Embracing Culture with Dragon Dance
Mathew WorthingtonBarnes, Advertisement Manager
March 10, 2020
At Kennedy High School there is a little-known club called “Dragon Dance”. Dragon dance is one of the ways Chinese culture celebrates different holidays, like Chinese new year. Chinese New Year is a celebration of the beginning of the new year in the Chinese calendar. “This was something that came with the job...
Music and Games at the Kennedy Band Carnival
Arya Forbes, Writer
March 6, 2020
On Fri, March 6, Kennedy High School is hosting its annual Band Carnaval. The event is taking place to support the Kennedy band program. There is a 5 fee for unlimited game wristbands. There will be snacks, bingo, henna tattoos, prizes, and buttons. Lilly Xayasouk, fr., plays the alto saxophone ...
Show Choir In the Spotlight
Jasmine Hite, Writer
March 4, 2020
Show choir allows students to express themselves through song and dance. It is also beneficial by letting students get out of their comfort zone. Students create memories with their friends, and team mates during the season. Kennedy High school’s three show choirs, including Happiness INC., Protégé...
A Splash of Color
Jasmine Hite, writer
March 2, 2020
During high school, students are trying to come up with exciting and large ideas to figure out how they want to be remembered. Zelda Siegel, jr., hopes to leave Kennedy a little more beautiful before she graduates. Siegel plans on working with other students who like to dive into their artistic si...
Kennedy Celebrates the Chinese New Year
Claire Beaman, Writer
February 6, 2020
The Chinese class of Kennedy High School wished everyone a happy New Year on Fri Jan 31. It’s not because they got a late start to 2020. China follows the Lunar calendar, meaning that the date of New Year’s day is different each year depending on the phases of the moon. Grant Brown, the Chi...
If we Could Freeze Time….
Nolyn Melsha, Mandy Weiss
December 12, 2019
The Kennedy Drama Department has already produced one weekend of shows and now they are preparing for another. Frozen will run three more times before it comes to an end. It runs on Thursday, December 12th at 5:00 and Friday, December 13th at 5:00 and 7:30. Senior, Betsy Marlow will take the stage as ...
Kennedy Alum Returns
Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer
October 21, 2019
Not every graduate wishes to come back to their highschool and work with former teachers and new students. For Caleb Marner, this isn’t the case. Marner studied theatre in Chicago for a year after graduating in 2016, and participated in children’s shows. He is now back and directed the second fall pla...
This Play is to Die For
Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer
October 14, 2019
A dark satirical comedy called Arsenic and Old Lace will be coming to the Kennedy black box. The show directed by Caleb Marner will open on October 17 and play through the 19th with shows at 7pm. Tickets are $6 at the door. Arsenic and Old Lace follows Moritmer Brewster who discovers his elderly aunts have...
Was Kennedy Hoco a No-Go?
Jami Martin-Trainor, Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 2019
Every year, students look forward to walking into the darkened school, preparing to dance the night away at homecoming. This year though, students filed in, illuminated by gym lights, waiting for darkness that would never come. Typically, Kennedy homecoming takes place in the west gym with the lights turned ...
BSU: A Call For Understanding
Olivia Riley-Schmelzer, Writer
October 9, 2019
In an effort to incorporate more cultural understanding within Kennedy high school, students have introduced a new organization focused on creating a diverse yet unified community known as The Black Student Union, or BSU for short. “Our goal is to bring understanding for diversity to kennedy a...
Homecoming On a Budget
Lindsey Matus, Writer
October 4, 2019
Everyone loves tradition, that’s what homecoming is all about. However traditions are expensive and not everyone is able to afford them. When preparing for homecoming, students tend to make multiple purchases. “I mean the basics are really just clothes, dress shirt, bowtie, suspenders, or...
Crimes of the Heart Coming Soon to Kennedy Theatre
Joel Dillman, Writer
September 23, 2019
A dark comedy play called Crimes of the Heart hits the Kennedy Theatre next week. Crimes of the Heart, directed by Nick Hayes, will have a preview during school on Wednesday, September 25th. The performances are at 7 p.m. from the 26 through the 28. The story is about three sisters who have to...
