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Kennedy Torch

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Kennedy Torch

Posters promoting the event hang through the school.

Kinder Kennedy Partners With Best Buddies to Host Disco Night

Anyah Stoppelmoor, Writer March 30, 2023

On Friday, March 31 Kinder Kennedy is hosting Kennedy’s first Disco Dance. The disco dance is one of several events to encourage a sense of belonging.   Kinder Kennedy is a club at Kennedy that...

Kinder Kennedy posing with the eggs they hid around the school.

Spreading Kindness in a Quiet Way

Jordan Horne, Writer November 1, 2022

Kinder Kennedy, a club at Kennedy High School, consists of students who strive to make school a safer and kinder place. This group is led by Ren High, president of the club, Cade Beck, vice president,...

Class of 2023 and Kinder Kennedy are selling merchandise.

Kinder Kennedy and Class of 2023 Merchandise for Sale

Jasmine Hite, Writer November 23, 2021

Kennedy language arts teacher Christina Langton has brought back class merchandise this school year by popular demand.  The Class of 2023 is selling t-shirts and hoodies. Langton’s goal is to sell...

The red sticky notes that line the Kennedy hallways as a part of Inclusion Week.

Inclusivity at Kennedy High School

Jasmine Hite, Writer March 9, 2020

With over 1800 students at Kennedy Highschool, it can be hard to feel included or respected. Kinder Kennedy and Best Buddies put together Kennedy’s Inclusion Week to bring students together, attempting...

Kinder Kennedy members discussing their new moves.

Kinder Kennedy: What Now, What Next?

Emily Reed, Writer February 25, 2020

In a time where the world needs to be kinder, Kennedy is giving it a shot.  Kinder Kennedy strives to show respect and kindness to everyone. The leader, Christiana Langton, along with her co-presidents...

Daniel Juarez, jr., underneath the pressure caused by life as a teenager. Photo edited by Ashton Nanke.

Support at the Source

Elise Hrabik, Writer January 27, 2020

My peers and I are suffering. One in five teens in America are diagnosed with a mental health disorder. One in five of my classmates are dealing with depression, anxiety, and other challenges on a daily...

Hold On Pain Ends, have HOPE.

Hold On Pain Ends, have HOPE.

Leeanne Mehring-Cruz, Feature Editor February 2, 2018

Hang On Pain Ends (HOPE) is the program at Kennedy High School for students who don’t feel safe at school or are struggling with not only suicidal tendencies, but stress and other mental illnesses founded...

Fight Bullying with Kindness

Fight Bullying with Kindness

Hannah Ratzer, Writer December 5, 2017

On Thursday, Dec. 7, Kennedy students will be attending an assembly where Kirk Smalley, from the organization Stand for the Silent, will be speaking about his personal experience with bullying and suicide...

Kline Warns Parents about Potentially Dangerous App

Kline Warns Parents about Potentially Dangerous App

Brooke McNeal, News Editor January 6, 2017

It all started with a warning. On Dec. 12, an email from Principal Jason Kline was sent to alert parents about an social media app that students are using that had just been brought to his attention....

Some of the clothespins students have made to pass onto others

Kinder Kennedy

Jenna Anderson, Opinion Editor September 15, 2016

Last year Principal Jason Kline came up with the Kinder Kennedy movement to promote the end of bullying. It started off with the simple idea of letting students write kind words on clothespins and attaching...

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