Senate Bill 54 blocked in court
By Maggie Teson
August 28, 2011
Missouri citizens rallying against Senate Bill 54 applauded when Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued a preliminary injunction on Friday, temporarily preventing the law from taking effect. The controversial portion of the bill that restricts communication between teachers and students through... Read more »
Football team kicks off season
August 26, 2011
The Kirkwood Pioneers will open the football season Aug. 26, at 7:00 p.m. against the Rockwood Summit Falcons. The Pioneers come into the game ranked fifth in the metro area and will be led by quarterbacks Jarrod Bishop, junior, and BJ Buckner, senior and senior wide receiver Mike McHugh. Gates will... Read more »
Say hola to a whole new culture
By Amanda Pollman
August 17, 2011
As the exchange students from Spain arrived at the airport Wednesday, June 29 students and families waited anxiously to meet the strangers that would be living with them for the next 28 days. For Connor and Kacy Jacobs, their student, Jorge Villalon, was returning to America for the sixth time. “I... Read more »
LouFest: Coming soon to you
Nikko Gianino, Entertainment editor
August 17, 2011
For the second year in a row LouFest will wed 18 local and national bands with two stages in Forest Park, August 27-28. The musical line-up has an Indie-Americana taste, with the headliners adding their own savory flavors to the mix. The main act, The Roots, bring hip-hop funk to the LouFest gumbo, !!!... Read more »
Couches removed for sake of school safety
By Maggie Teson
August 17, 2011
Beginning this year, students will no longer be power-napping on cozy couches or snoozing on their favorite sofas at KHS. In 2011, the furniture standards for the school were changed and the Kirkwood Fire Department labeled much of the school’s furniture as fire hazards during a recent building inspection.... Read more »
Pioneer fall sports preview
August 17, 2011
Girls’ Volleyball Jordan Harding, senior “Our biggest rival is St. Joe and we always play them in districts. So to make it to district finals and beat them would be great.” Key Returning Players: Jordan Berry, Jordan Harding, Megan Miener, Emilie Willingham Last Season: 26-8 record Football Mike... Read more »
Klassy Kirkwood
Jamie Kennedy
August 16, 2011
Over the past year, Twitter has become an outrageously popular social networking website for many teenagers. Currently, Twitter features 200 million users who post brief statuses in 140 characters or less about sports, comical quotes, frustration and news. One unidentified individual, however, decided... Read more »
Don’t get mad, get Ladd
By Kelly Weber
August 16, 2011
Jessica Ladd walked into the health room filled with pommies last May, just as anxious as they were. But with her positive energy and high spirit, the team’s worries disappeared. Ladd is the new head poms coach, and has experience to help her with the job. Ladd was captain of her team at Francis Howell... Read more »
Fashion finds its wings
By Rachel Trout
August 16, 2011
Hair bands, ponytails, bobby pins, and braids are all a familiar sight at KHS. Feather extensions have been catching up with these regular trends among teenage girls. After the first few feathers were spotted around Kirkwood halls late last school year, the trend skyrocketed among others in just a few... Read more »
Picking up the pieces for Joplin
By Antonia Akrap
August 16, 2011
Rather than heading to beach for the summer, Kirsten Shipley, sophomore, headed to Joplin, MO to volunteer a week of her time at the sight of the deadliest tornado since 1947 that killed 166 people and injured about 400 people. “[My mission group] helped families get the items they needed but had lost... Read more »