Kensington Intermediate Senior High School

Kensington Intermediate Senior High School, is a Canadian secondary school in Kensington, Prince Edward Island.

Kensington Intermediate Senior High School
Address
19 Victoria Street East

Kensington
,
Prince Edward Island
,
C0B 1M0

Canada
Coordinates46.440738°N 63.628838°W / 46.440738; -63.628838
Information
School typePublic High school
Motto"Stamus Pro Veritate"
(We stand for the truth)
School boardPublic Schools Branch
PrincipalDonald Mulligan
Grades7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment~400
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green & White   
MascotTorch
Team nameTorchmen, Torchettes
Websitekishwebsite.wordpress.com

Opened in 1955, it was a very small school until it received a $6.7 million grant and 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) were added. Today it hosts grades 7 through 12, dividing the junior students into grades 7-9 and the senior students into grades 10–12, and has both an English program and late French Immersion program. The KISH school mascot is a torch, and the school motto is "Stamus Pro Veritate". KISH contains an industrial arts room, home economics room, library, gymnasium, 3 computer labs, cafeteria, and a stage. On school property there are also three tennis courts, a softball diamond, 2 soccer / rugby fields and a sports track. There are many extracurricular activities offered to students, such as Student Council, Band, Drama, Peer Tutoring, Student Police, and a wide range of sports such as volleyball, rugby, soccer, basketball, badminton, cross country and track and field. A very successful Canadian Travel and Tourism Diploma and Agriculture Certificate program are offered to senior high students as an extra-curricular program with curriculum links to a number of courses. KISH also has an annual show called the Green and White Revue, which features talent from the student body.

In 2013, the school became a focus of media attention after the principal at the time pleaded guilty to luring an underage student at the school.[1] He was sentenced to three months in jail.[2]

Notable people
  • Colin MacKenzie, former national curler.

See also

References
  1. "KISH principal pleads guilty to luring underage girl". Journal Pioneer. May 2013.
  2. "Principal sentenced to 3 months jail for luring minor". CBC News. June 2013.


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