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

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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
Senior Sindhuja Rayaprolu will be attending Stony Brook University in the fall for biomedical engineering. Photo curtosy of the JFK yearbook.

Senior Spotlight: Sindhuja Rayaprolu

Mikayla Dumas
May 22, 2024
Graduating senior Kristinka Kuzar enjoying her last month at JFK.

Senior Spotlight: Kristinka Kuzar

Laila Gray
May 22, 2024
Senior, Ruby McDermid will be attending Purdue University in the fall, Majoring in Biomedical engineering.

Senior Spotlight: Ruby McDermid

Kate McDermid
May 22, 2024
Senior Nate Richemond breaks the school record for most blocks. Photo courtesy of @cameraman.matt

Nate’s Block Party

Manan Patel, student journalist
May 20, 2024
National English Honors Society inductees for the academic year 2024-2025 pose for a celebratory photo with their feather pens.

JFK National English Honors Society Induction

Musfira Mohamed
May 17, 2024
The career fair was held at the Woodbridge Community Center for students to hear advice from career experts.

JFKMHS Offers Career Fair Trip

Bryce Tarnowski, Arts & Entertainment
May 17, 2024
The main cast of Gilmore Girls in the early seasons of the show. Photo Courtesy: The WB and Everett Collection.

The Timelessness of ‘Gilmore Girls’

Mikayla Dumas
May 15, 2024
Social media should not corrupt our thoughts, but allow us to use our critical thinking to form our own opinions. Photo via Pexels.com under creative commons license

The Death of Media Literacy, Rise of Anti-Intellectualism

Daylin Arellano and Lucia Fetic
May 13, 2024
Child star Jojo Siwa before and after her infamous transformation. Photo Illustration.

Jojo Siwa: Rebrand or Cover-up?

Jahnya Bocanegra
May 10, 2024
“Missing”contains a gripping storyline which leaves the viewer in suspense for almost the whole movie. Photo courtesy of BLT Communications and Netflix, under the Creative Commons license.

Viral Movie: Is ‘Missing’ Worth Watching?

Maira Rizwan, Makayla Di Fonzo, Ushna Imtiaz, and Suhasini Patel
May 10, 2024
378 New Dover Road in Colonia is the private residence used to film for Regina George's home. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

‘Mean Girls’ Remake Filmed in Colonia New Jersey

Kate McDermid and Smirti Bhandari
May 9, 2024
The self-declared “Chairman of the Tortured Poets Department” explores the idea of heartbreak from the lens of an adult who thought she had everything figured out, but didn’t.Photo courtesy of Universal Music Group.

The Torch Reviews Taylor Swift’s Latest Album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Kaysha Bhagat and Ihaab Kashmiri
May 9, 2024
Lined up and ready, the JFK Mustangs cheered as the All Stars entered the stadium.

JFK Hosts All-Star Track Meet

Jeremy Fishman, Dylan Driz, and Gabriel Rodriguez
May 9, 2024
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
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