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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Sanitary product basket in women's bathroom at Kennedy

Student Government Implements Free Feminine Hygiene Products in Bathrooms

Emma Beachner, Writer October 25, 2022

Kennedy’s Student Government has begun to supply hygiene products in women's bathrooms. Starting the last week of September, tampons and pads started to show up in the women's bathrooms across Kennedy. Student...

Eating disorders aren't always obvious from the outside.

How to Get Help With Eating Disorders

Emma Beachner, Writer February 18, 2022

Eating disorders have become a severe problem among teenagers through the years of the pandemic. In 2020, this disordered behavior became prominent online, and teens' newfound free time introduced more...

Photo Via Iowa Public Radio Images. Kim Reynolds speaking to her constituents in Iowa.

Leave School Decisions in the Hands of the Educators

Jami Martin-Trainor, Editor-in-Chief May 20, 2021

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...

"Classroom" by cogdogblog is marked with CC0 1.0

Everything is Still Upside Down

Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer April 7, 2021

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,...

Photo of the COVID-19 Coronavirus provided by the National Park Service.

One Year of COVID-19

March 16, 2020. The day our district told us we would not return to school after spring break. A disease called COVID-19 had entered Iowa a few days prior. School was canceled until it was dealt with....

Shawn Thomsen, facilitator at Kennedy High School, disinfecting a desk to help protect students and staff.

Protect Our Schools

Jami Martin-Trainor, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2021

Hardship after hardship has slammed Cedar Rapids schools since the beginning of 2020. The pandemic has changed the way we live and the derecho destroyed a large part of our community. A healthy and safe...

Zoey Olson, sr., at show choir dance practice.

Show Choir Under the Lights of COVID-19

Grace Niemuth and Jasmine Hite October 30, 2020

Group choir is one of the most dangerous activities to do during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article from the Los Angeles Times. The Cedar Rapids Community School District has struggled to find...

Kennedy High School facilities damaged by the Derecho Aug. 10. The gymnasium was hit especially hard.

What’s Going on with Homecoming?

Claire Beaman, Writer October 28, 2020

This year the dance will not be held in October. Is there still a possibility of a homecoming dance this school year? Jason Kline, principal of Kennedy High School, said that it would not be possible...

The class of 2021 at the Winter Pep Assembly who emerged victorious. Which will win this year's virtual pep rally?

Virtual Pep Assembly

Jami Martin-Trainor, Editor-in-Chief March 23, 2020

COVID-19 has turned the 2019-2020 school year on its head. With WPA canceled and prom looking unlikely, many students feel as if their school year was stolen. After school had been canceled for four...

Senior Taylor Mather posing with a medicine ball at Planet Fitness in Cedar Rapids.

Senior Successes: Taylor Mather

Jenna Anderson, Co Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2018

Seeking workout inspiration, senior Taylor Mather started up an Instagram account this past summer to showcase her fitness journey. “I follow a lot of fitness bloggers and YouTubers, so I thought...

Kyle Minor, sr., performs a solo for Happiness, Inc. at the Raise the Roof Show Choir Invitational on Feb. 27.

Doctors’ report: Without surgery, he may never walk or talk

Katie Beer, Writer March 3, 2016

You’d never guess that Kyle Minor, sr., has had his skull cracked open by surgeons five times in 17 years. He's otherwise a typical Kennedy student, involved in Happiness show choir, and with plans...

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