John F. Kennedy High School (New Orleans)
Coordinates: 30°00′54″N 90°05′08″W / 30.0150°N 90.0856°W
| John F. Kennedy High School | |
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| Location | |
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5700 Wisner Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Information | (504) 286-2680 |
| Website | http://jfkcougars.ning.com/ |
John F. Kennedy High School was a high school located in the Lakefront area of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. The school closed down subsequent to Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005. The school's last graduating class was the class of 2005.
Athletics
"Cross-Country Track (0)"
1981-1982 - 9-AAAA District / City Champions; State runner-up
Basketball (0)
2002-2003 - State Playoffs, Regional
2003-2004 - State Playoffs, Regional
2003-2004 - State Playoffs, (Girls)
2004-2005 - State Playoffs, Regional
2004-2005 - State Playoffs, (Girls)
Football (0)
1970-1971 - State Playoffs
1971-1972 - State Playoffs
1985-1986 - State Playoffs
1987-1988 - State Playoffs
1990-1991 - State Playoffs
1999-2000 - State Playoffs
2000-2001 - State Playoffs
2001-2002 - State Playoffs
2002-2003 - State Playoffs
Baseball (1) 1983-1984 2003-2004 - State Playoffs
Wrestling (2)
1970-1971 - State Runner Up
1971-1972 - State Champions
Notable alumni
- David Duke - Former Republican Louisiana State Representative District 81
- Dion Gales - Defensive End, Kansas City Chiefs NFL
- Carldell Johnson (Basketball player) - Attended JFK and transferred to Marion Abramson High School for his fourth (senior) year of high school.[1]
- Irvin Mayfield Jr. - American jazz trumpeter. (Later attended NOCCA and graduated)
- Lonnie Varisco- Director of the Culinary Institute of New Orleans.
- Art Zeno - Administrative Assistant of Men's Basketball for Virginia Tech University.
- Randy Jackson - Rock Musician with the band Zebra.
- JoNell Kennedy - Actress, Dreamgirls, Guess Who
- Terence Blanchard - World Famous Jazz Trumpeter,Movie Score Writer predominantly Dir.Spike Lee Films
References
- ↑ Reid, John (21 December 2011). "Guard Carldell 'Squeaky' Johnson hoping his long journey ends at home with the New Orleans Hornets". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 27 December 2011. "Johnson grew up in eastern New Orleans and played at Kennedy High School before transferring to Abramson for his senior year."