designated place in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, near the village of Redstone
Redstone, New Hampshire
Redstone is a village within the town of Conway in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located on the road from Center Conway to North Conway at the base of Rattlesnake Mountain...
. The present school building opened in 2007, replacing the former A. Crosby Kennett High School (built in 1923) located at 176 Main Street in Conway
Conway (CDP), New Hampshire
Conway is a census-designated place in the town of Conway in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,823 at the 2010 census, making it the second-largest settlement in the town of Conway, after the village of North Conway....
, which is now a middle school. Kennett High School serves the towns of Conway
Conway, New Hampshire
Conway is a town, the largest in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,115 at the 2010 census. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west and north. Cathedral Ledge and Echo Lake State Park are in the west...
, Albany
Albany, New Hampshire
Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 735 at the 2010 census.Albany includes Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus, as well as the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest. Albany is the entrance to the Mount Washington Valley, and features...
, Bartlett
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Bartlett is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2010 census. Bartlett includes the villages of Glen, Lower Bartlett and Intervale. It is set in the White Mountains, surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest...
, Eaton
Eaton, New Hampshire
Eaton is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census. Eaton includes the village of Snowville.- History :...
, Freedom
Freedom, New Hampshire
Freedom is a town located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,489 at the 2010 census. The town's eastern boundary runs along the Maine state border. Ossipee Lake, with a resort and camps, is in the southwest of the town....
, Jackson
Jackson, New Hampshire
Jackson is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 816 at the 2010 census. Jackson is an elegant resort area in the White Mountains. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west, north and east...
, Madison
Madison, New Hampshire
Madison is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,502 at the 2010 census. Madison includes the village of Silver Lake.- History :...
, and Tamworth
Tamworth, New Hampshire
Tamworth is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,856 at the 2010 census. Tamworth includes the villages of Chocorua, South Tamworth, Wonalancet, and Whittier. The White Mountain National Forest is to the north...
.
Education
Kennett has several departments, including English, Mathematics, Foreign Languages, Science, and Arts. The school also has an outstanding Career-Tech department, which includes several shops and classrooms fitted with updated technology. These rooms are often looked at as a key point of the new school building. The department includes a woodshop, a metalshop, an autoshop, a drafting and architecture room and a kitchen where culinary students are able to serve food to the public in the "Mineral Springs Cafe". The school has been working to improve its SATSAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
scores and is now ahead of several national averages for testing standards, and has also lowered the dropout rate since 2007-2008, the first year in the new building.
Kennett graduates have gone on to attend several colleges and universities, including the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
, University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
, University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
, Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a nationally ranked, private, Benedictine, Catholic liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889 by Abbot Hilary Pfrängle, O.S.B. of Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, at the request of Bishop Denis M. Bradley of Manchester, New Hampshire, the...
.
Performing arts
The school's performing arts department includes several groups of varying sizes: Symphonic Band, Stage Band, Drumline, "Odd's 'n Ends" Jazz Ensemble, Select Choir, Chorus, A Capella choir, Marching Band and Dance Team. Several of the groups have performed around the NortheastNortheastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
and even in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Marching Band attends the Band Day at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
annually and also performs at local parades, sporting events and fairs. The Dance Team has performed in TD Garden in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
during a Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
basketball game, and has also won several awards in competitions around the Northeast. The Stage Band has traveled to several cities, including Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, Boston, and Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. The Kennett Drumline has also participated in many events throughout the area. They were chosen in 2009-10 to perform at the New Hampshire Music Educators Conference, and also to answer questions about setting up similar drumline
Drumline
A drumline is a section of percussion instruments usually played as part of a musical marching ensemble. High school and college marching bands, drill and drum corps, drum and bugle corps, indoor percussion ensembles, and pipe bands usually incorporate drumlines; however, drumlines can exist...
s at other schools. The line performs regular shows in the spring of each school year, using different themes and acts. Several members of the department have also competed in prestigious festivals like New Hampshire All State (both band and chorus members), All New England Honors Band, and even national honor bands. The performing arts groups perform their acts in the Loynd Auditorium.
Athletics
Kennett's athletics program has won many titles and awards since the school was created. As a member of the NHIAA, the school competes against many schools from across the state, including Berlin High SchoolBerlin High School (New Hampshire)
Berlin High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Berlin, New Hampshire, that was established in 1884-1885. It also serves the towns of Dummer, Errol, and Milan. During its lifetime, the school has been in four different buildings, two of them burning down...
, Monadnock Regional High School
Monadnock Regional High School
Monadnock Regional High School is a public school in Swanzey, New Hampshire. The school serves seven towns in the Monadnock region, including Fitzwilliam, Gilsum, Richmond, Roxbury, Sullivan, Swanzey, and Troy.- Scheduling :...
, Trinity High School, and their rival Kingswood Regional High School
Kingswood Regional High School
Kingswood Regional High School is a public secondary school located in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. It serves the communities of Brookfield, Effingham, Ossipee, New Durham, Tuftonboro, and Wolfeboro...
in Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,269 at the 2010 census. A venerable resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls...
. In recent years, the winter season teams have been particularly successful. The ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team won division state championships in 2008-09, 2009–10, and finished runners up in 2010-11. The ski team has also been successful, winning Boys, Girls, Combined and Jumping titles in recent years. New Hampshire is the only state with high school ski jumping
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
championships. The ski jumping team at Kennett is sometimes called the "Black Knights". The girls basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team won the state championship in 2009-10. In 2010-11, the field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
team won their state championship. The football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team has been consistently qualifying for playoff games in recent years, and is known for ending the Plymouth Regional High School football team's national record streak of 57 wins in 2010. The football team plays its home games on Friday nights at Gary Millen Stadium, named after a late teacher and football coach at the school. The stadium also houses the Bernie Livingston Oval, named for the current track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
and cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
coach, for track events and sometimes serves as a soccer field during the fall season. The school's tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, cross country and track teams have also won titles in the past. The baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
teams have also done well during recent years.
Since the new school was built, a coed mountain biking
Mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...
team and both boy's and girl's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
teams have been adopted to the program.
Clubs and activities
Kennett offers several clubs and activities to students. These include an FBLA club, a DECADECA (organization)
DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
club, a health-awareness club, and a Key Club
Key Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
. The Key Club has won a record number of competitions in a row, and continues to send students to the national gatherings.
Notable alumni
- Jeff LockeJeff LockeJeffrey Alan Locke is a major league left-handed starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 6'2", 180 lb. Locke was the first selection in the second round in the 2006 Atlanta Braves Draft.-Early life:...
, baseball player, selected by the Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
in the second round of the 2006 Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
draft - Don OrsilloDon OrsilloDon Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:...
(Kennett Middle School), play-by-play announcer for the Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
on New England Sports NetworkNew England Sports NetworkThe New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks...
(NESN) - Leanne SmithLeanne SmithLeanne Smith is an American alpine skier who has competed since 2003. Her best World Cup finish was 8th at a super-G event in Italy in January 2011. Smith was named to the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in late 2009.- Early life :...
, 2010 Olympic downhill athlete; graduated 2005