The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Fight For 4%

The Fight For 4%

Naomi Hofferber February 12, 2016

Around 50 student representatives from the Cedar Rapids Community School District traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday to meet representatives, discuss education funding, and lobby for a 4% increase in...

More Recognition

More Recognition

Olivia Haefner, Writer February 12, 2016

Students have received awards recently for going above and beyond. The AP scholar assembly last month was one way of recognizing these types students. Recognition for making it on the honor role was...

Social media and employability

Social media and employability

Jake Corkery, Writer February 12, 2016

Teenagers today are renowned for the amount of time they spend on social media. Whether its Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or another social media platform, students are creating a profile and image of...

Blocked District Wi-Fi

Blocked District Wi-Fi

Nathan Sheeley, Writer February 11, 2016

It’s no secret that many websites and some major social media sites are blocked on the district’s guest Wi-Fi server, but many students maintain the burning question of the necessity of it. Lori...

Weighing the Costs of AP

Weighing the Costs of AP

Brooke McNeal, Staff Writer February 9, 2016

  Having the most AP exams taken by students in the state, they aren’t a joke at Kennedy. With more student taking exams the prices become higher and higher for each individual exam. Student...

Kennedys Morning Roast

Kennedy’s Morning Roast

Taya Floyd, Writer February 5, 2016

Entering high school is a gateway to being a coffee addict. Most students grab coffee before school or between classes almost every day, spending extra time, money, and gas, but why not just have a...

Comedy for a Cause

Jayden Bisson, Staff Writer January 29, 2016

The National Honor Society officers and Kennedy’s Improv team are putting together their leadership abilities and comedic skills and teaming up for an exciting event tonight. They will be hosting...

Electric Car

Jake Corkery, Staff Writer January 28, 2016

With the upcoming registration it is the perfect time to experiment with elective classes in various career fields. One option is Electric Car, taught by Barry Wilson. Wilson teaches 5 classes including...

The requirement of weight lifting

The requirement of weight lifting

Madeline Jamrok, Writer January 28, 2016

“Weight lifting strengthens muscles, ligaments, tendons, and most importantly prevents injuries,” Physical Education teacher Tim Lewis said. The weight lifting program is required for most athletes....

Schedule changes confirmed

Schedule changes confirmed

Caitlyn Fisher, Writer January 27, 2016

On Monday, January 25th, the school board met to discuss the schedule changes for the 2016-2017 school year. The proposed two hour delay on all Mondays has been tabled for now. The school board has decided...

What do students do with their money?

Anna Reinhart, Writer January 27, 2016

Everyone knows that with a job comes not only a sense of maturity, but something most high schoolers lack: money. Everyone who has a job does something different with the money they make. Some spend...

Cheater, cheater

Nathan Sheeley, Writer January 27, 2016

Academic dishonesty is defined as “any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise.” A 2010 study conducted by U.S. News and World Report found that up to 91 percent of high...

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