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mission
The Torch staff and advisor are committed to producing a
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torch
top quality student newspaper applying high standards
of writing, editing, and production. The Torch seeks to
fairly serve the Kennedy High School faculty, students,
and staff, showing no favoritism to decisions about
content are the responsibility of the individual editors
and the Editorial Board.
John F. Kennedy High School
4545 Wenig Rd. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
editorial board
Volume 45, Issue 6 Editor-In-Chief Rachel Gilman and Riley Galbraith
May 22, 2012 Managing Editor Jessica Rowan
Photo Editor Sarah Sickles
Feature Editor Allie Sindlinger
Online Editor Darcey Altschwager
editors
Norm Althoff, Amy Brause, Mo Cheetany, Annie
Feltes, Hanna Krivit, Steph Mercer, Tara Mittelberg,
Bailey Zaputil
writers
Michael Abramson, Hannah Botkin, Hannah Bruns,
Ethan Divis, Zack Goodall, Spencer Grekoff, Terin
Kane, Jordan Lunsford, Lydia Martin, Isabel Neff,
Davis Sutton
photographers
Sam Nordstrom, Nick Appleget, Ben Feltes,
Emmi Hamalainen, James Kern
copy editors O
Kelsey Rindfleisch, stephanie Wenclawski
adviser
Stacy Haynes-Moore

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CONTENTS Editorial
04 Senior staff editorial
05 Senior editorials
10 Letter to the editor
News
11 Teachers give final farewell
12 RAGBRAI races to Cedar
Rapids
Profile
14 Walking the race
15 Early achievers
16 Dancing to UNI
Photo
22 Their three words
Arts & Entertainment
24 MOVMNT
Health
photo by Lauren Boyer 26 The sweetest drop
cover by Rachel Gilman 27 Farmers at the market
ON THE COVER Sports
30 Making the calls
19 The graduates
31 A new era of sports
32 Helping the community