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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

AP classes are just a small part of a high school student's concerns.

How Do AP Classes Actually Affect Your Future?

Joel Dillman, Writer May 19, 2022

One of Kennedy's most prized statistics is its AP participation, which is among the highest in Iowa. More than 47% of Kennedy students took an AP exam in 2021, and 34% passed at least one, according to...

Students take the MAP tests on their school-provided Chromebooks.

May MAP Tests Canceled for Kennedy High School

Joel Dillman, Writer May 14, 2021

The Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) tests planned for Kennedy High School students to take during May have been canceled. Previously, Kennedy students took MAP tests the week of Jan. 1 in their math,...

The ISASP will be taken on  school-issued Chromebooks for the first time from April 19 to April 22.

Kennedy Students To Take ISASP in April

Joel Dillman and Natalie Ruggeri April 5, 2021

Students at Kennedy High School will take the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) from Monday, April 19 through Thursday, April 22. All students will take the test in the building regardless...

Students complete MAP tests on their Chromebooks as teachers monitor them with GoGuardian.

MAP Testing: Monotonous, Aggravating and Pointless

Joel Dillman, Writer March 9, 2021

Math and Language Arts teachers at Kennedy High School started class the week of Jan. 1 with similar statements: Seniors could leave class. They weren't taking the MAP test.  Don't worry about being...

The Pre-ACT student assigned class rooms.

The ACT is Coming Ready or Not

Mathew WorthingtonBarnes, Writer March 8, 2019

The ACT is rescheduled for March 12. Students will need to be in their assigned classes by 7:40 a.m. and stay in the classroom until 12:30 p.m. Students will need to have an ACT approved calculator, two...

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