Unblocking Artist’s Block
By Valentina Duong, Creative Director Many artists often have had their fair share of a normal, but annoying condition commonly known as artist’s block, or art block. Being unable to […]
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 the course of one’s future. However, one special education student […]
Let’s Interact!
By Leticia Esparza, Clarion Staff Interact club does not only find its home on the Kennedy campus, but on campuses around the world, such as in China, India, and South […]
School of Rock
By Cynthia Dominguez, Clarion Staff John F. Kennedy is home to all types of talent, ranging from athletics to art, creating a diverse and capable student body. Despite the amount […]
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 applicants this spring semester, bringing their total membership to 251 […]
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 vacation approaching, students are stressing about everything from projects and […]
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 and dating someone from social media. The dating scene in […]
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 individuals. Campus Technology, a higher education technology magazine, said that […]
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 a mattress sale fundraiser to raise money for affording new […]
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, the class valedictorian and salutatorian give speeches at graduation ceremonies. […]
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.” – Theodor Seuess Geisel With the school year drawing to […]
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 people to the CHSSA California High School Speech Association state […]
Plagiarizing Shakespeare
By Adrianna Iorio, Clarion Staff Plagiarizing Shakespeare is a humorous and energetic play, constructed by the drama coordinator Mr. Lee, and students across the Kennedy campus willing to participate. A […]
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 classrooms, the news racks in the library, admin office […]
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 her home in Malaysia and participated in Kennedy’s foreign exchange […]
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 in what some might say has been the best season […]
Wake Up Sheeple
By Cynthia Dominguez, Clarion Staff As both social and political climates change, the vocabulary of the English language evolves to keep up. The Merriam Webster dictionary surprised many on the […]
