Monthly Archives: March 2014

Jugend Forscht – JFKS 8th graders win 1st place in Berlin

In February, Max Hentges and Nigel Rising competed in the regional “Jugend forscht” competition. After spending the year planning, inventing, testing, and perfecting a safety monitor for bikes, they presented their device and report to the jury. The judges were

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JFKS Badminton WK III Team are Berlin Champions

We are Berlin Champions! Our Badminton WK III Team won the Berlin Championships and will now represent  “das Bundesland Berlin” at the German Championships in May! In the quarter finals we won against the Berlin International School and during the semi finals

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8th Grade Ski Trip 2014 – Pictures

pictures by Mr. Sinkora

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8th Grade Ski Trip – 3rd Update

March 18, 2014 Dear John F. Kennedy Parents and Community, It is Day 10 of our 2014 8th Grade Ski Trip and the weather is sun, sun, sun! And what is the trendy new look on students´ faces? Goggle tan.

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8th Grade Ski Trip – 2nd Update

March 16, 2014 “There are so many 8th graders I never knew were in my class.” – a JFKS student Except for the past two days, the sun has shone for most of the week here.  There are many bronzed

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Math Olympics Success!

Six of our high school students (3 girls, 3 boys) started in the third step of the 53rd Math Olympics Berlin.Two of them won prizes:Leopold A. in grade 7 won a third prize andAnn-Marie M. in grade 8 won a

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Ski Trip Update 12 March

Dear John F. Kennedy Parents and Community, As I write this letter words cannot describe the beauty of the scenery that surrounds us. The sun beams over steep snow peaked mountains and the valley is gently blanketed by the warm

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HS Honor Orchestra & Women’s Choir – Düsseldorf

Last week 5-9 March 2014

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JFKS Gymnasts Win Silver in “Turnwettkampf der Berliner Schulen 2014”

Gymnastics Competition of Berlin Schools 2014 Feb. 26, 2014 – Twenty-five JFKS elementary students participated in the “Turnwettkampf der Berliner Schulen 2014” at the Sporthalle Schöneberg. With great results – one of the younger teams won silver, and one of

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8th Grade Ski Trip – Update

Our 8th graders are on ski trip in Austria from 10 through 21 March 2014.Buses arrived at 6 p.m. on Sunday evening. Greetings from Bruck am Ziller, Austria!  We arrived safely on Sunday evening after our long journey from Berlin

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