School Dances

Dates: 

Prom: May 6, 2023 @ The Glass House 7-11pm

Address: 84 W Santa Clara St # 100, San Jose, CA 95113

General rules for school dances, including Prom:

  1. The gate/door closes 1 hour after the start of the dance/event. Unless with prior approval from administration.
  2. There are no in/out privileges
  3. Students may not leave early unless a parent comes to the gate/door with ID and speaks with Admin. This applies to all attendees and guests, regardless of age.
  4. The gate/ door may open 20 minutes before the end of the event with admin approval. Students will be allowed to leave at that time.
  5. All guests must check in and enter with JFK students.
  6. All debts must be  cleared before a ticket may be purchased 
  7. SENIORS -  75% of your service learning hours must be complete at the time of purchase in order to purchase a prom ticket (If the due date for hours is after the event). If the service learning due date is before the event all hours must be completed before purchase.   
  8. All students and guests must adhere to Kennedy school rules.
  9. Purchase of a dance/Prom ticket is an agreement to these rules 

Dress Code

Our dress code is designed to provide for student safety and to avoid unnecessary disruptions in dances.

  • No gang-related attire.
  • No Clothing that expresses hate or intolerance toward any group ( i.e. ethic, racial, sexual orientation)
  • No Bandanas, hairnets, and "do rags" of any color
  • Clothing that advertises tobacco, alcohol, weapons, etc. is prohibited
  • Clothing that reveals undergarments is prohibited

Students found to be in violation of the dress code will either have to change clothes immediately or be sent home.

Promposals/Flash Mobs

Over the past few years, Kennedy has seen an increase in both "flash mobs" and "promposals" during the break time. While these events are often non-intrusive and are at many times not meant to cause issues, there have been several of these events that have had negative effect on the school day. Both flash mobs and promposals can also serve as a distraction and take supervision away from areas, thus allowing opportunities for problems to develop in areas without supervision.

In an effort to have flash mobs affect supervision of students, JFK allows flashmobs only when approved by our administration and Activities Director. When organized and approved, Flash mobs can add excitment and bring attention to clubs, classes, and other student groups. It is the goal to make sure that we support all student groups planning to do this and make the experience for our students positive. 

"Promposals" are an emerging trend where a student organizes a very public and well thought out plan to ask another student to a dance or school event. While this is often flattering for some students who agree to the event, it has caused some students to come to school with concerns that they were embarassed by the attention or felt that they were pressured in front of the student body to give an answer. In addition, promposals take supevision resources from other areas of the school when large pockets of students suddenly crowd into a particular area. For this reason, "Promposals" are to be done outside of the school day only.

Last Updated: June 13, 2023