On March 21, 2026, at Coe College, junior Katherine (Katie) Hubbs competed in the Regional National History Day Contest, advancing to State.
National History Day (NHD) is a competition in which students...
As the 2025-2026 Kennedy Girl’s golf season begins, last year's state qualifier, Ellie Nurre, is looking to punch her ticket for a second season in a row. The junior has been a three year varsity member...
Three years old and singing along with the radio, senior Isabel (Izzy) Westercamp has always had a passion for music.
Izzy’s passion for singing grew when her parents signed her up for Choir...
As the 2025-2026 school year enters its spring sports season, senior athletes are preparing for their last chance to represent Kennedy High School. Two prominent athletes are senior track runners Kayla...
Kennedy High School’s Best Buddies chapter focuses on increasing inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) and developing leadership among students. Kennedy’s...
Musicians see and hear notes as colors - a song is a painted picture. Camden Neff blends the line between sounds and colors with his Saxophone.
Neff plays Alto, Tenor, Bari, Soprano Saxophone and the...
This upcoming 2026 Spring baseball season, sophomore Connor Adams plans to audition for the National Anthem at a Kernels game on his Bari saxophone.
Adams has been playing the saxophone for four years....
Kennedy High School bowling has made changes to the season starting this 2025-2026. The girls season will continue on for two more weeks than the boys. One bowler who stands out is Elaina Chesmore. Chesmore...
Kennedy High School senior Slader Buckheister signed with the University of Iowa for track and field to be a part of their distance squad on Nov. 19, 2025. Buckheister is a four-year varsity cross country...
The audience rarely sees them, but that is when stage crew members are doing their job right. Kennedy High School’s Show Choir programs rely heavily on volunteer students to help make shows possible....
Junior Caitiyln Ruggeri has played tennis since she was eight years old and has been on the varsity roster for Kennedy Girls Tennis since her freshman year.
Ruggeri started playing tennis because...
This April, Kennedy psychology teacher Dana Melone was selected to receive the American Psychological Association TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching award. After nomination in 2017 for...
