Team dinners and board game nights are just some ways the Kennedy Girls and Boys basketball teams celebrate after a game. Both the female and male teams are connected through the sport and united with...

Homecoming.  What first comes to mind is the Friday night game or the dance the following day, a chance for students to have a break from school and spend time with friends. Not many take the chance...

Sportsmanship and team structure can be one of the most important aspects of an athlete's performance. Kennedy Track and Cross Country Teams utilize traditions to help them bond as a group and create a...

Anyone who’s watched a Kennedy Girls Swimming and Diving meet is familiar with the team’s call-and-response cheer, initiated by varsity captain Ellie Hance. At the beginning of every dual meet and...

Known for their iconic yellow jackets and upbeat performances, Happiness Inc. is packed with rituals and memories that last for years after performers take their final bow.  Happiness Inc. is Kennedy's...

In their last year of secondary education, students get involved in several of the senior traditions at Kennedy. From senior sunrise to prom, each senior class has events throughout the year to celebrate...

Poetry utilizes few words and instills them with emotion. When a writer does it well, those emotions seep from the page and onto us, the readers. In this piece by sophomore Emma Wagner, my emotions are...

Sophomore Maria Kaiser received the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship (CBYX) in March 2024 to live in Germany for a year. She’ll spend her junior year in the country with a host family and...

On Tuesday, March 19, the Hiawatha Legion mock trial team competed at a regional competition in Waterloo. After two trials, the team advanced to the state tournament in Des Moines on March 28-29. “Mock...

Everything seems connected lately, like each moment is waiting around to be written. I just need to share the thoughts that bang around in my head like a laser shot in a metal room. My ideas plead to be...

Senior Lilly Marchbanks competed for the Miss Mississippi Valley Teen Pageant on March 3 at the Davenport Theater. She won the title and will compete in the Miss Iowa Teen Pageant in June. “This is...