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Kenmore High School

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| streetaddress = 2140 13th Street S.W.

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| city = Akron

| state = Ohio

| zipcode = 44314

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| conference = Akron City Series

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| team_name = Cardinals

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| enrollment = 696{{cite web|title=Kenmore High School|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=390434800035|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=20 March 2016}}

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Kenmore High School was a public high school in Akron, Ohio, United States. At the time of its closure in 2017, it was one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools. Athletic teams were known as the Cardinals and the school competed as a member of the Akron City Series.

The school closed after the 2016–17 school year and was merged with Garfield High School. The merged school, initially known as Kenmore–Garfield High School, was housed at the Kenmore High School building from 2017 to 2022 while a new facility was built on the site of Garfield High School. Upon moving to the new site, the school was renamed Garfield Community Learning Center.

History

The original Kenmore High School was constructed in 1916. Population in the village of Kenmore grew rapidly, which resulted in an addition the next year. It was originally part of the Coventry Township District, but was annexed to the Akron Public Schools in 1929. The school housed elementary and high school students for many years. More additions were made to the school in 1952 and 1955. The oldest parts of the school were razed, and the current Kenmore High School was built in 1981.

Kenmore closed after the 2016–17 school year and was merged with Garfield High School for the 2017–18 school year due to declining enrollment and rising costs.{{cite web| last = Garrett| first = Renee| title = BOARD VOTES ON HIGH SCHOOL: Plan will merge Kenmore, Garfield| publisher = Akron Public Schools| date = October 11, 2016| url = http://akronschools.com/headlines/4132| accessdate = May 3, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170803163749/http://akronschools.com/headlines/4132| archive-date = August 3, 2017| url-status = dead}} While the new building was constructed at the Garfield site,{{cite web | last = Thomas| first = Monica L.| title = Akron school board approves Garfield site for high school combined with Kenmore| publisher = Ohio.com | date = December 12, 2016| url = http://www.ohio.com/writers/monica-thomas/akron-school-board-approves-garfield-site-for-high-school-combined-with-kenmore-1.733301| accessdate = May 3, 2017}} the new combined school was named Kenmore-Garfield High School and was housed at the Kenmore High School building, where it was housed from August 2017 until May 2022.{{cite web | last = Armon, Rick & Cottom, Theresa | title = Akron councilman urges school board to adopt "Kenmore-Garfield" name for new high school| publisher = Akron Beacon Journal |work=Ohio.com | date = November 7, 2016| url = http://www.ohio.com/news/local/akron-councilman-urges-school-board-to-adopt-kenmore-garfield-name-for-new-high-school-1.725476| accessdate = May 3, 2017}}

In May 2021, it was announced that the new building at the Garfield site would be called Garfield Community Learning Center, which the school board hoped would allow the Kenmore name to stay on a building in the Kenmore neighborhood.{{cite news |author=Pignolet, Jennifer | title = Akron school board names Kenmore-Garfield high school replacement Garfield CLC|newspaper = Akron Beacon Journal | date = May 11, 2021| url = http://www.ohio.com/news/local/akron-councilman-urges-school-board-to-adopt-kenmore-garfield-name-for-new-high-school-1.725476| accessdate = June 1, 2021}} The new Garfield Community Learning Center opened for classes in August 2022.

The original Kenmore High School building was demolished in 2025.{{cite news|first=Mark J.|last=Price|title=Kenmore High School building being torn down in Akron|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2025/05/04/kenmore-high-school-being-demolished-in-akron/83368029007/|work=Akron Beacon Journal|date=May 4, 2025|access-date=June 7, 2025}}

Notable alumni

External links

  • [http://www.akronschools.com/ District website]

References

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Category:High schools in Akron, Ohio

Category:Public high schools in Ohio

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