By Giovanni Camacho, Clarion Staff Writer Finals were taken this year in person with the absence of distance learning. With finals week starting on January 24th through the 28th, students took finals in their classes on campus. In 2020-2021, the whole school year was in distance/remote learning due to Covid-19 cases rising in 2020. In that period students took finals not at school but in … Continue reading Finals without the difficulties of distance learning

By Maddis Gregson, Clarion Staff Reporter  Update: Wednesday, April 6 A week and a half later we are back at school on April 4.  SCUSD, SCTA (the teachers’ union), and SEIU 1021 (non-teaching staff) officially began the strike on Wednesday, March 23. The strike lasted eight school days, with teachers striking and protesting outside of schools during the morning and joining with other schools at … Continue reading Teachers and school staff: Strike 2022

By Gerardo Lopez, Clarion Staff Reporter Vaping has been troubling school districts since its introduction due to its nature of looking like a pen or sometimes a USB device and also causing adolescents to become addicted to nicotine at a young age. It is a sensitive subject, and something that is not widely mentioned but largely seen. It is widespread at Kennedy, and other schools … Continue reading The state of vaping at Kennedy

By Tiffany He, Clarion Staff Reporter The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a multiple-choice college admission test that is divided into three sections consisting of four tests: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, Math, and Essay.  The Essay section was optional for students before January 2021: the College Board announced that the Essay would no longer be part of the SAT, leaving the total time for the … Continue reading An overview of the SAT