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
JFK"s Softball Seniors on their Senior Night

JFK’s Annual Softball Senior Night

Kate McDermid and Mikayla Dumas
June 17, 2025
Five of the mustangs eight seniors enjoying their last season opener at Edison High School.

Mustang Boys Volleyball Senior Night

Laila Gray and Suhasini Patel
June 17, 2025
Senior Aryan Patel and junior Wiktor Dabkowski try to block the ball to avoid EHS from gaining a point.

Boys’ Volleyball Game Against Edison High

Keya Patel, Maansi Amin, and Nishi Dalia
June 12, 2025
Lady Mustangs' after winning on opening day.

The Lady Mustangs’ start the season off with a win.

Courtney Paulikas and Jenna Berard
May 28, 2025
IPL champions trophy is set and ready to be won by the rising cricket teams (photo illustration).

Indian Premier League 2025: Thrilling Start with Unexpected Results

Prit Bhathawala and Maansi Amin
May 28, 2025
Sophomore Abhi Savalia setting the ball to fellow sophomore Jeshav Edwardraj.

A Look Into the 2025 Boys’ Volleyball Season

Laila Gray
May 20, 2025
Division I team Saint Francis, makes the transition to Division III (Phpto Illustration).

Saint Francis Basketball Transitions From Division I to Division III, One Week After Making NCAA First Four

Grant Lorentzen, Sports Editor
May 20, 2025
Honey runs the 100-meter dash on March 26, 2025 during the Spotswood and Middlesex meet.

Honey Gallegos Runs Fastest Time Since 2021

Pilar Hill
April 11, 2025
JFKMHS Cheer Team after winning NJCDCA State Cheer Leading Championship with a score of 74.1 on February 23.

JFKMHS Cheer Team Wins States 4 Times in a Row

Manan Machhi, Jenna Berard, Yana Patel, and Lucas Monteiro
March 13, 2025
Sophomore Armani Maglione;s final record for the 2025 season is 31-6.

Armani Maglione Clears the Bracket at Districts

March 12, 2025
Chiefs and Eagles square off like heavyweights in the ring during Super Bowl LVIX, with Jalen Hurts delivering a knockout performance against Kansas City's title hopes. Photo illustration.

Jalen Hurts the Chiefs’ Three-Peat Dreams in Super Bowl LIX Blowout

Jayden Rivera
March 6, 2025
JFKMHS Boys Volleyball tryouts for all levels starting soon

Boys’ Volleyball: Tryouts for 2025 Season

Veronika Pankiv, Misha Gosai, Richie Trotman, and Muhammad Khan
March 4, 2025
March madness is an annual tournament With Division 1 NCAA teams to compete and define themselves as champions. Photo credits to Wikimedia commons under the creative commons inc

Duke vs. Houston Sweet 16 Match-up

Omari Hill and Kevin Miller
May 23, 2024
Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Lakers, on March 24, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena. (Photo Illustration)

Lakers, Pacers Back and Forth Contest Ends with Lakers Coming Out on Top

Maximus Bergstrom
May 21, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 NBA playoffs where 16 teams compete to win this year's championship. Michael Tipton under the creative commons license.

2023 NBA Playoffs: Round 1 Recap

Kevin Mendez
June 12, 2023
The Brooklyn Nets host the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Barclays Center on March 21.

Nets vs Cavaliers Recap

Kevin Mendez
March 30, 2023
Members of the St. Louis Cardinals participated in The World Baseball Classic.

Japan Plays USA in the World Baseball Classic

Grant Lorentzen
March 28, 2023
The Competition Team and their coaches celebrating their win after a perfect performance.

JFK Competition Cheerleading team makes history, becoming 2023 Game Day Coed state champions

Chloe Tu
March 22, 2023
Giovanni Maglione celebrating his 100th win with his coaches.

Giovanni Maglione Joins the Wrestling 100 Win Club

Siri Sajja, Jedidiah Perez, Lorelei Lorentzen, and Grant Lorentzen
March 20, 2023
Sidney DeVoogd with family after scoring 1,000 points.

Sidney DeVoogd Scores 1,000 Points

Jonathan Barreto and Cameron Daniels
March 14, 2023
Wrestling team at practice

Coach Creighton leads JFK’s wrestling team to division title

Shruti Raghuram, Carlene Gruskowski, and Christopher Guallpa
March 8, 2023
Coach Murphy talking with his player during the Kennedy-Perth Amboy game.

Lady Mustangs Basketball Takes Win Against Perth Amboy Panthers

Mia Montanez and Jeremy Fishman
February 8, 2023
The JFK Wrestling Mustangs after defeating North Plainfield to win the division

Clean Sweep: Mustang Wrestling Team Wins Their Division

Jeremy Fishman and Dylan Driz
January 23, 2023
Donovan Claiborne pitching against Sayreville High School in a JFK Mustangs win

Senior Spotlight: Donovan Claiborne

Jeremy Fishman
January 23, 2023
A picture of the new athletic director, Mr. Weisenstein in his office

JFK welcomes a new Athletic Director to the JFK family

Mikael-Ali Sheikh
January 10, 2023
Coach Michael Henderson talking with Joshua Alencar and Aryan Patel during the season opener at Carteret High School.

Mustangs’ unwelcoming record, welcomes success

Jeremy Fishman, Dylan Driz, and Gabriel Rodriguez
December 22, 2022
Freshman Ayaan Amin after breaking school record

Freshman, Ayaan Amin breaks the 3,200 meter school record

Zara Tipu, Licey Rodriguez, Dylan Driz, and Sarvesh Kuppani
November 2, 2022
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