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John F. Kennedy High School 4545 Wenig Rd. NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
“ T h e to r c h h a s b e e n pa s s e d to a n e w g e n e r at i o n ” - J o hn F. K enne dy
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BEHIND:
The truth about dropping out of high school revealed Have you ever noticed that guy or girl in your class that had been there but has simply disappeared? You no longer see their face in the halls or walking in from the south lot. They have just simply vanished. Murmurs start to surface that they dropped out of Kennedy. When people hear the word ‘drop-out’ they have some inclination that this simply means they ‘failed.’ This is very much opposite the truth. Torch goes to the inside to track where these students have gone and what they are doing now to shed a light that most have situations that the majority of students here couldn’t imagine having. CON T IN U ED ON PAGE 9
graphic by Craig Aucutt