CRCSD teachers interviewed for this article have chosen to remain anonymous. They will be referred to as “anonymous teacher one” and “anonymous teacher two”.
In the 2025-2026 school year,...
On Monday, Dec. 2, CRCSD representatives hosted the first of three informational meetings regarding the freshman academies and academic pathways coming to the district. As the night progressed, parents...
College is a place where children grow into adulthood and are meant to flourish under newfound freedom. It's a place for kids to be young and dumb, and to learn from those mistakes. Contrary to the initial...
At the start of October, Kennedy Principal Jason Kline aimed to register 90% of eligible students to vote, while also encouraging those who are 17 or turning 17 within the year to commit to registering.
Members...
Traditions come and go—and when the world changes, sometimes traditions need to change with it. At Kennedy, the traditional titles of “Homecoming King and Queen” have been replaced by the generic...
TikTok sensation and box office success It Ends With Us has taken over the internet, and not because of its success. Drama between cast members and the cast’s behavior has stirred up controversy during...
During the 2022-2023 school year, over 22.6% of enrolled Iowa students were considered chronically absent. To address this issue, Iowa has implemented Senate File 2435, enacting a new attendance policy...
For years, schools have faced a tough argument; should cellphones be banned in classrooms?
This year, Kennedy’s new cell phone policy went into effect, discouraging students from bringing their cell...
High schools have issues with students being late to class and Kennedy is no exception, with hallways crowded with a stampede of students rushing to their classes.
Freshman Olivia Westercamp says her...
Changes to the student handbook often go unnoticed, skipped over in a rush to prepare for the start of the year. Kennedy High School’s change in policy regarding admittance to school dances has left...
July 2024 was a historic summer for Black “Love Island” fans, as the first-ever Black couples won the U.K. and U.S. versions of the show.
In the U.K., Michelle “Mimii” Ngulube and Joshua “Josh”...
The Hinterland Music Festival, held in St. Charles, Iowa, over the weekend of Aug. 2-4, 2024, was an undeniable disaster. With medical emergencies left and right, one wonders, was the star-studded line-up...
