This story is part of a year-long series, School Year: Learning, Poverty, and Success in a South African Township.
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, a tragic moment that changed America and shocked the world.
Half a century later, what do young people outside of America know about JFK? I asked students at the Cape Town high school I've been following this year. It's called the Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT).
This is what they said.