Waterford Kettering High School

Waterford Kettering High School is a public high school in the Waterford School District located in Waterford, Michigan. The official name of the high school is Charles F. Kettering High School, named for the automotive industry pioneer.

Waterford Kettering High School
Location
2800 Kettering Drive Waterford , Michigan 48329 United States
Coordinates	42°40′46″N 83°23′29″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1961
School district	Waterford School District
Superintendent	Scott Lindberg[1]
CEEB code	231273
Principal	Ben Harwood
Teaching staff	46.40 (on a FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	902 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	19.44[2]
Color(s)	Forest green and white
Athletics conference	Kensington Lakes Activities Association
Nickname	Captains
Rival	Waterford Mott High School
Newspaper	The Murmur
Yearbook	Kismet
Website	www.waterford.k12.mi.us/schools/hs/kettering/

Student assessments
2021–22 school year[3] Change vs. prior year[3]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	12.0 / 8.3
Proficient %	22.6 / 22.2
PR. Proficient %	13.4 / 54.2
Not Proficient %	52.1 / 15.3
Average test scores
SAT Total	926.8 ( −2.8)

History

Waterford Kettering High School opened in 1961.

In 1983, the school district consolidated high schools, leading to the closure of Waterford Township High School. This left two high schools in the district: Kettering and Waterford Mott High School.^[4]

In the fall of 1990, ninth graders were integrated into the Kettering student body.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Waterford Kettering fields teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, diving, and wrestling. Kettering has won three state championships, two for softball in 1991 and 1998, and one for Men's Bowling in 2018.^[5]

Music

Waterford Kettering has several musical ensembles: three concert bands, two jazz bands, the Marching Captains marching band, Kettering Chorus, Concert Choir, Harmonia (Advanced Select Women), Chamber Choir (Advanced Select), a philharmonic orchestra, a symphony orchestra, and a chamber orchestra. The WK Marching Captains, Wind Ensemble, Chamber and Mass Choir, and orchestras performed at Disney Magic Music Days in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Theatre

Waterford Kettering's Theatre Department and Drama Club put on several shows each year, including one musical and at least one play.

Notable alumni

• Michael L. Good (1977), dean, University of Florida College of Medicine
• Dave Marsh (1968), music critic^[6]
• Jim Miller (1989), former NFL player ^[7]
• Pat LaFontaine (1983), former NHL player; Member, Hockey Hall of Fame (2003)
• Kirk Gibson (1975), former MLB player; two-time World Series champion (1984, 1988).
• Gail Goestenkors (1981), former head women's basketball coach, University of Texas
• Trevor Scott Strnad (1999), founder and lead singer, The Black Dahlia Murder (band)^[8]
• Paul Fry (2010), MLB relief pitcher for Baltimore Orioles.