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30 years since Hazelwood: Why the First Amendment matters

TKC Staff and January 12, 2018

On Jan. 12 1988, the decision that would change the fate of high school journalists around the country took place at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. In a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor...

Netflix: Manipulating media

Netflix: Manipulating media

Adler Bowman, features editor November 21, 2017

No cursing between 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. Comedies are 30 minutes, dramas must be double that. This sounds strict, but these are the regulations the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has forced upon every...

The Catalonia climate

The Catalonia climate

Jack Bugee, opinions writer November 20, 2017

Catalonia is a term heard appearing throughout the news lately but has not been covered much in America. Buried under stories about the presidential Twitter account lies a massive political battle happening...

Halloween jokes

Halloween jokes

Annie O'Brien, news-features editor November 1, 2017

Kirkwood senior earns Eagle Scout ranking

Thomas Birmingham, in-depth editor October 31, 2017

Harrison Krause, senior, earned the rank of Eagle Scout on October 25, 2017. A member of Boy Scout Troop 360 from Glendale, Missouri, Krause has earned 21 merit badges, served as patrol leader and become...

Suicide awareness week: white board day 10/24/17

Suicide awareness week: white board day 10/24/17

Mary Frizzell, photographer October 26, 2017

Suicide Awareness Week hosted a precursor to the full week which takes place annually in April on Tuesday, Oct. 24. White boards were put out on tables at the Essex and Dougherty Ferry parking lots for...

Laptop-notch?

Laptop-notch?

Annie O'Brien, news-features editor October 24, 2017

Your teacher tells the class to take out their iPads and you hear grumbling around the room. While technology generally has some kinks to be worked out, students have to spend time trying to figure out...

Teen drug and alcohol use: what’s going on and what you can do about it

Teen drug and alcohol use: what’s going on and what you can do about it

Kara Rieger, photographer October 23, 2017

There is a teen drug and alcohol presentation in the Keating theatre 6 p.m to 7:30 p.m on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Students are encouraged to attend the event with their families, and the presentation is sponsored...

Shadiya Tomlin, leader of the walkout, raises her fist in the air. The walkout is in response to the Jason Stockley verdict that rocked the St. Louis area on Friday.

An unexcused walkout

Richard Pfeifer, features writer September 18, 2017

News of a student-led walkout appeared in KHS students’ Instagram and Snapchat feeds late Friday night. The proposed walkout is in protest of the Jason Stockley acquittal, Friday, Sept. 15. Aysha McHaynes,...

KSD after school activities canceled after Stockley decision Sept. 15

Staff reports September 15, 2017

According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty of the murder of Anthony Lamar Smith. Smith was shot five times by Stockley in December of...

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