Kennedy High School (Colorado)

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John F. Kennedy High School
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Kennedy High School (Colorado)
2855 S. Lamar Street

Denver, Colorado
80227

United States
Coordinates 39°39′52″N105°04′02″W / 39.664468°N 105.067277°W / 39.664468; -105.067277
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Home of the Commanders"
Established1964(61 years ago) (1964)
School district Denver Public Schools
CEEB code 060418
PrincipalVictoria Wyatt
Teaching staff54.18 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment707 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio13.05 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue and kelly green
  
Athletics5A
Athletics conferenceDenver League [2]
MascotCommanders
Educational program International Baccalaureate [3]
Website jfk.dpsk12.org

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.

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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 ]

Demographics

80.1% of Kennedy students are eligible for a free/reduced lunch rate. [4]

International Baccalaureate program

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.

Athletics

Kennedy offers many after-school sports:

Teachers honored

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]

Parent support groups

Commander Connection

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

KIBPA (Kennedy's International Baccalaureate Parent's Association) is the parent support group for IB students and teachers.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John F Kennedy High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "John F. Kennedy". Colorado High School Activities Association. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "John F. Kennedy High School". International Baccalaureate Organization . Retrieved January 9, 2008. IB school code: 002488
  4. 1 2 http://media.dpsk12.org/enrollmentsnapshots/ES453.PDF [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ Colorado Biology Teachers Association
  6. ↑ "Kevin L. Lindauer Honored as Outstanding Biology Teacher for 2008" (PDF). Denver Public Schools. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Greg Jones - Football". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Client Challenge". schoolchoice.dpsk12.org. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Gabe Molina Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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