When the COVID-19 pandemic made in-person gatherings dangerous, school scheduling was overhauled. In Cedar Rapids high schools, the student body was split in two, each half alternating between in-person...
John F. Kennedy High school renewed an old policy regarding remote learning. By changing the attendance policy, the CRCSD believes it is a crucial part for the remote learners.
Online students have...
Winter hit Cedar Rapids weeks ago, and it hit the city hard. Coldness pervades you wherever you go. It may look like a winter wonderland, but it is far from wondrous.
Freezing temperatures and slippery...
In the shadow of Kennedy High School’s Jennifer McAtee stands Mariah Griffin, a student of the University of Iowa studying to become a geometry teacher. Although her student teaching has been abnormal...
In an art classroom with long flat tables, students envision great sculptures in their heads. Nothing holds them back. The classroom has plenty of space and materials for a project of this magnitude.
Unfortunately,...
Remote learning forced by COVID-19 transformed the way students learn. The removal of the classroom environment, face-to-face conversations and physical class materials has impacted students and teachers...
All classes in the Cedar Rapids Community School District have shifted to required remote learning as of Nov. 12. All extra-curricular activities have been paused. The Cedar Rapids School District now...
Kennedy High School’s Academic Decathlon team will continue this year but with new obstacles.
The decathlon team is in the process of recruiting members. This process has been made more difficult...
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...
