Kennedy High School in Richmond. Peritz is 79 years old now ... But anyone familiar with the history of public education in California knows that that period of optimism and innovation would not last.

Kennedy High-Richmond’s Kenneth Walker III had plenty ... He’s reached the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field championships three straight years in the 110-meter ...

Dennis Mallory misses his high school. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond’s East End in 1974, and he still remembers the joy of playing the tuba in the school’s marching ...