John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore, New York) Last updated September 07, 2025 High school in Bellmore, New York, United States
John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Bellmore , New York . It is one of three high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District . The school is ranked 29th in Best Public High Schools in New York. [ 3]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 999 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 98 students (9.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 5 (0.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [ 1]
The school is open during normal school months. Its newspaper is the Cougar Crier. [ 4] In local athletics, this school is referred to as Bellmore JFK to avoid confusion with the nearby Plainview JFK .[ citation needed ]
Notable alumni Tim Canova , politician and law professor Kenny Dichter , CEO of WheelsUp Doug Ellin , creator of Entourage Paul Feinman (1960–2021), New York State Court of Appeals judge [ 5] Amy Fisher , convicted of the 1992 shooting of wife of her lover Bill Freiberger , Emmy-nominated writer and producer of The Simpsons, The PJs, and Drawn Together Stephanie Hammerman , the world's first CrossFit Level 2 trainer with cerebral palsy Artie Kempner , Director for NFL on Fox and NASCAR Michael Kors (born 1959), fashion designer Paul Krugman (born 1953), economist , Princeton University Professor, and columnist for The New York Times , Nobel Prize in economics Steve Levy (born 1965), host of ESPN SportsCenter Scott Lipsky (born 1981), tennis player Daryl Palumbo , vocalist of Glassjaw and vocalist for Head Automatica Marc Rowan , (born 1962) Co-founder Apollo Capital Management, Billionaire Philanthropist Noah Rubin (born 1996), tennis player Adam Schefter , ESPN football analyst Marc Slutsky , musician Jason Smilovic , writer and producer Laurence Traiger (born 1956), composer and musicologist Scott Zakarin , film producer John F. Kennedy High School's Student Government badge. Jillian Rossi , musician References Notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 School data for John F Kennedy High School , National Center for Education Statistics . Accessed September 1, 2020. ↑ Tyrrell, Joie. "John F. Kennedy, Wantagh, West Islip high schools achieve Blue Ribbon status" . Newsday . Retrieved April 28, 2023 . ↑ "John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, NY" . Niche . Retrieved February 1, 2024 . ↑ Cougar Crier On-Line Archived 2010-05-18 at the Wayback Machine ↑ Roberts, Sam. "Paul Feinman, First Openly Gay Judge on N.Y. High Court, Dies at 61" , The New York Times , April 1, 2021. Accessed April 2, 2021. "After graduating from John F. Kennedy High School in nearby Bellmore, he earned a bachelor’s degree in French literature in 1981 from Columbia University." This page is based on this
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