John F. Kennedy Middle School

Highlights 

John F. Kennedy Middle School houses an ever-evolving group of learners, both students and
professionals, all of whom are committed to academic excellence and social growth. Our mission is to Jointly Facilitate Knowledge through excellence and innovation in teaching and learning.

School Snapshot
Grades - 6 through 8
Motto - Learning is Priority and Attitude is Everything!
Principal - Vivian Covington
Assistant Principals -
Roosevelt Brown
Jennifer Presson
Mascot - Wolverines
Colors - Black and Gold
2008 Enrollment - 651
Average Class Size - 24

Preliminary 2008 Results - Fully Accredited

Parents to Contact -
Cheryl LaDieu   538-3813

For School Contact Information link here

Students at John F. Kennedy Middle School are organized into teams which offer various opportunities for academic cooperative learning and personal growth. Teachers cooperatively plan lessons and routinely meet to monitor student progress and plan interdisciplinary topics. John F. Kennedy Middle School maintains partnerships with families through quarterly newsletters, parent-teacher conferences, PTA meetings, and our annual family night.

We are particularly proud of the success of our Accelerated Reader program and its incentives which increased our library’s circulation by more than 300 percent. Additionally, our intense reading remediation programs proved successful as we worked collectively to achieve full accreditation.

Additionally, our intense reading remediation programs and Wolverine University has proven successful as we work collectively to achieve full accreditation.

website:www.spsk12.net/schools/jfkms/
Shining Stars
The school is very proud of our Rookie Teacher of the Year, Sarah Hildebrand, who was also named the division-wide winner.
Congratulations to Jan Goodin, JFK's Teacher of the Year.
The average teacher at John F. Kennedy has seven years of classroom experience, and 24 percent of the teachers hold master’s degrees.
Seventh-grade students launched a city-wide effort to bring a recyling program back to the city by creating commercials and presentations. They even visited City Council. Their efforts have resulted in a recycling club at JFK with hopes to spread their message throughout the school division.
Eighth-grade student Danna Libbeey was selected to attend the 2007-08 session of The Governor's School for the Arts, studying theater.
The Drama Club presented its first production, "I'm Just a Kid," and donated proceeds to the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.

 

2007 Test Scores
The Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) are a framework of basic skills students in each grade level should learn in English, math, science, social studies, and technology.

The SOL tests are given each spring to measure students' success in meeting these state standards. State benchmarks for 2007 is a 70 percent pass rate in all subjects.

Final results of the 2008 assessments are expected from the state in the early fall.

2007 SOL Scores:

English  77
Math 54
Science 77
History 75
Algebra 1 TBA

Extracurriculars
Kennedy students can participate in these additional activities:
Intramural Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Soccer & Volleyball
CHROME Club
Technology Student
Association
Student Council
Association
Young Men of Direction
STEM Club (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
DEBS Club
Family, Career & Community Leaders of America
Drama Club
National Junior Beta Club
Future Business Leaders of America


Incentives
Students of the Month
Principal's List
Perfect Attendance
Honor Roll

 

Outreach Efforts
The school participates in the division’s Partners-in-Education program with the following:
Duke Automotive
Kraft Foods
U.S. Joint Forces Command
SPS Technology Department

 

 

 
   
 
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