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John F. Kennedy High School

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3000 South Bellmore Ave
Bellmore, NY 11710
 
   
Principal:
Mr. Gerard Owenburg

Assistant Principals:
Mr. Jeff Cronk
Mr. Daniel Jantzen
Mr. Vincent Pisano

   
 Attendance: 992-1409
 Guidance: 992-1420
 Main Office:
992-1400

 

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Mental Health Highlighted During Wellness Week at Kennedy

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Students and staff at Kennedy High School focused on promoting healthy mental and physical habits during Wellness Week.

On March 11, the nonprofit organization Therapy Dogs of Long Island visited with a black Lab named Porter.

The volunteers visit to schools, nursing homes, homeless shelters, the emotionally, mentally, and physically challenged to “help build their confidence, learn compassion, improve their socialization skills and feel the unconditional love dogs have to give.”

Library Media Specialist Kristen Mogavero helped organize the visit.

“I've found brings so much joy and peace during previous wellness weeks,” she noted. “Having just a few minutes to meet with a dog during the day really helps students and staff to "reset" and be present in the moment. Research shows that therapy dog visits can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety for student populations.”

Mandala coloring, themed dress up days, a focus on music and movies were all part of Wellness Week. Leadership students volunteered to assist with student activities.

Leadership I students proposed themes to administration for the week. The formal presentation included themes and related activities.
Leadership II students visited Freshman Seminar classes this week to talk about the power of being #2, a lesson in supportive leadership.

“The students spoke to the power in supporting others, working to benefit the team or club, and the psychological benefits of putting other before yourself,” explained social studies and leadership teacher Brad Seidman.

Students wore pins all week that said “I am #2.”

“When someone asks who is number one, they replied with, ‘you are,’” Seidman added.

On four separate days, each grade-level attended an assembly that focused on either anxiety, substance abuse, social media use or the pillars of mental performance.

Leah Jantzen, a guidance counselor in the Three Village School District, also serves as the district’s mental health and performance coach for Ward Melville High School student-athletes. She addressed sophomores on March 15.

Jantzen relayed messages of “empowering teens to triumph over obstacles, shatter any limiting beliefs, catalyze their action and be able to achieve remarkable results.”

Building resiliency and grit in teens, igniting ambition, and cultivating mental fitness were among her key points.

Principal Gerard Owenburg encouraged all of families “to take some time out next week to focus on wellness” in his weekly email about school happenings. “As adults, we can get busy with work and responsibilities and it’s important for us to all be good role models for self-care for our students,” he noted.

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Date Added: 3/15/2024


Kennedy Artists Chosen for LI’s Best Exhibition

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Julia Cohen, Dylan Friedman, and Daniella Tejada of Kennedy High School were chosen for the prestigious annual Heckscher Museum's Long Island's Best exhibition. 

Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum is the only juried exhibition on Long Island that offers high school students the opportunity to show their work in a museum. 

Additionally, Friedman won an Achievement Award in Social Commentary and Cohen won honorable mention. 

Exhibiting artists and their friends and family, as well their teachers Vanessa Albaneze and Carissa Roche, are invited to attend a preview exhibition on March 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Their artwork will be on display at the Museum, located at 2 Prime Ave., Huntington, beginning March 24 (and virtually on March 30) by clicking here.

Date Added: 3/6/2024

Middle, High School Students Place at LISEF

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Two Kennedy High School students were named finalists at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair and one is advancing to the international round.

Jayden Simon won third place in Microbiology and a special award from the Office of Naval Research for his project, “The Utilization of Metagenomics to Determine the Effects of Plastic Polymer Types and a Temporal Gradient on Microbial Communities.”

Ava Goldsmith won first place in the Cellular and Biomolecular Sciences category for her research, “Targeting of Epichaperome Downregulates HCFC1 Mediated Transcription of Oncogenes: Implications in Breast Cancer Therapy.”

She will compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA May 10-17.

Barbi Frank is their science teacher.

ISEF brings together over 1,500 students from 70 nations to compete for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prize: a $75,000 college scholarship.

On Tuesday, March 5, teams from the Grand Avenue Middle School Science Research Program traveled to the Crest Hollow Country Club to compete in the Long Island Science & Engineering Fair (LISEF) Middle School Fair.

At the competition, the team of Anna Kaplun, Mia Tascarella, and Milena Chomicz-Grabowska took home first place with their project, “Will the addition of biostimulants such as Stress RX or Ascophyllium nodosum result in the improved growth of Lactuca sativa as compared to a traditional fertilizer such as Miracle-Gro?”

The team of Patrick Mulvey and Aidan Cheung took third place for their project, “How will a decrease in the pH level of ocean water affect the ability of Uca rapax (fiddler crabs) to find food using olfaction?”

The team of Isabel Ziegler and Anna Schellberg also took third place for their project, “How Will Artificial vs. Natural Sweeteners Affect the Mass, the Gender and Population Size of Drosophila melanogaster?”

“By placing first, Kaplun, Tascarella, and Chomicz-Grabowska have now been nominated to take part in the inaugural Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (previously the BROADCOM Masters), a program of the Society for Science, to be held in Washington, DC later this year,” explained Tami Cruz, their science teacher. “Only students who are named in the top 10 percent of an affiliated science fair are eligible to participate in Thermo Fisher JIC.”

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Date Added: 3/7/2024

Kennedy Named ITEEA STEM School of Excellence

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Kennedy High School has been named an International Technology and Engineering Educators Association 2023-24 STEM School of Excellence.

As winners of this international distinction, Kennedy High School joins an outstanding group of schools that are impacting and making a significant difference in the lives of students though Integrative STEM (I-STEM) literacy. The ITEEA's STEM School of Excellence Award recognizes superior K-12 and Post-Secondary STEM programs from schools all around the world.

Chosen schools show outstanding commitment to providing a robust Integrative experience through STEM programs and serve as a model and inspiration to their communities.

“At Kennedy High School, this award acknowledges the amazing work done by students and teachers in our engineering classes, computer science classes, and ninth grade DDP and STEAM classes,” explained Rob Soel, the district’s STEAM chairperson. “Beyond our innovative STEM curriculum, we are so proud of our award winning VEX Robotics Teams, AFA CyberPatriot Teams, Science Olympiad Teams, Esports Club and Coding Club.

Kennedy students have a wide variety of opportunities and success in STEM.

“In 2023, our students participated in STEM projects for community service by designing adaptive technology to assist students with disabilities, completed STEM research projects in ASR and explored STEM careers with local professionals in major school events such as our annual STEAM Career Fair,” Soel further explained.

“Kennedy High School is a hub of STEM excellence in the district, and we are so proud to have earned this high honor,” Principal Gerard Owenburg added. “In March of 2024, Kennedy will be recognized at the annual ITEEA professional conference in Memphis, and we will receive a STEM School of Excellence banner to display proudly in our main hallway.”

This video, produced by Cougar TV, highlights some of the STEM programs and student experiences at Kennedy.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GT0FKSSWa7n7E0LB_Ie-wU07j1VL5mLK/view

Date Added: 2/13/2024

Kennedy Reach Teams Create Adaptive Designs

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One REACH Challenge team from John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District was named a finalist while another team is a semifinalist in the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM Competition.

Jack Levit, Mark Prainito, Jayden Simon, Mason Tso, Evan Kolberg, Ellie Gelman, Cole Wasserman, Maxwell Frank and Kyle Wasserman were named REACH finalists after they created Portion Pal, which helps children from overstuffing their mouths with food.

Daniel Lin, Brendan Chiu, Aaron Khan and Joleen Shau were named semifinalists for their creation of the Click Clack Knapsack, which aims to help individuals with mobility challenges access materials from their backpack easier.

The REACH Challenge is an impactful Adaptive & Assistive Technology design-thinking project for middle school, high school and college level STEM programs.

The teams will receive gift cards for the school’s advanced science research program.

REACH Challenge team leads are invited to receive their award at ITEEA's 86th Annual Conference, March 6-9 in Memphis, TN.

To learn more about their projects, tune in here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SdlAvkiyw.

Date Added: 2/13/2024

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