On Oct. 24, as John F. Kennedy’s Fall Fest started to come to an end, the sound of drums filled the air as the group Seventh Generation Rising, an indigenous organization, started their surprise performance. Seventh Generation Rising would show a series of dances that shared their unique culture, traditions, and prayers. The organization was founded in 2011 by Guillermo Aranda, a well known muralist and educator on indigenous culture, who was even named 2021 Artist of the Ye

Creators is one of Kennedy’s performance clubs that participates in most, if not all of Kennedy’s performances throughout the year. They started the year with a performance at Club Rush, and most recently a performance at Fall Fest (Oct. 24). The club focuses on hiphop and performs during different rallies and showcases the skills and talents of its members.  KCU boasts over 30 members, with this year's officers being: Jacob Myles Castro (11) (President), Audrey Vo (11) (Chor

The John F. Kennedy girls tennis team has had a very interesting season with new captains and new players. The season kicked off in September with practices starting at the beginning of the school year. For the past few months, the team members have been working hard to have a successful season. One of the team captains, Divya Shanmugam (11), said, “I feel like it's an adjustment because all three of us are first time captains so it's a little bit difficult to manage

On September 4, the independent development group Team Cherry released the sequel to their proclaimed video game Hollow Knight called Hollow Knight: Silksong. Two weeks before this, Team Cherry announced Silksong’s release date and price ($20) after roughly seven years of silence to their community. This surprising announcement had caused multiple controversies with other independent developers who had planned to release their games around a similar time. For instance, multi

With college application season in full swing, seniors are rushing to get their college lists finalized. However, creating a well balanced list is quite the challenge and many students don’t have the resources they need. College applications can be tricky, but here are five factors to consider when making the perfect college list. Factor 1: Distance The first thing to solidify is whether one would rather live at home with family and commute or live away from home. The benefi

Many East and Southeast Asian countries celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar’s seventh month. It is unique and significant because it is celebrated in Asian heritage to celebrate the lost souls and to worship the dead. This day is a time honored tradition in Buddhist and Taoist culture. This festival is the day where ghosts whose family has forgotten about them roam at night looking for food to eat. During this day, the g