Gotta get down on Friday
By Devan Coggan
April 21, 2011
I have got the Black plague. I mean, the video is pathetic. Someone as technically inept as my grandmother could set up the opening special effects. Who wakes up wearing lip gloss and perfect eye makeup? The guy in the driver’s seat doesn’t even look like his age is in the double digits.... Read more »
North Kirkwood Middle School student pulled from class for t-shirt controversy
Devan Coggan, co-editor-in-chief
March 16, 2011
A North Kirkwood Middle School student was pulled from class March 16 for wearing a t-shirt with what administrators claim might be considered an offensive slang word. Michelle Ramirez went to school wearing a shirt that said, “JESUS, HE SCARES THE HELL OUT OF YOU.” Under Kirkwood dress code... Read more »
Spring Break Issue Out Now
March 16, 2011
The Kirkwood Call released its ninth issue of the 2010-2011 school year March 14: an 8-page spring break special. Luckily, the miserable St. Louis weather is getting warmer, and senioritis is contagious (as is juniorfluenza, sophomonia and freshmanella). So, for our ninth issue, we decided to give into... 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 »
Rewriting a classic novel is rewriting history
Devan Coggan
February 3, 2011
Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it. That phrase is often attributed to Mark Twain, except there’s no record of him ever saying or writing it. We do know, however, that he once wrote in a letter, “When a library expels a book of mine and leaves... Read more »
Welcome to the gun show
Michael Toigo
February 3, 2011
As George Hensley, sophomore, approaches his first station, his aim must switch from any outside distraction to an orange flash, which he plans to penetrate with a shotgun shell. This clay pigeon is released from a distance of 16 yards, at the sound of his call “pull.” At this moment, Hensley has... Read more »
Bringing change to Africa: new club collects cash for kids
Maddie Stradal
February 3, 2011
Coins rattled in plastic baby bottles as Small Change Club members scouted the halls in search of students’ spare change. The money, gathered from giving students and teachers, was collected, counted and sent to an organization called Harambee, which benefits rural parts of Africa, including orphanages... Read more »
Kirkwood defeats Camdenton, advances to state semifinals against Webster
Johnny Frohlichstein
November 18, 2010
The Kirkwood Pioneers defeated the Camdenton Lakers Nov. 13 19-14 to advance to the state football semifinals. Camdenton started the game with a touchdown, but Kirkwood quickly turned around and scored to tie the game at 7-7. The score remained tied until halftime. The Lakers scored soon after the first... Read more »
Keep calm and carry on, from Kate
Kate Strube
November 8, 2010
Everyone has their struggles. I’m just one of many. But you know me. I’m the girl who was happiest when I was starving myself. The one who nearly wasted away thinking that to be better, I had to be thinner–not better than you, better than who I thought I was. I’m the one whose struggles... Read more »
Boom, Boom, Pow: Your bell’s been rung
Mike McHugh
October 30, 2010
A concussion is caused by a sudden blow to the head. This blow shifts the brain, making it hit the inside of the skull, which prevents the brain from functioning normally. The brain is surrounded by spinal fluid, which acts like a cushion, and protected by the skull. However, if the head is hit unexpectedly... Read more »