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Kennedy Torch

Thematic map displaying book ban attempts nationally in 2022.

Source: American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom

Silencing Stories: Iowa Book Bans and the Censorship Struggle

Samuella Kasha, Writer March 5, 2024

Book banning is counterproductive.  The purpose of education is to provide young adults with factual and pertinent knowledge by teaching them about various subjects and history in a supervised setting....

Kennedy students had the option of riding the pep bus to support the basketball team in Des Moines.

I Thought We Were Better

Lizzy Hawkes, Writer March 11, 2022

After the bus trip to the state basketball game on Wednesday, March 9, I am disappointed in my fellow Cougars.  The pep bus was boarded at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday morning under normal circumstances, students...

Quick access to warm coffee could be a thing of the past for Kennedy teachers.

A Charged Removal of Teachers’ Appliances

Joel Dillman, Writer March 4, 2022

Author's Note: I reached out to CRCSD for an interview, but they did not respond by the publication date. Everyday appliances in classrooms have been used by teachers and students for years, whether...

Mask mandates are banned in Iowa schools once again.

Mask Mandate Lifted in CRCSD Schools

Molly Martin, Writer January 25, 2022

The CRCSD has lifted the mask mandate for all students and staff following a court ruling in the 8th Circuit Court. In an email to CRCSD families, Superintendent Noreen Bush announced the universal...

Mask mandates are once again allowed in Iowa schools.

Iowa School Mask Mandate Ban Struck Down

Alyx Goldensoph, Writer September 13, 2021

A federal judge temporarily ordered Iowa to allow mask mandates in schools Monday, Sept. 19. The order will expire when the court rules it is acceptable to stop wearing masks. Judge Robert Pratt issued...

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