John F. Kennedy High School (Los Angeles)

John F. Kennedy High School is located in Granada Hills, Los Angeles California, USA. It is in District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The school will be relieved of overcrowding when Valley Region High School 4 opens in 2011^[1] and Valley Region High School 5 opens in 2011.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Garrett Anderson Major league baseball player^[3]
• Jack Cassel Major league baseball player^[4]
• Rashied Davis Professional football player^[5]
• Darren Daye Professional basketball player^[6]
• Jon Garland, Major league baseball player^[7]
• Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor^[8]
• Stuart Gray, Professional basketball player^[9]
• Denean Howard, Olympic track athlete^[10]
• Sherri Howard, Olympic track athlete^[10]
• Mark McMillian Professional football player^[11]
• Tom Ramsey Professional football player^[12]
• Terrmel Sledge Major league baseball player^[13]

References

1. ^ "Valley Region High School #4 Project Details". Los Angeles Unified School District. February 26, 2010. http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=56.40031. Retrieved November 8, 2010. 
2. ^ "Valley Region High School #5 Project Details". Los Angeles Unified School District. February 26, 2010. http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=56.40032. Retrieved November 8, 2010. 
3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderga01.shtml
4. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/casseja01.shtml
5. ^ http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=29304&SPID=2290&DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=191089
6. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dayeda01.html
7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garlajo01.shtml
8. ^ "Cuba Gooding Jr. Biography". The Biography Channel. http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/cuba-gooding-jr.html. Retrieved December 6, 2010. 
9. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grayst01.html
10. ^ ^{a b} Eisenhammer, Fred (December 31, 1989). "THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED : Athletes who began their careers in the Valley over the past 10 years have gone on to win Olympic gold medals, Cy Young Awards and world boxing titles. Team achievements included improbable champions and record winning streaks. But fights, strikes and firings also made the news". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-31/sports/sp-422_1_denean-and-sherri-denean-howard-artra-howard. 
11. ^ Mcmillian, Mark (December 18, 1994). "South-Central L.A.'s Small Miracle : At 5-Foot-7, Mark Mcmillian Beats the Odds to Become a Starting Defensive Back in the NFL". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-18/news/ci-10361_1_kids-today/2. 
12. ^ "Video". CNN. October 11, 1982. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125995/2/index.htm. 
13. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sledgte01.shtml