Kennett High School (New Hampshire)
| Kennett High School | |
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| Location | |
| 409 Eagles Way, North Conway, NH, 03860 USA |
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| Coordinates | 44°0′19″N 71°5′53″W / 44.00528°N 71.09806°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Free public |
| Established | 1923 |
| School district | Conway School District |
| Principal | Neal Moylan |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 900 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Black, White and Gold |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | http://www.kennett.k12.nh.us/schools/kennett/ |
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, Hart's Location, Jackson, Madison, and Tamworth.
Kennett has several departments, including English, Mathematics, Foreign Languages, Science, and Arts. The school also has a Career-Tech department, which includes several shops and classrooms fitted with technology. These rooms are often looked at as a key point of the new school building. The department includes a woodshop, a metal shop, an auto shop, 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 SAT 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.
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 Cappella choir, Marching Band and Dance Team. Several of the groups have performed around the Northeast 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 drumlines 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 rehearse and play in the school's Loynd Auditorium.
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