John F. Kennedy High School (Los Angeles)

John F. Kennedy High School

Address

11254 Gothic Avenue 34°16′30″N 118°29′17″W / 34.275°N 118.488°W / 34.275; -118.488 Los Angeles , California 91344 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1971
Status	🟩 Opened
School district	Los Angeles Unified School District
Principal	Mr. Oscar Vazquez
Staff	98.84 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,349 (2018-19)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	23.77^[1]
Color(s)	Brown and gold
Mascot	Golden Cougar
Newspaper	The Word
Website	Official website

John F. Kennedy High School (JFKHS) is a four-year public high school located in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. It is in District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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History

The school was relieved of overcrowding when Valley Region High School 4^[2] and Valley Region High School 5 opened in 2011.^[3]

The new principal is Mr. Oscar Vazquez.

Academic programs

John F. Kennedy High School has different programs for students and/or parents who are intrigued.^[4] Kennedy has three magnet programs, which prepare students for the future. There is an Architecture, Digital Design & Filmmaking Magnet, a Highly Gifted/High-Ability Medical Magnet, and a Global Leadership & Environmental Action Magnet (GLEAM). Architecture, Digital Design & Filmmaking Magnet, , . There are also Advanced Placement Application (AP) classes students can take to develop preparation for college. All AP classes can contribute to college credit if AP tests are passed with a score of 3 or higher. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Bilingual Program, Impact, Freshman Transition Program, The Carl D. Perkins Program, School for Advanced Studies, Teaching Academy, and Kennedy High School Work Experience Program are other programs that are offered by the school.

Extracurricular activities

Sports

The school offers several sports teams such as: football, Marching Band, color guard, golf, cross country, volleyball, tennis, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, track, water polo and swim. There are both girls and boys teams for golf, volleyball, tennis, and soccer.^[5]

Clubs

There are a variety of clubs for students who are looking for something to keep them involved and interested while attending school, ranging from Anime Club to ASB Student Government.^[6]

Academies

There is a Teaching Academy available for students:

Teaching Academy^[4]

College Center

The college center is available for seniors and all other students who can use help and/or advice about their future. The college center gives information about college applications, personal statements, it also holds workshops to help students fill out college applications, scholarships, FAFSA and resumes. An important calendar is provided for seniors so deadlines are not missed.

School based clinic

Kennedy's school based clinic, also known as Hathaway-Sycamores, CFS, El Nido Family Center, is available for Kennedy students as well as the students' family members from ages 2 to 18. Some of the services available include physicals, lab work, and counseling.^[7]

Notable alumni

Garret Anderson, Major League Baseball player^[8]
Jack Cassel, Major League Baseball player^[9]
Rashied Davis, professional football player^[10]
Darren Daye, professional basketball player^[11]
Jon Garland, Major League Baseball player^[12]
Cuba Gooding Jr., actor^[13]
Stuart Gray, professional basketball player^[14]
Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles Controller and City Council member^[15]
Jacob Hopkins, actor^[16]
Denean Howard, Olympic track athlete^[17]
Sherri Howard, Olympic track athlete^[17]
Dion Lambert, professional football player^[18]
Mark McMillian, professional football player^[19]
Michaele Pride-Wells (born 1956), architect and educator^[20]^[21]
Mike Pringle, Canadian Football League player^[22]
Tom Ramsey, professional football player^[23]
Terrmel Sledge, Major League Baseball player^[24]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "John F. Kennedy High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Valley Region High School #4 Project Details". Los Angeles Unified School District. February 26, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
^ "Valley Region High School #5 Project Details". Los Angeles Unified School District. February 26, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "John F. Kennedy High School". www.jfkcougars.org. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
^ "John F. Kennedy High School". www.jfkathletics.org. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
^ "John F. Kennedy High School". www.jfkcougars.org. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
^ "John F. Kennedy High School". www.jfkcougars.org. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
^ Garret Anderson Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Jack Cassel Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
^ 8 RASHIED DAVIS - SJSUSpartans.com - Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Darren Daye NBA &Ni ABA Statistics | Basketball-Reference.com
^ Jon Garland Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
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^ ^a ^b Eisenhammer, Fred (December 31, 1989). "THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED : Athletes who began their careers in the Valley over the past 10 years have gone on to win Olympic gold medals, Cy Young Awards and world boxing titles. Team achievements included improbable champions and record winning streaks. But fights, strikes and firings also made the news". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Dion Lambert Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^ Mcmillian, Mark (December 18, 1994). "South-Central L.A.'s Small Miracle : At 5-Foot-7, Mark Mcmillian Beats the Odds to Become a Starting Defensive Back in the NFL". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Michaele Pride, Architect, and Educator". African American Registry (AAREG).
^ "Top Women Architects". Ebony. Vol. 50, no. 10. August 1995. pp. 54–58. ISSN 0012-9011.
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^ "Video". CNN. October 11, 1982.
^ Terrmel Sledge Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

v t e Granada Hills, Los Angeles
Education
Primary and secondary schools	Los Angeles Unified School District Granada Hills Charter High School John F. Kennedy High School Jewish Educational Trade School
Other education	Los Angeles Community College District Los Angeles Public Library
Other
Landmarks	John Elway Stadium Mission Point O'Melveny Park
This list is incomplete.

San Fernando Valley schools

Public high schools/notable schools
Los Angeles USD	Arleta HS Birmingham HS Canoga Park HS Chatsworth HS César Chávez LA Cleveland HS East Valley HS El Camino Real HS Francis Polytechnic Granada Hills HS Grant HS Kennedy HS Monroe HS North Hollywood HS Northridge Academy Panorama HS Daniel Pearl Magnet Reed MS Reseda HS San Fernando HS Sherman Oaks CES Sylmar HS Taft HS Valley Oaks CES Van Nuys HS
Burbank USD	Burbank High John Burroughs High
Glendale USD	Clark Magnet High Glendale High Herbert Hoover Other schools are in the Crescenta Valley
Las Virgenes USD	Calabasas Other schools are in the Conejo Valley
Non-LAUSD charter schools and other publics	Charter High School of the Arts High Tech Los Angeles

Private schools

Secular

Buckley
Bridges Academy
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Harvard-Westlake High school
Int'l School of Los Angeles (LILA) Multiple campuses
Oakwood
Sierra Canyon
Viewpoint

Closed	Montclair College Prep

Religious

AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian
Campbell Hall
Chaminade College Prep
The Concordia Schools
Crespi Carmelite HS
de Toledo HS (formerly New Community Jewish HS)
Ferrahian Armenian
Jewish Educational Trade School
Louisville HS
Notre Dame HS
Our Lady of the Valley
Providence HS
St. Genevieve HS
Village Christian
West Valley Christian

Closed	Bellarmine-Jefferson HS Holy Family HS

v t e Los Angeles Unified School District
K–12 schools	James A. Foshay Learning Center Marlton School (special school) Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools (complex)
6–12 schools	Boys Academic Leadership Academy (magnet) Girls Academic Leadership Academy (magnet) Los Angeles CES (magnet) Rancho Dominguez Prep (zoned) Sherman Oaks CES (magnet) Valley Oaks CES (magnet)
7–12 zoned schools	Eagle Rock HS
7–12 alt. schools	J. P. Widney High School
Zoned high schools	Arleta Banning Bell Belmont Bernstein Birmingham Canoga Park Carson Chatsworth Chávez LA Cleveland Contreras LC Crenshaw Dorsey East Valley ELARA El Camino Real Fairfax Francis Polytechnic Franklin Fremont Gardena Garfield Granada Hills Grant Hamilton Hollywood Huntington Park International Studies Learning Center Jefferson Jordan Kennedy Lincoln Locke Los Angeles Manual Arts Marshall Maywood Academy Monroe Narbonne North Hollywood Northridge Academy Palisades Charter Panorama Reseda Diego Rivera Roosevelt Roybal LC San Pedro San Fernando Santee EC South East South Gate Sylmar Taft Torres University Venice Verdugo Hills Washington Preparatory West Adams Preparatory Wilson
Alt. high schools	Animo (South LA) Animo (Venice) Bravo Medical Magnet CA Academy EAGLES Academy Camino Nuevo Central City College Ready Córtines School of Visual and Performing Arts Crenshaw Arts Tech De La Hoya Animo Downtown Magnets Discovery Charter High Tech Los Angeles King/Drew Leap Legacy Linda Esperanza Marquez Middle College Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet Daniel Pearl Magnet View Park Vladovic Harbor Teacher Prep. Acad. Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets
Zoned middle schools	Emerson Charter Young Oak Kim Acad Walter Reed Virgil others
Zoned elementary schools	Carpenter Community Charter Glassell Park Wonderland Avenue others
Superintendents	Susan Miller Dorsey Ramón C. Cortines Roy Romer David L. Brewer III John Deasy Michelle King Austin Beutner Alberto M. Carvalho

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