News Stories

Recycling Initiative Kickstarted by Post 16 Student

Post 16 student, Harman approached    Ms Rooke wanting to introduce a more robust recycling process into the school.
Ms Rooke supported the idea and located £300 for Harman to spend on new recycling waste bins.

After careful consideration, Harman has started her recycling initiative with five bins; three for paper and two for mixed recycling (plastic, aluminium, and card).

Harman is now considering where the best location within the school will be for the bins.
As a school we already recycle, with about a third of our waste processed by Tom White wastes recycling plant.

Harman’s initiative will contribute to the overall ratio of recycling. As a school we plan to increase our recycling year on year. The site services team will monitor the use of Harman’s new bins, and if successful we will introduce more special recycling waste outlets within the school.
 
Well done to Harman, you are a credit to President Kennedy School and to the school environment!

We are thrilled to share that the first-ever two-day 'President Kennedy Literature Festival' took place on Thursday, March 7th (World Book Day) and Friday, March 8th. The festival was a huge success, with our students experiencing an enriching literary event. 

We were honoured to have special guests Coventry Poet Laureate John Bernard and international author Bali Rai visit our school to inspire our students. 
Every child in Key Stage 3 had the opportunity to attend a talk or workshop with one of these renowned speakers. A copy of Bali Rai's book was given as a memento to every student in Year 7, and they all had the opportunity to have their copy personally signed by Bali himself. 

John Bernard hosted a lunchtime open mic session on World Book Day, showcasing the talent and creativity of our students - the atmosphere was electric! Festival stalls were set up for students to explore, featuring quizzes, competitions, and valuable career advice from a visiting lecturer from Coventry University. 

The festival was filled with celebrations as our students showed remarkable engagement, creativity, passion, and PRIDE throughout the event. 
We are incredibly proud of their hard work and enthusiasm.                                                    

Mrs Jones, 
Assistant Headteacher and Subject Leader of English 

RE Youth Speaks - Regional Senior Competition

After winning the Youth Speaks District debating competition, the President Kennedy School team moved on to compete in the Regional Senior Competition, held at Campion School on Sunday 11th February. 

Isla, Mason and Alisha debated on the topic of ‘Cancel Culture.’ They competed against five schools from around Warwickshire.

It was a fantastic event with each team putting forward convincing debates. President Kennedy School once again secured first place at the competition. Judges remarked that the team impressed them with their memorisation of the debate, their definitions of ‘cancel culture terminology’ and the statistics and examples they use to support each side of the discussion. 

The team will be now moving on to compete in the next round of the competition

Year 7 students took to the stage in Shrek Junior - The Musical.

They worked so hard and showed such passion and determination. The cast performed to a sell-out audience over two nights and every student involved rose to the occasion.

There was much talent on stage - it was hard to believe these students are eleven and twelve years old with only a few week’s worth of rehearsals under their belt!

A massive well done to all - a proud Performing Arts department!

Miss Walsh, Leader of Performing Arts

The Undivided Club recently put on an Asian cultural festival. This is the second annual festival planned by these talented students.

Once again our incredible MCs Hannah Richards and Deja Bailey kicked off the event with a beautiful showcase of cultural clothing in our fashion show. The fashion show was a demonstration of what our club Undivided, stands for; students from all cultural backgrounds working together to represent Asian cultural clothing with pride. 

With the support from Ms Rooke and our leadership team we were able to make the event free for all students and members of our community. Guests were able to enjoy the delicious food provided by Tandaks Punjabi street food. 

The event allowed us to highlight the exceptional talent from our students with a number of dance performances. Students in Undivided were incredibly supportive of one another and created a heart-warming celebration of culture. Their talent and dedication was truly inspiring. 

We thank each and every student and member of staff that helped the event grow into something special. Events like this demonstrate the values of our outstanding school. Miss Rooke says it best "There is no unity without Community". When we come together in this way and represent the diverse culture we have in our school, we get to celebrate and appreciate each and every student in our school community in the most special way. 

An extra special mention should go out to all of the students involved from the models to the performers! 
Hannah, Deja, Gurjot, Maryam, Jenny, Sienna, Jia K, Preet, Jasmine, Ria G, Abshara, Shanaa, Simrit, Balreen, Jiya C, Sableen, Sheza, Farah, Amelia, Jinuya, Miraje, Azeem, Rochan, Fares, Katie, Aaron, Presley, Maria, Shanice, Stefania, Meera, Anaika, Bella, Harman, Kimberly, Pari, Nikita, Annika, Jeremiah, Jasmitha, Kelly, Kajol, Prabnoor, Jeyani, Shobia, Sherone, Thashwin, Anu and Shayana. 

We are always open to welcome new members into 'Undivided' which takes place Monday after school. We have big plans and more events to come...do not miss out! 
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