John F. Kennedy High School (Texas)

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John F. Kennedy High School
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The school in 2003
Address
John F. Kennedy High School (Texas)
1922 South General McMullen Drive

,
Texas
78226

United States
Coordinates 29°23′45″N98°33′26″W / 29.395705°N 98.55715°W / 29.395705; -98.55715
Information
Type Public high school
Established1963 (1963)
School district Edgewood Independent School District
NCES School ID 481815001624 [1]
PrincipalZelene Aragon [2]
Teaching staff62.46 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,042 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.68 [1]
Color(s)Green and white   
Athletics conference UIL Class 5A
MascotRocket
Website jfkennedy.eisd.net

John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was established in 1963 and is part of the Edgewood Independent School District. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was rated "Not Rated" by the Texas Education Agency. [3]

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History

John F. Kennedy High School was established in 1963. [4] President Kennedy visited San Antonio on November 21, 1963, and promised to return and dedicate the new John F. Kennedy High School. [5] He was assassinated in Dallas the following day. [5]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - JOHN F KENNEDY H S (481815001624)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. http://www.eisd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=16640
  3. "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 1 2 Staff of the San Antonio Express-News (October 19, 2015). San Antonio: Our Story of 150 Years in the Alamo City. Trinity University Press. pp. 603–. ISBN   978-1-59534-756-5.