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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

2022 ACTs To Be Held March 29

2022 ACTs To Be Held March 29

Jersey Bilyeu, Writer February 11, 2022

The ACT is an entrance exam used for college admission and scholarship decisions. It is a nationwide multiple-choice test designed to test your English, math, reading and science skills. The writing portion...

The SAT is no longer using pencil and paper.

The SAT is Moving Online

Sonja Woerner, Writer February 9, 2022

Class of 2025, put away your pencils and pull out your Chromebooks. On Jan. 25, 2022, the College Board released a statement that the class of 2025 will be the first class in the U.S. to take the online...

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...

Is the Test Worth the Stress?

Is the Test Worth the Stress?

Jami Martin-Trainor, Writer April 5, 2018

Every year when the snow melts into spring, it brings flowers, rain, and the annual Iowa Assessments. We sit in our class rooms for hours in the morning, filling bubble after bubble to mark our answers...

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