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
"Chicken Jockey," the iconic character from the hit video game is shown on screen moments before the audience erupts into chaos. Photo credit of Muhammad Ali

A Minecraft Movie Review: A Diamond in the Rough or a Soulless Dirt Block?

Krish Kapoor, Aditya Kumar, Aryan Rane, and Luke Berard
May 14, 2025
Listen to this playlist to feel all the good vibes from Spring Break and warmer weather being around the corner!

The Torch’s Top 10 Songs for Spring Break

Rachel Gonzalez and Melvin Tejada
April 18, 2025
Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes in “Mickey 17,” Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Bong Joon Ho Returns with ‘Mickey 17’: a Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi

Lily Bausch
April 17, 2025
Inside Out 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on June 10, 2024, and was officially released on June 14, 2024.

Review: Inside Out 2

Saiq Butt
April 16, 2025
Album cover for $ome $exy $ongs 4 U Photo courtesy of OVO, Santa Anna and Republic

Album Review: Drake & PartyNextDoor Reunite on ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’

Suhasini Patel
April 8, 2025
Negative comments are being left on King's Grill by Taylor Swift fans.

Eagles’ C.J. Gardener-Johnson’s Feud with Kelce and Swift Fans’ Backfires

Grant Lorentzen, Contributor
April 8, 2025
Lamar's Super Bowl performance was watched by over 133 million people worldwide. (Photo Illustration)

Recap of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Laila Gray
March 25, 2025
Season three of Amazon Prime's "Invincible " was released to worldwide acclaim on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Photo courtesy of Image Comics under the Creative Commons License.

‘Invincible’ Season 3

Luke Berard, Site Manager
March 18, 2025
Miles,Gwen, and Peter B. Parker swinging through the city ( Photo credited by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures)

Swing your way into the Spider-Verse

Jayden Rivera
May 28, 2024
Album cover for "We Don't Trust You". Ever since this album dropped, rappers have been attacking Drake left and right.

Who to Trust?

David Seabra and Victor Hernandez
May 24, 2024
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” hit theaters on March 29, 2024. Its release marks the fifth installment in Legendary's Monsterverse. Photo courtesy of Legendary Entertainment under the Creative Commons License

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’: Is it any good?

Luke Berard, Contributor
May 23, 2024
The original band of mutants are revived and must use their abnormal gifts given from birth to protect a world that fears them. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios under the creative commons license

Disney’s ‘X-Men ’97’ Review

Diego Mazzara and Shalan Alayan
May 22, 2024
Child star Jojo Siwa before and after her infamous transformation. Photo Illustration.

Jojo Siwa: Rebrand or Cover-up?

Jahnya Bocanegra
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
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
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
Creed 3 movie poster featuring Michael B. Jordan. Photo via MGM under Creative Commons license.

Review of Creed 3

Jonathan Barreto and Cameron Daniels
May 3, 2023
"Anatomy: A Love Story" by Dana Shwartz presents a tale of suspense, mystery, and romance.

Book Review: “Anatomy: A Love Story”

Vishwa Patel
April 18, 2023
One Piece "Film Red" is the 4th highest grossing Japanese anime film.

What is “One Piece”?

Muhammad Ali
March 28, 2023
Outstanding teen actors Zackary Arthur (left), Björgivn Arnarson (middle), and actress Alyvia Alyn Lind (right) talk about Chucky Season 2 at the New York Comic Con. Photo Credit: Photo via public domain pictures under creative commons license

Chucky S2 puts doll on doll, literally

Bryce Tarnowski and Jose Cuevas
January 12, 2023
Jenna Ortega playing the cello as Wednesday Addams in the show.

Happy Wednesday

Lipi Gajjar and Niki R. Shah
January 11, 2023
Senior Meelah Joseph taking a BeReal with her friends at a JFKMHS football game

Time to BeReal

Zayda Kodua and Meelah Joseph
December 20, 2022
Netflix's series "Dahmer- Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story" is now the third show to reach a billion hours viewed in 60 days.

Netflix’s new series about Jeffery Dahmer is accurately chilling

Mia Montanez, “School Scoop”
December 7, 2022
The photograph depicts the $1.4 million Watcher House loacted in Westfield, N.J.

Investigating Netflix’s “The Watcher”

Lipi Gajjar and Niki R. Shah
December 7, 2022
A New Horizons player showcasing his newly opened clothing store.

Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0 update breathes new life

Devin Scalise, A&E Editor
December 1, 2021
Author Naqiyah Hasan poses for the camera with a warm smile

A conversation with Naqiyah Hasan, a young author

Musfira Mohamed, News Editor
October 20, 2021
Featured above is a quick look at the new iPhone 13. IPhone 13 (left) and iPhone mini (right).

Apple releases new iPhone 13

Vishwa Patel, Nuha Hamza, Ryanne Belgaid, and Chloe Tu
October 12, 2021

Netflix Quarantine Favorites!

Tanisha Gadhavi, Head Photographer
December 9, 2020
These four tips can make managing your time seem easy!

A Student’s Guide to Achievable Time Management

Reilly McGowan, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2020

March Music

Jaspreet Manko, Student Life Editor
May 8, 2020
Try the Houseparty app to connect and play games with friends and family.

10 Ways to keep busy during quarantine

Reilly McGowan, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2020
Photo Credit: photo via Flickr commons under the creative commons license

Netflix Vs. Disney+

Megan Baumgarten
January 30, 2020

4 Easy Sweet & Salty HOLIDAY TREATS To Gift Your Family & Friends

Payal Chitoda, Student Life Editor
January 30, 2020
Riley waits to attack Photo Credit: photo via empire under the creative commons license

Black Christmas 2019 (Analysis with Minor Spoilers!)

Brielle Thomas
January 15, 2020
Created By Tanisha Gadhavi

JFK’s 2019 Xmas Jingle

Tanisha Gadhavi, Bidisa Choudhury, and Shurupa Mazumder
December 23, 2019
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