Coordinates: 41°11′09″N 87°07′12″W / 41.185719°N 87.119994°W / 41.185719; -87.119994

Kankakee Valley High School

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Kankakee Valley High School
Address
Map
3923 Indiana 10

Wheatfield
,
Indiana
46392

United States
Coordinates41°11′09″N 87°07′12″W / 41.185719°N 87.119994°W / 41.185719; -87.119994
Information
TypePublic High School
Established1971[1]
School districtKankakee Valley School Corporation
SuperintendentDon Street
PrincipalRyan Myers
Teaching staff68.5[2] (on an FTE basis)
Grades9-12[2]
Enrollment1,081[2] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio15.78[2]
Color(s)Red, white and black[3]
   
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Crossroads[3]
NicknameKougars[3]
Websitewww.kv.k12.in.us/1/home

Kankakee Valley High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9–12 in Wheatfield Township, Indiana. It is the only high school in the Kankakee Valley School Corporation.

About

Kankakee Valley High School is a part of the Kankakee Valley School Corporation and is located in northern Jasper County Indiana. The school was opened in 1971 as a merger between the DeMotte and Wheatfield High Schools in an effort to provide a higher quality of education to the area.

The school district (of which this is the sole comprehensive high school) includes Wheatfield, DeMotte, and the Jasper County portion of Roselawn.[4] The school does not represent one single town or city, but rather incorporates students primarily[citation needed] from the surrounding communities of DeMotte and Wheatfield as well as a multitude of unincorporated communities such as Stoutsburg, Kniman, and Fair Oaks.[citation needed]

Notable Alumni

  • Rose Anderson, Class of 1974, was a four sport athlete at KVHS who played lacrosse for Ball State University. After graduation, she became an athletic trainer for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
  • Bryan Leturgez, Class of 1981 and three time Olympian and Bronze Medal winner in the 4-man bobsled. Leturgez played 5 sports with KVHS under 11 coaches. A prolific athlete, he was inducted into the KVHS Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2021.
  • Cole Solomey,[5] Class of 2023, and Indiana State Champion wrestler in his senior season. He finished his KVHS career with a 157-18 varsity record. He was ranked #1 in the state by IndianaMat, and was recruited by Purdue University, whom he now wrestles for.
  • Celeste Susnis-Robinson, Class of 1990 and three time Indiana State title winner in Cross Country. She also won a National title.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Demotte, In History 1997". faithfabric.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kankakee Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "MyIHSAA".
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jasper County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  5. ^ "Cole Solomey - Wrestling - Purdue]]". purduesports.com.

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