The true origin of the 3rd floor brain

December 15, 2010 • Joseph Laseter, Reporter  
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  Dr. Easterly displays brain Are they art projects, science models, or just an attempt to beautify our campus? The two half brain sculptures adorning the walls of Kenwood Academy’s 3rd floor are causing quite the stir amongst the student body.   “I could’ve sworn they were a part of some student... Read more »

Kenwood postpones winterball

December 15, 2010 • Brianna Hyde  
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 On December 4, 2010, Kenwood Academy would have had their annual Winterball. However, adminitstrators decided to postpone the event due to lack of ticket sales. ” I was told by some students that they weren’t sure about the advertising, when it was gonna be, some people said, “Oh,... Read more »

Students at KA ‘Stand and Declare the Problem’

May 24, 2010 • Latasha Hoard  
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“Stand and Declare the Problem” was the right name for a rally when Kayla Fox and Yusef Hood combined forces and realized a vision. “Stand and Declare the Problem”  was a vision that came from hard work, volunteers, friends, and supporters, but mostly their dependence upon their faiths while... Read more »

Kenwood represents Cameroon at Model UN conference

March 22, 2010 • Kaitlyn Baker-White, Reporter  
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The Model United Nations is a club that helps students get an idea of what’s going on in other nations by educating them about civics, current events, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. Members are encouraged to have opinions and to help solve problems. In a typical... Read more »

Kenwood attains Silver Medal status

March 11, 2010 • Jennifer White  
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Kenwood Academy has been ranked among many other prestigious schools by U.S. News & World Report as one of their best high schools of 2010. Of 21,786 public high schools that were analyzed nationally, Kenwood Academy was one of only 461 high schools to achieve Silver Medal status, indicating that... Read more »

Alumni Day gives grads a chance to give back

December 20, 2009 • Megan Lindsey, Reporter  
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What better way to celebrate Kenwood’s legacy as a college preparatory high school than to have its graduates return to let the students know what life beyond high school is really all about? Kenwood’s annual alumni day, which took place this year on Dec. 18th, allows graduates to come back and facilitate... Read more »

Student development days addressing key school issues

December 16, 2009 • Iman Taylor, Reporter  
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Last year, the idea of student development days came about when Dean of Student Intervention Ms. Calloway and other administrators surveyed students, faculty, and staff around the school with the goal of discovering the most important issues to be addressed at Kenwood. After identifying these perceived... Read more »

International Travel Club plans field trip to Europe

December 14, 2009 • Lake C. Smith, Reporter  
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The newly formed International Travel Club is scheduled to travel to Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona during spring break of 2010. According to Ms. Inez Jones, the club’s faculty adviser and sophomore on-track coordinator, the vision of the trip was born during August of 2009 when Ms. Elizabeth Kirby,... Read more »

New art brightening hallways

December 12, 2009 • Maria Maysonet  
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Kenwood, as you may already know, is full of talent, talent that is expressed in a variety of ways. Why not express that talent all over the school? The new Kenwood Mural Group decided that this would be a great idea. “The Mural group started last year when (Senior) Rashaad Lay and I were talking about... Read more »

Schoolweblockers implemented

October 19, 2009 • Shawn Murrell, Reporter  
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This year at Kenwood Academy, the administration has chosen to purchase the online program Schoolweblockers in an effort to encourage students to complete their homework on a more regular basis. Gradebook, which was implemented last year by CPS, is simply used by teachers to post grades and attendance.... Read more »