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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Ashlynn Williams uses art as a creative outlook in her life.

A Colorful View

Jasmine Hite, Writer May 10, 2022

Art is not a required class, but for some it's more than necessary. Senior Ashlynn Williams has been a part of the art program for seven out of her eight semesters at Kennedy. “Sadly that made...

Mariah Griffin (left) and Jennifer McAtee (right) are ready to start the class.

Learning To Teach in an Upside-Down World

Jasmine Hite, Writer February 18, 2021

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...

An inside peek on the life360 app. Edited by Ashton Nanke

Life Built Around 360

Olivia Riley-Schmelzer, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2020

A technology driven society has shaped the lives and behaviors of Gen Z, as well as the lives and behaviors of their parents.  The method of parenting and the way we stay connected has shifted from...

Kennedy students participating in a walkout to protest gun violence.

Kennedy Students ‘March For Their Lives’

Olivia Riley-Schmelzer, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2020

On Jan. 29, dozens of kennedy high school students participated in a walkout in response to recent gun related events on campus and in the Cedar Rapids community. In 21 degree weather and light snow, students...

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Robbery at Gunpoint in the Kennedy Parking Lot

Joel Dillman, Writer January 27, 2020

On Monday, January 27, a Kennedy High School student’s cell phone was stolen at gunpoint. The incident occurred in the south parking lot at approximately 3:30 PM according to Kennedy. The student...

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