Keene High School
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- This article is about a high school in New Hampshire. For a high school in Texas, see Keene High School (Texas).
'"Veritas Per Scientiam" (Latin translation "Truth Through Knowledge")' |
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Established | 1828 |
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School type | Public |
Principal | Alan Chmiel |
Faculty | 204 |
Students | approx. 1900 |
Mascot | Blackbirds |
Location | 43 Arch St. Keene, NH 03431 |
Information | (603) 352-0640 |
Website | [1] |
Keene High School is a public high school located in Keene, New Hampshire. It serves not only the city of Keene, but the surrounding towns of Chesterfield, Harrisville, Marlborough, Marlow, Nelson and Westmoreland.
The Cheshire Career Center, a co-curricular and community education center, is also located in the South Annex of the building.
[edit] Mission Statement
The mission statement of Keene High is inscribed at the main entrance beneath the school seal. It is placed there to remind the students each day as they walk in.
The Mission of Keene High School is to provide each student with the tools to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.
[edit] Administration
The school is under the administration of the New Hampshire School Administrative Unit No. 29 (SAU 29) which is located on West Street, in downtown Keene.
Within the school, there is a Main Office, Guidance Office, Health Office, Department Offices and "House Offices". The Houses are arranged in groups of students, alphabetically. There are four house offices: Blue, Green, Gold and Red.
[edit] Departments
There are ten curricular departments:
- Social Studies
- World Language
- Science
- English
- Fine Arts
- Life Education
- Special Education
- Physical Education
- Technology Education
- Buisness Education