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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 working in study hall.

SMART Time Gone Forever

Joel Dillman, Writer September 12, 2019

After four years, all SMART-related efforts have been cut out of the daily schedule. Students no longer have a built-in time to make up work during the school day. Students remember SMART Time as a...

SMART Time part of ‘normal’ routine at Kennedy

Lexi Olson and Dylan Sines January 4, 2018

The 1,749 students at Kennedy create a large student body which has made it possible for programs such as SMART Time to become a normal part of the daily class schedule. The “SMART” in SMART Time...

Crowd of students waiting to be released from the cafeteria.

Is Our School Day Schedule Working?

Jamison Prull, Writer September 27, 2017

Our school day schedule has been under revision the entire time I’ve attended Kennedy. The administration has been trying to come up with something that will work for the size of our student body and...

Students make their way to lunch and tutorials.

Students missing Smart Lunch

Irma Dizdarevic, Writer April 23, 2017

Students know that Smart Lunch is not coming back this year. But, if you ask students whether they like Smart Lunch or Smart Time better, there are mixed opinions on which tutorial session is most beneficial. “I...

Students make their way to lunch and tutorials.

SMART Lunch changes affect teachers, too

Destiny Smith, Writer November 27, 2016

It’s no secret that the amount of students at Kennedy High School has increased. There are 1,910 students this school year and with the increase in students there is even less space. During winter,...

Library area is busy during SMART Lunch.

Daily schedule gets a makeover

Brooke McNeal, News Editor November 22, 2016

On Monday, Nov. 21, Principal Jason Kline announced on Twitter that the school's daily schedule would be getting a makeover. “SMART lunch not going away for good. But replacing it with alt schedule...

Spanish class during a regular school day schedule.

17 and A Half Hours: The Effects of an Extra Class Period

Brooke McNeal, News Editor November 16, 2016

Thirty minutes a week or a little over 17 and a half hours per school year. This is the amount of time students are losing in classes due to the new seven period school day schedule. After over two...

Students make their way to lunch and tutorials.

Daily time for tutorials and lunch reduced to 60 minutes

Brooke McNeal and Madeline Jamrok September 29, 2015
Don’t let the rumors fool you. SMART lunch can be taken at any time. There is no “2-year contract” stating Kennedy High School has to keep SMART lunch.
Poll Results: How many SMART lunch tutorials have you attended so far?

Poll Results: How many SMART lunch tutorials have you attended so far?

Xander Riley, Web Editor September 30, 2014

Chart created on http://www.meta-chart.com/pie.

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