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Moving and Mental Health

Aysa Becerra, Staff Reporter February 26, 2025

She always knew that she would separate from her home, but she never fully processed how she would be separated from her social and emotional life. Giselle Martinez, a senior and former Kennedy student,...

Prepping for the Senior Interviews

Prepping for the Senior Interviews

Arnell Hoffman, Staff Reporter February 20, 2025

The upcoming Senior Professional Readiness Interviews are no longer mandatory and are not required to participate in the graduation ceremony. The senior interviews are no longer required because of an...

Shayne Santos (second from the right) working a fundraiser with Job’s Daughters

Environmental Effects on Student Lives

Aysa Becerra, Staff Writer January 29, 2025

According to Urie Brofenbrenner, a developmental psychologist, human development is influenced by different types of environmental systems. As humans, we interact with different environments during our...

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Bruins on Kennnedy Campus

Kyrienel Silla, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

UCLA Bruins students will be going to Kennedy every Wednesday, And as part of  this program, the Bruins students will be going over regarding issues ranging from colleges to testing, such as the SAT or...

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 they are a part of a newly created Christian club called The Jesus Club.  Creators Cassandra Hernandez, Isaiah Tejada,...

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?”, most people will commonly say eleventh grade. As students in high school deal with multiple assignments, tasks, and responsibilities...

Unpopular Electives

Christine Chung, Digital Editor/Business Manager March 7, 2024

Kennedy students are beginning to pick out their classes for next school year and students that still need to complete an elective class for graduation have a large assortment of options, but many students...

New Year’s Resolution

Victoria Jiminez, Editor in Chief March 7, 2024

   When people think of the New Year, people usually think of hitting the big reset button and starting anew. So, New Year's resolutions came to symbolize a new beginning and what people want to do...

AP Service Learning Projects

Christine Chung, Digital Editor/Business Manager March 7, 2024

John F. Kennedy High School’s AP With WE program utilizes student citizenship through executed projects to help the community and to educate at a global level.  The AP With WE program was started by...

Challenges in the Education System

Challenges in the Education System

Isabella Beltran, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

  The education system faces various challenges, which can affect students' learning experiences and challenge their academic success; it's important to address these issues and work towards creating...

Martin Luther King Junior Day

Martin Luther King Junior Day

Lucinda Pineda, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

In light of Martin Luther King Junior Day, American schools take different approaches in honoring this national holiday, but the imperative question still needs to be asked: Are schools doing enough to...

A AP with WE Workbooks used by students in AP Environmental Science

AP Service Learning Projects

Christine Chung, Digital Editor/Business Manager January 22, 2024

John F. Kennedy High School’s AP With WE program utilizes student citizenship through executed projects to help the community and to educate at a global level.  The AP With WE program was started by...

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