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Student Media - Bishop Kenny High School

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Shipping containers carry the goods that are being imported and exported.
Striking Up Problems
Dockworkers along the East Coast strike over wages
Chloe Barron, Editor-In-Chief • November 4, 2024
Hurricane Milton gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico before reaching Florida.
Blame It on the Rain
Lorelei Carlton, Features Editor • October 23, 2024

As the Southeast started to recover from the devastation that arose on Sept. 26 from Hurricane Helene, an unexpected storm that hit Georgia and...

The Takeover
The Takeover
Serenity Mead, News Editor • September 30, 2024

In 2019 schools nationwide shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing an uproar and panic. Now the Chicken Pox is here to take it’s place. Chicken...

Kiss your phone goodbye
Kiss your phone goodbye
Megan Matthews, Staff reporter • September 30, 2024

Duval County Public Schools is putting in place a cell phone ban for this school year that requires students to place cell phones away and out...

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Trevor Lawrence is in his fourth season for the Jaguars.
Will It Always Be the Jags?
Kate Reichard, Staff reporter

Since 1995, the Jacksonville Jaguars have represented Duval county as an NFL team. The Jaguars are yet to win a Super Bowl, despite the several playoff appearances. Jaguar...

Senior Olivia Ryno prepares to hit the ball from the outside.
Crusaders Strike the Stallions
Kate Reichard, Staff reporter • September 19, 2024

Uproar in Juniors
Uproar in Juniors
Madelyn Benfante, Staff reporter • September 19, 2024

This year, there is an unexpected increase in the number of junior students joining the Bishop Kenny swim team. The pool is filled with new potential...

Kenny Volleyball Spikes Down Rivalry
Kenny Volleyball Spikes Down Rivalry
Emma Gallup, Staff reporter • September 18, 2024

On September 12, 2024 at 7 PM the rivalry matchup began, Bolles made a quick jump to start by winning the first set and advanced again to win...

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Kenny Welcomes Youth Ministers
Youth Ministers from around the diocese celebrate mass at Kenny
Emma Gallup, Staff reporter • October 8, 2024
RISE is a retreat where students can grow in their faith, but also have a fun time with friends.
RISE Retreat
Madison Bolen, Editor-In-Chief • September 18, 2024
RISE is a religious retreat offered to juniors and seniors at Bishop Kenny, which will take place in Keystone Heights this November from the
Students learn more about clubs around school by visiting the Club Fair table.
Get Involved!
Kate Reichard, Staff reporter • August 30, 2024
Club Fair was held in the cafeteria on Aug 21. 2024 during all lunch mods.

A table with different clubs was displayed for students to learn
Father Clay raising the Eucharistic during the consecration.
Starting off on a Holy Foot
Gracie Kuepper and Faith Cabrey, Staff Reporters • August 30, 2024
August 15, first mass of the year.
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The Stars are Back
The Stars are Back

A new set of celebrities have taken to the dance floor for Season 33 of Dancing With The Stars(DWTS). The new season premiered on Tuesday,...

Theatre is being kept alive at Greenlight Theatre Co. The fall play is Legally Blonde the Musical is on Sept. 28-29.
What, like it’s hard?
Siena Bakkar, Staff reporter • October 3, 2024

  The arts are being kept alive at Greenlight Theatre! According to guidetoflorida.com “Greenlight Theatre Company offers both Broadway...

Noah Kahan singing to the crowd.
Sing Out Loud
Sophia Gredenhag, Social Media Editor • September 30, 2024

This past weekend, Sep 22-23, the Sing Out Loud Festival took place in St. Augustine, Fla. Artists such as Eric Church, Marcus King,...

Duo is Duolingo's main mascot. (Photo courtesy: Printerval, Creative Commons.)
Demand for Duolingo
William Wainwright, Business Manager-HR • September 18, 2024

If you’ve been exploring the App Store of your phone looking for new apps to download, then you’ve probably seen Duolingo being one of...

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Polls close at seven in the evening on November 5.
Should Election Day be a National Holiday?
Americans vote on their own time
Kate Reichard, Staff reporter • November 5, 2024
Juniors Becca Moody (left), Megan Mathew’s (middle), and Kate Reichard (right) show off their back-to-school backpacks
Top Backpack Trends
Lindy Jakab, Staff reporter • November 5, 2024

High school backpack trends change and evolve each year, as students change up their preference in style and comfort. This year, many students...

Fall foliage is few and far between throughout Jacksonville’s salt marshes.
Will it be Fall in Florida?
William Wainwright, Business Manager-HR • November 5, 2024

A few days after Hurricane Milton ravaged through our area, we woke up to a surprising chill in the air as we put our ties and skirts on...

Search with Scoir
Search with Scoir
Leah Fullerton, Writing Coach • September 19, 2024

Three years ago, we saw Canvas take Schoology’s place. Now, a college search app called Scoir (pronounced “score”) is kicking Naviance...

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