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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Performers participating in the Chinese New Year celebration. Photo edited by Ashton Nanke.

Kennedy Celebrates the Chinese New Year

Claire Beaman, Writer February 6, 2020

The Chinese class of Kennedy High School wished everyone a happy New Year on Fri Jan 31. It’s not because they got a late start to 2020. China follows the Lunar calendar, meaning that the date of New...

Jackie Garcia attending a pep assembly at Kennedy High School, posing with handfuls of confetti.

Standing Up Against Social Injustices

Abby Bonat, Writer June 11, 2019

To the naked eye, Jackie Garcia may seem like an average eighteen-year-old high school student, but behind her tightly curled hair and relaxed demeanor is a girl who has encountered more challenges and...

Imam Hassan Selim, prayer leader at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids.

A Journey of Understanding

Jack McGrane, Writer June 10, 2019

Imam Hassan Selim from Cairo, Egypt, is an integral leader of the Muslim community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He leads prayers at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids and is the vice president of the Inter-religious...

Students' Trip to China Leaves Lasting Impression

Students’ Trip to China Leaves Lasting Impression

Alaina Beaman, Writer September 29, 2017

Kennedy’s Chinese teacher Grant Brown led his first class trip to China on June 6. The trip lasted for 16 days and the flight to Hong Kong took 16 hours. Brown chose Guangzhou, a southern Chinese city,...

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