Kennedy Secondary School is the combined

middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...

and

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

located in

Fergus Falls, Minnesota Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,119 at the 2020 census. History The falls from which the city gets part of its name were discovered by Joe Whitford (a Scotti ...

, United States. It currently serves over 2,000 students and is a part of the

Fergus Falls Public Schools Fergus Falls Public Schools (Independent School District No. 544) is a school district headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. In the 20132014 school year the district had 2,486 students. This increased by 6.4% the 20142015 school year the dis ...

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 20102011 school year when the school was relocated to the former Fergus Falls Middle School following a three-year rebuilding project of that school.

Athletics

Sports 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

In 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

On 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

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, comedian, 1993 graduate

References

External links

Fergus Falls Senior High School website
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