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Dance team performs at Winter Pep Assembly on Dec. 1.
Dance Team Competes at State
The freshman class celebrate winning the spirit stick.
Cougars Celebrate The Holiday Spirit In The Winter Pep Assembly
Girls wrestling on the first day of practice.
History Being Made on the Mat
Senior Elizabeth Goff (Belle) and senior Jake Horton (Beast) after their waltz in a dress rehearsal.
Kennedy Presents a Tale as Old as Time
Students can use Cougar Advisory to voice their opinion on a variety of topics like curriculum or other activities.
The Return of Cougar Advisory
Photos: Boys’ Swimming at Jefferson
Photos: Boys Swimming at Kennedy
Photos: Boys’ Swimming at Kennedy
Dance team performs at Winter Pep Assembly on Dec. 1.
Dance Team Competes at State
Girls wrestling on the first day of practice.
History Being Made on the Mat
Junior Trevan Krumrei, swishes a 3 point shot.
Kennedy Boys’ Basketball gets 82-37 Victory over Marion
Junior Luke OBrien (Gaston) flexes behind the Silly Girls during the song Gaston.
Kennedy Actors Shine in Beauty and the Beast
Kennedys Happiness Inc. attends a Trunk-or-Treat.
Trick-or-Treat or Trunk-or-Treat?
Noreen worked to meet the needs of everyone around her as superintendent. She met others with love and compassion.
It’s “Just Noreen”
Candy Corn Craze
Candy Corn Craze
Noreen Bush poses for a photo after discussing her chemo treatments.
Noreen Bush: A Life To Be Remembered
Protégé soloist performing the shows opener during a dress rehearsal.
Protégé Enters The Danger Zone
Mens Volleyball will be coming to Kennedy in the form of a club.
Men’s Volleyball Comes To Kennedy
Meet The New Faces At Kennedy
Meet The New Faces At Kennedy
Im a Puff and Im staying.
Battle of the Puffs: Kennedy vs. Washington
Senior Nelta Earl waves during homecoming parade.
Homecoming Scene Changes…Again
Bella performs as lead character Megan Jones in Kennedys production of Puffs.
Bella Griffin: Getting Involved Across the School
Tony Vis watches the basketball game.
Tony Vis: His Love for the Game
Andy Courtney coaches the girls team during a time out.
The Return of Coach Courtney
Shiho Yabuchi and Daniel Carolin pose for a photo in their classroom.
Welcoming Shiho Yabuchi to Kennedy
Noreen Bush poses for a photo after discussing her chemo treatments.
Noreen Bush: A Life To Be Remembered
Junior Luke OBrien (Gaston) flexes behind the Silly Girls during the song Gaston.
Kennedy Actors Shine in Beauty and the Beast
Senior Elizabeth Goff (Belle) and senior Jake Horton (Beast) after their waltz in a dress rehearsal.
Kennedy Presents a Tale as Old as Time
Protégé soloist performing the shows opener during a dress rehearsal.
Protégé Enters The Danger Zone
Ami Jacobo practicing her choreography during Happiness Inc. rehearsal.
Kennedy Show Choirs Make Their Debut
Im a Puff and Im staying.
Battle of the Puffs: Kennedy vs. Washington
Photos: Boys’ Swimming at Jefferson
Photos: Boys Swimming at Kennedy
Photos: Boys’ Swimming at Kennedy
The freshman class celebrate winning the spirit stick.
Cougars Celebrate The Holiday Spirit In The Winter Pep Assembly
Elizabeth Goff (Belle) and Jake Horton (Beast) dance during the song Tale as Old as Time.
Photos: Playtime Poppy Presents Beauty and the Beast
Junior Trevan Krumrei, swishes a 3 point shot.
Kennedy Boys’ Basketball gets 82-37 Victory over Marion
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Kennedys Key Club is a group effort.

Kennedy’s Key Club Gives Back to the Community

James Belding, Writer
April 4, 2022
Move Over Christmas, Here Comes Kwanzaa

Move Over Christmas, Here Comes Kwanzaa

Jasmine Hite, Writer
December 25, 2021
Participating student spent the night in cardboard boxes outside.

Kennedy’s Homeless Night Creates Awareness

Jasmine Hite, Writer
November 11, 2021
The Cedar Rapids Police Departments car parked outside of Kennedy High School.

Students Raise Concerns Over Student Resource Officers

Jami Martin-Trainor, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2021
Cougar Pantry, the resource that Kennedy offered to students who needed or wanted food to take home.

CRCSD Offers Aid in this Time of Need

Jami Martin-Trainor, Editor-in-Chief
March 20, 2020
Seniors and Student Government Officers Charlie Haefner, Louie Ervin, Lauryn Vaske and Rylee Ervin volunteered to bell ring for Salvation Army at the Hy-Vee on Edgewood on Nov. 11.

Kennedy Student Government Gives Back to Community for the Holidays

Jenna Anderson, Co Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2018
Students at Kennedy high school preparing to spend the night outside at a previous homeless night.

Camping for a Cause

Jami Martin-Trainor, Writer
October 26, 2018
Seniors Hailey Dolphin and Evyn DeWitte take attendance at the start of class and give announcements.

The Importance of Student Government

Leeanne Mehring-Cruz, Feature Editor
May 7, 2018
One of Allie Sjullies volunteering experiences took her to Kentucky for a week to help fix up a home.. She says that volunteering is an opportunity to help see the world differently.

Volunteering is opportunity to see world differently

Allie Sjullie, Writer
January 17, 2018
Gifts and letters from community on display at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids. Photo provided by Afnan Elshiekh.

Cedar Rapids’ Muslim center receives kindness, care from community

Elizabeth Barrett
February 28, 2017
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