John F. Kennedy High School (Iowa)

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Cedar Rapids-Kennedy High School
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John F. Kennedy High School (Iowa)
4545 Wenig Rd NE

Cedar Rapids
,
Iowa 52405

United States
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TypePublic
Established1967;57 years ago (1967)
School district Cedar Rapids Community School District
PrincipalJason Kline
Teaching staff96.46 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,714 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.77 [1]
Color(s)  
MascotCougars
Affiliation Mississippi Valley Conference
Website kennedy.crschools.us

Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kennedy was founded in 1967. The building was dedicated by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, younger brother of the school's namesake President John F. Kennedy.[ citation needed ] The school's athletic teams are known as the Cougars. It is a part of the Cedar Rapids Community School District.

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In addition to portions of Cedar Rapids, Kennedy High's boundary includes: [2] Hiawatha, [3] Palo, [4] and most of Robins. [5]

Academics

Kennedy offers 32 Advanced Placement classes, including five world language courses AP Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. [6] In 2019 Kennedy placed sixth on the Iowa AP Index, a ranking system developed by the University of Iowa's Belin-Blank Center. [7] The Iowa AP Index recognizes AP participation among public and private high schools in Iowa.

Athletics

The Kennedy Cougars compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference in the following sports: [8]

The Cougars have won five consecutive Cedar Rapids Men's All-Sports Titles. The Cougars won the Girls State Soccer Championship in 2012 after upsetting top-ranked Ankeny in the finals. [15]

Performing Arts

Kennedy varsity show choir is named Happiness, Inc. The first show choir west of the Mississippi, Happiness was named "America's Favorite Show Choir" by Parade Magazine in 2011. [16] Happiness placed first in FAME National Show Choir Championship in 2003 [17] and at the 2012 Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee. [18] Kennedy's prep show choir is known as Protégé, and the all female show choir is known as Chanteurs, with each winning multiple awards for their divisions at several competitions over the years.[ citation needed ] Kennedy's band participated in the Chicago 2006 Heritage Festival.

Notable alumni

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "John F Kennedy High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Middle School Boundaries High School Boundaries" (PDF). Cedar Rapids Community School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hiawatha city, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Palo city, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Robins city, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Academics". John F. Kennedy High School. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "The 2019 Iowa AP Index". Belin-Blank Center. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Valley Conference". Mississippi Valley Conference. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cedar Rapids Kennedy". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  10. ↑ "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  11. ↑ "2020 Swimming Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  12. ↑ "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  13. ↑ "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  14. ↑ "2020 IHSAA Tennis State Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  15. ↑ Birch, Tommy. "State girls' soccer: Kennedy stuns Ankeny in Class 3-A final". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 6 July 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ "America's Favorite Show Choir". Parade Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "Past Show Choir National Champions". FAME Productions. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "2012 Show Choir Nationals Results". Show Choir Nationals. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  19. ↑ Love, Orlan (1 May 2012). "Medal of Honor winner presents scholarship to Kennedy senior". The Gazette . Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Shawn Sedlacek Statistics and History". Baseball Reference . Retrieved 21 April 2014.

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