Posts Tagged ‘John F. Kennedy High School’
New health clinic opens for Kennedy High students and South Richmond residents
It’s a sunny Thursday afternoon and the new health clinic at Richmond’s John F. Kennedy High School is open for service. In an impeccably clean waiting area decorated with plants, a round table and a bright area rug, teenagers sit scrolling through their phones as they wait their turns, and Ferris Bueller plays overhead on…
Read MoreMajority of Richmond graduates don’t meet admission requirements for state’s public universities
Nearly 1,700 students graduated in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) during the 2012-13 school year, but less than half of them had the requirements necessary to get into a school within the University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) systems.
Read MoreKennedy High School narrows the digital divide
65 Kennedy High students will receive free laptops courtesy of a $100,000 grant.
Read MoreYoung Men’s Group at Kennedy provides safe space to open up
Founded in 2010, the Kennedy Young Men’s Group provides a safe space for young African American men to speak freely about issues in their lives.
Read MoreSaint Mary’s pulls through, defeats Kennedy
The Kennedy High Eagles played hard Saturday, but couldn’t put up the defense needed to keep the Saint Mary’s College High School Panthers down. The Eagles stayed ahead of the Panthers for all but the last two minutes of the game, when a turnover led to the Panthers’ game-winning touchdown. “We didn’t have the defense,…
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