This prestigious award has been given in recognition of the effort and commitment of students who have worked hard, demonstrating their skills and talent, being in the school's orchestra and part of the music enrichment provided by the department.
Thank you to all staff involved and in particular, Mr Layton who made this possible.
The Music Department
On Tuesday evening, President Kennedy School opened its doors to prospective Year 7 students and their parents and carers.
The turnout was high, proving yet again that the school is an extremely popular choice locally. Every visiting family attended a presentation delivered by Mr Clayton, visited The Bridge and sampled engaging activities provided by a number of departments including Design and Technology, Science and MFL.
Thank you to students and staff who helped make this year’s event such a success.
Students from Year 7 visited The Belgrade Theatre, completing a workshop for the Shakespeare Schools Festival.
They participated in a range of fabulous warm up techniques, and with professional directors, helped direct a scene from the play 'Othello'.
The play will be performed on Wednesday 6th November at The Belgrade Theatre.
I am delighted to say that Year 7 have made an incredibly impressive start in The Bridge. They have demonstrated great resilience and maturity which is a wonderful start to the fantastic year ahead.
On the first day, the students had a tour of the school and had their first secondary school photo taken, which parents can purchase online. https://schools.lafayettephotography.com
I am so proud to see our Year 7s wear their uniform with such pride. We have already identified some incredible rugby players who will be working with Mr Garlick to prepare for competitions in the city, and Mrs Arnett was very impressed by our up and coming thespians who will be performing 'Othello' in November. I am very excited about what this term will bring.
Congratulations to all of Year 7 students who have made a truly positive and successful start to their time at President Kennedy School.
Director of The Bridge, Mrs Alexander-Weller
The students of President Kennedy school took to the stage at the Albany theatre on Thursday 18th July to perform the Disney hit - High school Musical.
The production was full of high impact energy, fast choreography and outstanding vocals.
The whole cast filled the stage with enjoyment and the audience were blown away by the youngsters talent!
The students yet again, received a standing ovation!
Back stage the atmosphere was electric and students showed professionalism and support for one another.
Another fantastic, successful production!
Well done all, we're all extremely proud.
Students and staff at President Kennedy School are celebrating after an excellent set of results in this summer’s GCSE examinations.
President Kennedy School has seen standards rise across most academic subjects with Maths and Science in particular performing extremely well. Students have performed above national thresholds in key subjects such as English, Maths and Science.
There have also been some exceptional individual performances with a significant number of our students attaining grades equivalent to A/A* or above (grade 9) in all or nearly all of their subjects. This performance has been against a background significantly tougher exams.
Student Molly Wilson gained grade 9 in eight subjects and an A* in Further Maths, Amelia Bassnett achieved an A* in Further Maths, six 9s and two 8s and Amber Nazir secured four 9s and four 8s
This talented cohort of young people have made brilliant progress and these results provide an excellent start to sixth form studies, employment and brighter futures.
Head Mr Clayton adds -
“It’s been fantastic to see so many parents sharing the good news today and to be involved in the planning of the next chapter in their lives.
We look forward to welcoming the vast majority of our students back to Post 16 in September”
President Kennedy School students are celebrating excellent A level results showing a record number of A* and A grades.
20% of students achieved A* A and 100% of students are placed at universities of their choice.
Delighted on opening his results, Josh Capewell achieved an astonishing four A*s in Biology, Chemistry, Maths, EPQ and an A in Physics. He will be studying Physics and Astronomy at Durham University.
Josh, pictured on the right.
Kim Pfahler, heading to Lancaster University to study Geography, is unsurprisingly, "really happy" with her results. She achieved an A in Geography, Philosophy & Ethics and English Literature and a B in both History and EPQ.
Kim, pictured in centre
Student Maryam Qutbuddin gained three A grades in English Literature, History and Psychology and will be going to University College London to study History, Politics and Economics.
Equally astonishing were the achievements of Milosz Waszak.
With an A* in Maths, and in Further Maths as well as an A in Computer Science, he will be studying Computer Science at the University of Birmingham.
Milosz
Students felt good to know their hard work had finally paid off and felt excited about embarking on the next chapter in their lives.