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Participating in school sports has many long-lasting benefits for students. In addition to athletes learning to become leaders, playing sports creates an environment that challenges students and helps them develop lifelong habits that go beyond high school. Students who participate in athletics often build positive relationships with their teammates and develop a better understanding of themselves. Sports are also a way our KIPPsters learn to persist and rise above challenges.
At KIPP Texas Public Schools, 100% of our middle and high schools offer a robust variety of athletics programs and have dedicated coaches. Our teams are committed to excellence and setting the bar high for all stakeholders involved.
Our schools offer the following sports in our regions:
Austin
- Flag Football
- Soccer
- Cheerleading
- Volleyball
- Track
Dallas
- Flag Football
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Track
- Volleyball
- Cheerleading
Houston
- Football
- Flag Football
- Cheerleading
- Dance
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Track
- Baseball
- Softball
San Antonio
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Flag Football
- Volleyball
- Track
- Softball
- Baseball
- Cross Country
*Sports offered on each campus may vary so please reach out to the school directly to inquire further.
We asked Jordan Carrethers, Athletic Director at KIPP East End to help explain the benefits of playing sports.
Can you explain the importance of sports in education?
The importance of sports in education cannot be understated. Sports lie at the intersection of joy and investment in the school community. Sports connects teachers to students, students to teachers, and the entire school community in a meaningful way. Sports in education also is a vehicle to a positive and productive future in students across the world. For example, student-athletes can earn full scholarships by being exceptional in a sport and it can change them and their families’ lives forever. Sports is the passport to equitable and meaningful opportunities for students to live choice-filled lives. Lastly, sports also teaches resilience in the face of adversity. To be successful in school, students must learn to face adversity, show resilience and overcome challenges. Sports teaches that lesson of grit and determination.
Can you share information about some of the sports offered at your school and some of the successes you’ve had recently?
At KIPP East End High School we offer football, girls & boys volleyball, girls & boys basketball, girls & boys soccer, softball, baseball, & track & field. In our first three years in existence as a high school we already have 3 regional championships (girls soccer, boys soccer, & softball). We also have 2nd place regional finishes in the past couple of years in baseball and two trophies from our cheer team at UCA competitions. Our cheer team also qualified for Nationals this year in Florida!
If you’re interested in enrolling your child in a KIPP Texas Public School for the 2023-24 school year, apply today! Please visit our apply page at www.kipptexas.org/enroll to complete a student application.
Applications are accepted all year. However, to participate in the student lottery, applications are due by February 17, 2023.
The lottery will be held on March 6, 2023, to determine which students will be offered available seats at each KIPP Texas school. We will extend offers starting March 6, and will continue to extend offers as new openings become available.
If you’ve already submitted an application, you can also refer a friend to apply today!
