Type Public school Faculty 79.1 FTEs Student to teacher ratio 15.0:1 Number of students 1,189 | Established 1966 Enrollment 1,189 (as of 2014-15) Phone +1 516-992-1400 Founded 1966 | |
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Principal Lorraine Poppe (head) Assistant Principals - Jon LaRochester, Gerard Owenburg, and Vincent Pisano Address 3000 Bell Ave, Bell, NY 11710, USA District Bell–Merrick Central High School District | ||
John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Bellmore, New York. It is one of three high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
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As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,189 students and 79.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0:1. There were 56 students (4.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 7 (0.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school is open during normal school months. Its newspaper is the Cougar Crier. In local athletics, this school is referred to as Bellmore JFK to avoid confusion with the nearby Plainview JFK.
District
There are four other schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District: Wellington C. Mepham High School, Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Merrick Avenue Middle School, and Grand Avenue Middle School. About 6,050 students are enrolled at the school district, with approximately 1,200 students in each school.
Bellmore JFK is known for its men and women's volleyball teams.
Notable alumni
The Official Alumni Association of the high school is called: Bellmore JFK ALumni, Inc. The link to the website is here. Link to Alumni that have been inducted to the JFK Hall of Fame is here.