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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
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?
Students focusing on their work in Beckers room.
High School: Movies vs. Reality
Students wond if they should take AP World of AP Euro.
AP World vs. AP Euro
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!
AP classes are just a small part of a high school students concerns.
How Do AP Classes Actually Affect Your Future?
Editorial Cartoon: Now What?
Editorial Cartoon: Now What?
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
Wilsee Kollie shares her art created to honor the volume of Black hair.
Representing With the Rainbow
Miles Wilson runs at track meet.
Miles Wilson: Running His Way into the Record Book
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
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
Photos: Grand March and Prom
Photos: Grand March and Prom
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
AP classes are just a small part of a high school students concerns.

How Do AP Classes Actually Affect Your Future?

Joel Dillman, Writer
May 19, 2022
Many Kennedy juniors are taking the ACT to prepare for college admissions.

How to Access ACT Scores

Nolyn Melsha, Writer
May 2, 2022
Seniors Riley Hull and Jennifer Schmidt wearing all black at a Kennedy football game at Kingston Stadium.

The Hunt for College Roommates

Jenna Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2019
Manwaring Center of BYU-Idaho. Practice and meeting rooms are available to students and employees at this location.

College Advice from College Students

Claire Beaman, Writer
February 13, 2019
Dawson Gibbons, sr., is attending Calvin College next fall. As the first of his family members to attend college, he is excited for what the future holds.

Striving for a Higher Education

Anna Reinhart, Opinion Editor
May 7, 2018
Rejected from Dream School

Rejected from Dream School

Leeanne Mehring-Cruz, Feature Editor
January 11, 2018
Students can face difficult decisions about careers and college.

College and Beyond

Jami Martin-Trainor, Writer
December 7, 2017
Stop Asking Me Questions About College, Please!

Stop Asking Me Questions About College, Please!

Hannah Ratzer, Writer
November 10, 2017

Applying for College

Leeanne Mehring-Cruz, Feature Editor
October 14, 2017
Leeanne and friends at the last dance

Life-Changing College Experiences

Leeanne Mehring-Cruz, Feature Editor
September 28, 2017
Photo provided by Anna Reinhart

Students take advantage of AP courses

Sophia Jasper and Maddie Long
April 23, 2017
One of the Cedar Rapids students college visits was at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana.

Colleges spring tour gives students an important experience

Jurnee Rose-Johnson, Writer
April 23, 2017
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