Where Everybody is Somebody ? Kennedale High School

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Kennedale High School (grades 9-12) is an accredited campus that has met and exceeded standards set by the Texas Education Agency. Enrollment at reporting date last year was 1,010. {{more: Read more …}}

 

KHS offers the traditional curriculum with advancement placement opportunities in each subject area in addition to a wide range of career/technical preparatory classes in fields of business, computer technology, media, education, human services and medicine.

Kennedale now competes at state level in almost every areas that includes academics, fine arts and athletics. KHS has finished in the Texas Lone Star Competition as one of the top four high school in Class 4A in six of the last seven years while winning 11 state athletic titles in the last 20 years.

 

a little history …

Although the Kennedale school system dates back to the late 1800?s, when it had a couple of elementary classrooms that met only a few months each year, Kennedale didn?t graduate its first high school class until 1957. In 1968, the high school was moved from its original site on Bus 287 (in the complex that now houses the KISD Administration Special Programs) to 930 Corry Edwards Drive, the current site of Kennedale Junior High. The high school moved to the present location at 901 Wildcat Way during spring break of 1999. Since then the campus has been expanded to include additional classrooms on the first floor, a second story classroom addition, a new performance auditorium with a new band hall, additional gym space, an indoor practice facility along with an additional field house and training facilities.

Kennedale Faculty & Staff …

CTE ? Career Technology Education

• Daniel Soliz (CTE Specialist – 4 years KHS, B.A./MEd. UTA)
• Jay Beck (Career Preparation – 8th year KHS, schools KHS/BA Texas Wesleyan);
• Chriss Burke (Health Science Technology – 23rd year 13th at KHS, BS Stephen F Austin University);
• Chasmin Jenkins (Ready Set Teach ? 4th year 1st at KHS, BS Interdisciplinary Studies Prairie View A&M, KHS 2011);
• Derek Lopez (Sports Medicine ? 4th year all at KHS, BS Kinesiology UNT, KHS grad);
• Marilyn Cadenhead (Computer Programing ? 27th year, 9 in Dallas, 14 in Arlington, 1st at KHS, BS Mathematics);
• Julia Naughton (Human Services ? 16th year KHS also taught Grandview, Irving & Mansfield, BS Home Economics Education UNT);
• Charles Creasy (Computer Maintenance, Technician, Graphic Design ? 11th year 2nd KHS, BBA Texas Wesleyan University);
• Roger Klasnich (Professional Communications ? 16th year 3rd KISD);
• Rachael Parker (Intermediate/Practicum Audio Visual ? 2nd year KISD); Aaron Wingfield (Business Technology ? 4th year KHS, BS Texas A&M/Commerce);
• Steven Griffin (Business Management).

English

• Elisabeth Brooke (English 4 AP, Art History, Humanties ? 13th KHS, degrees Oklahoma Baptist, Warwick (UK), TCU);
• Richard Earle (English 3&4 ? 24th year, 11th in KISD) BS Texas Tech;
• Wendy Hale (English P/AP2&Eng3 – 11th year KHS, BA UTA);
• Rhonda Jackson (English 1,PreAp 1, College Transition ? 17th year, BA Texas Wesleyan);
• Cassie Thibeau (English 1 & College Transition ? 3rd year 1st at KHS, BA Texas Tech);
• Kimberly Padgett (English 2 ? 15th year KHS, BA Texas A&M),
• Erin Strange (English 4 & ESL ? 15th year 3rd year KISD, BA Dallas Baptist);
• Wendy Thacker (English AP III, Eng II, Creative Writing ? 20th year KHS, degree UTA)

Fine Arts

• Carolyn Cullum (Art ? 11th year KISD all levels, BA UTA/MEd UTA);
• Matt Schenck (Choir ? 8th year in KISD, degree Stephen F Austin);
• Erol Oktay (Band Director ? 26th year 16th KISD, BME-U of North Texas),
• Josie Inman (Assistant Band Director, 5th year 2nd year KISD, schools & degree Wills Points HS/BSE-Stephen F Austin),
• Christopher Koenig (Assistant Band Director, 1st year KHS 11th year teaching percussion, BSE-Eastern Kentucky/MA-Morehead State University);
• Genevieve Croft (3rd year KHS 10th theatre educator, BA North Texas/MA SMU).

• Jody Littleton (15th year teaching 5th KHS, BA Baylor University)

Library

• Allyson Boubel (22nd year KISD 14th KHS, schools-degree BA/University California Riverside & Texas Woman?s University)

Math

• Charles Arnspiger (13th year teaching, schools North Side HS/BS Texas Wesleyan University),
• Brittany Batzlaff (2nd year KISD, BA ? University of Texas/Arlington),
• Matt Casey (11th year teaching 4th KHS), Brian Tickell (17th year teaching 1st KHS, schools Grand Prairie HS/McLennan CC/BS UNT),
• Clint Funderburk (6th year KHS, BS ? Tarleton State),
• Tracey Hadaway (11th year KHS, BS ? University North Texas).
• Kenneth Jowers (23 years 6th year KHS, BS McMurry University),
• Joseph Lucero (3rd year KHS, schools & degree KHS/BS UTA)

Physical Education

• Tammy Evans (P.E./Outdoor Education, 16th year teaching 2nd KHS, BS East Central Oklahoma)
• James Mapps (P.E., 4th year teaching 1st KHS)

• Danny Wilcox (Outdoor Ed/Biology, 21st year teaching 6th KHS, BS East Central University Oklahoma)

Science

• Marissa Church (14th year teaching 1st KHS, degrees BS/MS Tarleton State);
• George Griffin (29th year teaching 5th year KHS, BS East Central Oklahoma);
• Candice Hilton (10th year KHS, schools KHS/BS UTA);
• Sid Danner (19th year teaching 1st KHS, degrees BS/MA UTA);
• Katie McBroom (16th year teaching 3rd KISD, degrees BS Oklahoma Christian/MS Grand Canyon University);
• Chris Reue (10th year teaching 6th year KHS, BS Texas A&M/MEd Sam Houston State);
• Michael Strange (15th year teaching 6th at KHS, BS Dallas Baptist)

Social Studies

• Doug Groff (22 year teaching, 15th KHS, degree BA/UTA);
• Kelly Kidd (23rd year teaching 3rd at KHS, degrees BA Baylor/MA Southwestern Baptist Theology/MS UTA);
• Mary Malone;
• Matt Munson (8th year at KHS, BA University of Central Arkansas);
• Paul Trantham (35th year teaching 22nd KHS, degree BA UTA);
• Jeremy Wakeland (3rd year KHS, BS Tarleton State);
• Doug Watson (11th year in KISD 9th at KHS, BS Texas A&M);

Special Education

• Laci Queen;
• Margaret Owen (29 years in education 18 years KISD, BA Angelo State);
• Stephanie Zinnah’
• Tamesha Mosely;
• Martha Willis;
• Malinda Knappenberger (13th year in education 5th in KISD, degrees BA UTA/MEd Tarleton State)

World Language

• Maestra Monica Stephens (Spanish ? 24th year teaching, schools & degree Ysleta HS/BA Our Lady of the Lake University);
• Jose Aleman (21st year teaching 5th at KHS, schools Tahoka HS/BA Texas Tech);
• Amanda Gabler (Spanish ? (8th year KISD 1st year KHS, degree BA Baylor University).

Athletics

• Richard Barrett (Athletic Director – 39 years, 17th AD at KHS, BS Tarleton State);
• Patti Bostad (Assistant Athletic Director – 23 years in education 9th in KISD, BBA University of Wisconsin Green Bay),
• Shannon Johnson (Trainer -20th year 4th KISD, BS Oklahoma State University);
• Jose Portales (Trainer)

Nurse

• Teresa Vasquez (RN – 23rd year KISD)

 

Administration

• Michael Cagle (Principal ? 16th year education, 5th year KISD & 1st year KHS, degrees BS Baylor U/MEd University of North Texas);
• DeKisha Browning (Assistant Principal/Testing);
• Amy Newcomer (Assistant Principal – 11th year 9th in KISD 1st at KHS, BS Tarleton State/MEd UTA);
• Julia Stephen (Associate Principal – 17th year in education, 2nd year KISD, BS/MEd Texas Tech, Midwestern State & Lamar University);
• Kim Hunt (Counselor);
• Dawn Ramirez (Counselor – 20th year, 12th year KISD,1st year KHS);
• DaMesha King (Counselor ? BBA Texas Wesleyan, MA Prairie View A&M);

Office ? Administration Staff

• Kim Dailey (Admin Assistant), Kathy Duncan (Receptionist), Candi Alstot (PEIMS Clerk), Shelly Fijewski (Admin Assistant ? counseling), Dede Grimes (Attendance Clerk), Pam Berry (Data Clerk),

• Katie Brown (Special Education), Judy Castleberry (Disciplinary), Diann Cook (Special Education), Kristen Dunn (Special Education), Andria Earp (Special Education), Wendy Gibbs (Special Education); Mackenzie Mclellan (Special Education); Juan Rivera Rodriquez (Intervention); Letitia Sharp (Special Education); Robert Vandergriff (Special Education) and Wayne Maddox (Security)