His mother encouraged Joe to attend the Boston Latin School, where Kennedy was a below average scholar but was popular among his classmates, winning election as class president and playing on the school baseball team.
Ibunya mendorong Yusuf untuk menghadiri Boston Latin Sekolah, di mana Joe adalah seorang sarjana di bawah rata-rata tetapi sangat populer di kalangan teman-teman sekelasnya, memenangkan pemilihan sebagai ketua kelas dan bermain di sekolah bisbol tim.