Athletics, fine arts and other extracurriculars all need funding. Each group chooses its own method for raising the money they need. Methods vary from selling chocolate bars to campaigning for donations...
Iowa representatives have recently passed bills that restrict teachers and make their jobs more difficult. Within a year, they have attempted to place cameras in all classrooms to monitor content and mandate...
Modern-day Easter is surrounded by advertisements featuring the Easter Bunny and decorated eggs, celebrated by the secular and Christians alike. The meaning of Easter has drifted away from the religious...
The Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy (CRVA) is a fully online, self-paced learning alternative offered to students of all grade levels. I was enrolled in CRVA my entire freshman year (the 2020-2021...
In order to graduate, CRCSD students need four Physical Education (PE) credits regardless of their extracurricular participation. Many students at Kennedy participate in school athletics, show choirs or...
Ever since kindergarten, at around 7:55 in the morning, the click of the announcement speakers would indicate the beginning of the day. Like clockwork, we would stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Now,...
Crumbl Cookies has become the gem of America with their famous cookies, rotating selection and iconic pink boxes. Many say this company makes the most delectable desserts they have tasted, but others say...
National Women's History Month was created to celebrate how all women contribute to American history.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter first declared the week of March 8 as National Women’s History...
In 2018, providing every student in the CRCSD with a Chromebook seemed like a fantasy. Laptop carts were a coveted item in classrooms and computer labs required teachers to sign up weeks in advance.
Now,...
Women are discriminated against because of their gender. Now consider women of color who treated differently because of their race and gender.
Mollie Tibbetts was a 20-year-old white woman. Who went...
Authors’ Note: Regardless of the Jan. 25 removal of Iowa schools' ability to enforce mask mandates, masks should still be worn indoors to protect oneself and others from COVID-19. Considering the omicron...
