Memeology
By Karissa Jones, Clarion Staff Many people know and love memes, but through the years they have evolved into something […]
Band, Project Move Banned from Rallies
Tou Geytoh, Chief Cynicist Performing members from the John F. Kennedy drumline, color guard, brass band, and Vibe in Promo […]
Families Can Opt Out of Standardized Testing
By Christopher Wong, Chief Editor Kennedy will administer standardized tests throughout the entire month of April, with different tests each […]
Mayor Steinberg Stands With Us
By Saeri Plagmann, Features Editor Shortly after Kennedy’s evacuation from a bomb threat on Friday, March 16, 2018, Sacramento Mayor […]
Kennedy Youth Art Month
By Jianna Beasley, Creative Director During the entire month of March, the art department at John F. Kennedy celebrated Youth […]
Senior Trip to Disney Cancelled, Replaced by Zoo By Keir Joy
By Keir Joy, Happiness Consumer Unfortunately, this year, the senior trip to Disneyland has been canceled in lieu of a […]
Laura Brings Athletes Back to Their Feet
By Karissa Jones, Clarion Staff Kennedy’s new athletic trainer, Laura Jassowski, has been adjusting well after her first quarter dealing […]
Major League Thoughts: Giants Comeback 2018
By Eddie Rodrigues, Clarion Staff Our own Clarion sports writer and Kennedy sports enthusiast Eddie Rodrigues (9) shares his thoughts […]
Movie Review: Wakanda Forever
By Miya Murata and Aryanna Zavala, Clarion Staff When Black Panther was announced, movie goers got excited because it was […]
Prom Prices Vary Across the Region
By Adrianna Iorio, Clarion Staff Prom is known to be quite pricey. With dresses, corsages, and shoes everything accumulates to […]
Student of the Week Basking in the Spotlight
By Brandan Wong, Clarion Staff For the students in Mr. McCarthy’s class, every Friday marks a special day. The classwork, […]
Students Get Active In Response to Evac
By Sophia O’Neal, Clarion Staff The recent evacuation on Friday, March 16 raised a lot of questions for many students, […]
The Gem Among Us
By Saeri Plagmann, Feature Editor If people were to consider all the things they take for granted in life, how […]
Way Back Machine – 1 Year Ago
Vol. 46 No. 3: April 1, 2017 By Clarion Staff McClatchy Quiets the Lion by ‘Soft-Petaling’ a New Mascot “…the […]
NEWS ›
Mayor Steinberg Stands With Us
By Saeri Plagmann, Features Editor Shortly after Kennedy’s evacuation from a bomb threat on Friday, March 16, 2018, Sacramento Mayor […]
Prom Prices Vary Across the Region
By Adrianna Iorio, Clarion Staff Prom is known to be quite pricey. With dresses, corsages, and shoes everything accumulates to […]
Students Get Active In Response to Evac
By Sophia O’Neal, Clarion Staff The recent evacuation on Friday, March 16 raised a lot of questions for many students, […]
Operation Ground Zero: Kennedy High is at the Forefront of the Gun Debate
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor The number of school shootings has dramatically skyrocketed during the short lived twenty-first century, […]
OPINION ›
Word of the Year: Fem·i·nism \ ‘fe-mə-,ni-zəm \
By Aryanna Zavala, Copy Editor In December, Merriam-Webster declared feminism the word of 2017. According to the dictionary, feminism is […]
Book Review: The Uglies Tells Us Much About Ourselves
By Liana James, Clarion Staff The Uglies series includes three books which document the life of Tally and her peers: […]
What I Would Like To See On JFK Campus
By Makayla Smith, Clarion Staff As I walked through the campus every day, I never really paid attention to what […]
Unblocking Artist’s Block
By Valentina Duong, Creative Director Many artists often have had their fair share of a normal, but annoying condition commonly […]
FEATURES ›
Student of the Week Basking in the Spotlight
By Brandan Wong, Clarion Staff For the students in Mr. McCarthy’s class, every Friday marks a special day. The classwork, […]
The Gem Among Us
By Saeri Plagmann, Feature Editor If people were to consider all the things they take for granted in life, how […]
BSU Steps Up
By Sophia O’Neal, Clarion Staff The Black Student Union club at Kennedy has made a comeback this year and has […]
Way Back Machine – 50 Years Ago
February 16, 1968 Volume 1 No. 4 By Sophia O’Neal, Clarion Staff Senator Kennedy Invited to Dedication The Kennedy […]
SPORTS ›
Major League Thoughts: Giants Comeback 2018
By Eddie Rodrigues, Clarion Staff Our own Clarion sports writer and Kennedy sports enthusiast Eddie Rodrigues (9) shares his thoughts […]
Kennedy Spring Sports
By Eddie Rodrigues, Clarion Staff Track & Field The track and field season is off and running at Kennedy with […]
Tackling the Wrestling Season
By Liana James & Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff Kennedy’s co-ed wrestling team continues to grapple with diversity and success, pairing […]
Going Forward Through It All
By Saeri Plagmann, Features Editor The Kennedy Varsity Boys Soccer Team experienced one of the most challenging seasons yet, showing […]
ENTERTAINMENT ›
Movie Review: Wakanda Forever
By Miya Murata and Aryanna Zavala, Clarion Staff When Black Panther was announced, movie goers got excited because it was […]
A Short Story: Lily, My Love
By Joe Temblador, Clarion Staff The snow fell languidly to the ground, as though God were dropping powdered sugar from […]
A Poem: Springtime
by Desiree Leong, Clarion Staff Birds fluttered around, Young children giggled. The sky blanketed everything blue, The clouds […]
The Story
By Billy T. Hernandez, Clarion Contributor Chapter 1 Once upon a time there was a penguin and a wildebeest and […]
PHOTOS ›
Kennedy Music Department Welcomes Winter in Annual Holiday Concert
By Sarif Morningstar, Chief Photographer
Club Highlight: VIP Students Keep Groove Alive Without An Instructor
By Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff The most well-known dance club at Kennedy, Project Move, returns this year with double the […]
Kennedy Fall 2017 Club Rush Event
Some students rushed to sign up for clubs Friday, September 22. Some students did not. However, students were eager to […]
The Clarion is looking for a few good writers and photographers
Now accepting applications for 2018-2019 school year for the Clarion staff and journalism class. Become part of Kennedy’s growing media […]
Way Back Machine – 1 Year Ago
Vol. 46 No. 3: April 1, 2017 By Clarion Staff McClatchy Quiets the Lion by ‘Soft-Petaling’ a New Mascot “…the […]
A Short Story: Lily, My Love
By Joe Temblador, Clarion Staff The snow fell languidly to the ground, as though God were dropping powdered sugar from […]
A Poem: Springtime
by Desiree Leong, Clarion Staff Birds fluttered around, Young children giggled. The sky blanketed everything blue, The clouds […]
Operation Ground Zero: Kennedy High is at the Forefront of the Gun Debate
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor The number of school shootings has dramatically skyrocketed during the short lived twenty-first century, […]
Kennedy Spring Sports
By Eddie Rodrigues, Clarion Staff Track & Field The track and field season is off and running at Kennedy with […]
Waving Goodbye to the surf team
By Karissa Jones, Claritin Staff The Kennedy surf team has had a terrible year so far this season. For the […]
Time Capsule Reveals Signs of a Simpler Time
By Brett To, HIs/her/They/It-storian Kennedy administration made the long-awaited decision to open the historic time capsule located in Office Manager […]
Senior Trip to Disney Cancelled, Replaced by Zoo
By Keir Joy, Happiness Consumer Unfortunately, this year, the senior trip to Disneyland has been canceled in lieu of a […]