Bishop Kenny High School

Bishop Kenny High School is a Catholic high school in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine.

History

In 1952 three area Catholic high schools were consolidated as Central Catholic High School. In 1953 Central Catholic was re-dedicated and named for Bishop William J. Kenny, the third bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine.

Dress Code

A uniform is required. Girls' uniforms include a white button-down Oxford style collared shirt, either short or long sleeved, a pleated plaid skirt of maroon and grey, close-toed and backed shoes, either brown or black, and white socks, either knee or cuffed. The uniform may also include a school sweater, either maroon or gray with the BKHS emblem, and a minimum of jewelry. The skirt may not come above 4" above the knee, shirt tails must be tucked in, hair may not by dyed an unnatural color, and piercings must not be excessive or on the face. Girls also have the option of tights, either grey, maroon, black or neutral. Boys' uniforms include a white button-down Oxford style collared shirt, blue Dockers style pants, socks, either blue, white or black, a belt matching the shoes, a tie with the BKHS emblem, and appropriate dress shoes, either brown or black. The uniform may also include a plain white undershirt and school sweater, either maroon or grey with the BKHS emblem. Shirt tails must be tucked in at all times, the top collar button of shirts must be buttoned and tied tight around the neck, faces cleanly shaven, hair not extending past the tops of ears or collars, and no visible piercings or tattoos.

As of Fall 2003, students also have the option of a gray or blue fleece pullover with the BKHS emblem, or a blue windbreaker with the BKHS emblem.

Traditions

Traditions at Bishop Kenny High School include "Fish Fry", a kind of hazing of freshmen. The "fry" occurs on the Friday of Homecoming week, and may include pranks such as throwing flour and drawing fish on freshman, known as "fish". Hazing is generally stopped before any damage can occur. Homecoming week also signals a week of accessorizing the uniform in a daily themed schedule, which may include "Geeky Day", "College Colors", and "Color Your Class". Class colors are voted on by student government, but typically remain: freshmen - yellow, sophomores - orange, juniors - blue, seniors - pink. Other traditions include athletic events with rival The Bolles School, freshly baked Otis Spunkmeyer cookies daily, Cheesey Night (a comedy show), Yearbook Presents, and best of all, Fiesta Bar. Yearbook Presents is a ticket-only event held during the final week of senior classes which not only presents appearances by the drumline, awarding of superlatives, a teacher performed skit imitating the most popular seniors, and a slideshow of senior baby pictures. Fiesta Bar is served every Wednesday in the 3rd and 2nd lunch lines and has divided the student population in half: one half chippers (chips with fiesta topping on top) and one half Bowlers (taco bowl with fiesta toppings inside the bowl).

Notable Alumni

Alumni	Notability
Donna Deegan (1980)	Current weekday anchor for WTLV/WJXX
Virgil Roger du Pont III (1989)	Founding member and lead singer of the band The Crüxshadows
Todd Dunn (1988)	Former MLB Baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers
Philip Don Estridge (1955)	Computer specialist, known as "Father of the IBM PC"
Joi Williams Felton (1984)	Current Head Coach for UCF Women's Basketball 2007-present.
Carla Harris (1980)	Named to Fortune Magazine's list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America , and gospel singer who has performed at Carnegie Hall
Yoanna House (1998)	American fashion model. Winner of America's Next Top Model
Pat McMahon (1971)	Former Head Coach for the Florida Gators baseball team, current Head Coach for the Staten Island Yankees
Darren O'Day (2001)	Current Major League Pitcher for the Anaheim Angels
Jeremy Papelbon (2002)	Current Pitcher for the Boise Hawks and brother of Jon Papelbon
Jon Papelbon (1999)	Current MLB baseball player, and the Closer for the Boston Red Sox
Joshua Papelbon (2002)	Current Pitcher for the Greenville Drive and brother of Jon Papelbon
Billy Powell (1970)	Keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sam Rivers (non-graduate)	Current bassist, and co-founder of the band Limp Bizkit
Jim Turner (1993)	Former NFL Wide receiver with the Carolina Panthers 1998-2001
Kevin Witt (1994)	Former MLB baseball player for the Toronto Bluejays, and the St. Louis Cardinals

References

External links

• Bishop Kenny High School official website