John F. Kennedy High School (Colorado)
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2855 S. Lamar Street 80227 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°39′52″N 105°04′02″W / 39.664468°N 105.067277°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Home of the Commanders" |
| Established | 1964 |
| School district | Denver Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 060418 |
| Principal | Tiffany Almon |
| Teaching staff | 54.18 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 707[1] (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.05[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and kelly green |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Athletics conference | Denver League[2] |
| Mascot | Commanders |
| Educational program | International Baccalaureate[3] |
| Website | jfk |
John F. Kennedy High School (also known as "Kennedy" or "JFK") is a public secondary school located in the Bear Valley neighborhood on the southwest side of Denver, Colorado, United States. The school serves about 1,500 students in grades 9-12 in the Denver Public Schools system.
When the school opened with the spring semester of the 1965 - 1966 school year, it served both grades 7 - 9 and grades 10-12. There was no junior high school in the area, so the new school was designed to accommodate both junior and senior high school students.
In 1974, a court ordered the almost 100% white school, along with the rest of Denver's school system, to begin desegregation busing. A large portion of the former attendance area was assigned to Lincoln High School (without buses) and students from other parts of Denver were assigned to Kennedy (with buses). The court-ordered busing was the start of the great white flight out of the Denver Public School System.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]- Hispanic 77.4%
- White 10.3%
- African American 2.9%
- Asian 7%
- Multiple 1.4%
- Native American <1% [4]
80.1% of Kennedy students are eligible for a free/reduced lunch rate.[4]
International Baccalaureate program
[edit]On December 11, 2007 Kennedy became the second high school in Denver to offer the two-year International Baccalaureate program, and is the only school in Denver to offer an authorized IB education for all grade levels.
Athletics
[edit]Kennedy offers many after-school sports:
- Fall sports
- Football
- Softball
- Golf, boys
- Tennis, boys'
- Volleyball
- Cross country, boys' and girls'
- Boys' soccer
- Girls' gymnastics
- Cheerleading
- Winter sports
- Basketball, boys' and girls'
- Swimming, girls'
- Wrestling, boys'
- Cheerleading
- Spring sports
- Baseball
- Swimming, boys'
- Golf, girls'
- Soccer, girls'
- Tennis, girls'
- Lacrosse, boys' and girls'
- Track and field
- In-line hockey, boys'
- Cheerleading
Teachers honored
[edit]The National Association of Biology Teachers, in conjunction with Prentice Hall and the Colorado Biology Teachers Association,[5] gave Kevin Lindauer the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Colorado for 2008.[6]
Parent support groups
[edit]Commander Connection
[edit]The mission of the Commander Connection, also known as the Commander Club, is to act as a support group, to enhance the academic, athletic, social and arts & science activities of the students at John F. Kennedy High School, and to promote school spirit & school pride. The Commander Connection provides volunteer support of student activities. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at Kennedy High School.
KIBPA
[edit]KIBPA (Kennedy's International Baccalaureate Parent's Association) is the parent support group for IB students and teachers.
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2022) |
- Greg Jones - former NFL Linebacker
- Tony Laubach - professional storm chaser featured on the Discovery Channel TV series Storm Chasers, National Geographic Channel TV special Into the Tornado, and Women's Entertainment TV series, Twister Sisters
- Gabe Molina - former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "John F Kennedy High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "John F. Kennedy". Colorado High School Activities Association. Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "John F. Kennedy High School". International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
IB school code: 002488
- ^ a b http://media.dpsk12.org/enrollmentsnapshots/ES453.PDF [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Colorado Biology Teachers Association
- ^ "Kevin L. Lindauer Honored as Outstanding Biology Teacher for 2008" (PDF). Denver Public Schools. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
External links
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