ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ðə sˈɪɾi pɹəpˈoʊzd tə kənstɹˈʌkt dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi hˈaɪ skˈuːl; hˈæɹi ˈɛs. tɹˈuːmən hˈaɪ skˈuːl, hˈɜːbɚt ˈeɪtʃ. lˈeɪmən hˈaɪ skˈuːl ænd ˈædlaɪ ˈiː. stˈiːvɛnsən hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn ˈiːstɚn bɹˈɑːŋks; sˈaʊθ ʃˈoːɹ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn bɹˈʊklɪn; ænd ˈɔːɡəst mˈɑːɹtɪn hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn kwˈiːnz.
In the mid-1960s, the city proposed to construct John F. Kennedy High School; Harry S. Truman High School, Herbert H. Lehman High School and Adlai E. Stevenson High School in eastern Bronx; South Shore High School in Brooklyn; and August Martin High School in Queens.