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Kennedy Torch

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Kennedy Torch

Kennedy Sophomore Boys Basketball: A Season of Excellence

Kennedy Sophomore Boys Basketball: A Season of Excellence

Gabe Copley, Writer January 30, 2025

The Kennedy Sophomore Boys Basketball Team is looking to continue a strong season under Head Coach Tony Vis. The Cougars currently have a win-loss record of 11-2 and the team is maintaining growth mindsets...

Kennedy track runners are unsure of their leadership for the upcoming season.

Kennedy Girls Track Team Faces Uncertainty as Season Nears Without a Coach

Loraiya Canty, Writer January 30, 2025

Kennedy's Girls Track Team has a successful season during 2024, however, with the 2025 track and field season approaching, they do not yet have a track coach. Head coach Duane Wampole decided that...

Kennedy's Model UN Provides Diplomatic Opportunities for Students

Kennedy’s Model UN Provides Diplomatic Opportunities for Students

Amalie Jørck, Writer January 29, 2025

Model UN is a club at Kennedy that has risen and fallen in popularity since 1990 and was completely rebooted for the 2024-25 school year. It's a club where students come together to learn about what goes...

Instructional Empowerment Program Misses the Mark for CRCSD High Schoolers

Instructional Empowerment Program Misses the Mark for CRCSD High Schoolers

Haile Miller, Writer January 29, 2025

Among the new changes to the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) curriculum, the Instructional Empowerment program package has been implemented for use in K-12 classrooms. The CRCSD introduced...

Varsity boys wrestlers run onto the mat to open the Varsity meet.

Photos: Kennedy Hosts Boys Wrestling Military Appreciation Night on January 7

Emmie Diehl, Photographer January 24, 2025

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After the first parent advisory meeting, CRCSD proposes pushing back Freshman Academies and acknowledges community concerns.

Delay of Freshman Academy Program Acknowledges Community Voices

Sonja Woerner, Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2025

On Monday, Jan. 20, teachers received notice during professional learning meetings that the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) will propose the delay of Freshman Academies and College and Career...

Parents and district administrators disagree over the direction for CRCSD students' education.

First Parent Advisory Board Meeting Raises Questions and Concerns

Sonja Woerner, Editor-in-Chief January 17, 2025

Since the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s (CRCSD) announcement of pathway offerings by the Cedar Rapids Gazette on Oct. 24, parents, students and community members have expressed concern. District...

Torch Out Loud, the Kennedy Torch podcast, logo used in every episode.

Torch Out Loud: Phil Ferrante on The Future Business Leaders of America

Haile Miller, Host January 14, 2025

https://youtu.be/Mts1iG46jI0?feature=shared

Head to head with opponent, Sophomore Jarod Anderson takes down Challenger.

Photos: Kennedy Boy’s Wrestling suffers defeat at Liberty High School

Emmie Diehl, Photographer January 3, 2025

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Taking a win for Kennedy is senior Ella Brown.

Photos: Kennedy Hosts the Girls Wrestling Invitational on December 16

Emmie Diehl, Photographer January 1, 2025

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Christmas tradition different across the world, leading to jarring experiences for foreign exchange students.

A Different Kind of Holiday: The Danish Foreign Exchange Student’s Take

Amalie Jørck, Writer December 31, 2024

There are many different ways to celebrate the holidays. Every country has unique traditions, from big to small, like an Elf on a shelf or the day Christmas is celebrated.  It is not only the traditions...

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