Kennett High School

The KHS Drama Club has put on comedies, dramas, musicals and mysteries with great success over the past few years! Actors and actresses wowed audiences with their professionalism in their recent productions. If you are interested in building performance technique, gaining self-confidence, making last friendships, and helping to put on a magnificent performance, join the Drama Club!

Click here to visit the Drama Club's website!

Advisor: Ms. Weisberg

Explore the natural world with the Kennett High School/Tin Mountain Conservation Center Environmental Club. Members have an opportunity to plan and attend field trips and outings, including hikes and canoe trips exploring the fabulous natural resources of the Mount Washington Valley. Students will also get to discuss current environmental topics, both local and national/international, with regional scientific experts. Additionally, interested students have the chance to increase their exposure to scientific field methods through ongoing research projects and summer internship/course credit opportunities with Tin Mountain Conservation Center. The club will meet during Flex and hold events on weekends and evenings.

Advisor: TBD

Gay/Transgender/Straight Alliance (GTSA) is for students who want to support themselves, their friends and/or family. The group, which adheres to the "don't ask" policy, meets every other week.

Advisor: Mrs. Dyer-SanDonato

Key Club International is the largest student-led community service organization in the world. Our club at Kennett is one of the largest in the New England District, and has been named the top Key Club in the District for our number of service hours and in-charitable fundraising. Check out the trophy case in the lobby! 

We do many activities during the school year, including Journey to the North Pole, overnight leadership camps, bake sales, gift wrapping, helping at the Dinner Bell, Adopt-a-Highway, and Camp Sunshine. For fun, we sponsor many dances, host the annual Wild Quack Festival Children's Games, have the occasional all-nighter, and attend both the annual District Convention in April and the International Convention in early July. 

Membership is open to all students and costs $15 or less per year (subsidies provided based on need), which includes a subscription to Keynoter Magazine and lots of free giveaways and snacks! Meetings are held every Monday at 5 p.m. and Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. in the Library. 

Click here to visit KHS Key Club's website!

Advisors: Ms. Kerr, Mrs. Rachel Murphy and Mr. Chisholm

The Kennett Keys Chapter of the National Honor Society is a duly-chartered and affiliated chapter of this prestigious national organization. Members is open to students who meet the required standards in four areas of evaluation: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Standards for selection are established by the NHS national office and have been revised to meet our local chapter needs. Students are selected to be members by a five member Faculty Council which bestows this honor upon qualified students on behalf of KHS each September.

Students in the 11th or 12th grade are eligible for membership. For the scholarship criterion, a student must have a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.8 or better. Those students who meet this criterion are invited to complete a Candidate Packet that provides the Faculty Council with information regarding the candidate's leadership and service. A history of leadership experiences and participation in school or community service is also required.

Once inducted, new members are required to maintain the same level of performance (or better) in all four criteria that led to their selection. This obligation includes regular attendance at chapter meetings, held either weekly or biweekly during the school year, and participation in the chapter service project(s). 

Click here to visit the KHS National Honor Society website.
 

Advisor: Mrs. Jones

A prom committee is established by the senior class during their senior year. The committee is in charge of planning their senior prom, arranging all of the logistics for their big day. Prom Committee responsibilities include making recommendations to the class on location, menu and theme. The committee holds fundraisers for the event and is in charge of ticket sales, decorations and advertising. 

Click here to view the prom page on the KHS website.

Advisor: Mrs. Kelley Murphy

The Kennett High School Student Council raises funds and sponsors a variety of school-wide projects and function every year, including Homecoming Week and Winter Carnival. Any students interested in serving on Student Council are invited to pick-up nomination papers in the main office each spring. Elections for student council officers, class representatives, and 10th-12th grade class officers (who are also KHS Student Council members-at-large) are held in late spring. Freshman class elections take place in the early fall. The KHS Student Council meets regularly throughout the school year - usually once a week during Flex. 

Advisor: Ms. Eastwood

Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is a group of students that have an interest in marketing, business, or developing their leadership skills. We meet every other week during most of the year, although we do meet weekly as we get close to the DECA State Convention.

The club is open is all Kennett students, and accommodations are always made for students that also participate in sports. The year typically begins with the Outward Bound Leadership Conference held in Nashua in October. There, students are able to take a number of leadership and team building workshops, and also network with other DECA students for the state of New Hampshire. It is always a lot of fun, a key word in DECA, and may new friendships are started.

Our club holds a number of fundraisers throughout the year. DECA students get to work in the school store and prepare to participate in the State Convention held each spring. Participants can choose to do a role-play, a written event, virtual business, or be a member of the four-time defending state champion Kennett Quiz Bowl team. Membership in DECA is a big plus for students looking to enhance their college application or looking to impress a potential employer.

Click here for more information about DECA. 

Advisor: Ms. Weisberg

Educators Rising is a national network of students and their teacher leaders who are inspired and excited by the teaching profession. We provide passionate young people with hands-on teaching experience, sustain their interest in the profession and help them cultivate the skills they need to be successful educators.

The club will meet two or three times a month to create and work on their academic projects to present at the state and national conferences, connect with accomplished teachers, and gain skills to make a lasting difference in the lives of students. Educators Rising is an evolution of the Future Educators Association. 

Click here for more information about Educators Rising.

Advisor: Mrs. Kelley Murphy

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a national organization for students interested in the world of business. Students learn about businesses and participate in several community service projects. Past projects include Angels & Elves, American Cancer Society, Make a Wish Foundation, Thanksgiving pie baking, Jen's Friends and Journey to the North Pole. 

Members may attend the one day Fall Leadership Conference at Daniel Webster College, and the two-day April Spring Leadership Conference in Manchester, where students will compete against other NH FBLA students in business-related competitions. New members always welcome. 

Click here for more information about FBLA. 

Advisor: Mr. Chalmers

Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is a national student organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in healthcare and to enhance the delivery of quality healthcare to all people. Attending the state conference, community service projects, and fundraising activities make this a worthwhile choice for students interested in a health career.

Click here for more information about HOSA.

Check out this HOSA Fact Sheet!

Advisor: Mrs. Clay-Storm

Programming and Robotics are the technologies of the future. Join the Robotics Club to design, create and program robots, then test them in VEX Robotics competitions. Our Robotics Club has competed in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Championships, and have been ranked 16th the world in programming skills.

During the year we host a multi-high school event, having up to 60 teams at Kennett High School, and we enter up to five competitions at other high schools in the region. It's fun, exciting and will help you develop current and marketable skills to get a job in the technology industry. If you have no experience, you can learn here. 

If you have taken one of the introductory Robotics or Programming courses then join us and have some fun. We meet at least once a week (more during competition season) and have offline group meeting via the Internet.

Advisor: Mr. Mack

The SkillsUSA Championships has been called the showcase of technical education. It recognizes career and technical students who excel in their occupational areas, as well as the leadership development activities that are such an integral part of the SkillsUSA program in the classroom. This is a hands-on club that involves many career and tech courses.

CAD Tech, Culinary, Machine Tool/Welding, Automotive, Building Trades and Graphics are all part of the SkillsUSA program. In the past several years, Career and Tech students have done very well at the state and national level.

Click here for more information. 

The mission of Task Force Eagle is to assist high school students in preparation mentally and physically for entrance into military service or law enforcement upon graduation. We seek to instill in our members the value of service, citizenship and personal responsibility. 

Members will participate in a variety of activities designed to improve their physical and mental capabilities. Self-discipline and respect are a cornerstone of the program. Members are required to perform service hours in school and community projects.

Task Force Eagle meets in room C216.

Advisor: Mr. Riddensdale