“I figured if I was going to say it [graduation poem] in front of everyone, I’d want to make it about me, stuff in my life,” Jose Juarez said.
This spring, Juraez submitted a poem and entered...
Conrado Chozas-Martinez has spent nearly a whole school year at Kennedy, 4,300 miles away from his family and friends in Pozuelo, a suburb in Madrid. Chozas-Martinez has been living with the Finks, his...
As seniors approach their final day of high school, the only thing on their minds is what's coming next. For some it's following the footsteps of their family, whether that be enrolling in higher education,...
Senior Isaac Toth is an aspiring young artist who wished to get a college scholarship to do something that he loves, and his dream came true. Toth will be attending Ringling College of Art and...
“We’ve experienced a lot of kindness from people and that’s been really special,” Leah Howard said, referring to the outreach of care she and her husband Sean have experienced during the last few...
“Growing up, I was extremely shy. I used to hate talking in-front of people and talking to people I didn’t know,” Emma Bedard said. Anyone who knows Bedard would never guess that this statement...
On Nov. 21, senior Darby Manternach got a call from her admissions counselor and received the news that she was awarded the Distinguished Trustee Scholarship from Coe College.
The Distinguished Trustee...
“The people and the country itself are so much more beautiful and genuine than a lot of people I’ve met here,” Olivia Vander Sanden, jr., said. Vander Sanden has been to Haiti twice in the last 5...
Senior Jose Juarez was awarded the Service Above Self Award at a Jan. 15 luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Cedar Rapids. There were eight other high school recipients and the award is only...
Seeking workout inspiration, senior Taylor Mather started up an Instagram account this past summer to showcase her fitness journey.
“I follow a lot of fitness bloggers and YouTubers, so I thought...
She got a 36 on her ACT, she’s seventh in her class out of 411 students as of last year, but she got rejected from Yale.
Senior Joyce Li’s first choice for college was Stanford University, but after...
Her drive came from within and her grit developed from playing with her cousins - all boys.
“Sports are just in me,” Larrimore said.
Sports also helped Larrimore adjust to a big school from her...
