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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,...

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,...

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...

Eliminating book censorship

Jasmine Salas, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

When parents put their children in the educational world, they are hoping it will prepare them for the real world. Education is supposed to provide children with knowledge of diverse ideas and perspectives,...

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...

"Die Hard"

“Die Hard”

Victoria Jimenez, Editor in Chief January 9, 2024

When you think of a Christmas movie, you think of happy, cheerful, bright movies. Or having a Christmas character like Santa, etc. A Christmas movie is usually happy and has a message at the end, like...

Second Semester Motivation

Second Semester Motivation

Jasmine Salas, Staff Writer January 9, 2024

Motivation in a student’s education can be very challenging, especially when transitioning back into a workspace after a long break. Transitioning back into a working environment can be stressful. It...

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