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A walking counselor’s primary duty is to maintain campus security and mediate situations between students.

Walk it like I talk it

Morrigan Carey, features writer April 13, 2023

Students are constantly being watched by the staff at school: in the halls, at lunch and even in the parking lot. If a car doesn’t have a parking pass, it gets a ticket. If a student is skipping, they...

Jane Dubburke views AP classes as a place to grow and learn.

Choosing the right schedule

Madeleine Krewet, opinions writer April 12, 2023

Johnson and Gray said they grew closer when they both started working at Raising Cane’s together. 

Raising a friendship

Maddie Hickman, social media editor April 11, 2023

In a school of 1772 students, two girls met through mutual friends during lunch and ended up becoming closer than ever. Asia Gray, junior, and Jakirah Johnson, sophomore, have had an ongoing friendship...

Ludbrook said nurses take an oath for patient-nurse confidentiality and that students should never feel embarrassed or afraid to come to the nurses for help.

Mothers of 2000 kids: From hospital to high school

Lila Shepard, managing editor April 10, 2023

Tucked between the Main Office and the business hallway, marked by an ordinary, slate-black sign, is the nurse’s office. When you first enter, there are a plethora of quick fixes from Band-Aids to cotton...

From the left, Harry Schwer and Staphanie Gorris, two KHS custodians.

Unswept heroes

Jane Roy, opinions editor April 7, 2023

Once 3 o’clock rolls around, the school goes quiet. The crowds clear, conversations cease and few remain. They aren’t in classes, or lecturing to the students; but they serve a different role. As they...

What Greg Nicholson enjoys most is building connections with students as a KSD substitute teacher.

Gonna be alright

Kinley Bokermann, editor-in-chief April 4, 2023

The sound of reggae echoes out of a classroom down the strait of the gray-colored hallway. Inside, a smiling man seated in his signature red sweatshirt hums the tune of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds”:...

Many twins have different personalities, but there are some, like Anya and Leah, who are similar.

Two lives, one day

Allie Caffey, entertainment writer March 16, 2023

Two siblings, twins, walk in the hallway every day trying to get to class. Imagine how they feel trying to establish their own personality when they’re seen as two halves of the same person. If people...

The star of david, made of two triangles opposing each other, is a symbol of Judaism.

The rise of antisemitism in America

Mason Heller, breaking news editor March 13, 2023

It’s a quiet morning in downtown St. Louis at the FBI office on Nov. 5, 2021. The static of the morning is quickly dispersed as a dial tone loudly rings. The dispatcher cautiously picks up the handset...

Lily Clark (right) and Luci Clark (left) plan on starting their own boba business in Kirkwood.

Boba shop opening up in Kirkwood

Khadija Khan, copy editor March 13, 2023

The smell of pineapples, strawberries and milk tea permeates the air as Lily Clark, founder of Bo.Co, works diligently to perfect her pineapple whip boba drink. Her younger sister, Luci Clark, helps her...

According to the Harvard Business Review, ChatGPT can help save time and resources for businesses and individuals.

Chatting about GPT

Maddie Hickman, social media editor February 24, 2023

Since the launch of ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) in Nov. 2022, students around the country have begun using the program to write English essays and solve math problems. According to Fox2Now,...

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