Kankakee High School

Kankakee High School is a public secondary school in Kankakee, Illinois and is part of the Kankakee School District 111. KHS serves grades nine through twelve.HistoryKankakee High School was established in 1906 and served students until 1966. In 1966, KHS split into two schools, one called Eastridge (athletic teams the Raiders) and the other called Westview (athletic teams the Kayhawks or K-Hawks). These two schools operated until 1983 when it unified once again to form the new KHS.AthleticsKHS currently has the following sports: Football Baseball Softball Volleyball Swimming (boys and girls) Soccer (boys and girls) Track (boys and girls) Basketball (boys and girls)Extra curricular activitiesKHS offers the following extra curricular activities: Band MATHletes Scholastic Bowl Foreign language club Drama Sisters circle Brother 2 Brother Interact National Honors Society Student council Yearbook Art Club Best Buddies Kankakee West African Drum Ensamble (KWADE) Gay-Straight Alliance Peer Mediation Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Leaders Empowered to Achieve Anything Possible (LEAAP)Demographics Black: 57.7% White: 21.2% Hispanic 18.1% Asian: 0.5% Native American: 0.2% Other: 2.3%