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Finish That Portfolio
Finish That Portfolio
Arnell Hoffman, Staff Writer • October 18, 2024

One of the main requirements to be able to graduate on stage is to complete...

Photo from Battery Park’s Citizen Association showing an adult mosquito emerging from a stagnant water-based breeding ground
Outbreaks of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Los Angeles County
Aysa Becerra, Staff Writer • October 16, 2024

Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals to humans, besides themselves, with an...

Cassandra Hernandez, Camila Alarcon, Isaiah Tejada and Pogos Muradian, create a new religious club, The Jesus Club at Kennedy, in Duncan Scrymgeour’s classroom, C101, on Thursdays.
Revelations about the Jesus Club
Venus Beckner, Staff Writer • November 4, 2024

Religious students at John F Kennedy High School are pleased to announce that...

Mental Health Check for Juniors
Mental Health Check for Juniors
Venus Beckner, Staff Reporter • October 1, 2024

When most graduates are asked, “What was your hardest year of high school?”,...

Older BMW versus its modern counterpart
BMW - Then and Now
Christine Pndlyan, Staff Writer • October 1, 2024

BMW, formally pronounced as Bayerische Motoren Werke, has changed throughout the years that it's been around. When BMW first made their debut leading back into the early 1900s, their...

English Literature
Jasmine Salas, Staff Writer • March 7, 2024
Eliminating book censorship
Jasmine Salas, Staff Writer • March 7, 2024
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The football field after school during practice.
0 v. 6 Sport Periods
Christine Chung, Digital Editor/Business Manager • October 27, 2023

Students attending most high schools have the option of taking sports during...

Watching School Sports Help Students Grow
Watching School Sports Help Students Grow
Enzo Mendoza & Sophia Guerra, Layout Editor & Social Media Editor • September 21, 2023

A world record was shattered because 92,003 fans went to Memorial Stadium to...

Five Gothic literature books for the spooky season
Spooky Readings for the Season (and the Great Beyond)
Kiara Straughter, Staff Writer • November 4, 2024

 It is officially Spooky Season and what better way for a book nerd to celebrate...

Cassandra Hernandez, Camila Alarcon, Isaiah Tejada and Pogos Muradian, create a new religious club, The Jesus Club at Kennedy, in Duncan Scrymgeour’s classroom, C101, on Thursdays.
Revelations about the Jesus Club
Venus Beckner, Staff Writer • November 4, 2024

Religious students at John F Kennedy High School are pleased to announce that...

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