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Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Vinton gym where participants waited to perform.

All Kennedy Speech Goes to State

Paxton Hamilton-Bailey, Writer February 1, 2023

All six Kennedy speech teams are going to state after qualifying in the Jan. 21 district competition at Vinton Shellsburg. Improv teams, ensemble acting and short film are going to compete at state...

The Kennedy theater department will hold auditions for Chicago starting Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Kennedy Drama Ends 2022-2023 School Year with Chicago

Emma Beachner, Writer January 27, 2023

The Kennedy Theater Department is ending their 2022-2023 school year with a production of Chicago. The Broadway musical is based on a play of the same title from 1996. It first premiered on Broadway in...

Juniors Alex Clay and Yuna Song and senior Marcelle Strait perform Basically Speaking for Moonlight Express.

Kennedy Select Choirs Perform Their Full Shows at Dessert Concert

Kiera Zwack, Photographer January 27, 2023

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Junior Luke OBrien (Gaston) flexes behind the Silly Girls during the song Gaston.

Kennedy Actors Shine in Beauty and the Beast

Emma Beachner, Writer December 8, 2022

Kennedy reopened their theater doors with the production of Beauty and the Beast Jr., directed by Kennedy teachers Steven Tolly and Nick Hayes with Student Director junior Calliope Matta. Kennedy’s production...

Senior Elizabeth Goff (Belle) and senior Jake Horton (Beast) after their waltz in a dress rehearsal.

Kennedy Presents a Tale as Old as Time

Joshua Barker, Writer December 1, 2022

Kennedy’s theater department has been buzzing with excitement since the Playtime Poppy production of Beauty and the Beast Jr. began in late October. Like with every show, an immense amount of work and...

Protégé soloist performing the shows opener during a dress rehearsal.

Protégé Enters The Danger Zone

Emma Rood, Writer November 9, 2022

Kennedy’s junior varsity show choir, Protégé, is taking place in the auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. for the Kennedy Premiere Concert. They will showcase three of the five songs in their...

Ami Jacobo practicing her choreography during Happiness Inc. rehearsal.

Kennedy Show Choirs Make Their Debut

Emma Beachner, Writer November 9, 2022

Kennedy’s three show choirs, Chanteurs, Protégé and Happiness Inc., will perform this Thursday at the annual Kennedy Premiere Concert in the auditorium. Each show choir will perform a modified version...

Im a Puff and Im staying.

Battle of the Puffs: Kennedy vs. Washington

Emma Beachner, Writer October 14, 2022

P   uffs. A shortened version of the term Hufflepuffs pulled from a story that took the world by storm with its release. Puffs is a comedic retelling of Harry Potter through all seven years...

In preparation for the premiere, the Puffs production crew work on the props. The play was moved into the auditorium because of the size of the set.

Puffs Comes to Kennedy

Jordan Horne September 21, 2022

Kennedy’s upcoming play will be a one to see, especially if you’re a Harry Potter fan. Coming to Kennedy on Oct. 6 is a play based on the Harry Potter franchise — Puffs, as in Hufflepuff, one of...

Teachers and students alike have noticed a decline in class attention spans.

The Struggle of the Arts

Jersey Bilyeu, Writer September 19, 2022

The Kennedy Art Department had their devices removed due to the cyber attack and on top of that devastating loss, they continue to struggle yearly to fund the materials students need in their program. “The...

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