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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...

A volunteer table at Kennedy's Harvest Festival

Still Needing to Serve

Christine Chung, Editor-in-chief November 14, 2024

The volunteer requirements, required for graduation, have reduced the required hours from 100 hours to just a 20-hour suggestion by the administration at Kennedy High School.  This meeting regarding the...

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 than to spend the spooky season with the top five Gothic literature books. Not only can reading get you into the spirit,...

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,...

A Halloween staple that will be in Kennedy's haunted events

Spooky Happenings at Kennedy

Alexis Hernandez, Staff Reporter October 23, 2024

As October rolls in, Kennedy is getting ready for a series of exciting Halloween events and fall activities to engage with the students and community.  The festivities kick off with the annual Halloween...

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...

Transformers One movie poster

Rolling Out to a Good Movie

Collin Sweeny, Staff Reporter October 1, 2024

The movie Transformers One is an entirely different Transformers movie that sets up the origin story for the Transformers world. It shows us that long before the bad blood between Optimus Prime and Megatron,...

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...

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...

Love Language

Isabella Beltran, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

A theory developed by minister and couples counselor Gary Chapman states that there are five main love languages: words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch,...

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...

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