Kennebecasis Valley High School

Kennebecasis Valley High School (KVHS) is a public secondary school located in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada. Established in 1975, it is apart of the Anglophone South School District, serving students from grades 9-12. The current principal is JoEllen Jensen.[1][2]

Kennebecasis Valley High School
Address
398 Hampton Road

Quispamsis
,
New Brunswick
,
E2E 4V5

Canada
Coordinates45.4243°N 65.9476°W / 45.4243; -65.9476
Information
TypePublic
MottoCrusading for Good
Established1975[1]
School districtAnglophone South School District
School number1941
PrincipalJoEllen Jensen[2]
Teaching staff71[3]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,104 (2022-2023[3])
 • Grade 9273
 • Grade 10269
 • Grade 11280
 • Grade 12278
Colour(s)
   
   
Blue and White
MascotKnight (formerly Crusader)
Team nameBlue Knights
RivalRothesay High School
Graduates236 (2021-2022[3])
NicknamesKVHS, KV High
Websitekvhs.nbed.nb.ca

KVHS's interior lobby displaying its new team name "Blue Knights" along with motto "Crusading for Good"

The school also serves as a location for The Work Room, an Anglophone South career consultation and resource centre.[4]

History

Development

The idea for Kennebecasis Valley High School was initiated in the early 1970’s by the Board of School Trustees of School District 19, when in October 1972 they announced construction plans for a new senior high school to be built in the village of Quispamsis. Foundation work on the school was expected to commence before the end of November and to continue throughout the winter months, with the remainder of the first phase to be contracted after its completion. The building’s architects, Mott, Myles & Chatwin, made an 18-month estimate for the first phase’s completion.

The building was to have approximately 32 classrooms and was expected to hold 700-800 pupils, with the first stage of the building’s area of 130,000 square feet also including an administration area, guidance and health services, a library and a student meeting place in the central core, which would also serve as a lobby for a 500-seat theatre. Other amenities for the first phase of the school also included a kitchen facility along with a 400-seat cafeteria, adjacent areas containing space for student government, several laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology instruction, and facilities for art and music programs.

The second phase, which the board hoped would commence immediately after completion of the first phase, was to include a large gymnasium and other sports and physical education facilities, industrial shop, as well as home economics and business education facilities. Two major sports fields were also planned, one for football, and the other for soccer and other sporting events.

The school was to also serve students from the nearby communities of Rothesay, Kingston, and Hampton. A plan was made for spring for the school to have its name selected by junior and senior high school students in the district.

Development planning for the new school was initiated to address overcrowded schools as well as to offer home economics and industrial shop programs that were previously only available in Saint John schools.[5]

In March 1973, foundation work for the new school was still underway, and it was expected by later that month that specifications for the general construction contract would be ready for tender call.[6]

In May 1974, a year before the school officially opened, William J. Bishop, who at the time served as principal of Simonds High School for the last eight years, was announced as principal of the new high school.[7]

Later history

Between January 21–22, 1979, British acting partners Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques visited KVHS to present A Hatful of Sykes.[8]

Mascot change

On March 4, 2022, the mascot of Kennebecasis Valley High School was changed to "Knickie the Blue Knight" following nearly 50 years of having "Ken the Crusader" as their previous mascot. The change, which was consulted about by school officials for the last two years beforehand, was put in place in order to give a more inclusive figure to represent the school.[9] The change was met with outrage by far-right political commentary network Rebel News.[10]

Enrollment

As of the 2022-23 school year, KVHS had 1,104 students, with a teacher faculty count of 71.[3] Prior to the openings at Hampton High School and Rothesay High School, KVHS boasted a student count of over 1,700.

Enrollment in Kennebecasis Valley High School since 2011
Year 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Enrollment 1,104 1,120 1,139 1,141 1,098 1,056 1,040 1,036 1,026 1,045 1,093 1,104
2011-2012[11]  • 2012-2013[12]  • 2013-2014[13]  • 2014-2015[14]  • 2015-2016[15]  • 2016-2017[16]  • 2017-2018[17]  • 2018-2019[18]  • 2019-2020[19]  • 2020-2021[20]  • 2021-2022[21]  • 2022-2023[3]

Academic achievements


  • Kennebecasis Valley High School were National Champions on CBC's SmartAsk trivia competition in 2002 and came second in the following year.[22][23]
  • In 2010, the KVHS Reach for the Top team won the national championship. KV is the second team from New Brunswick to win the title in the 45-year history of the game. The team was 60-0 in all games played including national, provincial, and invitational (UTS Event) play. This was their fourth consecutive top-3 finish at Nationals.[24]
  • In 2011, the KVHS Reach for the Top team defended their title at the national championship, topping off a 14–0 record at the national championship. They are only the second school in the history of the tournament to win back-to-back championships and have finished in the top three for five straight years. Their 28-game winning streak at Nationals (2010 and 2011) is the longest in Reach history.[25]
  • In May 2015, the KVHS Reach for the Top team came in second place in the National Championship.[26]
  • In May 2016, the KVHS Reach for the Top team won the national championship.[27]
  • In May 2017, two KVHS students competed in the "nationals" for the Canadian Parents for French National Speech Competition [28]
  • In April 2023, The KVHS Reach for the Top team won its 10th consecutive provincial championship title. This title was also marked the 17th achieved by the school out of the last 18 seasons of the competition.[29]
Year Provincial Placement Score Won National?[30] Coach Source
2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No Jason Thorne [31]
2007 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No [32]
2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No [33]
2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No (2nd place) [34]
2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) - Yes Jason Thorne & Sarah Smith [35] [36]
2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) - Jason Thorne [37] [38]
2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - No [39]
2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No (5th place) [40] [41]
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No [42]
2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) 330-310 No (2nd place) [43] [44]
2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) - Yes [45]
2017 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No [46]
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No [47][48]
2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) - No (10th place) [49][50]
2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 420-320 No [51]
2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 370-270 No [52]
2023 1st place, gold medalist(s) 340-140 TBD [53]

Artistic achievements

KVHS is known in New Brunswick for their success at the New Brunswick Drama festival every year. The theatre program was started by the original principal William Bishop. Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa then ran the theatre program at the school from 1977 to 2010 before her retirement in June 2010. That year, a scholarship was commemorated under her name: The Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa award. It is awarded to a student who plans to pursue the performing arts or creative arts as a post secondary study. KVHS has also received attention for its strong visual arts and music programs.

Theatrical productions

Musical productions
Promotional poster for Mamma Mia!, the subject of KVHS’s 2023 musical
Promotional poster for Mamma Mia!, the subject of KVHS’s 2023 musical

Dramatic productions

Notable alumni

See also

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