Kenmore High School

	2140 13th Street S.W. Akron OH 44314 330/848-4141; Fax: 330/848-5270 Kenmore's ODE report card/demographics Kenmore's Web site
Grades: 9-12 Colors: Red and Black Mascot: Cardinal Average Enrollment: 902 School Day: 8:10 a.m. to 3:22 p.m. Principal: Elizabeth Neidert
What makes Kenmore special? Student attendance has improved by 11.5% in the past five years. All students participate in Career Pathways and exploration programs. All seniors complete oral and written versions of the Career Passport before graduation. The faculty has high reading expectations for students. Students spend time each week in silent sustained reading for pleasure. They are asked to read at least two novels during the summer. A reading/writing tutor is on staff in the writing lab for 24 hours each week. Kenmore offers career programs in business, accounting, marketing, culinary arts and catering, machine technology, carpentry, and electrical trades. Construction and electrical trades instructors are certified by the National Center for Construction Education and Research. Electrical trades relocated to a new lab and uses robotics. The machine technology instructor completed the NIMS national certification program. A new machine trades lab uses computer-controlled machinery. Kenmore's Harmony group teaches racial, ethnic and cultural awareness among all people. The group is dedicated to building cultural bridges and making a difference in the community. Kenmore has 398 computers (one for every 2.5 students); three business technology labs; one writing lab with 24 Gateway computers; one Macintosh lab for graphic design and photography; one computer-assisted drawing (CAD) lab, which is also used for machine and electrical trades classes; and IVDL video conference equipment designed for distance learning. The LRC has 29 Gateway computers for student use before and during school. The computers were used approximately 9,275 times last year, while 2,007 books were checked out of the LRC. The LRC was visited 26,893 times last year. Last year, more than 100 student conflicts were resolved in peer mediation. Over $500,000 in scholarships was awarded to Kenmore seniors last year. Students received more than 100 local, state and national awards last year. Teachers have an average of 17 years of experience, and 63% hold a master's degree or higher. History Constructed in 1916, with an addition in 1917 (both razed in 1975) Additions in 1952 and 1955; an almost entirely new school built in 1980 Originally part of the Coventry Township District Annexed by Akron Public Schools in 1929 The village of Kenmore was developed by the Akron Realty Co. The members of the company originally planned to call the new town Hazeldale or Hazelhurst in honor of the daughter of N.R. Steiner, one of the company's stockholders. For some reason now unknown, Steiner selected Kenmore instead. Some people believe Steiner named the town for a beautiful Long Island or New Jersey estate by that name while others contend it was named for Kenmore Castle in England. The Akron Realty Co. sold the first lot in the development in the spring of 1901. In 1908, the village of Kenmore was incorporated. In 1916, Coventry Township Schools built a school on the present Kenmore High School site. Due to the rapid growth of the village of Kenmore, an addition was added the next year. The school housed elementary and high school students for several years. More additions were made in 1952 and 1955. In 1977, the oldest parts of the school were razed; and, in 1981, almost an entirely new school was built. Directions Left on Broadway to Perkins Left on Perkins to Innerbelt Follow Innerbelt to I-76 West, the Kenmore leg and the Battles Ave. exit Left on Battles Ave. four blocks to school

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