Her Own Did Not Receive Her: Actress Yalitza Aparicio Slighted After Roma
By Hana Ruiz and Liliana Lopez, Clarion Staff In the Netflix film “Roma” lead actress Yalitza Aparicio plays Cleo, a […]
Album Review: 70’s Jazz Fusion Powerhouse Delivered Heavy Weather
By Andrew Ely, Clarion Staff Weather Report, Heavy Weather (1977) Weather Report a distinguished jazz-fusion band of the 1970’s and […]
Juniors To Be Served Up Free SAT (With Breakfast!) March 6
Brandyn Matsumoto, Clarion Staff Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), designed by the College Board, is very pricey — with […]
Emergencia Nacional
By Liliana López, Clarion Section Editor If you’ve been watching the news lately, you probably know that high school isn’t […]
50 Years of BSU at Kennedy: Inside Black Student Union
By Parker Scarpa, Clarion Staff The Black Student Union (BSU) is an on-campus organization dedicated to providing a safe place […]
EQ Ambassadors: Positivity Reigns on Campus
By Adrianna Iorio, Chief Editor In recent years, Kennedy has adopted a variety of programs that aim towards making our […]
La Frontera
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion staff
Memorial for Courageous Officer at UC Davis
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion Staff On the morning of January 18, 2019, the memorial service for Officer Natalie Corona, 22, […]
Winter Guard’s Combined Destiny
By Desiree Leong, Managing Editor A shorter show. Indoors. Performing without the band. The transition from fall to winter is […]
Tropel Recites Her Way to Victory
By Arooba Muqaddor, Clarion Staff Just before winter break in late 2018 in the school auditorium, Bernie Tropel (Class of […]
Write or Wrong: On Kennedy’s Literacy Lab
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion Staff Writing, spelling, grammar — these are all subjects Kennedy students may struggle with and that’s […]
Way Back Machine – 30 Years Ago
Vol. 22 No. 4, Feb 1989 By Liliana Lopez, Sections Editor Help!!!: Written by Wilson Wong and Gary Gee, “Help!!!” […]
One of Kennedy’s Newest Clubs: Bob the Builder Got Nothing on Jenga Club
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion Staff A tower of blocks, shaking hands, one small mistake and everything comes tumbling down. That’s […]
6th Period, No Early Release
By Wendy Xiong, Clarion Staff False information has spread among students at John F. Kennedy High School. Many students believe […]
Can Humanities STEM Job Security?
By Sid Slesicki and Liliana López, Clarion Staff STEM Majors If you’re a senior or junior, chances are you’ve been […]
Boys & Girls Basketball: Heads Held High
By Isabella Wolfe, Sports Editor The Kennedy Boys and Girls basketball 2018-2019 season has officially ended, Kennedy Cougars (Varsity, JV, […]
NEWS ›
Juniors To Be Served Up Free SAT (With Breakfast!) March 6
Brandyn Matsumoto, Clarion Staff Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), designed by the College Board, is very pricey — with […]
Emergencia Nacional
By Liliana López, Clarion Section Editor If you’ve been watching the news lately, you probably know that high school isn’t […]
EQ Ambassadors: Positivity Reigns on Campus
By Adrianna Iorio, Chief Editor In recent years, Kennedy has adopted a variety of programs that aim towards making our […]
Memorial for Courageous Officer at UC Davis
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion Staff On the morning of January 18, 2019, the memorial service for Officer Natalie Corona, 22, […]
OPINION ›
Her Own Did Not Receive Her: Actress Yalitza Aparicio Slighted After Roma
By Hana Ruiz and Liliana Lopez, Clarion Staff In the Netflix film “Roma” lead actress Yalitza Aparicio plays Cleo, a […]
La Frontera
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion staff
Can Humanities STEM Job Security?
By Sid Slesicki and Liliana López, Clarion Staff STEM Majors If you’re a senior or junior, chances are you’ve been […]
Learning Or Memorizing
By Kevin Chen, Clarion Staff Learning and memorizing are often categorized together; they are both required to promote academic growth. […]
FEATURES ›
Winter Guard’s Combined Destiny
By Desiree Leong, Managing Editor A shorter show. Indoors. Performing without the band. The transition from fall to winter is […]
Write or Wrong: On Kennedy’s Literacy Lab
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion Staff Writing, spelling, grammar — these are all subjects Kennedy students may struggle with and that’s […]
One of Kennedy’s Newest Clubs: Bob the Builder Got Nothing on Jenga Club
By Hana Ruiz, Clarion Staff A tower of blocks, shaking hands, one small mistake and everything comes tumbling down. That’s […]
6th Period, No Early Release
By Wendy Xiong, Clarion Staff False information has spread among students at John F. Kennedy High School. Many students believe […]
SPORTS ›
Boys Soccer End the Season with a Kick
By Ethan Vue, Clarion Staff The 2018-2019 Boys Varsity and JV teams were filled with young prospects and athletic talent. […]
Girls Soccer: Winning Both on and Off the Field
By Kimberly Landeck, Clarion Production Mgr. No matter how successful or unsuccessful the season is, all Kennedy sports teams deserve […]
Kennedy Wrestling: Mat Experts Grapple with Loss of Players
By Isabella Wolfe, Sports Editor During the 2018-2019 season, the J.F. Kennedy Wrestling team got off to an unprecidented start. […]
Water Polo: Wading to Victory
By Daryle Johnson, Clarion Staff The outstanding Kennedy boy’s water polo team completed a dominating season with an overall record […]
ENTERTAINMENT ›
Album Review: 70’s Jazz Fusion Powerhouse Delivered Heavy Weather
By Andrew Ely, Clarion Staff Weather Report, Heavy Weather (1977) Weather Report a distinguished jazz-fusion band of the 1970’s and […]
Way Back Machine – 30 Years Ago
Vol. 22 No. 4, Feb 1989 By Liliana Lopez, Sections Editor Help!!!: Written by Wilson Wong and Gary Gee, “Help!!!” […]
Fantastical Sciences
By Desiree Leong & Kevin Chen, Clarion Staff Magic has always been around in other worlds, but how much magic […]
Road Rage
By Sid Slesicki, Clarion Photo Editor
PHOTOS ›
Senior Showcase 2018 Highlights
All photos by Emma Shoemaker, Clarion Staff
Senior Rally May 25, 2018
Photos by Sarif Morningstar, Clarion Photo Editor
Clarion Photographers Capture 30 Diverse Images
Just as the holiday break was about to begin for most Kennedy students, all JFK Clarion staff members were given […]
Kennedy Music Department Welcomes Winter in Annual Holiday Concert
By Sarif Morningstar, Chief Photographer
Opinion: Legality, Morality, and Police Brutality
By Parker Scarpa, Clarion Staffer On March 18, 2018, Stephon Clark, an unarmed 22 year old man, was shot and […]
Movie Review: “Holy Cow! We’re In the Internet.”
By Jenelle Lum, Creative Director Ralph Breaks the Internet has been trending among Disney fans and those who enjoyed the […]
Rain
by Liliana Noemí López, Sections Editor Window panes are weeping because children Press their noses against them, their breath […]
Minds of Clay
By Emma Shoemaker, Clarion Staff We grasp for golden rays, peering through criss-crossed cages, yearning to see as a […]
Senior Showcase 2018 Highlights
All photos by Emma Shoemaker, Clarion Staff
The 7 Deadly Sins: Finals Edition
By Sid Slesicki, Clarion Photo Editor
Gun Violence Changes Society
By Andrew Ely, Clarion Staff Gun violence is frequently discussed topic across the United States, and it is evident that […]
New Beginnings for JFK Gym
By Ethan Vue, Clarion Staff When news regarding the repair of the John F. Kennedy gym was declared, school administrators […]
Sacramento Updates its Sales Tax Rates
By Sid Slesicki, Clarion Staff Whether on billboards or someone’s front lawn, the barrage of advertisements in favor of or […]