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Senior football players stand as captains before their game.

Tackling Turkey Day

Mia Intagliata, opinions editor December 5, 2023

Thanksgiving: the day most Americans will spend laying by the fire, watching the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and avoiding politics at dinner. Not in Kirkwood. Since 1907, KHS and WGHS have...

Banding together

Lizzie Buckhold and Natalie Hosto December 4, 2023

The feeling of anticipation in the air is enough to rival the cold weather. Taylor Watkins, freshman, holds her trumpet in her hands and steadies her breath. Tapping her fingers as she quietly practices,...

Senior cheerleader quotes

Emily Frissell, sports Writer December 1, 2023

Lauren Berkley, Senior: “Everything comes together as a whole community. Everything we’ve been working on comes together [and] creates a very wholesome event.” Yareli Sanchez, Senior: “I...

Nikki Luckett sits at a table in the Donald Duchek Library with her dog, Packer.

A helping paw

Allie Caffey, entertainment writer November 25, 2023

Despite their fluffy and cute demeanor, therapy dogs Packer, Penny and Nova have a serious job: helping students process their emotions during the new school year at KHS. They travel across the halls,...

The struggle is real

Jenna Tarroum, sports writer November 25, 2023

In a school of 145 faculty members, ideas and questions regarding how to improve our school are prevalent among teachers. What should our education system look like? What should our seniors be doing?...

Benched: the discrimination against transgender athletes in sports

Mia Intagliata, opinions editor November 25, 2023

June 7, Missouri state senator Holly Thompson Rehnder’s Bill #39 was put into action, preventing transgender student athletes from competing in leagues that don’t correspond with their official birth...

Along with her three AP and three honors courses, she works at Magnolias STL helping with floral festivities.

Double the pressure

Madeleine Krewet, entertainment editor November 25, 2023

Waking up from her long awaited nap, her eyes flutter open as she stumbles out of bed, searching for the energy to complete her prolonged AP Psych packet. It is almost midnight, yet she is just beginning...

A computer experiences a malfunction with the classic Chrome Dinosaur Game in the background

VPN: KHS’s war on circumvention

Mason Heller, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2023

*The name Brian has been used to protect the identity of interviewees in the following article. Hacking doesn’t look anything like the movies. There’s no frantic typing on an obnoxiously loud keyboard...

A student looks down at their desk with a confused expression while jumbled letters float around.

Learning disability awareness

Lizzie Buckhold, features writer November 11, 2023

William McKinley, sophomore, looks down at the test and his focus begins leaning towards everything else. He takes a deep breath, refocuses and begins.  William suffers from ADHD and dyslexia. William...

Speeding cars have been a consistent problem throughout the years in the streets of Kirkwood.

Are we driving each other crazy?

Allie Caffey, entertainment writer November 10, 2023

The average Kirkwood citizen may find themselves struggling to make it to places like work and school on time, experiencing speeding cars and bikers crowding the streets. This has been an area of concern...

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