From the Director’s Desk.
Welcome to the Kankakee High School website. Kankakee High School serves approximately 1,200 ninth through twelfth grade students in Kankakee, Illinois. Students here are offered an extensive number of curricular and co-curricular programs, creating countless opportunities. I want you to feel that you are a welcomed and an integral part of the learning community. Everyone, including: teachers, parents, secretaries, administrators, instructional assistants, custodians, cafeteria workers, district support staff and our students, is continually learning, growing, and working together to enrich the learning environment and further develop social skills. We know that learning together and from one another is one of the most powerful ways to learn, and it also builds relationships and community. As you browse through the pages of this website, you will notice the wealth of opportunities offered to our students. I encourage students to take advantage of the possibilities and become involved in the extracurricular activities that interest them. When students become involved in sports, music, drama, and school-sponsored clubs, scholastic achievement often improves. Becoming involved teaches our students to budget their time, keeps them involved in productive activities, and holds them in structured, supervised settings with school aged peers with similar values and goals. On behalf of the entire Kankakee High School faculty and staff, thank you for supporting our high school. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Greg Merrill,
Principal
Go Kays!