Kings High School (Kings Mills, Ohio)

Kings High School
Address
5500 Columbia Road
Kings Mills, Ohio, (Warren County), 45034
United States
Coordinates 39°21′12″N 84°15′19″W / 39.35333°N 84.25528°WCoordinates: 39°21′12″N 84°15′19″W / 39.35333°N 84.25528°W
Information
School type Public, Coeducational
School board Robert Hinman, Kim Grant, William Russell, Bonnie Baker-Hicks, Todd Overturf[1]
School district Kings Local School District
Superintendent John Lazares[2]
Principal Mr. Doug Leist[3]
Vice principal Mr. Rob Burnside & Mr. Ron Corradini
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1244 (2012)
Campus 7-12
Color(s) Red and Columbia Blue
Athletics conference Eastern Cincinnati Conference
Mascot Knight
Team name Knights
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [4]
Newspaper The Knight Times
Yearbook The Royal Guard
Athletic Director Phil Poggi
Academic Advisors Mrs. Heidi Murray, Mr. Stan Kiehl, & Mrs. Ann Delehanty-Koenig
Website http://www.kingslocal.net

Kings High School is a public high school in the unincorporated village of Kings Mills, Ohio in Deerfield Township, Warren County. It is the only high school in the Kings Local School District. Kings has been rated excellent for 10 consecutive years under Ohio academic standards. Kings High School underwent a major construction and renovation project in 2009. A wing was added with new lockers, classrooms, and a high-tech upgrade. The school's mission statement is, "Kings Local School District Empowers All Learners to Develop and Maximize Their Capacity For Success." The school's enrollment as of fall 2012 was 1,244 students.[5]

Kings High School offers many extracurricular programs for students including an academic quiz team, art club, choir, color guard and winter guard, community service club, dance team, theatre, marching band, pep band, jazz band, drumline, symphony orchestra, the Knight Times newspaper, and yearbook.[6] The Kings music and drama departments offer 13 extracurricular programs, with an additional 19 music clubs and/or activities.[7] Over 90 percent of Kings graduates pursue a post-secondary education.[7]

Athletics

The school's mascot is the Knight and its athletic teams compete in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) as of the 2012-13 season.[8] The Knights were previously charter members of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference (FAVC), in which they competed from 1965 to 2012.[9]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Division I

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