The Student News Site and Newsletter of John F. Kennedy Memorial High School

The Torch
The Student News Site and Newsletter of John F. Kennedy Memorial High School

The Torch
The Student News Site and Newsletter of John F. Kennedy Memorial High School

The Torch
Junior Mia Montanez and senior Maanav Amin test out solar eclipse glasses in front of JFKMHS.

April 8 solar eclipse is ‘one for the books’

Leah Hernandez
May 8, 2024
Marching mustangs perform "The Horse" as students cheer them on.

Mustangs Kick Off the Spring Season with Running of the Halls

Nishi Dalia and Maansi Amin
May 7, 2024
The House of Representatives voted 352-62 in favor of banning TikTok by the start of 2025. Photo illustration.

Final Filters: The Curtain Call For TikTok

Candice Plasencia, Contributor
May 3, 2024
Rihanna released a new Kalahari melon lip oil to be purchased through Fenty Skin as of Jan. 4, 2024.

Rating Fenty’s Kalahari melon lip oil

Ayana Sears and Dariana Shihadeh
May 3, 2024
JFKMHS students joining together for prayer after the sun had set. Photo courtesy of the JFKMSA Instagram Page

Second Annual Iftar Dinner

Munibah Haroon
May 3, 2024
Hunterdon county was the epicenter of the April 5 earthquake. Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons under the creative commons law.

Earthquake Affects Tri-State

Lelani Cox
May 3, 2024
Dance 2R and 3R/4R performing the opening dance, “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince in the auditorium of JFKMHS.

The Story Behind Dance Exchange: How it Came to Be

Jaylene Castro
May 1, 2024
UConn Huskies beat the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 at the State Farm Stadium on April 8. Photo illustration

UConn Goes Back-to-Back

Gabriel Trindade, Joshua Alencar, Eryk Gregula, and Daniyar Turdaliyev
May 1, 2024
March 9 marks the first SAT's taken on chrome books. (photo illustration)

Breaking: New Style of SATs

Mia Montanez, School Scoop
April 29, 2024
Past celebrity Met Gala looks featuring Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Blake Lively, Timothée Chalamet and Gisele Bündchen. Photo illustration.

2024 Met Gala Lineup

Kaylie Goncalves
April 29, 2024
A packed stadium is shown at the 2024 NCAA Women's Championship at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Photo credit: Wikimedia under the creative commons law.

South Carolina claims the crown over Iowa

Kameron Roberts, Contributor
April 29, 2024
The Mustangs at the ECTVS Invitational tournament at West Caldwell Tech. They placed second after being the sixth seed with Eddy Santiago as the MVP. (Image courtesy of jfkmhs_volleyball on Instagram)

Mustang Boys Volleyball Wins 2-1 Over McNair

Laila Gray
April 26, 2024
Fired up! "Wildcats" dance and sing the night away in JFKMHS production of "High School Musical."

JFK Theater Department ‘Soarin’ High’ with this years play: ‘High School Musical’

Zaima Mazumder and Musfira Mohamed
April 22, 2024
Security guard and local police officer ready to supervise the JFKMHS cafeteria on Monday morning during third block.

Breaking News: Additional Security Guards in Schools

Esther Dorielan and Soraya Cuevas
April 19, 2024
Come one, come all! Use your vision for good and take in these variety of films like eye candy on Kean's very own big screen (Photo Illustration).

The Torch Recaps the ‘ReelAbilities’ Film Festival at Kean University

Bryce Tarnowski and Jeremy Fishman
April 15, 2024
Senior Daniella Pajak brings along her Stanley cup to her second block class on Wednesday, March 27.

What The Cup?

Ihaab Kashmiri, Contributor
April 14, 2024
Junior 215 starter for The Mustangs Emmanuel Perez Quijano after match winning pin on senior night

Back-to-Back: The Mustangs Win it Again

Dylan Driz, Jeremy Fishman, and Gabriel Rodriguez
April 10, 2024
Products used for the McGrath's "Glass Skin" Look.

Pat McGrath’s ‘Glass Skin’ Tutorial

Esther Dorielan and Soraya Cuevas
March 25, 2024
2024 Super Bowl presented viewers with many new and exciting movie trailers (Photo Illustration).

Superbowl 2024: Most Anticipated Movie Trailers

Bryce Tarnowski, Contributor
March 25, 2024
Bright red and blue LED sign greets ice-cream lovers at the front of the shop, which opened in 1965.

Woodbridge Township’s Great Debate: Colonia Dairy Maid or ’40 Flavors’

Musfira Mohamed, Ihaab Kashmiri, and Zaima Mazumder
March 21, 2024
Newly appointed Coach Davis outside of the John F. Kennedy Memorial field house

New coaching lineup energizes Mustangs for 2024

Jeremy Fishman, Dylan Driz, and Gabriel Rodriguez
March 14, 2024
Tickets for prom go on sale the week of April 8. Photo illustration.

Senior Prom Features ‘The Great Gatsby’ as the 2024 Theme

Shalan Alayan, Dylan Fischer, Suhasini Patel, Ayana Sears, Gregory Wolferman, and Victor Hernandez
March 14, 2024
Metlife Stadium will host the 2025 World Cup. Photo illustration.

New Jersey Gets Ready to Host the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Kameron Roberts, Jahnya Bocanegra, Nishi Dalia, Ushna Imtiaz, and Emmanuel Colas
March 5, 2024
Tickets are $10 if bought in school and $15 at the door.

JFK’s production of High School Musical opens March 7

Smirti Bhandari, Lelani Cox, Daniyar Turdaliyev, Leah Hernandez, and Maximus Bergstrom
March 5, 2024
John F Kennedy Memorial High School Track.

Spring Track is Back for 2024

Briana McClymont, Kevin Miller, Eryk Gregula, Jayden Rivera, and Leeanne Genesis
March 5, 2024
Competition cheerleaders on Saturday posing with their state championship title.

JFK Competition Cheer Team wins 2 State Championship Titles Back to Back

Joshua Alencar, Mikayla Dumas, Laila Gray, and Kate McDermid
March 4, 2024
Firetrucks arriving at 3:11 p.m.

Hot dogs lead to chaos at recent band competition

Daylin Arellano, Lucia Fetic, Maira Rizwan, Maansi Amin, and Luke Berard
March 4, 2024
The MET museum upholds the tradition of displaying the 20-foot Christmas tree for the holiday season.

All About the MET Trip

Gabriel Trindade, Jaylene Castro, Munibah Haroon, David Seabra, and Omari Hill
March 4, 2024
Hopelawn's Rita's Ice will open for the season on March 1.

Free Italian Ice at Rita’s on March 21

Diego Mazzara, Manan Patel, Candice Plasencia, Kaylie Goncalves, Makayla Di Fonzo, and Dariana Shihadeh
March 1, 2024
Mr. Slaughter is ready for Monday's spirit theme.

BSU Hosts Spirit Week

February 9, 2024
Picture of the finished LEGO Concorde

LEGO Concorde Takes Flight

Lipi Gajjar
October 23, 2023
Abigail Karas is crowned Homecoming Queen by last year's Queen, Caitlin Ticas.

The 2023 Homecoming Queen is…

Aliyah Lima and Chloe Tu
October 4, 2023
Mental health left these five athletes without their lives in the past two years

The Spike in Mental Health Issues Among Young Athletes

Lorelei Lorentzen, Contributor
June 15, 2023
The Carolina Panthers select Bryce Young as the number one overall pick. Photo Via: Unsplash under the Creative Commons License

Recap of the First Three Picks of the 2023 NFL Draft

Grant Lorentzen
June 15, 2023
The divide that consumes us.

Breaking the Stereotypical Standards of Masculinity and Femininity

Shannon Kavaja, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
June 15, 2023
AI: Empowering minds, transforming industries and shaping our world. Photo via: Alexandra_Koch, Pixabay under the Creative Commons License.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Ashlee Castillo
June 15, 2023
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