John F. Kennedy High School

I graduated in the class of 2008 and while I excelled at Kenendy I certinaly wasn't pushed to go above and beyond academically. I did find though that if I put in the work the teachers were supportive. I found a place in the student goverment, LTI and College Institue. These programs all made my time amazing, but if you don't get invovled in things it can be a lot harder.
--Submitted by a student

the problem with our school is that we need to improve our hsas how can you help us by passing and doing good
--Submitted by a student

I was a little concerned with my first daughter coming to Kennedy and we turned down the LTI program and chose Blair because of test scores and the reputations of the schools. That daughter had good friends in the Kennedy LTI program and they had an incredible experience. So when my next daughter had a chance to attend Leadership Training Institute (LTI) at Kennedy we accepted. We could not be happier. She has grown immensely and benefited from strong teacher and staff commitment and oversight. In particular, the LTI program is a great program. This past year, a new principal was brought in to replace someone who moved out of town. We know Dr. Minus from a former church and love his enthusiasm and his sincere passion and commitment to youth. We recommend this school and think they will continue to make strides to improve.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is vicious i love it!! Everybody here is so close and friendly to each other,&&everybody here is like my second family. This school has so many cool,fun,and outgoing people its amazing. The staff is great and most will help you through everything. You can tell if someone is a Kennedy student a mile off. Most of us are loud, fun, outgoing, and unfortunately people tend to cuss a lot. We just straight fun. I think the fact that most of the students here live close to each other make us seem more like a family. You will definately like it here. Like some kids living in the area that go to schools like wheaton,blake,or springbrook always start off there&come here,because they know their missing out on something.There are a ton of parties,...but the kennedy staff definatley helps us balance our social and educational lives.Its great&a lot of fun.
--Submitted by a student

I Think this school has a great atmosphere and very positive on teens and parents
--Submitted by a parent

Here is the list of great teachers I've had since I entered Kennedy in August of 06: Ms. Boule-tri-m Ms. Roots-science Mr. Howard-english Ms. Wheeler-social studies Ms. Gordon-english Ms. Dubit-gym Mr. Monroe-gym Mr. Watts-math Mr. Wright-math Mr. Payne-social studies Ms. Rossi-English Ms. Goudy- ? Mr. Ashley-Technology The rest were either okay, had no impact on me, or got on my nerves
--Submitted by a student

This school is awful, enough said.... when I would pick up my daughter students backpacks are the size of a kindergardeners, my daughter was the only one w/ a real backpack at this school. Administration does nothing to improve motivation or discipline, and even accuses the motivated students of cheating. Overall this school is horrible
--Submitted by a parent

I am a former student at JFK. After reading the reviews I feel compelled to add my two cents. JFK is a below average school. Rather than use uninformative and subjective adjectives such as 'great' to describe the school, I point to more black & white metrics such as the fact that JFK ranks near the bottom in SAT scores and the number of students taking/passing Advanced Placement (AP) exams in Montgomergy County. With that said, JFK does graduate a handful of very bright students who move on to top quality colleges. However, the vast majority of the students are unmotivated and academically sub-par. The teachers are not to blame. They didn't sign up to be disciplinarians and are doing the best they can. However, even the most committed teacher eventually becomes frustrated dealing with these suburban wanna-be hoodlums.

School is improving due to leadership within and new programs. There are four different programs for students to choose from: Leadership (tested in), Media.com, Cambridge (a very strict academic program comparable to the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at other county High Schools, and Sports Medicine, Management, and Medical Careers. Overall, a school which students can learn and lead if they are motivated. Unfortunately, many students do not seem to have much ambition beyond the day to day concerns.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a senior at John F Kennedy H.S. I think this is a very good school and the teacher's are there to assist students when they need help. For students who say that the teachers do not care I have to disagree with that because I haven't heard such problems with teachers for the years that I have been at this school also it is up to the students to meet the required standards and ask for help if they need any.
--Submitted by a student