Kennebecasis Valley High School
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Kennebecasis Valley High School (KVHS for short) is a high school located at 398 Hampton Road, Quispamsis, New Brunswick. The school serves students from grades 9-12 in the Quispamsis area. The current enrollment is 1,019. The school's mascot is the Crusader.
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[edit] History
KVHS opened its doors to students in 1975, originally serving the towns of Rothesay, Quispamsis, Hampton and much of rural Kings County. This changed in 1992 when Hampton High School was opened to serve the town of Hampton and much of rural Kings County. Rothesay High School was opened in 1997 to serve the town of Rothesay.
The school is now the host to several innovations in education. For example, if a student has less than three absences within the semester, that student may exempt any exam in any class that he/she is passing.
On Wednesdays students line up outside the local church, where a group of volunteers hands out free plates of Kraft Dinner and dinner rolls.
[edit] Achievements
- Maclean's recently ranked Kennebecasis Valley High School one of the three top academic high schools in Canada.[1]
- KV's Crusaders were National Champions on CBC's SmartAsk trivia competition in 2002 and came second in the following year.
- KVHS has been the New Brunswick Reach for the Top Champions since 2004. As of February 25, 2007, the Senior division team has won 14 consecutive tournaments dating back to April of 2004.
- KVHS also won 5th place in the national Reach for the Top championship in May of 2006
- In 2005, a KVHS student won first place in the University of Toronto's Biology Competition, the school's team placed 2nd overall.[2]
- The Crusaders currently hold four provincial athletic(NBIAA) titles: JV Girls' Basketball, Mixed Curling, Cross-Country and Field Hockey.
[edit] Kraft Dinner Ministry
Kennebecasis Baptist Church, across the street from the school, has started a Kraft Dinner Ministry. It is run by Lisa Swanton and Marsha Higgs. On Wednesdays, the students cross the street to the church, as the people serve the Kraft Dinner for them, as they eat it. This has been happening since 2005.
