| Kennesaw Mountain High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1898 Kennesaw Due West Road Kennesaw, GA 30152 United States |
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| Information | |
| Established | 2000 |
| School district | Cobb County School District |
| Teaching staff | 104 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,150 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Dark green, silver, and black |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Rival | Harrison High School |
| Average SAT scores | 1536 (2008) |
| Website | www.cobbk12.org/kennesawmountain |
Kennesaw Mountain High School (KMHS) is a public high school located in Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia. 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.
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Kennesaw Mountain High School, named after Kennesaw Mountain, 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. Approximately 240 juniors decided to change—much more than expected.[1]
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.[2]
As of 2006, KMHS is ranked first in Cobb County for average SAT score with a 1569, 43 points above the national average.[3]
As of 2006, KMHS is ranked 4th in Cobb County for average ACT score with a 24, 1.2 points above the national average.[4]
The Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain is one of five magnet schools in Cobb County. The Magnet Program at Kennesaw Mountain currently provides the following classes:
For magnet courses, students are given an extra 0.5 on their GPA, if the student receives an A in the particular class. This half point is honored on report cards and county rankings; however, this is not taken into account upon the calculation of GPA for HOPE or college applications.
| Year | Regular Season | Region Record | Playoff Record | |
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| 2001-02* | 8-2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2002-03 | 4-6-0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | |
| 2003-04 | 1-9-0 | 1-9 | 0-0 | |
| 2004-05 | 4-6-0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | |
| 2005-06 | 5-5-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | |
| 2006-07 | 5-5-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | |
| 2007-08 | 6-4-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 | |
| 2008-09 | 6-4-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | |
| 2009-10 | 2*-8-0 | 2*-7 | 0-0 | * Etowah Forfeit Week 3 |
| 2010–2011 | 1-9-0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | |
| Totals | 42-58-0 | 29-50 | 0-0 |
* = No regional games were played
| Year | Regular Season | Playoff Record | Playoff Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 25-3 | 2-1 | Region 5-AAAAA Champions |
| 2005-06 | 15-11 | 3-1 | 2nd Place at 5-AAAAA Tournament |
| 2006-07 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 1st round of 5-AAAAA Tournament |
| Total | 50-32 | 5-3 | - |
| Year | Regular Season | Playoff Record | Playoff Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22-4 | 4-3 | Region 5-AAAAA Champions & State AAAAA Semifinalists |
| 2006 | 20-3 | 4-3 | Region 5-AAAAA Champions & State AAAAA Elite 8 |
| 2007 | 22-4 | 9-2 | Region 5-AAAAA Champions & State Runner Up |
| 2008 | 18-7 | 0-2 | Region 5-AAAAA Runner-Up |
| Total | 82-18 | 17-10 | - |
The Kennesaw Mountain High School Marching Band was under the direction of David Starnes until after the 2010 season. The band marched in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2005 and has been a Finalist in the Bands of America Grand National Championships every time they have competed there— six times. It captured the Class AAA National Title in 2004. Its achievements were recognized by the 2005-2006 Georgia State legislative session.[6] The Kennesaw Mountain band has also received the Sudler Shield. It has competed in the Western Carolina University Tournament of Champions where they placed 1st in 2006 and 4th in 2011.
* = The band played in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[7]
| Year | Show | Atlanta Super Regional | Grand Nationals | ||
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| Placement | Score | Placement | Score | ||
| 2001 | "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" | 7th | 81.05 | – | – |
| 2002 | "The Canvas" | 2nd | 90.00 | 7th | 87.40 |
| 2003 | "Four" | 1st | 87.05 | 4th | 93.05 |
| 2004 | "Evolution" | 3rd | 88.00 | 2nd | 94.35 |
| 2005 * | "Wicked" | Exhibition | – | – | – |
| 2006 | "Stages" | 3rd | 90.00 | 3rd | 95.00 |
| 2007 | "Picture This" | 2nd | 90.10 | – | – |
| 2008 | "The Gift" | 1st | 87.45 | 8th | 91.60 |
| 2009 | "Unlocking Destiny" | 2nd | 90.15 | – | – |
| 2010 | "Awakening Angels" | 2nd | 88.45 | 6th | 91.90 |
| 2011 | "What a Wonderful...World?" | 3rd | 86.45 | – | – |
| Year | Division | Placement | Score | Circuit | |
| 2002-03 | Scholastic A | 7th | 89.95 | WGI | |
| 2003-04 | Scholastic A | 1st | 97.65 | WGI | |
| 2004-05 | Scholastic Open | 1st | 98.10 | WGI | |
| 2005-06 | Scholastic World | 7th | 89.95 | WGI | |
* = The band played in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[8]
| Year | Show | Atlanta Super Regional | Grand Nationals | ||
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| Placement | Score | Placement | Score | ||
| 2001 | "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" | 7th | 81.05 | – | – |
| 2002 | "The Canvas" | 2nd | 90.00 | 7th | 87.40 |
| 2003 | "Four" | 1st | 87.05 | 4th | 93.05 |
| 2004 | "Evolution" | 3rd | 88.00 | 2nd | 94.35 |
| 2005 * | "Wicked" | Exhibition | – | – | – |
| 2006 | "Stages" | 3rd | 90.00 | 3rd | 95.00 |
| 2007 | "Picture This" | 2nd | 90.10 | – | – |
| 2008 | "The Gift" | 1st | 87.45 | 8th | 91.60 |
| 2009 | "Unlocking Destiny" | 2nd | 90.15 | – | – |
| 2010 | "Awakening Angels" | 2nd | 88.45 | 6th | 91.90 |
| 2011 | "What a Wonderful...Whirled?" | 3rd | 86.45 | – | – |
| Year | Division | Placement | Score | Circuit | |
| 2002-03 | Scholastic A | 7th | 89.95 | WGI | |
| 2003-04 | Scholastic A | 1st | 97.65 | WGI | |
| 2004-05 | Scholastic Open | 1st | 98.10 | WGI | |
| 2005-06 | Scholastic World | 7th | 89.95 | WGI | |
| Year | Division | Placement | Score | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Scholastic Open | 3rd | 89.50 | SCGC |
| 2006-07 | Scholastic Open | 4th | 94.60 | WGI |
The Kennesaw Mountain High School Robotics Team was established in 2003 and has been winning a multitude of awards since. Information on these awards can be found on the team's website at http://kmhsrobotics.com/. The team is most well known for their winning of the BEST award at the Georgia BEST competition held at Southern Polytechnic State University and advancing to the regional competition, South's BEST every year of its involvement in the BEST competition.
Mane Link is the governing body of Kennesaw Mountain. They put on various events throughout the school year including the Homecoming Dance, Shop with a Mustang, and the Special Education Dance. Mane Link is made up of the Executive Board, Executive Committee, and Class Officers. Elections are held every year for Class Officers and the Executive Officers are appointed. Mane Link is responsible for creating and maintaining a relationship with the student body and community as well as maintaining all school activities.
^"Steel Joist Institute, Featured Projects". http://www.steeljoist.org/pages/default.asp?navid=129. Retrieved 2007-01-12.^"Cobb County School District 2005-2006 Test Scores". Archived from the original on 2006-10-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20061003120041/http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/Departments/CCSD/CCSDAccountability/testscores/2006/8-29-06_SAT.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-12.^"Cobb County School District 2005-2006 Test Scores". Archived from the original on 2006-10-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20061003115210/http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/Departments/CCSD/CCSDAccountability/testscores/2006/8-17-06_ACT+Press+Release.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-12.^[1]^"Georgia General Assembly House Resolution 310, adopted 2/22/05". http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2005_06/fulltext/hr310.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-12.^"Kennesaw Mountain Band Organization -- 2005 Macy's Press Release". http://www.kmbo.org/Macys_05.htm.^"Kennesaw Mountain Band Organization -- 2005 Macy's Press Release". http://www.kmbo.org/Macys_05.htm.^"WGI Past Scores". http://wgi.org/events/scores/historicalscores.php.
| Nya Jacobs, Lisa Johnson, Haruko Yamakami and 240 other 11th-graders were perhaps the biggest surprise in the long-awaited opening of Kennesaw Mountain High School.Initially, few anticipated that Cobb County's new high school would attract such a large junior class. These students, unlike freshmen and sophomores, were given the choice of staying at their old school -- Harrison High, for most.But the attributes of the new campus -- more space to move, a space in the
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