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Many Kennedy students will continue school during the summer.
Summer School is Saving Students’ GPA
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
Students focusing on their work in Beckers room.
High School: Movies vs. Reality
Beall working with a student in his geometry class.
Beall Graduates With the Class of 2022
Molly Joyner serves the ball over the net at a varsity volleyball game.
Molly Joyner: Finding Success in Many Places
Miles Wilson runs at track meet.
Miles Wilson: Running His Way into the Record Book
Kennedy Track Heads to State
Kennedy Track Heads to State
Kennedy Track at State Qualifiers
Kennedy Track at State Qualifiers
Kennedy Girls Golf Team Competed On May 11
Kennedy Girls Golf Team Competed On May 11
Students should not have to be scared when they walk into school.
Enough is Enough.
Author James Belding works silently in the Torch classroom.
Being the Quiet Kid
Questions are being raised about the right way to go about abortions.
Is Abortion a Moral Question?
Students focusing on their work in Beckers room.
High School: Movies vs. Reality
Students wond if they should take AP World of AP Euro.
AP World vs. AP Euro
Agriculture Club created a garden near the Kennedy track.
Join Our Clubs!
Kennedy lunch staff posing for a group photo.
Kennedy’s Unsung Heroes
Thank You Torch Seniors!
Thank You Torch Seniors!
AP classes are just a small part of a high school students concerns.
How Do AP Classes Actually Affect Your Future?
Editorial Cartoon: Now What?
Editorial Cartoon: Now What?
Molly Joyner serves the ball over the net at a varsity volleyball game.
Molly Joyner: Finding Success in Many Places
Dan Carolin (in the middle) and his squad pose in their Hawaiian shirts.
Dan Carolin: Human Connection Through Language
Brian Stubblefield shows off one of the hand-made electric cars in Barry Wilson’s classroom.
Speeding Through Senior Year
Wilsee Kollie shares her art created to honor the volume of Black hair.
Representing With the Rainbow
Miles Wilson runs at track meet.
Miles Wilson: Running His Way into the Record Book
Student Art Showcase
Student Art Showcase
Headlights in Deer
Headlights in Deer
Im Not Exactly Sad
I’m Not Exactly Sad
The Waves of Reminiscence
The Waves of Reminiscence
One for Sorrow
One for Sorrow
Torch Banquet
Torch Banquet
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Mrs. Gibney Holds A Personalized Graduation For Her Students
Photos: Anything But A Backpack Day
Photos: Anything But A Backpack Day
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
Photos: Rock & Roll Returns With Symphonic Rock
Photos: Grand March and Prom
Photos: Grand March and Prom
The student news site of John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kennedy Torch
The student news site of John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kennedy Torch
Students should not have to be scared when they walk into school.

Enough is Enough.

Anabel Bradley, Writer
June 3, 2022
Kennedy reinstated a mask mandate following Judge Pratts restraining order on Iowas ban on mask mandates in schools.

Reynolds is Fighting the Wrong Battle

Anabel Bradley, Writer
September 17, 2021
Mask mandates are once again allowed in Iowa schools.

Iowa School Mask Mandate Ban Struck Down

Alyx Goldensoph, Writer
September 13, 2021
The University of Iowa is included in Iowa Citys mask mandate.

Iowa City Mask Mandate Begins August 19

Joel Dillman, Writer
August 19, 2021
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
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
Photo Via Iowa Public Radio Images. Kim Reynolds speaking to her constituents in Iowa.

Iowa Governor Mandates Fully In-Person School Option

Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer
January 29, 2021
George Anderson walking into the gym during the pep assembly to accept the award.

George Anderson: 2020 Iowa Teacher of the Year

Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer
December 10, 2019
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