Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio)

Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their mascot are the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League.

Kenton High School
Official school logo
Address
200 Harding Avenue

Kenton
,
Ohio
43326

United States
Coordinates40°39′14″N 83°35′48″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtKenton City Schools
SuperintendentJennifer Penczarski
PrincipalChad Thrush[1]
Teaching staff31.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment534 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.23[2]
Color(s)Red and White [1]          
Fight songRah Rah For Kenton and Red and White
AthleticsFall: Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Girls Tennis, and Golf; Winter: Wrestling, Boys and Girls Basketball, Swimming/Diving, and Powerlifting; Spring: Track and Field, Baseball, Softball, and Boys Tennis.
Athletics conferenceWestern Buckeye League[3]
NicknameWildcats[1]
YearbookThe Echo
Athletic DirectorMike[1]
Websitewww.highschool.kentoncityschools.org

Kenton High School gained notoriety in 2006 when two varsity football players, Quarterback Dailyn Campbell, and teammate Jesse Howard placed a deer decoy in a country road. Two classmates from Kenton High School were severely injured when they struck the decoy and rolled their vehicle in a ditch. After a trial, the judge ruled the two football players guilty, but permitted them to remain out of jail until the conclusion of the football season. The ruling caused much conflict in the Kenton and "caused a severe split in the community." [4][5]

OHSAA State Champions
  • Football – 2001, 2002 [6][7]

OHSAA State Runner-Up

OHSAA State Final Four

References
  1. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. "Kenton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. WBL. "WBL Official Site". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  4. http://trib.com/news/national/deer-decoy-prank-injuries-divide-ohio-football-town/article_5291f09c-aff7-5850-9bf8-334dad703b84.html
  5. http://www.foxnews.com/story/2006/08/19/deer-decoy-crash-ruling-divides-ohio-city.html
  6. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  7. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  8. OHSAA. "OHSAA DIII FINAL 2003". Retrieved 2011-10-11.


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