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 for students to express their ideas and opinions on controversial […]
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 campus a place of positivity. From Club Smile to Link […]
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, who died in the line of duty a week before, […]
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 what happens every year after Thanksgiving break for Kennedy’s award-winning […]
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 2019) won first place out of 60 contestants in Poetry […]
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 what Literacy Lab is here for. The Literacy Lab has […]
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!!!” is a brief story that is written in script form. […]
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 how most of the members of the new JENGA Club […]
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 that seniors are no longer getting early release after fifth […]
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 contemplating the next stage of your education – more specifically, […]
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, and Freshmen) can now look back over the season and […]
Learning Or Memorizing
By Kevin Chen, Clarion Staff Learning and memorizing are often categorized together; they are both required to promote academic growth. Learning provides the ability to understand and memorize, but memorization […]
Big Bite Short Lunch
By Brandyn Matsumoto, Clarion Staff Lunch for high school students is an important aspect of a students day that keeps them focused for the remaining hours of school. Students need […]
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. It was a fresh start for the program which has […]
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 an equal amount of recognition and love, especially Kennedy’s girl […]
