Kankakee Valley High School Explained
| Kankakee Valley High School |
| Zipcode: | 46392 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.1857°N -87.12°W |
| Established: | 1971[1] |
| Superintendent: | Don Street |
| Principal: | Ryan Myers |
| Enrollment: | 1,081[2] |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2022-23 |
| Teaching Staff: | 68.5 |
| Ratio: | 15.78 |
| Nickname: | Kougars[3] |
| Colors: | Red, white and black
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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 from the surrounding communities of DeMotte and Wheatfield as well as a multitude of unincorporated communities such as Stoutsburg, Kniman, and Fair Oaks.
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.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Demotte, In History 1997. faithfabric.com. 10 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160210002939/http://www.faithfabric.com/tbh/demotte/25kv_schools.htm. 10 February 2016. dead.
- Web site: Kankakee Valley High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 12, 2022.
- Web site: MyIHSAA.
- Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jasper County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-11-05.
- Web site: Cole Solomey - Wrestling - Purdue]]. purduesports.com.
