Graphic novels find place in classroom
Graphic novels are historically used much less than traditional novels in school. While nearly every language arts class involves reading at least one traditional novel at some point, relatively few classes at Kennedy use graphic novels. One class at Kennedy that does involve graphic novels is Perspectives in Literature. This class does a unit on [...]
Graduates attend out of state college
Every senior has hit a cross road. It’s almost graduation time and college will come in a blink of the eye. For a lot of students, senior year is the time to find out what college provides the best future. For a few students at Kennedy, they will be taking their college experience out of [...]
Summer jobs
Kennedy students share their summer jobs.
Plan B
The Food and Drug Administration plan to sell the Plan B One Step morning-after pill to children as young as 15-years-old. Plan B One-Step® (levonorgestrel) is intended to prevent pregnancy after known or suspected contraceptive failure or unprotected intercourse. Plan B contains a high dose of a synthetic form of progestin, which has been [...]
Graduation
Kennedy High School will be holding the 2013 graduation ceremony at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena on Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. The change in location was made last year due to the U.S. Cellular Center being under construction from the 2008 flood. In the 2013 graduating class this year, Kennedy has 44 valedictorians. In [...]
Summer attire 101
Summer is almost here (finally) and classes are coming to an end. One of the best parts about summer… trading in bulky winter clothes for bathing suits, tank-tops, and flip- flops. My current summer clothing obsession, as well as others i’m sure, are high waisted shorts. I recently purchased two pairs of high waisted shorts [...]
Girls’ soccer mid season report
The Kennedy girls’ soccer team is already mid-way through their season. They are coming back from a very successful season last year, winning the 3A state championship. The girl’s record so far this year is 5-3, compared to last year’s total record of 17-4. “I think we are better than we were at the start of [...]
The hoax
Curiosity is much too often linked to adolescence, this is a problem. As a child everything seems interesting, you want to touch all objects (sometimes putting them in your mouth), you experiment with different personalities such as a superhero or a hobbit and tamper with what’s good and bad, yet at a certain age this [...]
Principal job narrows
Brian Coppess, Aaron Stecker and Jason Kline have been named the three finalists for the new principal job here at Kennedy High school. Superintendent Dr. Dave Benson and deputy superintendent Dr. Gary O’Malley will interview the three remaining finalists today before making a final recommendation to the Board [...]
Boys’ soccer winning season
The Kennedy boys’ soccer team is springing into action this spring. The boys’ have started the season off right with a record of 10 wins and no loses. The team lost nine varsity players from the 2012 season but has not let that stop them. “At the beginning of this year I didn’t expect to [...]