Graduation Party Happenings
Hannah Ratzer, Writer
June 5, 2017
Graduation Season arrived, and with it graduation parties. Seniors commemorated their time in high school with pictures, food, and fun. I decided to take pictures of these various graduation aspects in an attempt to show what a true grad party looked like. Each of the parties had excellent fo...
Grand march and prom photos
Leeanne Mehring, Madylin Kircher, and Kayla Jacobson
May 18, 2017
Senior Class of 2017 just attended their last prom, May 13. The Grand March was held in the auditorium, followed by a dance at the Czech Museum in downtown Cedar Rapids. After the dance, students then went to post prom held at the Rockwell Collins Recreation Center until 3:30 a.m., an event which...
Best buddies club ready for a day at Camp Courageous
Anafer Millsap, Writer
May 9, 2017
Best Buddies club headed out for the day on Monday, May 8, for an exciting day at Camp Courageous. Students and buddies did many activities such as zip lining, rock climbing, soccer, bowling, petting zoo, and train rides. They arrived back at Kennedy at 2:15 p.m.
More photos from Nov. 17 Protest
November 17, 2016
Anafernanda Millsap is a photographer for Torch. In her words: "About a minute into passing time they [students] just started coming out from the front doors, from the foyer, and they started walking toward the sidewalk, the street. [Principal] Kline and some other administrators started giving o...
Kennedy Walkout Photo Gallary
Jake Corkery, Sports Editor
November 17, 2016
Kennedy High School students congregated outside of the main office after third hour. They organized a walkout and spread their message "Love not hate," as they walked to the 42nd Street and Edgewood intersection. All protests were peaceful and the students returned to their afternoon classes. There...
Downtown prepares for impending flood
Nathan Sheeley, Editor-in-Chief
September 24, 2016
As the City of Cedar Rapids prepares for the second-highest predicted flood crest in history, residents work to sandbag downtown areas while dealing with evacuations, road closings, and the fear of an apparition of 2008. All bridges downtown closed downtown on Saturday afternoon. Authorities and public...
Storms strike Corridor
Nathan Sheeley, Editor-in-Chief
September 22, 2016
As flash flooding hits the Cedar Rapids area, the City of Cedar Rapids City Council has began to mobilize authorities to close down roads throughout town. The predicted crest patterns are expected to reach up to 24 feet high, which is the height at which water begins to touch the bottom of the bridges...
Women’s Swimming and Diving Falls to Pleasant Valley
Nathan Sheeley, Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2016
