Kent Island High School

Infobox high school

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name = Kent Island High School
motto = A collaborative community of learners
principal = Denise Hershberger
established = 1998
type = Public
campus = Suburban
city = Stevensville
state = Maryland
country = United States
colors = Blue and silver
yearbook = Fore & Aft
mascot = Buccaneers
district = Queen Anne's County Public Schools
information = 900 Love Point Rd
Stevensville, MD 21666
410-604-2070
website = [http://www.kihigh.org www.kihigh.org]

Kent Island High School is a public high school in Stevensville, Maryland that first opened in 1998 to accommodate the growing population of Queen Anne's County. The school takes its name from Kent Island, the location of the school (and the entire census designated place of Stevensville).

The school is often seen as the successor to Stevensville High School, which closed in 1966, and was renovated and reopened as Stevensville Middle School. The two schools have similar school colors and mascots (SHS's colors and mascot were blue and gold and the Pirates, compared to blue and silver and the Buccaneers of KIHS). Between 1966 and 1998, residents of Kent Island attended Queen Anne's County High School.

Grades 10-12 are located at Kent Island High School, while 9th graders who would otherwise attend the high school instead attend Matapeake Middle School and participate in activities at Kent Island High School.

A common rumor exists that the school was intentionally designed to resemble a ship when viewed from above, in honor of Kent Island's rich Chesapeake Bay heritage. However, the resemblance to a ship is not obvious to the observer at first and is more likely a coincidence.

External links

* [http://www.kihigh.org Official website]
* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.99112,-76.309061&spn=0.003519,0.007242&t=h&z=17 aerial view of the school]