Knight High School
Welcome to Knight High School
William J. "Pete" Knight High School is an academically rigorous learning environment that promotes college and career goals for all students through standards driven curriculum and student centered instruction. Every student at Knight High School will have the option of attending a four-year college or university.
School News
Knight High School would like to congratulate our classified employees on their educational achievements!
Great job Hawks!
Rosa Bramont – Bachelor of Arts
Lizeth De La Torre – Bachelor of Arts
Yvonne Deaso – Associate of Arts
Norma Duran – Associate of Arts
Marcia Garza – Associate of Arts
Cicely Lambeth – Associate of Arts
Margo Lequin – Bachelor of Arts
Edith Nava – Associate of Arts
Karina Ortega Reyes – Bachelor of Arts
Olivia Pickwoad – Bachelor of Arts
Ivan Ramirez – Bachelor of Arts
Amber Tarnoff – Bachelor of Arts
Edward Vavrick – Bachelor of Arts
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We want to know what you think about the programs and services we offer to your student. Please take our survey by April 30, 2019 by clicking here.
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Palmdale Water District is launching it's first JUNIOR Water Ambassadors Academy for 10th and 11th Grade Students.
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Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley is now accepting Medical Exploring applications from 9th-12th grade AVUHSD students for the 2019-2020 school year!
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Bring your Books to School on These Days!
Thursday, May 23
-J. Thomas (12th Grade)
-Orr-Dunn (11th & 12th Grade)
Friday, May 24
-Portillo (11th & 12th Grade)
-Roth (12th Grade)
-Rivera (12th Grade)
-Winck (12th Grade)
Tuesday, May 28th
-Roth (10th-11th)
-Centonze-Moll
-Howitt
-Bravo
Wednesday, May 29th
-Goeschl
-Sell
Thursday, May 30th
-Stephenson
-J. Hammer
-Moore
Friday, May 31st
-Drake
-Moreno
-Rivera
-Roa
Monday, June 3rd
-Aviles
-L. Fabela
-Villegas
-Davis
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Dr. Elizabeth McKinstry, AVUHSD Director of Career Technical Education (CTE), who oversees the District's career academies and pathways that prepare students for a wide range of future college and career options was recently awarded two state honors for her support and work with staff, students and the community.
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Attention Knight High School Juniors!
Are you ready to put your College and Career Readiness to the test?
On April 16th and 17th Smarter Balance State Testing will take place and these assessments are all about you!
There's only one you!
Smarter Balance measures your progress on skills like problem solving and critical thinking. Skills that you will need to use in the careers of today and tomorrow!
It's your future!
Whether you plan to go to college or participate in an apprenticeship type program, Smarter Balance helps you know if you are on track, need extra help in high school or are ready to take on more challenging coursework before you graduate.
Get it started right!
You can use your Smarter Balance high school scores at more than 240 colleges and universities in 10 states to determine whether you are ready for credit-bearing courses. This helps you avoid the cost and time of taking remedial or high school level courses in college.
Juniors, Don't stop your hard work at State testing, continue making Knight High School proud!
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Congratulations to our more than 100 students who completed the Army Boot Camp event held at Antelope Valley High School this week.
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Earlier this month, AVUHSD hosted its annual Independent City event where foster youth are able to prepare for adulthood and emancipation.