Kenai Central High School (KCHS) is a

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serving grades 9–12 in

Kenai Kenai (, ; Dena'ina: ; , ''Kenay'') is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010, the fiftee ...

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. The school operates under the authority of the

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) serves 29 communities and served 8,400 from 2021-2022 in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The district is headquartered in the borough seat of Soldotna, Alaska, Soldotna, and the current Superinten ...

, and is one of five high schools in the district. The School's mascot is the Kardinal, and its colors are red, white and black. The current principal is Dan Beck, and its assistant principal is Will Chervenak.

Notable alumni

Allie Ostrander Allison "Allie" Ostrander (born December 24, 1996) is an American long-distance runner. She was the NCAA Division I steeplechase champion in 2017, 2018 and 2019, competing for the Boise State University Broncos. In July 2019, Ostrander announ ...

, professional runner * Kelly Wolf, Alaska state representative *

Mike Chenault Charles Michael Chenault (born February 25, 1957) is an American politician in the state of Alaska. Chenault served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019, representing portions of the Kenai Peninsula Bo ...

, Alaska state representative

References

Public high schools in Alaska Schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska {{KenaiPeninsulaAK-geo-stub