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Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

John F. Kennedy tours the high school names after him.

Issues Week: A Tradition Lost to Time

Sonja Woerner, Editor-in-Chief August 29, 2023

The year is 1967. Kennedy, home of the Cougars, has just opened its doors and all students have been given a week off. While school was canceled, a majority of the student body came in anyway, signing...

New activities director Shawn Thomsen is taking over for Kennedy's Aaron Stecker.

Former Kennedy Coach Shawn Thomsen Steps in as New Activities Director

Joshua Barker, Writer August 22, 2023

Kennedy High School will soon have a new activities director. Former boys swimming coach Shawn Thomsen will be replacing previous director Aaron Stecker next school year as he moves on to Iowa Bound. Thomsen...

Former Kennedy student wears the old Kennedy costume.

The Return of Kenny

Claire Frank and Rowan Hesford July 18, 2023

Almost everyone at Kennedy knows who our beloved mascot Kenny the Cougar is, but do we really know the backstory of why Kenny was brought to Kennedy? In the late 1960’s, the student body had voted...

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