Kennedy Secondary School is the combined middle school and high school located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. It currently serves over 2,000 students and is a part of the Fergus Falls Public Schools system. The official school colors are maroon and gold, and the athletic teams are known as "The Otters". The Senior High School was renamed from Fergus Falls Senior High School to Kennedy Secondary School at the beginning of the 2010–2011 school year when the school was relocated to the former Fergus Falls Middle School following a three-year rebuilding project of that school.
| Kennedy Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
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| , United States | |
| Coordinates | 46°17′25″N 96°3′52″W / 46.29028°N 96.06444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Fergus Falls Public Schools |
| Principal | Mark Anderson |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| Number of students | 1,180 (2014–15)[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Mascot | Otters |
Athletics
editSports offered at Kennedy Secondary School:
- Adaptive Bowling
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Robotics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Speech
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Presidential inaugural parades
editIn 2008, the Fergus Falls High School Marching band was selected out of 1300 applicants as one of 100 units to march in President Barack Obama's first inaugural parade. In 2012, the marching band was once again selected, this time out of 2800 applicants, to march in President Obama's second inaugural parade.
State titles
editOn March 5, 2011, the Boys Swimming and Diving team won the first state title in FFHS history. It came down to the final 400 freestyle relay. The Otters beat St. Thomas Academy by 1 point and Breck/Blake by 4 points. Although swimming is not a popular sport, it has consistently been FFHS's most successful sport in the last couple decades.
Notable alumni
edit- Chad Daniels, comedian, 1993 graduate[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Kennedy High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ Tellers, Josh (2015-03-26). "'Listen to my stupidity': FF native Chad Daniels continues tour in region". Fergus Falls Daily Journal. Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ Hintgen, Tom (2009-12-05). "Fergus comedian hits the big time". Fergus Falls Daily Journal. Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Retrieved 2021-10-18.