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Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

How should Kennedy distribute the funds for it's sports?

How Should Kennedy Be Fundraising?

Sarah Martin-Trainor, Writer May 11, 2022

Athletics, fine arts and other extracurriculars all need funding. Each group chooses its own method for raising the money they need. Methods vary from selling chocolate bars to campaigning for donations...

Student wearing the homeless night t-shirt.

Homeless Night Success

Anabel Bradley, Writer November 14, 2019

On Friday, October 25, Kennedy High School sponsored Homeless Night to raise awareness for homelessness in Cedar Rapids.  Since 2002, Kennedy students have gathered in front of the school to support...

Daniel Juarez and date attending the 2018 homecoming dance.

Homecoming On a Budget

Lindsey Matus, Writer October 4, 2019

Everyone loves tradition, that’s what homecoming is all about. However traditions are expensive and not everyone is able to afford them.  When preparing for homecoming, students tend to make multiple...

Kennedy parking ticket given out by Carl Barton.

Making Kennedy Better One Ticket at a Time

Alyssa Friedley February 1, 2019

When Kennedy High School students walk to their parked car and find they got a ticket, most pay the money and forget about it. But where does the parking ticket money go after students pay? Kennedy...

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Students take advantage of AP courses

Sophia Jasper and Maddie Long April 23, 2017

College success, saving money, and saving time -- three goals lots of students want. For students at Kennedy, Advanced Placement classes offer an opportunity to get a head start in college, but they're...

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