Performers from all around the state flooded through Kennedy's doors last Saturday, March 14, to compete in the Individual State Speech competition. Twenty four out of 28 performers a part of the Kennedy...
Kennedy High School urges its students to achieve their personal best while at Kennedy and in the years after they graduate. One Kennedy alum takes this goal to a new level.
Allison Kindig, who graduated...
School days will be lengthened by 20 minutes after spring vacation. The school district elected to pursue this option to make up the time lost to snow, as an alternative to adding days to the end of the...
Learn. Study. Compete. Repeat.
That's what Kennedy High School's academic decathlon team did in order to prepare for the season.
"We study on Sunday's and Thursday's during S.M.A.R.T lunch...
Seven members of the Torch staff got the chance to visit KCRG on Feb. 19. Brant Barnhart, so., Xander Riley, jr., Emily Sass, so., Brooke Timmerman, so., Elianna Novitch, jr., Rowan Bergen so., and Abby...
After one year without having one, yesterday the Kennedy Science Roadshow was back as they took their first planned trip of the year to Franklin Middle School.
“We send high school students to seventh grade...
On Feb. 9 the Cedar Rapids School District held a meeting discussing the potential school calendar for the 2015-2016 school year.
The meeting discussed the changes in the school calendar that include...
Driving in the winter can be a struggle for some people, especially with the most recent snowfall in Cedar Rapids.
Early in the week, beginning Sunday evening Cedar Rapids, along with most of the Midwest...
For the past two weeks of school, the ONE campaign has been hosting the eighth annual Penny Wars. The ONE campaign is an organization that raises money to help children who battle with hunger.
The Penny...
Gas prices have been at a remarkable low for close to a month now with prices in the Cedar Rapids area comparable to the price of a pack of gum. All across the United States, gas prices are averaging to...
The DJ. The decorations. After prom.
It's no secret that prom costs a lot of money. There are many ways that classes raise money for the special night. Some of these fundraisers include selling donuts...
The Cedar Rapids Community School District is trying to discover new ways to improve students' learning. One way the district has come up with is standard based grading.
Standard based grading is a...
