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{{Short description|Public high school in Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia, United States}}
{{Infobox school
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|name = Kennesaw Mountain High School
| name = Kennesaw Mountain High School
|image = KMHS.svg
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| image = Kennesaw main.jpg
|image_size =150px
| logo = KMHS.svg
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|streetaddress = 1898 Kennesaw Due West Road NW
| logo_size = 150px
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|city = [[Kennesaw, Georgia|Kennesaw]]
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| streetaddress = 1898 Kennesaw Due West Road NW
|state = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
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| city = [[Kennesaw, Georgia]]
|zipcode = 30152
| zipcode = 30152
|country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
|coordinates = {{coord|33.999|-84.624|format=dms|region:US-GA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|33.999|-84.624|format=dms|region:US-GA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|district = [[Cobb County School District]]
| district = [[Cobb County School District]]
|principal = Nathan Stark
| principal = Nathan Stark
|teaching_staff = 121.90 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| teaching_staff = 109.60 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]]) (2022{{nbnd}}23)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - Kennesaw Mountain High School (130129002365) |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=130129002365 |publisher=[[Institute of Education Sciences]] |website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>
|ratio = 15.58<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 16.51 (2022{{nbnd}}23)<ref name=NCES/>
|SAT = 1536
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| grades = 9–12
|SAT_year = 2008
| rival = {{Ubl | [[Harrison High School (Kennesaw, Georgia)|Harrison Hoyas]] | [[Allatoona High School|Allatoona Buccaneers]]}}
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|grades = 9–12
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| nickname = Mustangs
|language = English
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| colors = {{ubl | Green, Silver, and Black | {{color box|#008000}} {{color box|silver}} {{color box|black}}}}
|rival = Harrison High School, Allatoona High School
| schooltype = [[State school|Public]]
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|nickname = Mustangs
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| established = {{start date and age|2000}}
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|colors = Green, Silver, and Black {{color box|#008000}}{{color box|silver}}{{color box|black}}
| enrollment = 1,809 (2022{{nbnd}}23)<ref name=NCES/>
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|established = {{start date and age|2000}}
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| website = {{URL|www.cobbk12.org/kennesawmountain}}
|enrollment = 1,899 (2018-19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=30127&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=130129002365|title=Kennesaw Mountain High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
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|picture = Kennesaw main.jpg
|footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=130129002365|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Kennesaw Mountain High School|work=ed.gov|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>
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|homepage = {{url|cobbk12.org/kennesawmountain|School website}}
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'''Kennesaw Mountain High School''' ('''KMHS''') is a [[public high school]] located in [[Kennesaw, Georgia|Kennesaw]], [[Cobb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. It was founded in 2000 as a [[magnet school]] specializing in science and mathematics, and is one of sixteen high schools in the [[Cobb County School District]].
'''Kennesaw Mountain High School''' is a [[public high school]] located in [[Kennesaw, Georgia|Kennesaw]], [[Cobb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. It was founded in 2000 as a [[magnet school]] specializing in science and mathematics, and is one of sixteen high schools in the [[Cobb County School District]].


==History==
==History==
===Students===
===Students===
Kennesaw Mountain High School was founded in 2000. The {{convert|323727|sqft|m2|adj=on}} high school, built on a {{convert|75|acre|m2|adj=on}} site, was intended to have a capacity of 2,000 students, but due to the rapid population growth in [[Cobb County]], the school quickly became overcrowded. Before the school was built, juniors, as opposed to freshman and sophomores, from [[Harrison High School (Georgia)|Harrison High School]] (the main output) were given the choice whether to stay at their current school or change to Kennesaw Mountain. Approximately 240 juniors decided to change, which was much more than expected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA545EF04859C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=NewsBank for AJC - www.ajc.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|work=newsbank.com|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>
Kennesaw Mountain High School was founded in 2000. The {{convert|323727|sqft|m2|adj=on}} high school, built on a {{convert|75|acre|m2|adj=on}} site, was intended to have a capacity of 2,000 students, but due to the rapid population growth in [[Cobb County]], the school quickly became overcrowded. Before the school was built, juniors, as opposed to freshman and sophomores, from [[Harrison High School (Georgia)|Harrison High School]] (the main output) were given the choice whether to stay at their current school or change to Kennesaw Mountain. Approximately 240 juniors decided to change, which was much more than expected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA545EF04859C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=NewsBank for AJC - www.ajc.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|work=newsbank.com|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>{{dead link|date=April 2024}}{{Failed verification |date=April 2024}}


===Construction===
===Construction===
Construction of the five buildings at the campus began in August 1999 and was completed in 14 months. The design, by Passantino & Bavier, Inc., used steel bowstring [[joist]]s to allow for an arched roofline and the {{convert|140|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Span (architecture)|clear span]] required for the gymnasium. Design and construction of the campus is the only Georgia project featured by the Steel Joist Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steeljoist.org/pages/default.asp?navid=129 |title=Steel Joist Institute, Featured Projects |access-date=2007-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923004723/https://www.steeljoist.org/pages/default.asp?navid=129 |archive-date=2006-09-23 }}</ref> Included in the design, as requested by the school, was a plan so 70% of classrooms would have windows.
Construction of the five buildings at the campus began in August 1999 and was completed in 14 months. The design, by Passantino & Bavier, Inc., used steel bowstring [[joist]]s to allow for an arched roofline and the {{convert|140|ft|m|adj=on}} [[clear span]] required for the gymnasium. Design and construction of the campus is the only Georgia project featured by the Steel Joist Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steeljoist.org/pages/default.asp?navid=129 |title=Steel Joist Institute, Featured Projects |access-date=2007-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923004723/https://www.steeljoist.org/pages/default.asp?navid=129 |archive-date=2006-09-23 }}</ref> Included in the design, as requested by the school, was a plan so 70% of classrooms would have windows.


==Magnet program==
==Magnet program==


The Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain is one of six [[magnet schools]] at the high school level in the [[Cobb County School District]]. For the class of 2023, the Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain had an acceptance rate of 44%, and the class of 2023 that got accepted into the Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain had an average 8th grade PSAT 8/9 NPR of 93% for Math (520), and 92% for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (540).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kmhsmagnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Class-of-2023-Freshman-Profile.pdf|title=The Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain High School 2023 Magnet Freshman Profile|website=kmhsmagnet.com|access-date=January 20, 2020}}</ref>
The Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain is one of seven [[magnet schools]] at the high school level in the [[Cobb County School District]]. For the class of 2023, the Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain had an acceptance rate of 52%, and the class of 2026, of those who were accepted into the Magnet Program had an average 8th grade PSAT 8/9 NPR of 93% for Math (520), and 92% for Evidence Based Reading and Writing (540).<ref>{{Cite web |title=KMHS Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology {{!}} A STEM Community of Learners Committed to Student Success |url=https://kmhsmagnet.com/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
The Mustangs are a member of GHSA and participate in Region 6-AAAAAA. KMHS offers football, softball, cross country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, baseball, golf, marching band, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field.
The Mustangs are a member of GHSA and participate in Region 7-AAAAAA. The school offers football, softball, cross country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, baseball, golf, marching band, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* {{anbl|Robert Dunning}}<ref name="ga">{{cite web|url=https://www.globalathletics.com/users/136/65/robert-dunning.php|title=Robert Dunning – Global Athletics & Marketing|website=Global Athletics}}</ref>
*[[Corey Heim]], racecar driver<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Richard |title=Corey Heim ready for Short Track Nationals at Bristol |url=http://insidecircletrack.com/2019/05/corey-heim-ready-for-short-track-nationals-at-bristol/ |website=Inside Circle Track |access-date=January 28, 2020 |date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>
* {{anbl|Corey Heim}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Richard |title=Corey Heim ready for Short Track Nationals at Bristol |url=http://insidecircletrack.com/2019/05/corey-heim-ready-for-short-track-nationals-at-bristol/ |website=Inside Circle Track |access-date=January 28, 2020 |date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Omar Jimenez]], Journalist
* {{anbl|Omar Jimenez}}<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who is Omar Jimenez, the CNN reporter arrested during Minneapolis violent protests?|url=https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/who-is-oscar-jimenez-cnn-reporter-arrested-during-minneapolis-violent-protests/EZ2O3A6QKZGMHAAVAVIOJF4WO4/|last=Dreier|first=Natalie|date=May 29, 2020|newspaper=www.fox23.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605125801/https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/who-is-oscar-jimenez-cnn-reporter-arrested-during-minneapolis-violent-protests/EZ2O3A6QKZGMHAAVAVIOJF4WO4/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Tyler Stephenson]], Baseball Player
* {{anbl|Cayden Lee}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eckert |first1=David |title=Ole Miss football receives commitment from Cayden Lee, three-star wide receiver |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2022/12/22/ole-miss-football-recruiting-cayden-lee-commits-lane-kiffin/69749496007/ |website=The Clarion-Ledger |date=22 December 2022 |access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref>
* {{anbl|Connor Lew}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Barry |last2=Wilson |first2=David |title=Miami adds another All-American to a potential historic offensive line recruiting haul |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/article264182371.html |website=Miami Herald |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
* {{anbl|Tyler Stephenson}}<ref name="baseball-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=d222c519 |title=Kennesaw Mountain HS (Kennesaw, GA) Baseball Players |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.cobbk12.org/kennesawmountain School website]
* {{Official website|https://www.cobbk12.org/kennesawmountain}}
* [http://www.kmhsmagnet.com/ KMHS Magnet School]
* [http://www.kmhsmagnet.com/ KMHS Magnet School]


{{GHSA Class AAAAAA Region 6}}
{{GHSA Class AAAAA Region 5}}


{{authority control}}
{{authority control}}

Latest revision as of 16:06, 23 November 2024

Kennesaw Mountain High School
Address
Map
1898 Kennesaw Due West Road NW

Kennesaw, Georgia
30152

United States
Coordinates33°59′56″N 84°37′26″W / 33.999°N 84.624°W / 33.999; -84.624
Information
School typePublic
Established2000; 24 years ago (2000)
School districtCobb County School District
PrincipalNathan Stark
Teaching staff109.60 (FTE) (2022‍–‍23)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,809 (2022‍–‍23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.51 (2022‍–‍23)[1]
Color(s)
  • Green, Silver, and Black
  •      
NicknameMustangs
Rival
Websitewww.cobbk12.org/kennesawmountain

Kennesaw Mountain High School is a public high school located in Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 2000 as a magnet school specializing in science and mathematics, and is one of sixteen high schools in the Cobb County School District.

History

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Students

[edit]

Kennesaw Mountain High School was founded in 2000. The 323,727-square-foot (30,075.2 m2) high school, built on a 75-acre (300,000 m2) site, was intended to have a capacity of 2,000 students, but due to the rapid population growth in Cobb County, the school quickly became overcrowded. Before the school was built, juniors, as opposed to freshman and sophomores, from Harrison High School (the main output) were given the choice whether to stay at their current school or change to Kennesaw Mountain. Approximately 240 juniors decided to change, which was much more than expected.[2][dead link‍][failed verification]

Construction

[edit]

Construction of the five buildings at the campus began in August 1999 and was completed in 14 months. The design, by Passantino & Bavier, Inc., used steel bowstring joists to allow for an arched roofline and the 140-foot (43 m) clear span required for the gymnasium. Design and construction of the campus is the only Georgia project featured by the Steel Joist Institute.[3] Included in the design, as requested by the school, was a plan so 70% of classrooms would have windows.

Magnet program

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The Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain is one of seven magnet schools at the high school level in the Cobb County School District. For the class of 2023, the Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain had an acceptance rate of 52%, and the class of 2026, of those who were accepted into the Magnet Program had an average 8th grade PSAT 8/9 NPR of 93% for Math (520), and 92% for Evidence Based Reading and Writing (540).[4]

Athletics

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The Mustangs are a member of GHSA and participate in Region 7-AAAAAA. The school offers football, softball, cross country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, baseball, golf, marching band, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field.

Notable alumni

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Kennesaw Mountain High School (130129002365)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "NewsBank for AJC - www.ajc.com". newsbank.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Steel Joist Institute, Featured Projects". Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
  4. ^ "KMHS Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology | A STEM Community of Learners Committed to Student Success". Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Robert Dunning – Global Athletics & Marketing". Global Athletics.
  6. ^ Allen, Richard (May 30, 2019). "Corey Heim ready for Short Track Nationals at Bristol". Inside Circle Track. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Dreier, Natalie (May 29, 2020). "Who is Omar Jimenez, the CNN reporter arrested during Minneapolis violent protests?". www.fox23.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Eckert, David (December 22, 2022). "Ole Miss football receives commitment from Cayden Lee, three-star wide receiver". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Jackson, Barry; Wilson, David. "Miami adds another All-American to a potential historic offensive line recruiting haul". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Kennesaw Mountain HS (Kennesaw, GA) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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