John F Kennedy High School - Universe Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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JI-7K'S SPECIAL MUMENTS Edward Kennedy Students Present Dedicates School At Dedication S This was a proud moment for Kennedy On October 22, 1980, Senator Edward Kennedy offi- H1321 ichgql and one thjf would be trea' cially dedicated the school at a ceremony on the campus' Suri t otixyearli ti iomift 3 ngvlfflgqn was east lawn. In a speech addressing the studentibody and Sintho Ke SC SG P0 aiu t.l1eL.i walkin distinguished guests, Senator Kennedy reminisced about SV lthe else yi hresltten E? 1 ra? m his brother's accomplishments while president., 3 lim' ESM mine S' WO Sludenlfs The student body presented Senator Kennedy with a anh ll rfihlta mem ei represlinte t E school windbreaker, and a cowboy hat bearing his ini- GO li 1,5 Cehemlmll' Iglnongt iseliverli' tials, E.M.K. By coincidence the initials also stood for Ve Sli .OO.S lplgncliiab hr' hire A GCI' Edgewood, Memorial and Kennedy, the three high Nfcefinclffjtg t Zi C S? msd Angela schools in ourdistrict. A sculpture of the late President loirgnjzko 'er gc ir' an teczinart .aan - John P. Kennedy was given to the school by the senator t k .th thg Ori?-Brag' legog' . I ey in behalf of the Kennedy family. The senator later met too Wlk. Em a Fe on W5 ' Slgiui' with administrators and student council officers at a re- tgresis lgfhinihor ennetg to eggs Visit ception immediately following the ceremony. P e gjiyt C if eydviire s e' Key niiet It should be noted that the late president had promised fre? en ar er an E en me enne Y to dedicate the school during his visit to San Antonio in aml Y' October of 1963. It was a promise he was unable to keep because of his untimely death of two days later. After seventeen years, John F. Kennedy High School was offi- cially dedicated by a member of the Kennedy family. Remembering President Kennedy Thirty-six students and a teacher traveled to Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1975, to KEHnedy commemorate the twelfth anniversary of V- - S h I President lohn F. Kennedy's death. Thedel' 151,55 C OO egation placed a floral wreath at the'Kenne- dy Memorial. Thepublic ceremony was the only commemoration in the nation, accord- . ing to the United Press International, whichfcovered the story. Another delega- The sprin of 1980 witnessed a visit by Mrs. Ethel hon from Kennedy traveled to Washlngton' Kennedy to fur campus. Mrs. Kennedy was welcomed by DC' its flfllzwmgdyeii' 197950 Rlfige a a large crowd gathered outside the school., While on a Wreag all e enne Y emoma m I mg- tour of the school, she met with some of the students and ton emetery' faculty members. During the ceremony, Senior Class President Randy Herrera presented Mrs. Kennedy with a bouquet of yellow roses and a JFK sweater. A picture of , the school was also given to her by junior Class President S Belinda Cavazos. Her visit to our campus was widely Q 'X publicized since local and national members of the news media were there to cover this event. , T X Anecdotes

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