Observations on the Evacuation
By Christopher Wong, Chief Editor “Try not to mention the bomb threat,” a Link Crew member instructed the student performers for the Cougar Day middle school rally, in which middle […]
Word of the Year: Fem·i·nism \ ‘fe-mə-,ni-zəm \
By Aryanna Zavala, Copy Editor In December, Merriam-Webster declared feminism the word of 2017. According to the dictionary, feminism is a noun that has two meanings: the theory of the […]
Book Review: The Uglies Tells Us Much About Ourselves
By Liana James, Clarion Staff The Uglies series includes three books which document the life of Tally and her peers: Uglies, Pretties and Specials. Until the age of sixteen, everyone […]
What I Would Like To See On JFK Campus
By Makayla Smith, Clarion Staff As I walked through the campus every day, I never really paid attention to what JFK offered to all of our students at school. With […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hacking America
Thanks to Natassia Aleman-Teweles for creating the “Hacking America” cartoon for The Clarion.
Library I.D. Required
By Ariyah Armstrong, Clarion Staff If you’re like me, you’re always busy, whether if it’s with homework, sports, home life, etc. It just always seems like there’s something that needs […]
Education Under the Trump Administration
By Cynthia Dominguez, Clarion Staff Throughout the course of the recent Presidential election, the general consensus among the public was that the next four years would be unpredictable regardless of […]
Students Motivating Students on Campus
By: Makayla Smith, Clarion Staff In high school there may be many pressures that students may deal with on a daily basis. Those range from the long nights doing […]
Social Media Is Actually Bad
By Saeri Plagmann, Clarion Staff John F. Kennedy High School is home to over 2,000 students who go about their daily lives, influenced by social media in some shape or […]
Homework, the Cause of Teenage Stress?
By Aryanna Zavala, Clarion Staff Stress, the word that so many teenagers use to describe what they are feeling. Teenagers today have so many things to worry about, from sports to […]
Social Media, Depression Should not be Romanticized
By Katie Albert, Clarion Staff At least 95% of youth (ages 12-17) have at least one social media account whether it is Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any of the many […]
Teachers Must Teach to Students’ Learning Styles
By Makayla Smith, Clarion Staff There are a lot of pressures that come along with a student’s education. It could be the large amount of homework or tests that prove […]
2017 is No Time for Sexist Comments
By Samantha Johnson, Clarion Staff “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. ” – Roseanne Barr Since the beginning of civilization, […]
