130 students enrolled in one of the Ag classes and administration looks forward to growing this program to meet the needs of the community and students.
In the fine arts, Keene ISD has the constantly growing Charger Band, which took the field in 2024 with over 50 students marching at halftime of the football games and in Keene’ s Christmas Light Parade.
The Charger Choir, known for its quality and performance, has been a mainstay for KHS. The choir has performed at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth and for the UIL State Basketball Tournament in San Antonio.
KISD’ s Theater Arts Department wins awards every year while performing plays such as“ Ville Du Havre,” the story behind the writing of the hymn“ It Is Well.” This performance was open to the community and performed at the Maybe Center on the campus of Southwestern Adventist University.
Keene ISD athletics offers a wide range of sports from the highly competitive team sports of volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball, to lifetime sports such as golf, tennis, track and cross country.
In 2021, Friday Night Lights came to Keene High School with the start of the first Charger football team. KHS played
6-man football through 2024, and after a 7-2 season in 2024, Charger football team will begin 11-man play in the fall of 2025.
The new state-of-the-art synthetic turf, multi-sport athletic field is the home for Charger football, and the Lady Chargers softball team, as well as numerous other events such as SWAU soccer playoffs, numerous high school playoff games, as well as the Charger Bowl, an end-of-the-year flag football league for first-grade through fourth-graders from throughout Johnson County. The stadium also hosts track and field events. As the city of Keene grows, so will Keene ISD. Over the last few years, KISD has added over 21,000-square-feet of educational space, and more than 14 teachers. As the district prepares for the growth that is coming, it promises to be open and transparent, fiduciarily responsible, and prepared for the next generation of young men and women who will proudly lay claim to Keene and to the Keene Charger name.
You are encouraged to find out for yourself what it feels like to bleed blue and be a part of the Charger Family, where the guiding principle is Every Child, Every Need, Every Day!
Go Chargers!
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