Kennedy Middle School (California)
Kennedy Middle School | |
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Location | 821 Bubb Rd Cupertino, CA 95014 |
State | California |
Region | Santa Clara County |
Map |
Coordinates: 37°18′39″N 122°03′02″W / 37.310818°N 122.050527°W |
Information | |
Member of SO since | 2012 |
Teams | 9 |
Coaches | 1 |
Captains | 5 |
Colors | Red, White, Black |
Feeds from | Lincoln Elementary School, Stevens Creek Elementary School, Blue Hills Elementary School |
Feeds to | Monta Vista High School |
Tournament Host | Kennedy Invitational |
School District | Cupertino Union School District |
Results History | |
Best regional | 1st: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Best state | 1st: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Best nationals | 1st: 2019, 2021, 2023 |
Social Media | |
Website | https://soteams.weebly.com/ |
Kennedy Middle School is a Division B team in Northern California in the Santa Clara region located in Cupertino, CA. In the past (e.g. the 2020-21 season), Kennedy fielded three teams for their regional tournament: Kennedy Gold, Kennedy White, and Kennedy Blue. As of the 2021-22 season, they expanded into many more teams such as Citrine, Amber, Yellow, and Sapphire. As of the 2022-23 season, the team names were Blue, Coral, Gold, Lime, Peach, White, and Yellow; the team names Lime and White were later removed, and the team names Ruby and Emerald were added. As of the 2023-24 season, the team names were Agate, Amber, Beryl, Citrine, Coral, Gold, Opal, Pearl, and Sapphire. Kennedy goes to many invitationals per year to maximize the amount of practice they get.
Kennedy is one of the top teams in the nation and especially in Northern California, being able to consistently place at top 2 at NorCal states since 2013. They have qualified for states every year since 2012. In 2018, Kennedy finally made it to nationals after placing second to Winston Churchill Middle School for the past few years, and placed 4th in their debut, which is a very high placing for a first-time nationals team. They returned to nationals in 2019 and won, setting a record for the best score in the national tournament. They won again in 2021 (setting another record), placed 2nd after Sierra Vista in 2022, and won most recently in 2023 (setting another in-person record).
Kennedy Middle School feeds into Monta Vista High School.
Official Tournament Results
Year | Nationals | State | Regionals |
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2012 | - | 9th (255) | |
2013 | - | 2nd (138) | |
2014 | - | 3rd (120) | |
2015 | - | 2nd (103) | |
2016 | - | 2nd (106) | |
2017 | - | 2nd (79) | 1st (48) / 7th (227) / 13th (350) |
2018 | 4th (248) | 1st (62) | 1st (52) / 9th (294) / 20th (439) |
2019 | 1st (148) | 1st (71) | 1st (60) / 11th (370) / 23rd (515) |
2020 | Cancelled | ||
2021 | 1st (73) | 1st (37) | 1st (38) / 13th (269) / 14th (290) |
2022 | 2nd (88) | 1st (39) | 1st (23) / 2nd (76) / 6th (130) |
2023 | 1st (146) | 1st (45) | 1st (55) / 4th (159) / 5th (167) |
Invitational Results (up to 2020)
Year | Churchill | Mira Loma | Mesa-Wilson | Ladera Vista | Mountain House | Muscatel | Nordic |
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2014 | 1st | ||||||
2015 | 1st | 8th (224) | 2nd | ||||
2016 | 1st | 11th (310) / 12th (313) | 1st | - | |||
2017 | 1st (99) | 1st (80) / 9th (258) | 1st (112) | 1st (58) | discontinued | ||
2018 | 2nd (90) | 1st (90) / 14th (328) | 2nd (146) | 2nd (160) | - | 2nd (113) / 10th (259) / 13th (276) | |
2019 | 1st (54) | 1st (90) / 9th (236) | 1st (116) | 2nd (105) | - | ||
2020 | 1st (71) | 1st (85) / 8th (237) | 1st (66) | - | - | 3rd (145) / 7th (202) / 10th (225) |