Kenwood High School

Good morning Knight Nation! Happy Friday! The Castle has a lot going on today! First thing we want to celebrate is the Class of 2027. Dr. Parham and Mr. Griggs hosted an “On Track to Graduate” Awards Ceremony.

The event is to celebrate all students who will be graduating in 2027. Dr. Parham also highlighted our amazing AB and straight A Honor Roll! The Castle 🏰 is very proud of you all!

📸 Mr. Duarte

Good evening Knight Nation! Mrs. Vanbelkum, Mrs. Duarte and Ms. Christian hosted our National Honor Society Induction Ceremony.

Dr. Anderson said to the crowd,”This is Kenwood High School. As 1SG says, this is thee Kenwood High School.”

They are our finest students who have sacrificed so much to be the best and shining examples of how bright Kenwood High School can, and will become.

This years induction theme matches Dr. Anderson’s, “Restoring the glory.” Thank you to Dr. Rye for assisting with the theatre set up.

Congratulations to all of our newest inductees to the National Honor Society. They are the biggest group since 2019 🏰 🎉 👏🏼🥹🙌🏼

📸 Mr. Duarte & Ms. Issy McNeil

Full album:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/J5fnVU5tdkbGwwRUA

Good afternoon Knight Nation! Today we wanted to share a post made by Jojo Jo'Vanna Marie. Who gave us a shout out on another page. Here is what she said, "Appreciation Post:
You typically only hear about the negative experiences when it pertains to special education in CMCSS. However, as an advocate, I make efforts to shine light on the positive moments too.

Thank You To The Staff at Kenwood High School who strive for inclusion. Despite being overworked, understaffed, overlooked, underpaid, and limited resources, you all try daily. It is not an easy task, but thank you for the effort you take with meeting each students educational needs.
Sunshine Was Estatic When We Arrived At School Today! Usually, her 1 on 1 greets us to roll her in. For Spirit Week, A Couple More Came Out To Greet Their Favorite Senior💜
*permission was granted to post picture*
~Remain Encouraged & Journey Together~"

Thank you for the kind words, our staff loves their students and your kind words!

Good morning Knight Nation! Today we have had a great turnout for "Fictional School" day! A reminder tonight Mrs. VanBelkum and Mrs. Duarte invite you to attend the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony tonight at 6:00pm

📸 Ms. Christina Philmon

Calling any and all Kenwood and West Creek High School Alumni to take part in the Battle of the Mill. The Castle is having a WHITEOUT and West Creek High is having a blackout. Be sure to be at Kenwood High School on Friday, September 13th. Kick off is at 7:00pm!

Our staff has loved “Wacky Wednesday” If you have pictures of your students please feel free to share them! In an effort to not interrupt classrooms we did not have our Yearbook photographers roaming today 🏰

Good morning Knight Nation! Yesterday, Jostens came to speak to our Jr and Senior Knights.

Juniors were briefed on their options for class rings. Seniors, sweatshirts and all types of senior swag to include cap and gowns!

Jostens rep will be back next Thursday. Order online or also order in person. There is several payment plans that Jostens offers. Packets are being held at the front office

Jacorey Dukes was our lucky winner today, he will receive his class ring on Jostens!

Good morning Knight Nation! Today we are celebrating colleges and universities by wearing their school gear. We appreciate all the support today! Tomorrow is "Wacky Tack Day".

Applying for college can be overwhelming. Dress wacky to show how overwhelmed you are!

📸 Mr. Martin Pitts & Mr. Duarte

Tomorrow please wear your favorite College Attire!

Good morning Knight Nation! This week is College Spirit Week! Today is “Twin Day!” As the day progresses we will continue to post more pictures 🏰

📸 Ms. Corey Haines

Good afternoon Knight Nation! If you did not catch our Knights Football Team on Friday night, here is the link for the photos :

https://photos.app.goo.gl/b7UdTfom7kx1hdFK7

📸 Mr. Duarte

Good morning Knight Nation! Our Cross Country Team had an amazing Saturday morning meet. Several of our runners hit personal bests 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️

Kenny Amundson’s previous time was 32:54. Which is a 6 minute improvement! The Castle is very proud of your performance and success!

Grant Johnson (20:55)
Jovan Lyons (21:51)
Jonah Raddock (22:25)
Kenny Amundson (26:21)

📸 Coach Cronin

Good morning Knight Nation! We hope you’re enjoying your Saturday off 😴 A few announcements:

Our new Engineering Academy Teacher (formerly STEM) Mrs. Duarte is looking for donations of empty one or two liter soda bottles. Students are currently designing their own model rockets and many of these designs include a bottle. If you have any that you are willing to part with please bring them to the front office.

Wrestling is selling 🌸 to prepare for their upcoming season. Feel free to reach out to Coach Suss or any wrestler 🤼

The Knights Band is competing TODAY at Kirkwood High School tonight at 6:00pm 🎶 Come out and cheer them on!

Good morning Knight Nation! It is Friday, you have made it through another week!

Tonight head over to Clarksville High School to support our Knights Football team! Kick off is at 7:00pm!

📸 Mr. Duarte

Good evening Knight Nation! Today our Engineering Academy (formerly STEM) took a field trip to F2CON. The event was held at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. It consisted of our juniors, seniors, Mrs. Karls, Mr. Chromik and Mrs. Duarte.

Students were invited by CDE to help set up the gaming event. This event offers high stakes gaming tournaments at different levels. Open play and retro gaming.

The academy was also given a donation of $500 from CDE! Thank you CDE for your generosity 🏰

📸 Mrs. Duarte & Mrs. Karls

Good morning Knight Nation! Here are the rest of this weeks events:

Thursday
Lady Knights Soccer is at East Hickman 6:00pm
Lady Knights Volleyball is at Dickson County HS 6:00pm

Friday
Yearbook Interest Meeting tomorrow in Mr. Duarte's C- 105 2:35pm
Knights Football is at Clarksville High 7:00pm

Good morning Knight Nation! In case you missed it last night, our JV Football team hosted Rossview last night. Here are some of the highlights and the full link:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/DusSVhQ9jxBxPz568

📸 Mr. Duarte

Good afternoon Knight Nation! Mrs. Karls wanted to let you know about the great things happening this month!

Good morning Knight Nation! We hope you are enjoying the three day weekend. Mr. Rye has revived Knight News Network (KNN)! Here is the first episode, keep up the amazing work!

KNN 2024-25: Episode 1 In the first episode, the KNN Crew recaps their summer, previews the new school year, plays a game of trivia and reviews a car.Segment 1: Welcome Back Podcas...

Good evening Knight Nation! We hope you are enjoying your long weekend! This past Friday our Lady Knights Soccer team hosted Kirkwood. Here are some pictures and if you would like to see the unedited album click on the link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Kxnky8wUbLVLTSrL6

📸 Mr. Duarte

Good morning Knight Nation! If you are interested in joining Yearbook with Mr. Duarte this year, please come to the Yearbook Interest meeting on Friday September 6th at 2:35pm. It will be held in C- 105. If you decide you want to commit to Yearbook, please let your parents/guardians know that the mandatory parent meeting will be September 13th at 6:00pm.

Both students and parents will need to attend. If they are late that is fine. I do need to meet every parent/guardian. Parents/guardian who are not able to make the meeting need to email me or zoom to discuss your student’s requirements.

Minimum requirements:
-Be professional
-Be able to pass grade check/behavior check (major referrals)
-Be able to purchase the staff shirt ($30)
-Be responsible with expensive equipment (camera)
-Reliable transportation

Today Mrs. Patterson took her English II classes to the library to experience a Book Tasting led by Ms. Holliday. A Book Tasting is a fun, interactive activity that introduces students to a variety of books, authors, and genres. The goal is to help students choose books they want to read, rather than being assigned a specific book.

Mrs. Patterson’s students spent the last few minutes of class checking out their own independent choice novels to work with throughout their this unit. If your child has Mrs. Patterson for English II, be sure to ask them what book(s) they checked out today!

📸 Mrs. Patterson

Good morning and happy Friday! Our amazing social workers would like to remind you to be kind to one another. You never know what someone may be going through under their smiles. If you ever need someone to talk they are here for you!

📸 Mr. Duarte

Good evening Knight Nation! We have a message from Coach Suss,”Kenwood’s Wrestling team is selling mums to raise funds for their season. The mums are $20 for a 24-32” wide mum in a 12” pot. There are five colors to pick from.

The orders and money are due on Sept 12th. You may pick up your order the evening of Sept 19th.

You can order through any wrestler, Coach Zee, or Coach Suss.

We hope that you will support our young men and women in their season! Go Knights!”

Partners in Education (PIE) Breakfast was held today at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. Kenwood High and Middle School was in attendance with a few of their Partners in Education:
-Ashley Furniture
-CDE
-Walmart (Wilma Rudolph Blvd)
-Ruth “Ladybug” Johnson Memorial Foundation
-Bella’s Closet
-City of David Christian Center
-Deliverance Outreach Church

Thank you so much for your continued support 🏰

Good afternoon Knight Nation! We hope you are staying cool! We just wanted to let you know that there is a Lady Knights Soccer game tomorrow night at 6:00pm. They will host Kirkwood High at Heritage Park. Come out and support your Lady Knights!

📸 Mr. Duarte