| John F. Kennedy High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1922 South General McMullen Drive San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | August 1963 |
| Oversight | Edgewood Independent School District |
| Principal | Sylvia Lopez |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | approx. 1,400 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | White and Green |
| Mascot | Mighty Rockets |
| Newspaper | 'Statesman' |
| School Hours | 8:45 AM to 4:15PM |
| 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.
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The school opened in 1963. Today the school is a Texas 4-A school with a population of approximately 1,400 students.
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 due to President Kennedy Irish heritage, green and white are 2 of 3 Ireland's colors
The Band program has been recognized as outstanding in the San Antonio area. The most recent trophies held by the Rocket Band are a 1st place finish overall 4-A band in the Fredericksburgh Marching Competition also receiving first place for marching (October 2009), 2nd place finish in the Northside Competition (September 2009), 1st Division UIL Concert/Sight Reading Contest (April 2007) (April 2010), 1st division UIL marching contest (November 2007)(November 2009), Region marching contest and a 3rd place trophy 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 Battle of Flowers Parade, and Fiesta Flambeu Parade.
State Representative John V. Garza, Class of 1967