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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

An empty classroom after seniors have left campus for lunch.

Senioritis; “Senior Year Blues”

Alyx Goldensoph, Writer August 1, 2024

The average American goes to school for 13-15 years by the age of 18. It is very common in the first five to six years of school for students to participate in advanced classes such as P.A.C.T. or T.A.G.,...

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Everything is Still Upside Down

Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer April 7, 2021

We’re a year into a pandemic. The world is in shambles. In March 2020, I was sent home from school for what was said to be two weeks. Those 14 days were transformed into months and months. Initially,...

A beautiful gold dress paired with a matching corsage, yet another stressor adding to the pressure of homecoming.

The Stresses of Homecoming

Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer October 2, 2019

Getting a manicure, styling your hair with a curling iron, and zipping up the dress, all in preparation to spend a Saturday night dancing to bop after bop. Students prepare for the dance in many ways,...

Seniors Riley Hull and Jennifer Schmidt wearing all black at a Kennedy football game at Kingston Stadium.

The Hunt for College Roommates

Jenna Anderson, Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2019

For many high school seniors, deciding where to go to college can be a struggle in itself. Once a college is chosen, more stress can load onto students due to searching for a roommate and deciding where...

Hold On Pain Ends, have HOPE.

Hold On Pain Ends, have HOPE.

Leeanne Mehring-Cruz, Feature Editor February 2, 2018

Hang On Pain Ends (HOPE) is the program at Kennedy High School for students who don’t feel safe at school or are struggling with not only suicidal tendencies, but stress and other mental illnesses founded...

Teacher Bob Young works with Aleigha Thompson, fr., on the Earth Science final review packet. Finals are Thursday and Friday for Kennedy students.

Ideas for Getting Through Finals

Trinity Wiley, Writer May 30, 2017

The most dreaded time of the year is approaching...finals. The testing begins Thursday for Kennedy students. How do you even study? Brooklynn Studt, fr., says she struggles with, “getting to the...

Stressed out? Writer offers some suggestions

Stressed out? Writer offers some suggestions

Lydia Kilgore, Writer May 8, 2017

With AP tests underway and finals fast approaching, stress is a topic that most everyone I know can relate to, whether it's stress about testing, work, grades, or really anything else going on in our lives. In...

Jackson Middlekauff (left), sr., and Jazmine Loomis, sr., play with one of the 8-week old puppies.

Puppy Socialization Comes to Kennedy

Brooke McNeal, News Editor February 1, 2017

The list was exclusive. Only 15 people got to be on the list as a first-come, first-served basis to see the unique SMART Time experience: Puppies. “The puppies are here for socialization before...

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