Kent County High School (KCHS) is a public school located in

Worton, Maryland Worton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 249. The Christ Church, Graveyard and Sexton's House complex was listed on the Nationa ...

in Kent County. It is the only high school within Kent County, is part of the

Kent County Public Schools Kent County Public Schools (KCPS) is a school district headquartered in Rock Hall, Maryland. It operates public schools in Kent County, where it is the sole school district. it had about 1,800 students, making it the smallest school district in ...

district, and serves students from ninth through twelfth grades. Trojans are the school mascot and the school colors are blue and gold. The student body is 2/3 white.

Overview

The school is located on the

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in the small rural town of Worton. The school campus is shared by Worton Elementary School, Kent County Community Center, and the Worton Regional Park. The property sits on the intersection of Maryland Route 297 and

Maryland Route 298 Maryland Route 298 (MD 298) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs from MD 20 near Fairlee east to MD 291 near Chesterville. MD 298 is a C-shaped highway that connects Fairlee, MD 213, and Millington with severa ...

History

The current high school building was constructed in the late 1960's, and opened to the first group of students in the fall of 1971. The old high school building now houses Kent County Middle School. The high school was built to handle the growing student population from the former Chestertown, Rock Hall,

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, and H. H. Garnett high schools. The high school was opened as the county's first, and one of the country's last, fully racially-integrated public schools—which was initiated following the ruling of

Brown v. Board of Education ''Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka'', 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregat ...

. H. H. Garnett High, the school which served African Americans in Kent County, was closed and reconfigured to serve integrated elementary students residing in Chestertown. The three white high schools; Chestertown, Rock Hall, and Galena, were closed and reconfigured to serve integrated student populous of the middle school level (grades 5-8). To its students and staff, Kent County High School is a place of diverse education where CTE programs, community service organizations, and athletic and performing arts/band are offered. It had championship football teams in 1989 and 1990.

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taught at the school. In 2021, Kris Hemstetter became principal. Dale Kevin Brown is a former principal at the school. He was succeeded by Joe Graf. Alumnus basketball player JayShaun Freeman has been a leader on the

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basketball team.

Notable alumni

* Ryan Orlando Thompson, baseball player *

Manny Camper Manuel Camper (born May 18, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Siena Saints. High school career Camper attended Kent Co ...

, basketball player

References

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Overview

History

Notable alumni

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