John F Kennedy Elementary School

I attended JFK from kindergarten to 2005, and to this day I still can recall so many memories. Ever since I left, I keep coming back whether it’s to visit the park, visit old teachers, or to just feel nostalgic. It’s all amazing!
My most vivid memory is at the time when my class were 4^th grade (the last grade), all of a sudden they extended it to 5^th grade. I mean, how lucky were we to stay an extra year in our first school. We were the FIRST class to have 5^th grade, how special was that?! And especially at the very end of 5^th grade, we were the first class to have the painted «red carpet» as a graduation onto 6^th grade. I remember crying so much and hugging all my friends because we all had such great memories here. I’m turning 21 soon, and for me to be able to remember that after so long– says a lot.
Even during high school, I came back once a week, every week for nearly 4 YEARS to volunteer and give back because what I learned here is more than I could ever ask for. It’s almost a completely new staff, but whenever I do come in to say hello, they don’t treat me like I’m a stranger, they treat me as though they knew I came back to visit. I keep in touch with my 4^th grade teacher TO THIS DAY to catch up and now that my younger relatives are attending I’m still in the loop of who’s still teaching and who has retired already! (Also, rest in peace, Mr. John :(Our hearts broke the day we all found out.)
In fact, more JFK 2005 graduates, including myself, were planning on coming to visit all together as a reunion to catch up now that we’re all grown! Can’t wait to come back and visit again :)
Don’t even hesitate about enrolling your children here, they’ll make incredible memories that’ll last a lifetime