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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Strolling the aisles of Target is a popular pastime in Cedar Rapids.

A Picture Perfect Spring Break

Joshua Barker, Writer March 11, 2023

I drum my fingers away, ready for my last class to be over. Tap, tap, tap, RIIIING. I rush outside as the bell rings, prepared to celebrate a classic Iowa spring break. My heart races as I discover...

An Ode to Snow Storms and Joe Winters

An Ode to Snow Storms and Joe Winters

Emma Beachner, Writer February 8, 2023

If it could snow tomorrow, it would make my day. Though teachers would still post homework, I wouldn’t have to see their faces.  If I could stay home I would have a blast. I would get stuff done...

Torch Talks – The Novembisode

Joel Dillman, Samuel Miranda, and Joey Young November 12, 2019

This episode, we talk about events happening during November, including the football playoffs, Halloween and Thanksgiving. The host of this episode is Samuel Miranda. He's joined by Noah Gritton,...

New Friday schedule starting March 1.

How Will CRCSD and Other Districts be Making Up School Days?

Haylee Brewer, Writer February 26, 2019

Students and parents living in Iowa may have concerns about how our school district will be making up our nine snow days and four two-hour delays. Last night the Cedar Rapids Community School District...

The amount of snow that fell on the Jan. 24.

Cold World

Samuel Miranda, Writer February 14, 2019

Iowa has gotten some dangerous weather conditions in the recent weeks. The weather has thrown so much at the Cedar Rapids community that the CRCSD has had eight days cancelled so far. This has started...

Too Cool For School

Too Cool For School

Olivia Riley-Schmelzer, Writer January 24, 2019

Due to the winter weather and extreme lows in temperatures, Kennedy High School has been experiencing several snow days, resulting in a shift in scheduled events such as the GHOSH Assembly, which...

The first stop my parents and I made in the Banff area was Lake Louise. This flag was on top of an ice castle built on the lake in front of the Fairmont Chateau.

Rolling Hills to The Rocky Mountains

Jamison Prull, Photo Editor March 28, 2018

I have lived in Iowa my entire life and had never seen mountains, until my parents and I went to Alberta, Canada for spring break this year.  

Crazy Weather in Cedar Rapids

Crazy Weather in Cedar Rapids

Anna Reinhart, Opinion Editor March 5, 2018

Yesterday there’s a good chance you were enjoying the 55 degree highs and sunshine. After today’s weather, you might be frustrated with pouring rain all morning that turned into heavy snow by the afternoon. “I’m...

Slippery Sidewalks

Slippery Sidewalks

Max Luton, Writer February 13, 2018

Kennedy students talk about staying safe on the roads with the ice, but sometimes think less often about the sidewalks. "Sidewalks get very slippery,” freshman Jackson Barker said. He is one of...

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