Congratulations to the John F. Kennedy Middle School Faculty and Staff for winning the 2026 Autism Awareness Dodgeball Tournament. This marks John F. Kennedy's FIFTH triumph in this event as well as retaining the championship for a THREE-PEAT! Most importantly, it was another successful event raising over $4,300 to support the Extended School Year Program and spread awareness!
At last evening's BOE meeting at JFK, Ms. Hayes and our JFK students showcased examples from our STEAM electives. The students did a terrific job representing their classmates and our school programs.
JFK TriM Music Honor Society induction this evening. Very proud to have 80 students involved in this impressive group.
At the April 21, 2026 Board of Education Meeting, students from John F. Kennedy facilitated a presentation to the Board of Education about the STEAM electives offered. Fantastic job to the participating students!
Congratulations to Aditi Sujin, Afraz Abyan, Niyumi Wijesundara, Hamza Shakeel, James Johnson, Rizwan Jamil, Minahil Nisar, Diyaa Shah, and Ayana Garg. These students represented JFK at the Annual Kellenberg Math Tournament on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. They were truly impressive as they tackled complex problems, worked collaboratively,
and explained their solutions with poise, energy and determination. Special congratulations to Hamza Shakeel who won 2nd place in the Individual all around competition! We are incredibly proud of our Mathletes! Thank you also to our Math Club advisors Mrs. O'Sullivan and Ms. Tekverk for their support of these awesome students!
and explained their solutions with poise, energy and determination. Special congratulations to Hamza Shakeel who won 2nd place in the Individual all around competition! We are incredibly proud of our Mathletes! Thank you also to our Math Club advisors Mrs. O'Sullivan and Ms. Tekverk for their support of these awesome students!
On Tuesday, March 31st Mrs. Marinaccio's 8th grade Italian students attended the Italian musical production of Pinocchio at the Bayway Arts Center and then ate a delicious Italian meal at La Famiglia in Plainview! Students had a wonderful time!
Students from the Bethpage High School Regal Eagles came to JFK to support the Hackathon team ! 7th and 8th grader students prepared for their Hackathon competition on May 1st.
Congratulations to the newest inductees of the JFK National Junior Honor Society!
The Olympics have arrived at JFK's Social Club!
Students from JFK's National Junior Honor Society visited with Charles Campagne's 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes to deliver an important lesson on bully prevention. The theme of the lesson helped students identify how they could "Be The Light" and shine bright for others by standing up for each other, sharing, listening, cheering someone on and showing kindness. Thank you to JFK School Psychologist , Mrs. Bristol, for helping to prepare the JFK students to deliver this important message!
Students in Italian I at JFK enjoying Carnevale!
Our JFK Middle School midyear assemblies on Feb 25 and 26 were a huge success as we came together to review expectations, explore new opportunities, and get excited for all the fun events planned for the rest of the year! A few of our participants took home some awesome raffle prizes!
Due to the current weather forecast Bethpage Schools will be closed Monday, Feb 23rd for a traditional snow day. Stay safe and warm.
Feeling the LOVE at JFK this week as our Entrepreneur Club sells Valentines and our students and staff participate in a building wide art activity to recognize this Friday's P.S. I Love You Day!
Congratulations to the JFK Kickline team. Our girls competed at the LIDTA Competition and placed first place for the Kick category and third place for Pom. Way to go!
Opening Night at JFK for our Masquers Guild performance of Beetlejuice Jr. Tons of passion and talent in the house.
The JFK Annual Geography Bee took place January 15, 2026. It was an awesome event organized by District Social Studies Chairperson, Mrs. Indenbaum. 34 students from all grades competed against each other on various aspects of geography. This year's champion was 7th grader Jim Johnson and the runner up was 7th grader Aiden Pace. Both students are from Ms. Mastellone's 7th grade social studies class. Thank you to our PTA for the awesome decorations and to Mrs. Indenbaum and all of our amazing social studies teachers for keeping this event going. Congratulations to Jim, Aiden and all of of the students who participated!
Bethpage Schools recently hosted PE and Health educators from nine districts to collaborate on best practices to help ALL students find greater levels of success in their classes. We hosted the workshop at our BHS Athletic Barn and had an energetic and successful day.
Hunger Is Not a Game! As 8th Grade English classes are reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, they held a food drive to collect food items for St. Martin's Food Pantry. Students learned about the importance of combatting hunger in their own community and competed against other class periods to see who could donate the most. Mrs. Pelcher's 5th period class brought in over 200 non-perishable items! We are proud of all the students and thank every family who so graciously donated!
Last night our Winter Concert series concluded with wonderful performances from our 6th grade ensembles and solo piano performances from 6th grader Josie Sachs and 7th grader Christian Sachs. There was even a visit from the abominable snowman! Congratulations to all of our performers in our Winter Concert series this week and to our wonderful music teachers!
