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
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 years 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
Seniors get the students excited for the fall sports teams.

Kennedy’s first pep rally starts school year off with a bang

Staff
September 29, 2022
Karas in action on the ice, playing for her club team.

Defying the Odds: Interview with Woodbridge Ice Hockey’s Goalie, Abigail Karas

Chloe Tu and Alexander Casares
January 28, 2022
In this image, you see perfect form. The basketball is above the shooters head, there is one arm catapulting the basketball and the other arm leading. Photo Credit: photo via PNW Production under the Creative Commons License.

Skills that will get you ready for basketball season

Jonathan Barreto, Editor
November 30, 2021
Fieldhouse in the middle of construction

Kennedy fieldhouse under construction

Aliyah Lima, Isaiah Cherry, Rachel Velasco, and Kripa Patel
October 12, 2021
The JFK Mustangs show school spirit while rooting on their classmates.

Kennedy hosts first schoolwide event in 18 months

Rida Kadri
October 4, 2021
Demonstrates an empty field due to Covid-19.

How has Covid-19 Affected Sports

Isaiah Cortes, Contributor
January 27, 2021
Photo 1: Courtesy to Dawn Hein. Senior Captian Michael Hein and the Captain of the Colonia Patriots preparing for the coin toss for overtime.

JFK Mustangs’ Victory Over Colonia Patriots in Overtime

Yumna Khan and Stephanie Yu
January 15, 2021
Photo 1: Courtesy of Kimani Carrington Photo 2: Courtesy of Sarah Szoke

JFKMHS Mustang First Football Game

Stephanie Yu, Nabriela Morales, Sean Huey Melido, and Bianca Martinez
October 20, 2020
Vincent Powers playing shortstop for the JFK Mustangs during his junior year.

Senior Spotlight: Vincent Powers

Jesus Gonzalez, Sports & AE Editor
May 28, 2020
The view after baseball tryouts from the John F. Kennedy Memorial High School football field.

Trying Out at JFK

Jesus Gonzalez, Sports & AE Editor
May 14, 2020
Tarig Holman and his wife officially join the Mustang family.

New Additions to the Track Program

Auslin Mills and Pharrell Mensah
March 27, 2020
Photo Credit: Photo Via: Wikimedia Commons under the creative common license

COVID-19 And It’s Ramification On The Sports World

David Macaulay-Smith and Kevin Cardenas
March 27, 2020
Sergio Maglione Advances to State Tournament

Sergio Maglione Advances to State Tournament

Auslin Mills, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2020
Coach DeVoogd poses with Vishal Patel, Nadir Cassiem, Papa Asmah, and Ayman Pitts as they hold their awards

Kennedy Basketball Makes a Comeback

Auslin Mills, Pharrell Mensah, Nadir Cassiem, and Jodi Owusu
March 6, 2020

3 NBA Predictions for 2020-2030.

February 3, 2020
The New York Islanders played the New York Rangers on January 13, 2020 at MSG.

New York Rangers vs New York Islanders Post Game Recap

Alexander Casares
January 17, 2020
The students and faculty matched on Nov. 20 to raise funds for charity

Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game

Shurupa Mazumder, Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2019
JFK(left) facing off in the first play of the night against Scotch Plains Fanwood (right).

Mustangs Trail the Raiders 21-20 at Their Homecoming Game

Reilly McGowan and Brielle Thomas
November 1, 2019
Track-and-field athlete Manny Diaz warms up for the 400-hurdles and finishes in 2nd place.

Is Changing Sports Junior Year a Good Decision?

Manny Diaz and Reilly McGowan
October 30, 2019
JFK(left) facing off South Plainfield(right) during the game.

JFK vs South Plainfield Football Game is a Huge Success

Bettina Kingsly , Reilly McGowan , Brielle Thomas , Isabella Canela , and Rachna Pandit
October 1, 2019
Load More Stories

The Torch

The Student News Site and Newsletter of John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
© 2023 • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in

Comments (0)

All The Torch Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest