KHS Student Council received the 2012 NASC National Gold Council of Excellence for their accomplishments and for their leadership and support given to them by the school, administrators, and staff and to the value placed on student council as an integral part of KHS and its educational mission.

Student Clubs and Organizations
 
Students have again advanced to the Business Professionals of America (BPA) state and national competition.
Debate students have advanced to state and Azam Baig earned the degree of Premier Distinction, the highest degree of student membership in the National Forensic League.

Our Muslim Student Association (MSA) competed at the Muslim Inter-Scholastic Tournament at the University of Houston with many students taking top honors.
 
Our FFA students have placed at numerous competitions including our Livestock Team in the top six percent at the Tarleton State University competition.
 
Fine Arts Recognitions
The Color Guard won the Gold Medal at the competition at Oak Ridge High School.
 
Kempner Orchestra received the top rating of “First Division” and “UIL Sweepstakes Award” for the ninth consecutive year.

Art students have placed at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo including 11 gold medals and 2 regional medalists advancing to state.
 
Our band students excelled at the Region Solo and Ensemble with 50 Students receiving a Superior Rating and 25 receiving an Excellent Rating. This is a 68% increase from past years.
 
The Theatre Troupe competed in the UIL One Act Play Zone Competition and were chosen as alternate.
 
Harriet Figueroa was selected as a member of Texas Women's All-State Choir.
 
Academic Awards
We have four National Merit Scholarship Finalists.
 
Faculty Awards
Mr. Ulrich Kleinschmidt, Social Studies department head was asked to present to a group of educational leaders in China this past December.
 
Mrs. Barbara Hoffman, Student Council sponsor has been nominated for the 2013 Eddie G. Bull State Advisor of the Year Award.
 
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett, math department head received KHS campus Teacher of the Year Award and is in the running for the district secondary teacher of the year award.
 
Kempner Athletics
Men's and women's basketball teams advanced to the playoffs.
 
Dylan Duseck and Micayla Sorosiak named Player of the Week for baseball and softball.
 

Fort Bend ISD Handbook
Kempner Supplemental Handbook

At Kempner we students are supported to not only pursue academic achievement but also to develop their character through service and participation in extracurricular programs. As a faculty, our goal is to create a Relevant Systematic Community that is built upon positive professional relationships and integrity with all of our stakeholders.

The mission of Kempner High School faculty and staff, committed to the belief that education makes a difference and that each student is unique and capable of learning, is to create an atmosphere of trust to maintain high expectations for students, to foster an environment conducive to learning and to provide opportunities for everyone to succeed.

Kempner High School
14777 Voss Road
Sugar Land, TX 77498
 

REGULAR BELL SCHEDULE
1st- 7:30 - 8:20
2nd- 8:25 - 9:20
3rd -9:25 - 10:15
4th- 10:20 - 11:10
5th- 11:15 -12:40
LUNCHES
A - 11:10 - 11:40
B - 11:40 - 12:10
C - 12:10 - 12:40
6th-12:45 - 1:35
7th- 1:40 - 2:30
 
ACTIVITY BELL SCHEDULE
1st- 7:30 - 8:15
2nd- 8:20- 9:05
3rd -9:10 - 9:55
4th- 10:00 - 10:45
5th- 10:50-12:15
LUNCHES
A - 10:45 - 11:15
B - 11:15 - 11:45
C - 11:45- 12:15
6th-12:20 - 1:10
7th- 1:15 - 2:00
Activity Period-2:00 - 2:30

Dr. Anthony Indelicato, Principal
Rachel Cortez, Associate Principal (A-C)
Matthew McCabe, Assistant Principal (D-K)
Larry Patterson, Assistant Principal (L-P)
Kyle Lovetinsky, Assistant Principal (Q-Z)
 
Renee Edwards, Counselor (A-C)
Erin Swanson, Counselor (D-I)
Jennifer Kipping, Counselor (J-M)
Donna Minix, Lead Counselor (N-R)
Kerry Jongeward, Counselor (S-Z)

In 1984, Fort Bend county authorized a bond issue that allowed the construction of the fourth high school in Fort Bend county.

Issac Herbert Kempner, founder of Imperial Sugar, has contributed much to Sugar Land, and for this the school was named after him. The first Kempner principal was decided by the board on January 11, 1988 to be Mr. Wayne Emerson. He was dedicated to his work and students. The anticipation was over when Kempner opened its doors to the first Open House on August 30, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. The $15,522,300 school contained 55.88 acres of pecan trees, a 750 seat auditorium, and 100 faculty and staff members. In 1990 Kempner graduated its first senior class.

When Kempner first opened, the area surrounding it was isolated and mostly agricultural; in fact Highway 6 was only two-laned at the time. In the past years, the school has witnessed growth in both enrollment and suburban change in the surrounding areas. At one point Kempner had 3,000 enrolled students.

Kempner serves a diverse population of students who benefit from the strong academic focus and wide range of extra curricular offerings. The students that graduate from Kempner go on to change the world. Students from Kempner have become doctors, scientists, engineers, teachers, politicians, professional athletes and many other contributing members to society.

In the 1999-2000 school year, Dr. James May became the new principal following Dr. Wayne Emerson and served the students and staff of Kempner until his retirement in June of 2008. Under Dr. May, Kempner continued its tradition of academic excellence and its reputation as a school for all students.
 
Troy Mooney became the 3rd principal of Kempner High School and served in that capacity until July of 2010. During that time KHS achieved recognition as a Recognized High School from the Texas Education Agency as well as a 96th percentile National ranking from Newsweek magazine.
 
Dr. Anthony Indelicato became the 4th principal of Kempner on July 1st, 2010.

NCLB Report Card for KHS

Greetings to all our parents, guardians and community members,

Our 2011-2012 school year finished well with our senior class earning more scholarship money than any other FBISD high school. We are so proud of our students! Our campus received many awards and recognition last year which you can read more about by scrolling up this page.
 
This year, we are excited about our AVID Binder Initiative for all 9th graders. More information can be found on our website as we will continue to share information as the 2012-13 school year draws near. AVID is a program that helps students increase their academic success both while in high school and in college. The AVID Binder is one of many AVID strategies we will be implementing building-wide at Kempner this year.
 
Our main focus at Kempner continues to center on student success with an emphasis on preparing our students for success on the upcoming state and national tests- TAKS, STAAR EOC (End of Course exams) and AP (Advanced Placement tests). The new state tests called STAAR End of Course exams (EOCs) are more rigorous than TAKS and are timed. All students who began the 9th grade of high school in the 2011-2012 school year will be taking 4 EOC tests- reading, math, science and social studies. All other students who started high school before the 2011-2012 school year will be taking the TAKS tests. We had more students take AP tests this year as well a 7% increase in the number of students receiving the honor of AP Scholar. I want to thank all our AP teachers, all staff associated with AP, our students and community who helped with these gains. It is great to be a Kempner Cougar with so many students challenging themselves to high levels of academic success!
Another focus for our school last year was decreasing the amount of tardies our students had to class. Our new tardy process last year resulted in 66% less tardies than the previous year and so we will continue that same process this year. Thank you to our CHAMPS team and all faculty, staff and students.

As always, thank you for your support- we have such a fantastic group of students here at Kempner that we enjoy supporting. Our goals for our students are that they come to school every day, make positive choices and give their best effort so we can help ensure that every student achieves their maximum success and graduates with options for their future after Kempner.

Sincerely,
Dr. Anthony Indelicato

Part I - Campus Level: Student Performance for Each District and Campus Compared to the State, Percent of
Students Tested, Student Achievement by Proficiency Level, 2009-10, 2010-11*
January 31