Growing up she participated in track, basketball and soccer; then, during her freshman year of high school, Meredith Openlander tried field hockey, and she is still involved with the sport today. Openlander...
It all started with the goal of losing a few pounds, to be able to look in the mirror and see a skinny body that fits into society’s mold. For Taiye Joseph, sophomore, a brand new body was something...
For the many members of the KHS community who are unfamiliar with our history, this is a timeline highlighting the issues, advisors, and awards that have made our publication into what it is today. Here...
Since 2005, Northwestern University’s acceptance rate dropped from 33 percent to 10.7 percent and Vanderbilt University’s plummeted from 40 percent to a staggering 10.4 percent. Across the country,...
With a number two ranking by Newsweek among public schools in Missouri, KHS had been labeled a top-notch institution. Despite recent budget issues, students are still showing signs of school spirit by...
Tim Westergren started Pandora when he was 35 years old, Robert Noyce was 41 when he founded Intel and John Pemberton did not invent Coca-Cola until age 55. In the business world of today, there is a common...
As of March 2016, Julia Sponholtz has read 86 books and counting. With a number of extracurriculars and her jam-packed school schedule that consists of five AP classes, she stays busy all year round.
“I’m...
Walking on stage half-blinded by lights and full of nerves, Taylor Kinkead couldn’t feel more at home. The audience breaks into laughter as she gets water dumped on her, nags her apathetic husband or...
In a given year, it is estimated up to 25 percent of adolescents will experience depression, and two-thirds of these adolescents will suffer in silence without getting the help they need, according to...
![Jai Thornhill, Senior. When talking about what good qualities the candidates had, Jai said, “I don’t think Trump is the perfect candidate either, [he] definitely has a lot of faults. But, at least he’s upfront and open about it. Hillary’s got a lot of baggage that we don’t even know. He’s just like “I’m an idiot. Like me for it or don’t.” He doesn’t care. He says exactly what he thinks, not sugar coating it, beating around the bush. Straight forward.”](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_0126.jpg)
