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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

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

Enough is Enough.

Anabel Bradley, Writer June 3, 2022

On May 24, the students of Rodd Elementary in Uvalde, Texas walked into school expecting it to be like any other day and anticipating the impending summer break. Instead, at least 19 children and two teachers...

The students paid tribute to students who have been part of gun violence.

The Right to Live

Jami Martin-Trainor, Writer May 15, 2018

Every time there is a mass school shooting, we hear the exact same thing; send your thoughts and prayers. But, are thoughts and prayers going to stop people from getting shot? Probably not. Students...

What Kennedy is Doing to Keep Students Safe

What Kennedy is Doing to Keep Students Safe

Mathew WorthingtonBarnes, Writer April 26, 2018

With all the recent school shootings, school districts have been debating on what they should do to keep the students and staff safe. Different schools have done various things to ensure the safety of...

Order forms for the walkout shirts.

Make Your Voices Heard

Jami Martin-Trainor, Writer April 17, 2018

19 years will have passed since the Columbine Shooting on April 20. Since that day, there have been 25 fatal school shootings that have taken away numerous lives. Come April 20, many students of Kennedy...

50 Stories for 50 Years: It’s all About Security

Anna Reinhart, Opinion Editor March 27, 2018

50 Stories for 50 Years is a yearlong series, written by Hannah Ratzer. Throughout the 2017-2018 school year we will be republishing stories from all 50 years of past publications. We hope to show off...

The Sandy Hook Memorial in Newtown, Connecticut.

Sandy Hook, Five Years Later

Anna Reinhart, Opinion Editor December 14, 2017

It’s been five years since the tragic elementary school shooting at Sandy Hook. Since then, what’s changed? Sadly, very little. On Dec. 14, 2012 a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School armed...

Map of school shootings in the United States since 2013

Not Just a Drill

Leeanne Mehring Cruz and Sophia Jasper December 13, 2017

There have been 266 school shootings in the United States since 2013 founded by Every Town. Four of the 262 shootings have been in Iowa. The closest one to home for Kennedy students was the Jefferson...

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