President Obama repeatedly makes history. Not only is he the first African-American president and the first president to openly support gay marriage, but he can now add another first to his many historic...
On July 1, 2014 all Iowa school districts had the option to choose to go by hours rather than days. The rule before this change was that all school districts had to go to school for 180 days throughout...
At the Mall Of America on Saturday, Jan. 10, dance team took home a trophy for first place small varsity pom and first place small varsity jazz.
“I am extremely excited about the outcome, the team...
Vera Ruchotzke’s special education class has been fundraising for the Madge Phillips Center’s shelter for women and children. Ruchotzke’s class sold treats in the foyer Dec. 15 and 16 raising a total...
As the calendar turns to January, it means that it is about time for students at Kennedy to register for classes for the 2015-2016 school year.
Just like many other things at Kennedy, registration is...
School being cancelled or delayed this week was a topic of much discussion today at Kennedy. With the snowy weather coming in to Cedar Rapids, a Winter Storm Warning is currently in place in many counties...
As Kennedy goes through a lot of changes, they will now be forced to move back the planned start dates for next year.
The Governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad, sent a letter to the head of Iowa’s Department...
Kennedy students celebrate all kinds of holidays and have many different traditions during the holiday season.
Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanzaa are three of the most common religious/...
Kennedy now offers “Life After High School” seminars once a month during SMART lunch. These seminars are aimed for juniors and seniors who want to plan for the future, although it is offered to freshmen...
Kennedy's Key Club is once again organizing the dance marathon. The dance marathon is this Saturday, Dec 20, from 8-11 p.m.
The money raised from Kennedy's dance marathon goes to the University of Iowa...
With the holidays closing in, kids from Kennedy’s student government get the chance to be Santa. In 2006 Mr. Benedict’s student government class adopted a family and bought them presents with money...
Earlier this week, Principal Jason Kline introduced a new peer tutoring program, that now will run every day during SMART lunch.
"I decided that it would be a good idea to have another option for students...
