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Welcome to Kenmore West High School!
Kenmore West is excited to welcome all new and returning students for the 2025-26 school year! Click here for a message from the principal.
Back-to-School Toolkit
Visit the Back-to-School Toolkit for school supply lists, event information, answers to frequently asked questions, and more.
New School Website Launches
After nearly 20 years, the Ken-Ton School District has transitioned to a brand new website powered by Finalsite. Click here if you need assistance and to learn more.
New Middle/High School Start & End Times Announced
In order to enhance safety and security in buildings, changes are being made to middle/high school start and end times beginning this September. Click here for more information.
Congratulations Class of 2025!
We were extremely proud to recognize the Class of 2025 at Kleinhans on June 28th. Click here for photos of our graduates.
Report a Safety Concern
The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System is a way for anyone to report safety concerns such as potential threats, suspicious activity, bullying, and mental health concerns. Click here to learn more.
Important Announcements
![2026-27 Budget Information & Board of Education Candidates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770156792/ktufsdorg/uplckrwcg5jpevta1amh/2018-19Budget800x505px.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770156792/ktufsdorg/uplckrwcg5jpevta1amh/2018-19Budget800x505px.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770156792/ktufsdorg/uplckrwcg5jpevta1amh/2018-19Budget800x505px.png","width":800}])
![Remote Learning Procedures (Step-By-Step Guide)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769705416/ktufsdorg/vpwlxtkh2mwsoddzlnz3/RemoteLearningProceduresGraphic800x505.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769705416/ktufsdorg/vpwlxtkh2mwsoddzlnz3/RemoteLearningProceduresGraphic800x505.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769705416/ktufsdorg/vpwlxtkh2mwsoddzlnz3/RemoteLearningProceduresGraphic800x505.png","width":800}])
![UPK to Host Parent Information Night on January 22 & March 11]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768322262/ktufsdorg/bqzrcg658gz1nbhctjcx/2025-26UPK2Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768322262/ktufsdorg/bqzrcg658gz1nbhctjcx/2025-26UPK2Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768322262/ktufsdorg/bqzrcg658gz1nbhctjcx/2025-26UPK2Thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
![It's Time to Register for UPK & Kindergarten!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768321559/ktufsdorg/cgmyvg8shxykiwg6wc5q/2025-26UPK1Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768321559/ktufsdorg/cgmyvg8shxykiwg6wc5q/2025-26UPK1Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768321559/ktufsdorg/cgmyvg8shxykiwg6wc5q/2025-26UPK1Thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
![Family Support Center Accepting Food Donations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762284766/ktufsdorg/djf4rob2e3wxvz9aqs63/FoodDonationsThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762284766/ktufsdorg/djf4rob2e3wxvz9aqs63/FoodDonationsThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762284766/ktufsdorg/djf4rob2e3wxvz9aqs63/FoodDonationsThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
![It's Now Better Than Ever To Be A Substitute Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761156963/ktufsdorg/cnqi3xbdsaxbg3qva3n5/StudentTeacherThumbnail2025Holmes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761156963/ktufsdorg/cnqi3xbdsaxbg3qva3n5/StudentTeacherThumbnail2025Holmes.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761156963/ktufsdorg/cnqi3xbdsaxbg3qva3n5/StudentTeacherThumbnail2025Holmes.jpg","width":800}])
News & Events
School & District News
![boy poses with artwork]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770051893/ktufsdorg/pkg9vnnh797at4azkaqz/ConnorArt.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770051893/ktufsdorg/pkg9vnnh797at4azkaqz/ConnorArt.png","width":512}])
Several Ken-Ton student artists' work is currently on display at UB's North Campus as part of the 2026 WNY High School Student Art Exhibition.
![Kenmore West to Present "Hadestown Teen Edition"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760453831/ktufsdorg/jeorcamwswxci45hcsb5/KenWestAudSeats.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760453831/ktufsdorg/jeorcamwswxci45hcsb5/KenWestAudSeats.jpg","width":512}])
Kenmore West High School will present "Hadestown: Teen Edition" as its Winter Musical. Performances are scheduled for Feb. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m.
![Kenmore West DECA Team Performs Exceptionally at Regional Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769183506/ktufsdorg/mvpf7b2gqklqjoccagab/DECAlogothumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769183506/ktufsdorg/mvpf7b2gqklqjoccagab/DECAlogothumbnail.jpg","width":402}])
The Kenmore West High School DECA chapter had an exceptional showing at the recent DECA Regionals competition which included two first-place finishes and 10 students qualifying for states.
![boy playing basketball]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767810915/ktufsdorg/pow0nxglocfayiuceop9/HarlemBrannonThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767810915/ktufsdorg/pow0nxglocfayiuceop9/HarlemBrannonThumbnail.png","width":512}])
Kenmore West senior point guard Harlem Brannon reached the 1,000 point milestone on January 6th and is on pace to become the program's all-time leading scorer.
![girls smiling at camera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763133680/ktufsdorg/c54yjcxjmvvkmbru2jmg/FlagFootballThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763133680/ktufsdorg/c54yjcxjmvvkmbru2jmg/FlagFootballThumb.jpg","width":512}])
Following the enormous success of our new girls varsity flag football program, Ken-Ton will be expanding it to include a modified team for Gr. 7 & Gr. 8 students in the spring of 2026.
![students pose with Sabretooth mascot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761333993/ktufsdorg/h7tvtuynf5pmfhwntbo6/SpanishExchange.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761333993/ktufsdorg/h7tvtuynf5pmfhwntbo6/SpanishExchange.jpg","width":512}])
Ken-Ton was excited to welcome our friends from the I.E.S. G. Torrente Ballester, a school in Santa Marta de Tormes Salamanca, Spain for a week and a half as part of a foreign exchange partnership.
![students smile in a classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761151420/ktufsdorg/ek1utj1xku7wbwf8op1p/GermanExchange.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761151420/ktufsdorg/ek1utj1xku7wbwf8op1p/GermanExchange.jpg","width":512}])
From October 7th-18th, Ken-Ton hosted 21 students and two teachers from Das Franken-Gymnasium, a high school in Zülpich, Germany. This was part of a foreign exchange partnership that's in its 20th year.
![Artists & Teachers Recognized at Student Artist Reception]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761148606/ktufsdorg/ogsw2gxumytuj4rhnaif/ArtistReception2025Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761148606/ktufsdorg/ogsw2gxumytuj4rhnaif/ArtistReception2025Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761148606/ktufsdorg/ogsw2gxumytuj4rhnaif/ArtistReception2025Thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
Student artists, art teachers, and Board of Education members were recognized at the 2025 Student Artist Reception & Board of Education Recognition on October 21st.
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Why Kenmore West?
Kenmore West is proud to offer an array of opportunities which aren't available anywhere else.
![Student Life & Culture]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753375671/ktufsdorg/sjx6fhlz4msv3pbqxmoy/KWCulture.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753375671/ktufsdorg/sjx6fhlz4msv3pbqxmoy/KWCulture.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753375671/ktufsdorg/sjx6fhlz4msv3pbqxmoy/KWCulture.jpg","width":800}])
Cultivating a vibrant school culture and positive school environment is a priority in each and every building with countless opportunities for students to interact with peers and enrich their academic experience.
![Rigorous Academic Pathways & Programs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753370893/ktufsdorg/cjfa8qw98qtaxgj4jkur/KWPrograms.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753370893/ktufsdorg/cjfa8qw98qtaxgj4jkur/KWPrograms.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753370893/ktufsdorg/cjfa8qw98qtaxgj4jkur/KWPrograms.jpg","width":800}])
At all grade levels, the Ken-Ton School District provides rigorous academic programs which empower students to find success and meet their full potential.
![30+ Varsity Sports]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753370519/ktufsdorg/o1m6dwruaf0ejvdinfqs/KWSports.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753370519/ktufsdorg/o1m6dwruaf0ejvdinfqs/KWSports.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753370519/ktufsdorg/o1m6dwruaf0ejvdinfqs/KWSports.jpg","width":800}])
With a long history of athletic achievement, the Ken-Ton School District Athletics Department oversees varsity, JV, and modified teams in more than 30 different sports.
![Exceptional Art Programs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753370060/ktufsdorg/rbp0sqsj7ewkni1yx60j/KWArt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753370060/ktufsdorg/rbp0sqsj7ewkni1yx60j/KWArt.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753370060/ktufsdorg/rbp0sqsj7ewkni1yx60j/KWArt.jpg","width":800}])
The Ken-Ton School District is widely regarded in the WNY arts community as having one of the region’s premier K-12 art education programs.
!['Best Community for Music Education']([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753369878/ktufsdorg/uolsw9ditexfyvwda56p/KWMusic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753369878/ktufsdorg/uolsw9ditexfyvwda56p/KWMusic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753369878/ktufsdorg/uolsw9ditexfyvwda56p/KWMusic.jpg","width":800}])
The Ken-Ton School District has the rare distinction of earning the “Best Community for Music Education” from the NAMM Foundation every year since 2011 in recognition of its outstanding K-12 music programs.
![Capital Improvements]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753377408/ktufsdorg/bi5ekbbdhwqsksmcwzj5/KWFacilities.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753377408/ktufsdorg/bi5ekbbdhwqsksmcwzj5/KWFacilities.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753377408/ktufsdorg/bi5ekbbdhwqsksmcwzj5/KWFacilities.jpg","width":800}])
In recent years, the Ken-Ton School District has invested nearly $200 million in schools and athletic facilities to enhance the student experience.
Recognitions
![boy wearing red hat and sweatshirt smiles at camera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770741214/ktufsdorg/gwoxzwvd1hzv3hokhwkq/TomasMoorethumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770741214/ktufsdorg/gwoxzwvd1hzv3hokhwkq/TomasMoorethumbnail.jpg","width":512}])
"Tomas is a positive force in the Kenmore West school community who consistently looks for ways to make the school a better place and improve the lives of those around him. A natural problem solver, Tomas approaches challenges with creativity, initiative, and a genuine desire to help. He is a kind, motivated student whose actions reflect leadership, empathy, and a strong commitment to his school community."
![woman smiling at camera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765468429/ktufsdorg/anjgzcikzkvosiayjh1h/RolandeThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765468429/ktufsdorg/anjgzcikzkvosiayjh1h/RolandeThumbnail.jpg","width":512}])
Rolande is the key point person in schedule creation and adjustments for the Counseling Center. She is flexible, approachable, and exceptionally talented at her job. No matter how many times things change (and they can change frequently!), she is always respectful and efficient.
![Georgia Smith, Kenmore West High School Spanish Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759335800/ktufsdorg/zcvpgkjot5zth3a0zi5a/GeorgiaSmithKenmoreWest.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759335800/ktufsdorg/zcvpgkjot5zth3a0zi5a/GeorgiaSmithKenmoreWest.jpg","width":512}])
Mrs. Smith is a cherished Spanish teacher at Kenmore West. Her classes are highly engaging and challenge students to grow in their understanding of the Spanish language and culture. She is known for her positive and uplifting spirit and exemplifies the mantra "Everyone belongs at Kenmore West".
![Nate Fuller, Kenmore West High School Student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753371255/ktufsdorg/hjjtao0i0q8qsflhnrx0/KW2025BOERecognitionTHUMBNAIL.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753371255/ktufsdorg/hjjtao0i0q8qsflhnrx0/KW2025BOERecognitionTHUMBNAIL.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753371255/ktufsdorg/hjjtao0i0q8qsflhnrx0/KW2025BOERecognitionTHUMBNAIL.jpg","width":800}])
Before graduating in June, Nate made every day at Kenmore West more enjoyable. He is friendly to everyone he meets.