Student Spotlight: Mia Santos Uses Talents to Better Community
By Liana James and Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff Coming from Arizona in 2016, Kennedy senior Mia Santos was quick to make a name for herself in just the short time […]
Student Spotlight: The Dreams That Live On
By Saeri Plagmann, Features Editor What happened to the big dreams and admirable professions that people once aspired to? Most would blame it on age, saying that with experience comes […]
The Future Starts with MESA
By Saeri Plagmann, Features Editor Reaching an all-time high of 49 members this year, the Kennedy MESA program basked in their glory after five students placed at the MESA Day […]
Club Highlight: Stitching The Community Quilt
By Desiree Leong, Clarion Staff The LiLu club, named after Mira Loma High School founders Libby and Lucy in 2000, has been around for seventeen years now. Since then, the […]
Club Highlight: Fellowship in Serving Him
By Enia Chanthapaseuth, Clarion Staff Club 1:16, Kennedy’s Christian club, is a place where students of the Christian community are welcomed to discuss topics from the Bible, play games, and […]
Teaching Art Takes on Different Many Forms for Hanzlik
By Christopher Wong, Chief Editor After her 22 years of teaching in Sacramento, Kennedy art teacher Mrs. Mary Lou Hanzlik has made the decision to retire. Mrs. Hanzlik knew she […]
Retiring Veteran Teachers Look Toward a Future of Community Service
By Jianna Beasley & Karissa Jones, Clarion Staff After years of teaching, two veteran teachers at Kennedy, Ms. Yolanda Richardson and Ms. Janet Egidi, will retire at the end of […]
Way Back Machine – 35 Years Ago
Vol. 16 No. 13, May 27, 1983 By Saeri Plagmann, Features Editor Successful African American Students Recognized by Fraternities The Epsilon XI Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity […]
MaD Program Harnesses the Promise of Renewable Energy
By Miya Murata, Clarion Staff Students in the Manufacturing and Design (MaD) program built their first solar boat to compete in the Seventh Annual California Solar Regatta. The May 4th […]
Kennedy Youth Art Month
By Jianna Beasley, Creative Director During the entire month of March, the art department at John F. Kennedy celebrated Youth Art Month (YAM), a nationwide awareness month for artists in […]
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, reading, or discussion is brought to an abrupt halt for […]
The Gem Among Us
By Saeri Plagmann, Feature Editor If people were to consider all the things they take for granted in life, how many would start appreciating them? It is useless to simply […]
BSU Steps Up
By Sophia O’Neal, Clarion Staff The Black Student Union club at Kennedy has made a comeback this year and has held an Awards Ceremony in the Little Theater on February […]
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 student body and faculty came together to celebrate the one […]
College-Bound Seniors Share Thoughts About the Application Process
By Sophia O’Neal, Clarion Staff This time of the year seniors are now done, or nearly done, applying to colleges. They are now in the process of waiting for admission […]
SPD Is Moving to a Classroom Near You
By Miya Murata, Clarion Staff The Criminal Justice Academy, also known as SPD (The Sacramento Police Department) is moving out from its current location in the E wing to a […]
