Kennedy's annual homecoming is taking place Sept. 17 in the West Gym, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale during the week of the dance in all lunch hours and after school on friday. Kennedy’s...

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...

The Kennedy pep assembly scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 2 was postponed due to school-related COVID-19 concerns. Linn County Public Health (LCPH) sent a letter to schools Aug. 28 recommending further...

When we couldn’t see friends, couldn’t travel, couldn’t do activities, we still had music. We could plug in headphones and drown out the questions we had for the future. We could turn on a speaker...

Students have been hit hard by quarantine. They can’t see their friends, go to school or participate in activities. After losing the activities that structured their lives, students have begun unhealthy...

In an always-busy society, taking time to go to the kitchen to bake is rare. There is always an appointment you need to go to or a friend you are meeting up with. When COVID-19 shut the world down, those...

The first time students walked Kennedy’s halls since the pandemic and the devastating derecho felt different. There were expectations of a completely different school. They expected feeling a little...

Kim Reynolds signed a law early this morning removing the mask mandate in all Cedar Rapids public schools immediately. The CRCSD has no choice but to comply. Regardless of vaccination status, no student...

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for children ages 12-15 on May 10. The Cedar Rapids Community School...

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now available for everyone 16 and older. Vaccines will be distributed at all four CRCSD high schools. The first dosage will be available on May 12 at Metro high school...

COVID-19 vaccines are now available for free for all Linn County, Iowa residents at least 16 years old. Vaccine appointments can be scheduled from this website at various providers. Local hospitals...

We’re a year into a pandemic. The world is in shambles. In March 2020, I was sent home from school for what was said to be two weeks. Those 14 days were transformed into months and months. Initially,...