The Medical Conscience Bill (HouseFile571) is scheduled to become effective July 1, 2026, but it’s not quite as it seems.
HouseFile571 is a bill that works to protect medical practitioners, pharmacists,...
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 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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
