Kentwood High School (Washington)

Kentwood High School
Location
Covington , Washington United States
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	It's Great to be Alive, It's Great to be a Conk
Established	1981
School district	Kent School District
Principal	David Hostetor
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,800(2007)
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Green, Black, and Silver
Mascot	Conquerors
Newspaper	The Kentwood Invictus
Affiliation	Athletic Recruiters International
Website	[1]

Kentwood High School is a high school in Covington, Washington. Kentwood is in Kent School District.

Academics

Kentwood offers Advanced Placement classes in US History, European History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Art, Literature, Statistics, Calculus (AB and BC), Music Theory, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, and Psychology. It should be noted that these classes are only available if enough students sign up for them.
Foreign Language classes available for students to take are French (4 years), Spanish (4 years), American Sign Language (3 years), Japanese (3 years), and two years of Mandarin. Upper level (third or fourth year) French and Spanish classes offer college credit to students who participate in the University of Washington's College in the High School program.
In addition, Kentwood High School is also one of few nationwide schools to be the winner of a Grammy Award for their Music Program, which included a check for $1000 USD as a donation to the program. The Kentwood Drama program, directed by Rebecca Lloyd, is also recognized statewide and has received numerous awards and nominations from the 5th Avenue Theatre's High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

Kentwood's clubs include: Activities Club, Art Club, Astronomy Club, Avid Anglers Club, Bowling Club, Breakdance/Hip Hop Club, Conk Crew, DECA, Drama Club, Environmental Action Club, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Gay Straight Alliance, Green Machine, Happy Hands Club, Interact Club, Japan Club, Kentwood Book Club (KWLL), Key Club, Knights, KSRA, Marine Science Club, Media Tech, Mediterranean Club, More Than Conquerors, National Honor Society, Pep Band, Philosophy Club, Ping Pong Club (soon), Rock 101 Club, SHADES, VICA, and Video Game Club.

Athletics

Kentwood is part of the North division of the Washington's 4A South Puget Sound League (SPSL). The last state championship and/or champion is in parentheses next to the sport, and if games are played at an off-campus site it is listed also.

Boys

• Football (2002)- home games at French Field
• Cross Country
• Tennis (Max Manthou, 2007)
• Golf (Jess Daley in 1996)- Meridian Valley Country Club
• Basketball (2004)
• Swim and Dive (Chris Veraya in 2003)- Kent-Meridian Pool
• Wrestling (Brandon Rodgers 2007)
• Baseball (2000)- occasionally at Kent Memorial Park: Art Wright Field
• Track and Field (Chris Selvar in 2007)
• Soccer- French Field or Wilson Playfields

Girls

• Volleyball (1986)
• Cheerleading (2007)
• Cross Country
• Swim and Dive (Marley Prothero in 2006)- Kent-Meridian Pool
• Golf- Meridian Valley Country Club
• Soccer- Wilson Playfields or French Field
• Gymnastics (team-2002, individual- Liz Grajewski in 2002)
• Basketball
• Softball (slowpitch in 1985)
• Track and Field (Joyce Rainwater in 1988)
• Tennis (Zeta Wagner in 1995)

Kentwood students can also participate in the Dance Team, as well as be a part of district-wide Kent Crusader Rugby, Judo, and Water Polo.

Notable alumni

• Ernie Conwell (1988-1991): Tight End in the NFL.
• Mike Karney (1996-1999): Fullback for the New Orleans Saints.
• Jeremiah Green: drummer for Modest Mouse (See Kids Bop 7)
• Mike Kertzman: (2001-2003) Distinguished Ballerina: Nutcracker 2007 and Cats 2005
• Rodney Stuckey: (2001-2004): Guard for the Detroit Pistons.
• Cam Weaver: (1999-2002): Forward for FK Haugesund.