| John F. Kennedy Memorial High School | |
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| Location | |
| 200 Washington Avenue Iselin, NJ 08830 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Woodbridge Township School District |
| Principal | Michael A. Cilento |
| Faculty | 90 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,278 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.20[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Newspaper | 'The Torch' |
| Yearbook | 'Camelot' |
| Website | School website |
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (J.F.K.) is one of three four-year comprehensive public high schools that serve students in ninth through twelfth grades from Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Woodbridge Township School District. The other two high schools in the district are Colonia High School and Woodbridge High School. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1968.[2]
While the school was still being built, then President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. To memorialize him the Board of Education, voted to change the name of the school, from Iselin High School, to John F. Kennedy Memorial High School, at their meeting on Tuesday November 26, 1963. Thus making it the first school named after the late President.
J.F.K., like the other two high schools in the district, uses block scheduling, instead of the conventional eight periods a day.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,278 students and 90 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.20.[1]
The school was the 146th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 171st in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 142nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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The John F. Kennedy Memorial High School Mustangs compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[5]
The Boys' Baseball team won the Group III State Championship in 2009, which is the only group state title in the school's history.[6]
The Boys' Soccer team won the 2005 Central Jersey Group II state sectional championship with a victory over Roselle Park High School, the first soccer state title in the school's history, and earning Ed Bobal honors from the Home News Tribune as its coach of the year.[7]
The Boys' Tennis team won the GMC White Division in 2007 with a final season record of 20-3.
The Girls' Tennis team won the GMC White Division in 2006 and 2007.
The softball team won the 2007 North II Group III state sectional championship with a 2-1 win over South Plainfield High School.[8] The team repeated as the 2008 North II Group III state sectional champions with a 5-0 win in the tournament final over crosstown rival Colonia High School.[9]
Core members of the school's administration are:[10]
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