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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

Should phones be allowed in classrooms at Kennedy?

Cell Phone Policy Sweeps Kennedy, Do Benefits Outweigh Potential Danger?

Brooklyn Gilchrist, Writer October 11, 2024

For years, schools have faced a tough argument; should cellphones be banned in classrooms? This year, Kennedy’s new cell phone policy went into effect, discouraging students from bringing their cell...

Students are often distracted by cell phones during class time.

The Impact of Social Media Within Our Community

Anyah Stoppelmoor, Writer November 2, 2023

Throughout the years, social media has evolved and grown into a society of its own. With both positive and negative impacts, it has made significant changes in society. Numbers of bullying and harassment...

Some teachers have started to use phone hotels in their classrooms.

Phones Go to Jail

Nolyn Melsha, Writer February 21, 2022

At the beginning of the second semester, new rules were implemented in rooms across Kennedy. Multiple teachers made the decision to put cell phone holders (also referred to as phone hotels or phone jails)...

Fortnite is one of the world's most popular games today. On school computers, the site is blocked by the school district, but students can still access the game on their cell phones.

All in Favor of Fortnite?

Haylee Brewer, Shaun Pothepalli May 17, 2018

Freshman Zoe Trumpold has had it with Fortnite. “My boyfriend stopped talking to me because he was too busy playing Fortnite,” Trumpold said. “It ends relationships, so hey I’m single.” Fortnite...

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