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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Dan Carolin (in the middle) and his squad pose in their Hawaiian shirts.

Dan Carolin: Human Connection Through Language

Sam Miranda June 10, 2022

Dan Carolin has taught Japanese for the past three decades, but teaching Japanese to English speakers wasn’t the original way it was going to go, it was the other way around. His original experience...

Beall working with a student in his geometry class.

Beall Graduates With the Class of 2022

Sonja Woerner, Writer May 20, 2022

Micheal Beall has worked in education for 31 years, spending 22 as a math teacher at Kennedy. Thousands of students have passed through Beall's class, but after the 2021-2022 school year, he will retire. Beall...

Adrian Evans teaching a lesson in AP World History

A Teacher Who’s Here to Help

Maggie Talbott-Malone, Writer March 5, 2020

In the current age, students like myself and others deal with anxiety, depression, and the pressures of being perfect. It’s very common that this causes stress and less motivation. But, amid all of the...

A memorial made for Jeni Newland at a Kennedy Basketball game

Jeni Newland’s Legacy

Samuel Miranda, Kaylia Richards, and Anabel Bradley February 12, 2020

For the past 15 years, Jeni Newland has worked in the halls of Kennedy, creating memories with both her students and her co-workers. Newland provided care and support for those who needed it most. She...

"I didn't know many people, when I found out they had guitar club I was very interested. Mr. Nees was leading, it was cool seeing everyone get together," says Class of 2014 graduate Garrett Carlson.

A Community Comes Together

Anafer Millsap, Writer December 1, 2018

Kennedy families got the tragic news Nov. 24 that teacher Rick Nees and his daughter, Nicole Nees, passed away in an accident in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The school held an open mic event Dec. 1, inviting...

Leah and her husband Sean (Center Left and Right) , surrounded by the doctors that treated her during the Fetal Surgery.

A Loving Chance: A Couple’s Path to Parenthood

Sophia Jasper, News Editor February 16, 2018

The hardest part for teacher Leah Howard was a feeling of helplessness. Apart from routine steps a mother can take in a pregnancy to improve a baby’s health, Leah could do nothing to change Lydia’s...

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