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Kennedy’s Upstanders Leadership ASB Class

Kennedy’s Upstanders Leadership ASB Class

Venus Beckner, Staff Writer October 7, 2025

Engaging in activities and working towards good causes, John F. Kennedy’s various clubs offer students a wide array of opportunities and activities as the new school year begins. Upstanders is an Associated...

CSUN

CSUN

Kiara Straughter, Staff Writer September 8, 2025

  Many people believe that college is a whole new world compared to high school, getting settled into a new routine can be complicated or confusing. That’s why California State University, Northridge...

Catalina Environmental Leadership Program

Catalina Environmental Leadership Program

Kiara Straughter, Staff Writer September 8, 2025

Every student wishes to attend a fun field trip with friends, so this is why the Catalina Island field trip was perfect. Amongst many college field trips, Kennedy’s environmental leadership program offered...

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Aysa Becerra, Staff Writer September 8, 2025

Parents, students, staff, and members of the community gathered at this ceremony to celebrate the final construction of the first facility, The Two-Story Science Building, out of more to come.  The...

Read Across America

Read Across America

Christine Chung, Editor-in-Chief September 8, 2025

In honor of celebrating reading within the nation as well as to spread joy and enthusiasm towards literacy in children, Read Across America, an event that has taken place at Kennedy High School, is being...

Kennedy student showing signs of illness with the spread of the influenza virus

Influenza on the Rise

Christine Chung, Editor in Chief March 3, 2025

Different from any influenza season that Granada Hills has seen before, this year’s flu season has taken a serious turn with the dramatic rates of affected students and staff who are staying home from...

Student using online tutoring at the library

Exploring Kennedy’s Various Tutoring Programs

Ayleen Diaz, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

Kennedy has taken initiative to provide academic assistance to help students not only catch up on their work but also on their missing credits. Students can take advantage of this tutoring to become better...

The iReady math testing screen

Analyzing the Purpose of the iReady Test

Edward Minasyan, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

i-Ready testing is a key part of the academic program at JFK High School. It is an adaptive assessment that helps teachers understand each student's individual learning needs. The test covers both reading...

Popular TikTok channels that could be hitting a crisis point soon

Banning TikTok – Updates and Movements

Venus Beckner, Staff Writer January 30, 2025

The Supreme Court is likely upholding a law to ban the social media platform in the United States, which has caused many opinions and conversation between users. TikTok, a global based media app that contains...

The ARC Table as the anti-hate event

Uniting Against Hate

Christine Chung, Editor-in-chief November 21, 2024

During the last week of November that we are still in session, students that are a part of leadership groups at Kennedy High School are going to be participating in the school’s United Against Hate Week,...

The dream college students want to go to

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...

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