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Paving the Way to College

Ayleen Diaz, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

There are many resources available to Kennedy seniors who need support with college applications and building their senior portfolios. Virtual sessions are being offered for students to get help with their...

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 the Senior Portfolio. There are eight required artifacts for the Senior Portfolio and three or more optional artifacts for the...

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 estimated 700,000 deaths per year by spreading infectious diseases including the recently popular West Nile Virus (WNV). This...

Tomas O'Grady with Enrich LA

Community Service Hours Removal

Christine Chung, Editor-in-chief September 27, 2024

Confirmed this year, the community service hour requirement at Kennedy High School is being revoked, allowing for the graduation of seniors to become an easier process, whilst giving high achieving students...

JFK MMED Board’s Latest Success

Melissa Caballero, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

“We made close to $600 when we expected to make a maximum of $250.  This has been our group’s most successful fundraiser yet,” shared Fundraising Executive Rebecca Estrada regarding JFK MMED Board’s...

Catching the Holiday Spirit

Catching the Holiday Spirit

Lucinda Pineda, Staff Writer January 9, 2024

  In the spirirt of the season, teachers and staff of Kennedy High School have begun gifting their service and demonstrating their acts of kindness not just within classrooms, but outside of school...

A construction site on campus of Kennedy High School.

Rebuilding Kennedy High School

Lucinda Pineda, Staff Writer October 13, 2023

Kennedy campus is in year two of getting a new look, as the reconstruction of the campus will eliminate portable classrooms and become a more modernized, cost-effective, and environment-friendly infrastructure...

JFK Hallway during the maze.

Halloween at Kennedy

Christine Chung, Digital Editor/Business Manager October 13, 2023

     In honor of Halloween, Kennedy High School’s leadership students are pulling together different activities during and after school to spike students’ interest and spirit in the holiday.        On...

Money lost to inflation.

Healthcare on the Rise

Christine Chung, Digital Editor/Business Manager September 21, 2023

Healthcare inflation for families and employees are on the rise with the constant expenses of new research, expensive technology, expensive drugs, and the factor of profit.  The Kaiser Family Foundation...

SEIU workers at a protest

Escalating Tensions Leading to a Possible Strike

Abigail Brown, Social Media Editor March 6, 2023

A strike from LAUSD workers will be happening. Again.     The approved strike on its way is not the first that several teachers and some LAUSD workers have participated in, some have occurred...

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