Kennedy was the "it" school in West Contra Costa in the 1960s and 1970s, boasting superior academics and a waiting list to get in. Pinole Valley High Principal Sue Kahn, West Contra Costa school district administrator Paul Ehara and NPR reporter Richard Gonzalez all received diplomas from Kennedy in 1972.
That's hard to imagine. The school was already developing a poor reputation by the 1980s and it has declined significantly since then.
But in the past five years or so, a devoted group of school staff and administrators has worked hard to return a positive feel to Kennedy, which is enjoying a resurgence with improved test scores and one of the best safety records of any West Contra Costa high school.I think it is true that the news from the school has been relatively positive lately. Unfortunately, its strength within the district does not hold up when compared to schools in other districts.
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