Kennedy High School (Los Angeles)

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John F. Kennedy High School
School type	Public
District	Los Angeles Unified School District
Grades	9-12
Students	3,064
Colors	brown, gold
Mascot	golden cougar
Location	Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California United States
Website	Official website

John F. Kennedy High School is a secondary school located in Granada Hills, Los Angeles California. The school mascot is the golden cougar, and the school colors are brown and gold. It is located in District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The current principal is Christine Clark. There are currently 3064 students attending the school.

The school's classes are on a traditional calendar schedule. They include various advanced placement (college level) classes, foreign language and ESL classes, as well career-oriented classes such as journalism and military science. These are offered along with standards-based classes such as English, history, mathematics, etc.

The school will be relieved when Valley Region High School 4 opens in 2010 [1].

The school will be relieved when Valley Region High School 5 opens in 2011 [2].

[edit] Architecture and Digital Arts Magnet

The primary theme of the Architecture and Digital Arts Magnet are the layouts, infrastructures, and designs of a modern city and life in one. Classes included in the curriculum involve various architectural and structural-related fields as well as imaging, photography, and modern film production. Architecture, digital imaging, filmmaking, and photography are the four career selections offered in the magnet.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Garret Anderson, professional baseball player
Rashied Davis, professional football player
Darren Daye, professional basketball player
Jon Garland, professional baseball player
Cuba Gooding, Jr, actor

[edit] External links

	v • d • e Los Angeles Unified School District District 1
Magnet 4-12 schools	Sherman Oaks CES
High schools	Birmingham \| Canoga Park \| Cleveland \| El Camino Real \| Granada Hills \| Kennedy \| Monroe \| Panorama \| Reseda \| Taft
Alternative high schools	Northridge Academy