John f kennedy biography high school denver

Public high school in Denver, Colorado, United States

John F. Kennedy High School (also known as "Kennedy" or "JFK") is a publicsecondary school located in the Bear Valley neighborhood on the southwest side of Denver, Colorado, United States.

The school serves about 1, students in grades in the Denver Public Schools system.

John f kennedy biography high school denver

When the school opened with the spring semester of the - school year, it served both grades 7 - 9 and grades There was no junior high school in the area, so the new school was designed to accommodate both junior and senior high school students.

In , a court ordered the almost % white school, along with the rest of Denver's school system, to begin desegregation busing. A large portion of the former attendance area was assigned to Lincoln High School (without buses) and students from other parts of Denver were assigned to Kennedy (with buses).

The court-ordered busing was the start of the great white flight out of th