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Many Kennedy students will continue school during the summer.
Summer School is Saving Students’ GPA
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
Students focusing on their work in Beckers room.
High School: Movies vs. Reality
Beall working with a student in his geometry class.
Beall Graduates With the Class of 2022
Molly Joyner serves the ball over the net at a varsity volleyball game.
Molly Joyner: Finding Success in Many Places
Miles Wilson runs at track meet.
Miles Wilson: Running His Way into the Record Book
Kennedy Track Heads to State
Kennedy Track Heads to State
Kennedy Track at State Qualifiers
Kennedy Track at State Qualifiers
Kennedy Girls Golf Team Competed On May 11
Kennedy Girls Golf Team Competed On May 11
Graduates from the Senior Class of 2022 share their high school advice.
Senior Advice
A Commentary on 13 Reasons Why
A Commentary on 13 Reasons Why
Students should not have to be scared when they walk into school.
Enough is Enough.
Author James Belding works silently in the Torch classroom.
Being the Quiet Kid
Questions are being raised about the right way to go about abortions.
Is Abortion a Moral Question?
Hemann helps a student during class.
Project Lead the Way: Introducing Students to STEM
Fashion Forward
Fashion Forward
Agriculture Club created a garden near the Kennedy track.
Join Our Clubs!
Kennedy lunch staff posing for a group photo.
Kennedy’s Unsung Heroes
Thank You Torch Seniors!
Thank You Torch Seniors!
Kline discussing the meaning of the spirit stick at a pep assembly.
Jason Kline: The King of Kennedy
Expression Through Art
Molly Joyner serves the ball over the net at a varsity volleyball game.
Molly Joyner: Finding Success in Many Places
Dan Carolin (in the middle) and his squad pose in their Hawaiian shirts.
Dan Carolin: Human Connection Through Language
Brian Stubblefield shows off one of the hand-made electric cars in Barry Wilson’s classroom.
Speeding Through Senior Year
Student Art Showcase
Student Art Showcase
Headlights in Deer
Headlights in Deer
Im Not Exactly Sad
I’m Not Exactly Sad
The Waves of Reminiscence
The Waves of Reminiscence
One for Sorrow
One for Sorrow
Fashion Forward
Fashion Forward
Torch Banquet
Torch Banquet
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Photos: Anything But A Backpack Day
Photos: Anything But A Backpack Day
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
The student news site of John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kennedy Torch
The student news site of John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kennedy Torch
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Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students

Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students

May 25, 2022
Hemann helps a student during class.

[Photo] Project Lead the Way: Introducing Students to STEM

July 20, 2022
Brian Stubblefield shows off one of the hand-made electric cars in Barry Wilson’s classroom.

[Photo] Speeding Through Senior Year

June 8, 2022
Dixsons quilted art style makes his pieces stick out from the canvas.

[Photo] Don Dixson: Sewing Seeds

May 25, 2022
Ellie Wilkes works behind the scenes of Kennedys 2022 production of Matilda.

The Whirlwind Life of Boring Ellie

May 23, 2022
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[Photo] Fashion Forward

July 6, 2022
Questions are being raised about the right way to go about abortions.

What’s Happening to Women’s Rights?

May 17, 2022
Kennedy Girls Golf Team Competed On May 11

Kennedy Girls Golf Team Competed On May 11

May 16, 2022
Performance PE is designed to be taken by athletes for PE credits.

We’re Overworking Students

April 4, 2022
Photos: Orchestra Performs in Solo and Ensemble Concert

Photos: Orchestra Performs in Solo and Ensemble Concert

April 1, 2022
Womens History Month has a rich history that should be recognized and remembered.

A Month to Celebrate Women

March 28, 2022
Levi Hodge, so., gets ready for the orchestra concert on Oct 28

Solo and Ensemble Contests Taking Place in Early April

March 26, 2022
Photos: Boys Basketball Senior Night and Game Against Cedar Falls

Photos: Boys Basketball Senior Night and Game Against Cedar Falls

February 23, 2022
Kennedy Girls JV2 Basketball Plays Jefferson On Feb 11

Kennedy Girls JV2 Basketball Plays Jefferson On Feb 11

February 14, 2022
2022 ACTs To Be Held March 29

2022 ACTs To Be Held March 29

February 11, 2022
Free Prom Dresses Available at Gown Town

Free Prom Dresses Available at Gown Town

February 8, 2022
Junior Lucas Dolphin was nominated for athlete of the week.

Junior Lucas Dolphin Nominated for Athlete of the Week

February 2, 2022
The new pass policy requires teachers to have a hall pass, a restroom pass and a sign-out sheet in their classrooms.

New Pass Policy Regulates Student Break Times

January 28, 2022
Happiness Inc. performs at Kennedy premiere show

Kennedy Show Choirs Start Their Competitive Season

January 7, 2022
Mask mandates are once again allowed in Iowa schools.

Pfizer Vaccine Boosters Approved for Ages 12 to 15

January 6, 2022
Ethan Head gets ready to perform in Macys Great American Marching Band

Senior Ethan Head Marched in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

December 8, 2021
Linn-Mars Spectrum Club put up posters around the school for Transgender Awareness Week.

Linn-Mar Students Hold Walkout During Transgender Awareness Week

November 19, 2021
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[Photo] CRCSD Experiences a Bus Driver Shortage

November 15, 2021
Kennedy Finishes as Quarterfinalists in the Class 5A Playoffs

Kennedy Finishes as Quarterfinalists in the Class 5A Playoffs

November 12, 2021
A Look Into the October 28 Orchestra Concert

A Look Into the October 28 Orchestra Concert

November 2, 2021
School Bus

[Photo]

Winter Sports Are About to Begin

Winter Sports Are About to Begin

October 28, 2021
Iowa All-State Auditions Come to a Close

Iowa All-State Auditions Come to a Close

October 26, 2021
The Kennedy Marching Band Season Comes to an End

The Kennedy Marching Band Season Comes to an End

October 26, 2021
Kennedy Choir Performs on October 14

Kennedy Choir Performs on October 14

October 20, 2021
Senior Simeon Jauhiainen prepares himself.

Kennedy Boys Varsity Golf Reflects on the Season So Far

October 12, 2021
Moonlight Express members sing Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Iowa All-State Auditions to Be Held at Independence High School Oct. 20 and 23

October 4, 2021
Sophomore Reid Hall putts while on a Ellis Golf Course green.

[Photo] Kennedy Athlete Up for KCRG Athlete of the Week

September 29, 2021
Kennedy Marching Band Begins Competitions

Kennedy Marching Band Begins Competitions

September 27, 2021
Senior Kayleigh Duncan and sophomore Alyssa Brandt run together for the cross country team at Oakridge.

Photos: Cross Country Takes Third Place at Oakridge

September 7, 2021
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