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The Student Support Center is Open for All Students

Oscar Carcamo and Xavieana Floyd November 6, 2025
Need a place to calm down? Maybe a place to look for support? Maybe you just need someone to talk to? The Student Support Center is open for all students, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday!
Kennedy Supports Students One College Workshop a Week

Kennedy Supports Students One College Workshop a Week

Tenoch Cortez, Staff Writer November 6, 2025
Starting on Oct 2 every Thursday during lunch, there will be college application workshops hosted at the College and Career Center.
Kennedy students unite with their friends at movie night

Kennedy students unite with their friends at movie night

Alex Standley, Staff Writer October 17, 2025

John F. Kennedy High School’s Movie Night ended up being a fun and social event for students looking to relax, eat snacks and enjoy a film with friends.  The event had students from all grade levels...

Kennedy's 2025 Club Rush

Kennedy’s 2025 Club Rush

Alex Standley October 15, 2025
Club Rush has brought energy and enthusiasm to campus this week as students explored 18 different opportunities to get involved in.
Photo via SCUSD.

Food Truck Brings More Breakfast to JFK Students

Alex Standley, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

JFK High School has been seeing a big boost in breakfast participation thanks to the district food truck. The food truck has been running since summer 2022 and will return to JFK every other Tuesday...

“The Everything” Protest: What Students at JFK Are Saying

“The Everything” Protest: What Students at JFK Are Saying

Leah Herndon and Paris Reyes October 7, 2025

Students at John F. Kennedy High school held “The Everything” protest to bring attention to issues like discrimination and to raise awareness.  Seniors Itzel Soledad Martinez and Sahara Niazi...

Cougars Roar into Homecoming!

Cougars Roar into Homecoming!

Jelysa Felguerez and Aaliyah Sinarong October 3, 2025

Kennedy had their second rally of the year, dedicated to this year’s homecoming. It consisted of performances by some very talented students and cultural clubs of the school. Most of the performers...

Kennedy Hosts Its First Ever HBCU Fair

Kennedy Hosts Its First Ever HBCU Fair

Oscar Carcamo and Xavieana Floyd October 2, 2025
The HBCU fair is back again, this time closer than ever to JFK. On September 19, 2025, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Fair was hosted here at John F Kennedy High School for the first time in history.
Kennedy Homecoming Court competes for HoCo royalty

Kennedy Homecoming Court competes for HoCo royalty

Estrella Navarrete and Izabella Louton September 24, 2025
This year's new candidates consisted of senior student runners Amelia Nylander, Alicia Jackson, Grace Hernandez, Sophia Edeliant and Yessica Torres for our female runnerups. As for our males, Kabir Barkzai, Alen Moshken, Diego Avalos-Daniels, Sean Whitfield, and Quinn Bryant.
Freshman President Jasmine Macias and Vice President Jaden Hun pose for a picture outside the ASB room (Photo courtesy of Anthony Basquez).

Freshman Elections

Jelysa Felguerez, Staff Writer September 22, 2025

As we welcome the class of 2029, freshmen we also bring light to the new selection of their government cabinet, and their presidents! Jasmine Macias, freshman president of John F Kennedy high school,...

Culinary: Where Do They Get Their Ideas From?

Culinary: Where Do They Get Their Ideas From?

Leah Herndon and Paris Reyes September 19, 2025

The culinary program has been working on new ways to bring fresh recipes to students, and the process behind it is more creative than you might think. When interviewing seniors Leah Calderon and Shawn’Tre...

Kennedy Takes Bigger Steps Towards Back to School Night

Kennedy Takes Bigger Steps Towards Back to School Night

Malik Shim, Editor in Chief September 15, 2025
The new structure of Back to School Night includes each education department having their own designated area with signs, name tags, teacher contact information, and printouts of their syllabus or QR if preferred.
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