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The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Kennedy's color guard accompanies the marching band's show "Shattered" with technicolor flags.

Winter Color Guard Places Third on 3/9

Scarlett Bunnell, Writer March 14, 2025

At the March 9 Marching Arts Competition held at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Kennedy’s Winter Guard Team secured a third-place finish. On March 29, they will embark on another competition...

SAD affects around 3% of the population, and can occur during any season.

The Battle Known As Seasonal Depression

Rowan Hesford, Writer April 5, 2023

Those suffering with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), better known as seasonal depression still face the repercussions of the winter season, myself included. While the warmer months are ahead, its effects...

Winter conditions may result in less room for vehicles in the parking lots, as space boundaries are obscured by snow and ice.

Kennedy Parking Lots: Rules and Alternatives

Jasmine Hite, Writer January 5, 2022

As a reminder for all Kennedy students, the north and south lots are for permit parking only. Students who park in those lots without the proper sticker in their windshield will be ticketed $15. Repeat...

@CRSCHOOLS on Twitter post the photo above each time there is a delay or no-school day.

What Causes a Cancellation?

Joel Dillman, Producer February 19, 2020

In winter, Cedar Rapids schools have their schedules delayed, changed or cancelled all the time, and students usually end up wondering why. Sometimes, it seems like a day was cancelled without good...

@CRSCHOOLS on Twitter post the photo above each time there is a delay or no-school day.

Weather Worries

Jenna Anderson, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2019

Over the past month, the Cedar Rapids Community School District and surrounding districts have been faced with many no-school days, delays and early-outs. These were due to various winter weather hazards:...

Slippery Sidewalks

Slippery Sidewalks

Max Luton, Writer February 13, 2018

Kennedy students talk about staying safe on the roads with the ice, but sometimes think less often about the sidewalks. "Sidewalks get very slippery,” freshman Jackson Barker said. He is one of...

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