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
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
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
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
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
Prom is an end of highschool event, loved by many for the memories it creates. Photo via: Unsplash under the creative commons license.

Should Promposals Be Allowed In Schools?

Priscila Morillo, Site Editor
June 13, 2023
The fourth season of JFK’s talk show, “Excuse the Interruption” brought along a new team and studio.

Behind the Scenes of ‘Excuse the Interruption’

Ryan Sadowski
June 2, 2023
Caitlin Ticas, The Homecoming Queen

The 2022 Homecoming Queen is…

Meelah Joseph, Mia Montanez, Esther Dorielan, and Subtain Ali
November 2, 2022
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School students at Kennedy Garba Night

Kennedy’s Annual Garba Night

Keya Patel, Lipi Gajjar, Jude Hasan, and Niki Shah
October 19, 2022
Colonia's Sandwich Station hosts their annual Smokin' Cowboy competition from Jan. 5th- April 12.

Sandwich Station hosts annual district-wide competition

February 1, 2022
Student Maansi Amin uses her school given Lenovo Chromebook 300e.

Are Personal Chromebooks in School Worth the Hype?

Vikash Patel, Vishwa Patel, and Kripa Patel
December 21, 2021
The 2021 Homecoming Queens pose at the game with winner Anusha Nayak pictured in white.

And the 2021 Homecoming Queen is…

Alexander Casares, Cami Comollo, Yashvi Patel, and Akhil Natarajan
October 13, 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
A student works on assignment in her room. All rights reserved under the creative commons license. Getty images.

A look back: All year remote learning students’ experiences

Stephanie Yu and Aashita Patel
September 15, 2021
Photo Credit: Photo Via Getty Images under the creative common license.

How remote learning has physically and mentally affected students at JFKMHS

Shannon Kavaja, Assistant Editor-In-Chief
January 29, 2021
Diet Culture

Diet Culture

Ana Sanchez
January 27, 2021
Photo taken by Gurvind Dehar of the snow covered ground and icy river during the asynchronous day.

No More Snowdays?

Musfira Mohamed, News editor
December 23, 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 29, 2020
In NYC, a Black Lives Matter sign is posted where a schedule used to be. Photo Credit: Photo via Getty Images under the creative commons license.

How Many Hashtags Do We Need Until Black Lives Matter?

Auslin Mills, Jodi Owusu, Jaspreet Manko, David Macaulay-Smith, Rachel Torrey, Ababa Lorde, and Ms. Prusicki
June 4, 2020
A photo of a December 2019 calendar.

The Day Before Winter Break

Lucas Bartolomey
January 14, 2020
Sandwich Station Smokin' Cowboy Competition

Sandwich Station Smokin’ Cowboy Competition

Reilly McGowan
November 12, 2019
A photo of the ballot table at the Masquerade where students would vote.

Cheating at the Masquerade?

Lucas Bartolomey
November 1, 2019

Masquerade 2019

Lucas Bartolomey
October 17, 2019

Spanish Honor Society Inductees

Lucas Bartolomey and Shurupa Mazumder
October 7, 2019
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