Storm sweeps through St. Louis
Cassie Kibens
February 28, 2011
Strong winds, hail and rain-wrapped tornadoes ripped through Missouri and parts of Illinois late Sunday evening. A tornado was spotted in St. Albans, MO, and the storm caused damage to homes and streets across the storm’s path. As of 10:30 a.m. Ameren reported that more than 40,000 customers are... Read more »
Professional musicians visit symphonic orchestra class
Devan Coggan
February 24, 2011
Patrice Jackson, KHS graduate, and Mark O’Connor visited the KHS symphonic orchestra class Feb. 24 to present and perform some of O’Connor’s compositions. O’Connor, violinist, has won two Grammys and composed numerous pieces for violin, cello, flute, piano, guitar, orchestra and... Read more »
They did what? Ron Sanford, business teacher and fish gutter
February 24, 2011
Ron Sanford, business teacher, was waist deep in salmon guts. He stood in a vat of discarded fish entrails, heads and blood, tasked with unclogging a drain deep beneath the surface. Wearing only fishing waders and the same sweatshirt and jeans he had put on every day for the last three weeks, Sanford... Read more »
They did what? Adam Scimone, science teacher and marine biologist
Emily Goyda
February 24, 2011
Shark attacks were Adam Scimone’s favorite part of working in the Florida Keys at a marine science institute. “We had a little pool on the property that would fill up with seawater, and when I would go fishing for sharks, whenever I caught a small shark, I’d put it in the pool and take students... Read more »
They did what? Peter Stragand, social studies teacher and public defense attorney
Joe Weber
February 24, 2011
As a defense attorney for the City of St. Louis, lawyer-turned-social-studies-teacher Peter Stragand worked on cases from minor misdemeanors to homicides. “There’s a little theater about it,” Stragand said. “It’s like being a teacher when you’re in front of an audience and you’re trying... Read more »
They did what? Gina Muller, spanish teacher and world traveler
Devan Coggan
February 24, 2011
Gina Muller, Spanish teacher, taught English at a Madrid language academy and taught Spanish at a London international school. After completing her undergraduate studies, Muller spontaneously traveled to Spain. “I was 22 years old, and I figured I’d majored in Spanish and still felt like I couldn’t... Read more »
They did what? Steve Jonak, math teacher and Air Force lieutenant
Devan Coggan
February 24, 2011
Steve Jonak, math teacher, was a second lieutenant in the Air Force studying to become an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) officer at Vandenberg Air Force base in Lompoc, Calif. “About two weeks before the school, ended, I was, ah, removed form the school,” he said. “Here’s... Read more »
KHS engineering students build way to victory in competition
Maggie Teson
February 24, 2011
Florissant Valley Community College in Ferguson was the place to be for five KHS engineering students Friday, Feb. 18. Students from schools throughout the St. Louis area flocked to Ferguson to compete in the Project Lead the Way Engineering Competition, but only one school took home the first place... Read more »
There will be blood: science class stain the sidewalks
Maddie Stradal
February 17, 2011
Students racing to class this past week might have slowed between the science and English buildings as they noticed strange red splotches on the sidewalks. These dark-red stains are not from blood, as many believed, but from the fake blood Biotechnical Engineering students used to analyze blood spatter.... Read more »
Michael Havener will be recommended to board as principal replacement
Emily Goyda
February 15, 2011
Michael Havener, assistant superintendent of finance and operations and former KHS assistant principal, has been recommended to the Board of Education by Tom Williams, superintendent, as his selection for new KHS principal to replace David Holley, who announced his retirement earlier this year. If approved,... Read more »