Waterford Kettering High School
| Waterford Kettering High School | |
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| Address | |
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2800 Kettering Drive Waterford, Michigan 48329 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°40′46″N 83°23′29″W / 42.679422°N 83.391509°WCoordinates: 42°40′46″N 83°23′29″W / 42.679422°N 83.391509°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | Waterford School District |
| Superintendent | Keith Wunderlich |
| CEEB code | 231273 |
| Principal | Jeffrey Frankowiak |
| Teaching staff | 63.60 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,366 (2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.48 |
| Color(s) | Forest Green and White |
| Athletics conference | Kensington Lakes Activities Association |
| Nickname | Captains |
| Rival | Waterford Mott High School |
| Newspaper | The Murmur |
| Yearbook | Kismet |
| Website | www |
Waterford Kettering High School is a public high school in the Waterford School District located in Waterford, Michigan. The official name of the high school is Charles F. Kettering High School, named for the automotive industry pioneer.
Waterford Kettering High School opened in 1961.
In 1983, the school district consolidated high schools and closed Waterford Township High School. This left two high schools in the district; Kettering and Waterford Mott High School.
In the fall of 1990, ninth graders joined the Kettering student body.
The football stadium, Jim Larkin Stadium, has FieldTurf and has stands for approximately 1,500 spectators. Each of the school's two gymnasiums can seat over 900 spectators for basketball and volleyball games.
The Performing Arts Center, completed in 2004, includes band, choir, and orchestra suites with full sound systems, projector screens, and acoustic design fully implemented in their ceilings and walls.
Waterford Kettering fields teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, diving, and wrestling. Kettering has won two state championships, both for softball, in 1991 and 1998.
Waterford Kettering has several musical ensembles: three concert bands, two jazz bands, the Marching Captains marching band, multiple choir groups, a philharmonic orchestra, a symphony orchestra, and a chamber orchestra. The WK Marching Captains, Wind Ensemble, Chamber and Mass Choir, and orchestras performed at Disney Magic Music Days in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.
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