John F. Kennedy High School (San Antonio, Texas)

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Kennedy High School

John F. Kennedy High School
Established	August 1963
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Owen Kelly
Students	approx. 1,400
Grades	9-12
Location	1922 South General McMullen Drive, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Oversight	Edgewood Independent School District
Campus	Urban
Colors	White and Geen
Mascot	Mighty Rockets
Newspaper	'Statesman'
Alma Mater	John F. Kennedy, we sing a song of victory In our hearts and our lives we proudly wear your name. John F. Kennedy, our Alma Mater's dignity There by our side, as onward we ride, the highways and hallways of time. Like a mighty rocket's roar, We aim our dreams beyond the stars. And chase the sun 'till the day is done, Always reaching for tomorrow. Let our feelings show, we want the whole wide world to know, That we're number 1, As long as we remember, We're John F. Kennedy.
School Hours	8:15 AM to 3:50PM
Average Class Size	25
Website	[1]

John F. Kennedy High School is a comprehensive high school located in the Thompson Field area of San Antonio, Texas. When the school opened in 1963 it was considered amongst the best high schools in the San Antonio region.^[who?] Today the school is a Texas 4-A school with a population of approximately 1,400 students. Kennedy alumnae/i have attended colleges including: Texas A&M University, Dartmouth College [2], the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [3], Trinity University [4] and the University of Texas at Austin [5].

President Kennedy visited San Antonio on November 21, 1963 and promised to return and dedicate the new John F. Kennedy High School, which was the first high school named in his honor. He was assassinated in Dallas the following day.

The school's mascot is a rocket in honor of President Kennedy's support of the U.S. Space Program. The school's colors are green and white.

^{[edit] The Mighty Rocket Band}

The Band program has been recognized as outstanding in the San Antonio area.^[who?] The most recent trophies held by the Rocket Band are a 1st Division UIL Concert/Sight Reading Conest (April 2007), 1st division UIL marching contest (November 2007), Region marching contestand a 3rd place throphy at Drums Along the Medina Marching Competition. (October 2006) The Mighty Rocket Band also participates in Fiesta Activities such as Battle of the bands,The Day Parade, and Fiesta Flambeu Parade.