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{{Infobox school
| name = John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
| name = John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
| former_name = St. Mary's School
| former_names = {{bulleted list | St. Mary's School | John F. Kennedy Catholic High School}}
| latin_name =
| latin_name =
| image = John F. Kennedy Catholic High School (Somers, New York) logo.png
| image = John F. Kennedy Catholic High School (Somers, New York) logo.png
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| ratio = 17.5<ref name=NCES />
| ratio = 17.5<ref name=NCES />
| type = [[Private school|Private]], [[Coeducational]]
| type = [[Private school|Private]], [[co-educational]]
| system =
| system =
| fees =
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| tuition = $9,300 USD (2020-2021)
| tuition = $9,300 (2020–2021){{update after | 2021 | 8}}
| endowment =
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| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]-[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| campus =
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| campus size = {{convert|64| acre|ha}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kennedycatholic.org/who-we-are/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124160822/http://kennedycatholic.org/who-we-are/ |archive-date=2014-11-24 }}</ref>
| campus size = {{convert|64| acre|ha}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kennedycatholic.org/who-we-are/ |title=Who We Are | publisher = John F. Kennedy High School |access-date= November 14, 2014| url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124160822/http://kennedycatholic.org/who-we-are |archive-date= November 24, 2014 }}</ref>
| campus type = Fringe rural<ref name=NCES />
| campus type = Fringe rural<ref name=NCES />
| athletics =
| athletics =
| conference = [[Catholic High School Athletic Association|CHSAA]]
| conference = [[Catholic High School Athletic Association]]
| slogan =
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| song =
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| nickname = Gaels
| nickname = Gaels
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| yearbook = Profiles
| yearbook = Profiles
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| newspaper = Gael Winds<ref name=Activities>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/activitiesclubs.html Activities & Clubs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510140331/http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/activitiesclubs.html |date=2008-05-10 }}. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.</ref>
| newspaper = Gael Winds<ref name=Activities>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/activitiesclubs.html "Activities & Clubs"]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510140331/http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/activitiesclubs.html |date= May 10, 2008 }}. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved May 11, 2008.</ref>
| opened =
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| established = 1924 St. Mary’s School<br>1966 Kennedy Catholic<ref name=History>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/ourhistory.html Our History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509065433/http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/ourhistory.html |date=2008-05-09 }}. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.</ref>
| established = {{bulleted list | {{start date and age | 1924 | paren = y}} as St. Mary's School | {{start date and age | 1966 | paren = y}} as John F. Kennedy Catholic High School}}<ref name=History>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/ourhistory.html "Our History" ]. {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080509065433/http://www.kennedycatholic.org/about/ourhistory.html |date= May 9, 2008}}. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved May 11, 2008.</ref>
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| enrollment = 671<ref name=NCES />
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| enrollment_as_of = 2015-16
| enrollment_as_of = 2015–16{{update after | 2016 | 9}}
| footnotes = <ref name=Admin>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org/personnel/administration.html Administration]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.</ref>
| footnotes = <ref name=Admin>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org/personnel/administration.html Administration]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved May 11, 2008.</ref>
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}}'''Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=School Renamed John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School|url=https://www.cny.org/stories/school-renamed-john-f-kennedy-catholic-preparatory-school,21109|access-date=2020-10-07|website=Catholic New York|language=en}}</ref> is a [[Roman Catholic]], coeducational high school college preparatory school located in [[Somers, New York|Somers]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It serves 630 students in grades 9–12 from [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]], [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] and [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]] counties and [[the Bronx]].<ref name=homepage>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org John F. Kennedy Catholic High School Official site].</ref>

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'''John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School''' is an American [[Roman Catholic]], co-educational high school located in [[Somers, New York|Somers]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It serves 630 students in grades 9–12 from [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]], [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] and [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]] counties and [[the Bronx]].<ref name=homepage>[http://www.kennedycatholic.org John F. Kennedy Catholic High School official site].</ref>

Known as '''John F. Kennedy Catholic High School''' since its inception in 1966, it changed its name to '''John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School''' in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Staff | date = June 3, 2020 | title= School Renamed John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School| url= https://www.cny.org/stories/school-renamed-john-f-kennedy-catholic-preparatory-school,21109|access-date= December 1, 2022 | work = [[Catholic New York]] |language=en}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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The school was opened as '''St. Mary's High School''' in 1928.<ref>{{cite web| author = Poust, Mary Ann| date = November 20, 2008 | url= http://cny.org/stories/Historic-Parish-Celebrates-100-Years-In-Katonah,1774?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories&town_id=|title=Historic Parish Celebrates 100 Years in Katonah | work = [[Catholic New York]] |access-date= December 1, 2022}}</ref> and had its last graduating class in June 1966.


In September 1966, the school was reopened as '''John F. Kennedy Catholic High School'''. The school was dedicated in May 1968, in the presence of [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-17 |title=History of KCPS: Jackie Kennedy {{!}} John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School, Home of the Gaels |url=https://kennedycatholic.org/history-of-kcps-jackie-kennedy/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=kennedycatholic.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
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The school was opened as '''St. Mary's High School''' in 1928.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cny.org/stories/Historic-Parish-Celebrates-100-Years-In-Katonah,1774?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories&town_id=|title=Historic Parish Celebrates 100 Years In Katonah - Catholic New York|website=cny.org|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> and had its last graduating class in June 1966. In September 1966 the school was reopened as John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. The school was dedicated in May 1967, in the presence of [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]]. In the spring of 2020 the school changed to its current name.


==Student body==
==Student body==
In 2014, approximately nine percent of the student body was from China.<ref>Spencer, Kyle. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/nyregion/catholic-schools-court-chinese-and-their-cash.html "Catholic Schools Court Chinese and Their Cash"], ''[[The New York Times]]'' New York, 06 April 2014. Retrieved on 21 January 2015</ref>
In 2014, approximately nine percent of the student body was from China.<ref>Spencer, Kyle (April 6, 2024). [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/nyregion/catholic-schools-court-chinese-and-their-cash.html "Catholic Schools in U.S. Court China's Youth, and Their Cash"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'' {{subscription required}}. Retrieved December 1,2022.</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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The volleyball team was the 2013, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cny.org/stories/Kennedy-Catholic-Wins-Volleyball-Crown,13381|title=Kennedy Catholic Wins Volleyball Crown - Catholic New York|website=cny.org|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> and 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/volleyball/2017/11/02/volleyball-kennedy-beats-maria-regina-chsaa-title-family-affair/827852001/|title=Volleyball: Kennedy beats Maria Regina for CHSAA title in family affair|website=lohud.com|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> CHSAA Class AA champions.
The volleyball team was the 2013, 2014,<ref>{{cite web| author = Staff | date = December 9, 2015 | url=http://cny.org/stories/Kennedy-Catholic-Wins-Volleyball-Crown,13381|title=Kennedy Catholic Wins Volleyball Crown | work = [[Catholic New York]] |access-date= December 1, 2022}}</ref> and 2017<ref>{{cite web | author = Zacchio, Mike | date = 2017 | url = https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/volleyball/2017/11/02/volleyball-kennedy-beats-maria-regina-chsaa-title-family-affair/827852001/|title=Volleyball: Kennedy Beats Maria Regina for CHSAA Title in Family Affair| work = [[The Journal News]] |access-date= December 1, 2022}}</ref> CHSAA Class AA champions.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Eileen Dickinson]] – member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]]<ref>[https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2018/14677 Representative Eileen Dickinson], [[Vermont General Assembly]]. Accessed September 5, 2018. "She was educated at John F. Kennedy High School in Katonah, New York, and at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY."</ref>
* [[Eileen Dickinson]] – member, [[Vermont House of Representatives]]<ref>[https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2018/14677 "Representative Eileen Dickinson" ]. [[Vermont General Assembly]]. Retrieved September 5, 2018. "She was educated at John F. Kennedy High School in Katonah, New York, and at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY."</ref>
* [[Gary Gill Hill]] – professional baseball player<ref>https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2022/07/19/baseball-kennedy-catholics-gary-gill-hill-drafted-by-tampa-bay-rays/65376711007/</ref>
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*[[Edwin Frederick O'Brien]] – [[Archbishop]] and [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] of the [[Catholic Church]]<ref>[http://www.cny.org/stories/Doubly-Proud-Kennedy-Catholic-President-Witnesses-Consistory,7023 “Doubly Proud, Kennedy Catholic President Witnesses Consistory”] Catholic New York</ref>
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* [[Bernadette Meehan]] – diplomat and former chief international officer, [[Obama Foundation]]<ref>[[Bernadette Meehan]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=February 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bernadette Meehan LinkedIn | url = https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadette-meehan-b6855511a/}}</ref>
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* [[Steven Santini]] – professional hockey player<ref>[http://www.cny.org/stories/catholic-faith-family-guide-santini-to-national-hockey-league,16653 “Catholic Faith, Family Guide Santini to National Hockey League”] Catholic New York</ref>
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* [[Edwin Frederick O'Brien]] – [[archbishop]] and [[cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]], [[Catholic Church]]<ref> Vaillancoirt, Father Mark (February 22, 2012). [http://www.cny.org/stories/Doubly-Proud-Kennedy-Catholic-President-Witnesses-Consistory,7023 "Doubly Proud, Kennedy Catholic President Witnesses Consistory"]. ''[[Catholic New York]]''. Retrieved December 1, 2022.</ref> (as St. Mary's high school)
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* [[Bernadette Meehan]] – Chief International Officer for the Obama Foundation<ref>[[Bernadette Meehan]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=February 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bernadette Meehan LinkedIn|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadette-meehan-b6855511a/}}</ref>
* [[Steven Santini]] – professional hockey player<ref>
* [[William Brann]] - football player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kennedycatholic.org/athletics/football/|title=Football Team Page &#124; John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School, Home of the Gaels|date=26 September 2019}}</ref>
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Pietrafesa, Dan (January 23, 2018). [http://www.cny.org/stories/catholic-faith-family-guide-santini-to-national-hockey-league,16653 "Catholic Faith, Family Guide Santini to National Hockey League"]. ''[[Catholic New York]]''. Retrieved December 1, 2022.</ref>
* [[Lawrence Paul Nadig]] - professional menace<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kennedycatholic.org/athletics/soccer/}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{URL|kennedycatholic.org}}, The school's official website


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Latest revision as of 20:32, 4 September 2024

John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
Address
Map
54 Route 138

Somers
,
(Westchester County)
,
New York
10589

United States
Coordinates41°18′11″N 73°41′20″W / 41.303°N 73.689°W / 41.303; -73.689
Information
Former names
  • St. Mary's School
  • John F. Kennedy Catholic High School
TypePrivate, co-educational
MottoCourage and Compassion
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established
  • 1924 (101 years ago) (1924) as St. Mary's School
  • 1966 (59 years ago) (1966) as John F. Kennedy Catholic High School
[4]
School codeNCES School ID: 00920753[1]
CEEB code332650
PrincipalMark Vaillancourt
Teaching staff38.3 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment671[1] (2015–16[needs update])
Student to teacher ratio17.5[1]
Campus size64 acres (26 ha)[2]
Campus typeFringe rural[1]
Color(s)Red, navy blue and white    
Athletics conferenceCatholic High School Athletic Association
NicknameGaels
NewspaperGael Winds[3]
YearbookProfiles
Tuition$9,300 (2020–2021)[needs update]
AffiliationRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Websitekennedycatholic.org
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John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School is an American Roman Catholic, co-educational high school located in Somers, New York. It serves 630 students in grades 9–12 from Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Fairfield counties and the Bronx.[6]

Known as John F. Kennedy Catholic High School since its inception in 1966, it changed its name to John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School in October 2020.[7]

History

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The school was opened as St. Mary's High School in 1928.[8] and had its last graduating class in June 1966.

In September 1966, the school was reopened as John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. The school was dedicated in May 1968, in the presence of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.[9]

Student body

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In 2014, approximately nine percent of the student body was from China.[10]

Athletics

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Kennedy Catholic fields Catholic High School Athletic Association league teams in 13 sports:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Winter Track

The volleyball team was the 2013, 2014,[11] and 2017[12] CHSAA Class AA champions.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "John F Kennedy Catholic High S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Who We Are". John F. Kennedy High School. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Activities & Clubs". Archived May 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "Our History" . Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  5. ^ Administration[permanent dead link‍]. John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  6. ^ John F. Kennedy Catholic High School official site.
  7. ^ Staff (June 3, 2020). "School Renamed John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School". Catholic New York. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Poust, Mary Ann (November 20, 2008). "Historic Parish Celebrates 100 Years in Katonah". Catholic New York. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "History of KCPS: Jackie Kennedy | John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School, Home of the Gaels". kennedycatholic.org. March 17, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Spencer, Kyle (April 6, 2024). "Catholic Schools in U.S. Court China's Youth, and Their Cash". The New York Times (subscription required). Retrieved December 1,2022.
  11. ^ Staff (December 9, 2015). "Kennedy Catholic Wins Volleyball Crown". Catholic New York. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Zacchio, Mike (2017). "Volleyball: Kennedy Beats Maria Regina for CHSAA Title in Family Affair". The Journal News. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Representative Eileen Dickinson" . Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved September 5, 2018. "She was educated at John F. Kennedy High School in Katonah, New York, and at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY."
  14. ^ https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2022/07/19/baseball-kennedy-catholics-gary-gill-hill-drafted-by-tampa-bay-rays/65376711007/
  15. ^ Bernadette Meehan
  16. ^ "Bernadette Meehan LinkedIn".
  17. ^ Vaillancoirt, Father Mark (February 22, 2012). "Doubly Proud, Kennedy Catholic President Witnesses Consistory". Catholic New York. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  18. ^ Pietrafesa, Dan (January 23, 2018). "Catholic Faith, Family Guide Santini to National Hockey League". Catholic New York. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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