Unblocking Artist’s Block
By Valentina Duong, Creative Director Many artists often have had their fair share of a normal, but annoying condition commonly […]
The Life of Haleigh: Nothing Holds Her Back
By Ariyah Armstrong and Natassia Aleman-Teweles, Clarion Staff Everyone must overcome obstacles in life. Life’s unexpected hurdles can completely change […]
Let’s Interact!
By Leticia Esparza, Clarion Staff Interact club does not only find its home on the Kennedy campus, but on campuses […]
School of Rock
By Cynthia Dominguez, Clarion Staff John F. Kennedy is home to all types of talent, ranging from athletics to art, […]
CSF Breaks New Membership Record
By Valentina Duong, Creative Director With 120 first-time members, Kennedy’s California Scholarship Federation (CSF) club broke their all-time record of […]
Seniors Celebrate the End of the School Year
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor The 2016-2017 school year has flown by, and it’s not done yet. With summer […]
Social Media & Dating: Swiping Left
By Aryanna Zavala, Clarion Staff Ghosting, catfishing and other terms can be used to describe the negative effects of meeting […]
The Effects of Social Media and the Internet
By Matiana Tepa, Clarion Staff This generation has been dubbed as the “millennials” because it is mostly full of tech-savvy […]
Mattress Fundraiser Nets More than $4k
Mattress Fundraiser By Marsiana Pound, Clarion Staff On May 13th, the John F. Kennedy Marching Band and Color Guard held […]
Salutatorian Erinn Wong Discusses Importance of Diversity
By Christopher Wong, Chief Editor This year’s valedictorian and salutatorian, Matthew Lin and Erinn Wong respectively, have been announced. Traditionally, […]
Yearbook’s “Blink” Gives the Student Body an Eyeful
By Samantha Johnson, Clarion Staff “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” […]
Speech and Debate Team Showcases Strong Speakers as Team Ascends
By Cameron Cowling and Kessie Ng, Clarion Staff This year, the John F. Kennedy speech and debate team sent five […]
Plagiarizing Shakespeare
By Adrianna Iorio, Clarion Staff Plagiarizing Shakespeare is a humorous and energetic play, constructed by the drama coordinator Mr. Lee, […]
The Last Issue of The Clarion is Published Today!
The last issue of the Kennedy Clarion for this school year has been distributed across campus today. Pick up a copy […]
In This Issue — June 2, 2017
By Christopher Wong, Chief Editor To give an extra large send-off to this year’s senior class, The Clarion wanted to […]
JFK Senior Ball Through the Eyes of an Exchange Student
By Mai Houa Thao, Clarion Staff For her first time in the U.S., Nur Mond Asmi or Effy, flew from […]
NEWS ›
CSF Breaks New Membership Record
By Valentina Duong, Creative Director With 120 first-time members, Kennedy’s California Scholarship Federation (CSF) club broke their all-time record of […]
Seniors Celebrate the End of the School Year
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor The 2016-2017 school year has flown by, and it’s not done yet. With summer […]
Salutatorian Erinn Wong Discusses Importance of Diversity
By Christopher Wong, Chief Editor This year’s valedictorian and salutatorian, Matthew Lin and Erinn Wong respectively, have been announced. Traditionally, […]
Yearbook’s “Blink” Gives the Student Body an Eyeful
By Samantha Johnson, Clarion Staff “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” […]
OPINION ›
Social Media & Dating: Swiping Left
By Aryanna Zavala, Clarion Staff Ghosting, catfishing and other terms can be used to describe the negative effects of meeting […]
The Effects of Social Media and the Internet
By Matiana Tepa, Clarion Staff This generation has been dubbed as the “millennials” because it is mostly full of tech-savvy […]
Hacking America
Thanks to Natassia Aleman-Teweles for creating the “Hacking America” cartoon for The Clarion.
Library I.D. Required
By Ariyah Armstrong, Clarion Staff If you’re like me, you’re always busy, whether if it’s with homework, sports, home life, […]
FEATURES ›
Let’s Interact!
By Leticia Esparza, Clarion Staff Interact club does not only find its home on the Kennedy campus, but on campuses […]
School of Rock
By Cynthia Dominguez, Clarion Staff John F. Kennedy is home to all types of talent, ranging from athletics to art, […]
CSF Breaks New Membership Record
By Valentina Duong, Creative Director With 120 first-time members, Kennedy’s California Scholarship Federation (CSF) club broke their all-time record of […]
Mattress Fundraiser Nets More than $4k
Mattress Fundraiser By Marsiana Pound, Clarion Staff On May 13th, the John F. Kennedy Marching Band and Color Guard held […]
SPORTS ›
Girls Softball Completes Best Season Since 1982
By Marsiana Pound, Clarion Staff Our very own girls softball teams, varsity and junior varsity, hit many milestones this year […]
Men’s Tennis Raises a Racquet
By Katelyn Yang, Clarion Staff The Men’s Tennis team finished their season with an overall record of 7-8. A majority […]
Kennedy Golfers Undefeated in Metro League
By Timmy Curry, Clarion Staff The Kennedy Golf Season had the usual ups and downs (just like the approaches to […]
Kennedy Transitions to a New Head Football Coach
By Samantha Johnson, Clarion Staff “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has […]
ENTERTAINMENT ›
Restaurant Review: Gunther’s Ice Cream
By Ariyah Armstrong, Clarion Staff Here in Sacramento, there are variety of amazing restaurants serving food of all ethnicities. Not […]
What is a ManRamp?
By Billy T. Hernandez, Clarion Contributor There is a new fashion craze in town, and it looks like this: The […]
Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy took the world by storm. Soon people in every […]
Arts Features – Clarion Poetry Submissions
Well Done By Makayla Smith, Clarion Staff Congratulations You pushed through over the hurdles of doubt You may have have […]
PHOTOS ›
JFK Students Showcase their Stage Talents
See Pictures Down Below: By Natassia Aleman, Clarion staff Another Senior Showcase was staged in the auditorium at Kennedy this […]
Home for the Holidays Spirit Week
December 5th to December 9th was a spirit week here at Kennedy, and our photographers captured the best of that […]
Kennedy Homecoming Pictures
Kennedy Homecoming Week was a blast. Here are our best pictures:
Photos By Our Photographers
On September 30th, 2016, our photographers captured their perspectives of our school campus. Here’s the best:
Kennedy Seniors to Graduate and Leave Memories Behind
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor Representing the 50th class of graduates at John F Kennedy High School, 525 seniors […]
What is a ManRamp?
By Billy T. Hernandez, Clarion Contributor There is a new fashion craze in town, and it looks like this: The […]
Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy took the world by storm. Soon people in every […]
Arts Features – Clarion Poetry Submissions
Well Done By Makayla Smith, Clarion Staff Congratulations You pushed through over the hurdles of doubt You may have have […]
The Clarion Wayback Machine – 10 Years Ago
Published in the Kennedy Clarion, May 29, 2007 By Aaron Soliz, Clarion Staff Changing faces of 2008 candidates “Ever since […]
Greenery: The Color of 2017
By Kessie Ng, Aryanna Zavala, and Valentina Duong, Clarion Staff Every year, a color is determined by Pantone, an American […]
Kennedy’s Very Own Elites
By Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff What you will do after high school is a major decision most of us begin […]
Men’s Tennis Raises a Racquet
By Katelyn Yang, Clarion Staff The Men’s Tennis team finished their season with an overall record of 7-8. A majority […]
Kennedy Golfers Undefeated in Metro League
By Timmy Curry, Clarion Staff The Kennedy Golf Season had the usual ups and downs (just like the approaches to […]