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词条 John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
释义

  1. Academics

  2. Athletics

  3. Performing Arts

  4. Notable alumni

  5. Notes

  6. External links

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Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that is known for academics, athletics and the performing arts. Kennedy was founded in 1967. The building was dedicated by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, younger brother of the school's namesake President John F. Kennedy. The school's athletic teams are known as the Cougars.

Academics

Kennedy is regularly recognized U.S. News and World Report and Newsweek as one of the best high schools nationwide. In 2013, Kennedy was ranked as the best high school in Iowa and the 550th-best high school in the country by U.S. News and World Report.[2] In 2012, Kennedy appeared on Newsweek's list of America's Best High Schools, which highlights the top 1,000 public high schools in the nation.[3] Kennedy offers 32 Advanced Placement classes, including five world language courses AP Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. [4] Kennedy is well known for its high AP scores; in 2012, the school placed third on the Iowa AP Index, a ranking system developed by the University of Iowa's Belin-Blank Center.[5] The Iowa AP Index recognizes AP participation among public and private high schools in Iowa.

Athletics

The Kennedy Cougars are one of the best teams in all-around sports in the Mississippi Valley Conference. The Cougars have won five consecutive Cedar Rapids Men's All-Sports Titles. The Cougar Golf Team has been a top-ranked state team for the past 3 years with 3rd, 4th, and 2nd-place finishes. The Cougars won a State Baseball Championship in 2010. The Cougars also won the Girls State Soccer Championship in 2012 after upsetting top-ranked Ankeny in the finals.[6]

Performing Arts

Kennedy has a long tradition of excellence in the performing arts, starting with the school's varsity show choir, Happiness, Inc. The first show choir west of the Mississippi, Happiness was named "America's Favorite Show Choir" by Parade Magazine in 2011.[7] Happiness placed first in FAME National Show Choir Championship in 2003 [8] and at the 2012 Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee.[9] Happiness is also well known for its aggressive fundraising campaign through the sale of baked goods made by the members. Kennedy's prep show choir is known as Protégé, and the freshman show choir is known as Chanteurs, with each winning multiple awards for their divisions at several competitions over the years. Kennedy's band participated in the Chicago 2006 Heritage Festival. The award-winning Kennedy Orchestra is conducted by John Hall.

Notable alumni

  • Priyanka Chopra - Miss World, Bollywood and Hollywood actress (moved before graduation)
  • Salvatore Giunta - United States Army, veteran of the War in Afghanistan, and the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War[10]
  • Megan Reinking - Actress, Broadway's "Hair" (2010) and "Lestat", as well as TV's "Boardwalk Empire" on Home Box Office{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
  • Shawn Sedlacek, former MLB player (Kansas City Royals)[11]

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1906540&SchoolPageNum=1&ID=190654000250|title=John F Kennedy High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 25, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=John F. Kennedy High School: Overview|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/iowa/districts/cedar-rapids-community-school-district/john-f-kennedy-high-school-7541|publisher=U.S. News and World Report|accessdate=9 July 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=America's Best High Schools|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html|publisher=Newsweek|accessdate=6 July 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Academics|url=http://www.kenn.cr.k12.ia.us/academics/coursedescrip/ap_results.asp|publisher=John F. Kennedy High School|accessdate=6 July 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415013219/http://www.kenn.cr.k12.ia.us/academics/coursedescrip/ap_results.asp|archivedate=15 April 2013|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=The 2012 Iowa AP Index|url=http://www.iowaapindex.org/|publisher=Belin-Blank Center|accessdate=6 July 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web|last=Birch|first=Tommy|title=State girls' soccer: Kennedy stuns Ankeny in Class 3-A final|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120609/SPORTS08/306100007/State-girls-soccer-Kennedy-stuns-Ankeny-Class-3-final|publisher=The Des Moines Register|accessdate=6 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
7. ^{{cite web|title=America's Favorite Show Choir|url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/10/top-12-show-choirs.html|publisher=Parade Magazine|accessdate=6 July 2012}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Past Show Choir National Champions|url=http://www.showchoirs.org/#!scnf-past-results/c16xf|publisher=FAME Productions|accessdate=23 March 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=2012 Show Choir Nationals Results|url=http://www.showchoirnationals.com/results.php|publisher=Show Choir Nationals|accessdate=6 July 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|last=Love|first=Orlan|title=Medal of Honor winner presents scholarship to Kennedy senior|url=http://thegazette.com/2012/05/01/reception-at-kennedy-high-school-tonight-for-medal-of-honor-winner-giunta/|publisher=The Gazette|accessdate=21 April 2014|date=1 May 2012}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Shawn Sedlacek Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sedlash01.shtml|publisher=Baseball Reference|accessdate=21 April 2014}}

External links

  • Kennedy High School Homepage
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930103948/http://jfkfootball.net/ JFKFootball.net]
  • The Torch Student Publication
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5 : Educational institutions established in 1967|Public high schools in Iowa|Schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa|1967 establishments in Iowa|Monuments and memorials to John F. Kennedy in the United States

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