Verbatim: 2010-2011
August 18, 2010
You should drop out. Everyone else should stay, though. — David Shapleigh, math teacher, answering the first-day-of-school question: “Should I drop out?” In college, I’m gonna major in Party 101. — Caroline Bequette, senior, discussing her plans for the next year. I... Read more »
Letter to readers of The Call
Devan Coggan and Maggie Hallam
August 13, 2010
Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year, and welcome to another year of The Kirkwood Call. As you may have noticed, The Kirkwood Call flag for this issue is designed around the World Cup. We wanted to pay tribute to the first day of school theme organized by the class of 2011 and help kick off the school... Read more »
Teens face lack of summer employment options
Bess Wilhelms
August 13, 2010
Christian Woepke has filled out more applications than he can count. But like 66 percent of teens, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), he is unemployed. “I am usually not even chosen to [interview],” Woepke said. Although he does not currently have a job, Woepke did work at Schnucks... Read more »
Guilty of self-defense
Aubrey Beltran
August 13, 2010
As his fist makes contact with the chin of his tormentor, two years of pent up anger releases upon impact. Despite complaints to every level of administration, he’s been left on his own to handle the bully who has plagued him since freshman year. Now, as a junior, he has decided to handle the problem... Read more »
Computers stolen during summer
Cassie Kibens
August 13, 2010
Suspects burglarized several classrooms in the West and East buildings at KHS around 3:30 a.m. June 20. Seventeen iMac computers, that investigators know of, were taken from multiple classrooms. The suspects broke into the classrooms by smashing in windows. “We do not know exactly how many people.... Read more »
750 N. Taylor house faces demolition
Emma Lawson
August 13, 2010
Signs have been showing up around the streets of Kirkwood pleading city leaders to “Save 750 N. Taylor.” Many of the signs are in a close vicinity to the house that people are asking to be saved. In the July 23-29 issue of the Webster-Kirkwood Times, a letter was written to the editor referencing... Read more »
A river runs through it
Johnny Frohlichstein
August 13, 2010
Friday Night Lights (Kirkwood Edition) is delayed until October. Although administrators intended the artificial turf field to be ready Sept. 1, a 100-yard stretch of dirt remains where the field belongs. “The initial field opening date was Sept. 1. That was postponed until Oct. 1. The football team... Read more »
Silly Bandz
Maggie Teson
August 13, 2010
A princess, a dinosaur and a milkshake may not appear to have any characteristics in common, but ask any student what binds these entities together and he or she will say they are just a few of the infinite shapes that make up Silly Bandz. Odds are, there will be a colorful tangle of creatures, plants,... Read more »
The Kirkwood Call 2010-2011 Staff
August 5, 2010
Devan Coggan………………..Editor-in-Chief Maggie Hallam Alaina Hinkle…………………Managing Editor Lydia Mitchener…………….Design Editor Katie Just…………………..Public Relations Editor Maddy Ford………………Opinions Editor Johnny... Read more »
Journalism students attend camps
August 3, 2010
It was a busy summer for journalism students as they attended four separate camps. Jostens Yearbook Journalism Workshop Webster University, July 21-23 Pioneer yearbook staff members included: Ellen Hargrove, photographer Madeline Hauck, copy editor Adrienne Meckes, writer Katherine Pope, writer Lauren... Read more »