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

Infobox Secondary school
name = John F. Kennedy High School
established = August 1963
type = Public secondary
students = approx. 1,400
mascot = Mighty Rockets
colors = White and Geen
city = San Antonio
state = Texas
country = United States
website = [http://www.jfk-alumni.org/]
grades = 9-12
address = 1922 South General McMullen Drive
newspaper = "Statesman"
principal = Sylvia Lopez
oversight = Edgewood Independent School District
campus = Urban
free_label_1 = Alma Mater
free_1 = 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.

free_label_2 = School Hours
free_2 = 8:45 AM to 4:15PM
free_label_3 = Average Class Size
free_3 = 25

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.weasel word 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 [http://www.dartmouth.edu] , the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [http://www.mit.edu] , Trinity University [http://www.trinity.edu] and the University of Texas at Austin [http://www.utexas.edu] .

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.

The Mighty Rocket Band

The Band program has been recognized as outstanding in the San Antonio area.weasel wordThe most recent trophies held by the Rocket Band are a 1st Division UIL Concert/Sight Reading Contest (April 2007), 1st division UIL marching contest (November 2007), 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 Day Parade, and Fiesta Flambeu Parade.