Part of a series recognizing teachers …
Kennedale Junior High School accommodates all 7th and 8th grade students in the Kennedale ISD. It continues to meet and exceed performance standards set by the Texas Education Agency. {{more: Read more … }}meets and exceeds TEA standards …This past year the school received two state Academic Distinctions for performance in the top 25% in both student progress and closing performance gaps. Enrollment as reported to TEA on the required reporting date was 510 students.formerly Kennedale High School …
Kennedale Junior High School is located at 930 Corry A. Edwards Drive, formerly Bowman Spring Road, in Kennedale. The building was originally built for Kennedale High School when it moved from the old site on Business 287 in 1978. While it was the high school, it was expanded several times and portable buildings had to be added in the rear of the building including moving the band hall from the front of the building to the rear.fire prompted a major renovation …
After voters approved the construction of a much larger high school on Treepoint Drive, soon to be renamed Wildcat Way, the high school was moved to its present location in 1999. The junior high took over the old high school building the same year. A fire later gutted a significant portion of the building and the school was significantly rebuilt and reconfigured into its present design.
Meet the teachers ? (note: information on some staff not available at posting)
English Language Arts ?
- Coach Lupe Jimenez (5th year, 3rd at KJHS, schools/degrees ? Hico HS/Tarleton State)
- Mrs. Maria Gross (5 years KJHS, degrees Texas State/Western Governors U)
- Mrs. Rachelle Zeller (12 years KJHS)
- Ms. Debra Thomas (21st year/3rd KJHS, degree Texas Wesleyan)
- Ms. Sarah Osbourne (2nd full year, 1st year KJHS, degree Dallas Baptist)
- Coach Samantha Chesbrough (2nd year KJHS, schools/degree – KHS/SMU)
- Coach Hannah Ramirez (2nd year KJHS, degree Henderson State AR)
Fine Arts ?
- Mr. Scott (Theatre, 17 years KJHS, degree Texas Wesleyan)
- Mr. David Glenn (Art, 3rd year at KISD/1st at KJHS, degree Texas Wesyelan)
- Mr. Matt Schenck (Choir, 18th year/8th at KHS & KJHS, degree Stephen F Austin)
- Mr. Benjamin Brown (Band, 10th year/5th at KJHS, schools/degrees – Wylie HS/Stephen F Austin/UTA)
- Ms. Eleanor Macias (Band, 8th year at KJHS previously in Colorado, degrees Crane School of Music NY/VanderCook College of Music IL).
Health/P.E. ?
- Coach Thad Cone (Boys P.E.)
- Coach Georgia Smith (Girls P.E.)
- Coach Phil Irby (Health, 1st year KJHS/previously taught in KISD 2008-11)
History ?
- Mr. Mike Gross (38 years/28 at KISD, degrees College of the Cumberlands/UNT)
- Coach Charlie Hammonds (6th year/4th at KJHS, degreeTarleton State)
- Mrs. Jo Lynn Tickell (22 years/1st at KJHS)
- Ms. Katerina Lilly (1st year/3rd KJHS)
Library ? Mrs. Lindsey Hammonds
Math ?
- Mrs. Tammy Bergere (15 years, 12th at KJHS, A&M grad)
- Mr. Benjamin Borneman (3 years KJHS, grad KHS 2008 & UTA)
- Mr. David Boubel (5th year at KJHS)
- Mrs. Tommi Dearing (8th year/4th at KJHS, U of South Dakota)
- Ms. Carrie Dupire (10th year KJHS, UTA and Lamar University)
Science ?
- Mrs. Jennifer Hamilton (12 years KJHS prior in FTWISD)
- Mrs. Miranda Montiel (9 years/6 at KJHS, UTA grad)
- Mrs. Letanja Brooks (Previously taught Arlington ISD, 1st year KJHS)
- Coach Steven Rivera (1st year, KHS 2012, Tarleton State 2017)
Spanish ? Mrs. Sharlaine Sierra (14th year/first at KJHS, UTA grad)
Special Education ? Mrs. Monica LaPlant (13th year KISD, Texas A&M grad)
Technology Applications ? Sherri Ballew (17th year KJHS)
Counselor ? Mrs. Kristin Brecheen (schools/degrees Martin HS/Texas Women?s/Lamar University, taught in Arlington ISD).
Nurse ? Stephanie Rush (RN, BSN)
Assistant Principal ? Michael Pope (degrees ? TCC/UNT/UTA)
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s (teacher and coach Bossier Parish (LA), Mansfield ISD, Arlington ISD; administrator in White Settlement ISD and Kennedale ISD).Find out more at Kennedale
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Random thoughts on my best teacher ?“Thank you
for giving me a safe space where I could be myself without anyone judging me. I
couldn’t do that anywhere else in school.” anonymous
“So in my
opinion the best teacher is the teacher who listens to his/her pupils. I mean
really listens!!!” anonymous
“She taught history because she loved it and she made us love it. The characters she described came to life …” anonymousComments
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