John F. Kennedy High School | |
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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 |
Faculty | 70.5 (on FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,070 [2] (2018-19) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17 [1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy blue and kelly green |
Athletics | 5A |
Athletics conference | Denver League [3] |
Mascot | Commanders |
Educational program | International Baccalaureate [4] |
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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]
80.1% of Kennedy students are eligible for a free/reduced lunch rate. [2]
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.
Kennedy offers many after-school sports:
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]
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 (Kennedy's International Baccalaureate Parent's Association) is the parent support group for IB students and teachers.
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IB school code: 002488