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 […]
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 […]
Kennedy’s Very Own Elites
By Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff What you will do after high school is a major decision most of us begin to dread as our high school career comes to an […]
Kennedy Finds Difficulty in Disposal of Littering Dilemma
By Cynthia Dominguez and Katelyn Yang, Clarion Staff Despite the sometimes overwhelming media attention John F. Kennedy High has received in recent months, some issues plaguing the campus have yet […]
Tardiness and Safety Concerns Tied to Transportation Issues
By Adrianna Iorio and Aryanna Zavala, Clarion Staff Amongst the Kennedy campus, a variety of transportation methods exist to haul students to and from school. Some walk, take the bus, […]
Holiday of the Week: National Don’t Fry Day
By Adrianna Iorio, Clarion Staff Every year on the Friday before Memorial Day, an annual holiday stands to encourage sun safety awareness and protect people across America from the dangers […]
The More You KNOw (sexual assault awareness event)
By Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff Kennedy High School’s Endeavor Club sponsored their first Sexual Assault Awareness Event on May 10th in the Little Theatre. Assemblymember Jim Cooper from District 9, […]
Kennedy ASB Cabinet Candidates Call for Change
The ASB cabinet candidates plan to bolster school spirit and connect to more students on campus, including plans for events and a suggestion box.
Clarion Staff Receives Area Journalism Awards
By Aaron Soliz, Clarion Staff On May 8th, a group of the Clarion writers and photographers attended the 6th Annual Student Journalist Awards Dinner, an event funded by the California Scholastic […]
Kennedy Students Speak Way to Top 4 Finish
By Katelyn Yang, Clarion Staff On Saturday, April 29th, Isabelle Fontanilla and Christopher Wong, juniors at Kennedy, competed against other high schoolers in the Sacramento area in a Japanese Speech […]
Holiday of the Week: Tu-bad You’re Not a Tubist
JFK Senior Chan Henry shares her experience playing tuba and sousaphone in JFK's marching band.
Every 15 Minutes Crashes Kennedy Campus for Two Days In April
By Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff On the morning of April 15th, Kennedy students Danke Stroup, Billy T. Hernandez, Jared Mah, Avery Runner, and Kennedy Cole were involved in a car […]
Holiday of the Week: With April Showers Come May Flowers (and Trees)
By Dominic J Larsen, News Editor “Each generation takes the Earth as a trustee. We ought to bequeath to posterity as many forests and orchards, as we have exhausted and […]
