From the streets to the halls of Kirkwood
By Emilee Madlinger
February 1, 2012
When he awoke, he was in a small, dark room, tied to a chair. There was one window off to the side. Somehow Oscar Sanguinette freed himself from the ropes and got to the window. Only then was he discovered by his kidnapper, who began to chase him. “I was running so fast that the palm trees were blurs... Read more »
Video Game Extravaganza
December 14, 2011
Battlefield 3 Over this past decade, the first-person shooter genre has become the most crowded in video games flooded with awesome titles like Gears of War 3, Halo Combat Evolved Legendary and the previously mentioned Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Battlefield 3, with its stunning graphics, magnificent... Read more »
December 8, 2011
Visitation and funeral dates for Jared Lemcke
By Rachel Trout
November 16, 2011
Jared Lemcke, 2011 KHS alumnus, passed away in the early hours of Nov.13 after a motorcycle accident. There will be a visitation for him Nov. 17, 3-8 p.m. at Gerber Chapel, 23 W. Lockwood Ave., in Webster. The Mass of the Resurrection will be held Nov. 18 at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 680 W.... Read more »
Dog commercial parody
November 16, 2011
Antonia Akrap’s interpretation of Purina’s dog targeting TV commercial. 0 Read More →
Blast from the past: Lieschen Fink
November 16, 2011
When dance teacher Lieschen Fink attended Hazelwood High School, girls could not play sports through the school. The pro- gram through which female athletics were organized in the 1970s, the Girls Athletic Association (GAA), only allowed young women to participate in a few sports. “Girl athletes don’t... Read more »
BYOD at Lindbergh
By Emilee Madlinger
November 16, 2011
Another school in the area, Lindbergh High School, recently started a new project called BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device. “Basically, we have an open campus [for devices] where Wi-Fi is available to the kids,” Colin Davitt, Lindbergh instructional technology specialist, said. “They can hook up to... Read more »
Tablet take-over
By Emilee Madlinger
November 16, 2011
Paige Sinclair prefers the feel of a book in her hands and the feel of the pages as she turns them. Other students, however, are moving to the digital world in which reading a book is now done via applications on tablets or other Smart devices. “I don’t want books to go to screens,” Sinclair, sophomore,... Read more »
KHS FACS class heads to Frank Lloyd Wright house
By Emily Stobbe
October 20, 2011
The lawn of the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Kirkwood was covered with students quietly sketching on the afternoon of October 13. Mandy Obermeier and Julie Rice took their family and consumer science classes on a field trip to the house to find inspiration for their own line of clothing. “This is... Read more »
Marching to the beat of he(r) own drum
By Emilee Madlinger
October 20, 2011
After weeks of practice and preparation, Laney Sward tried out for drum line last year. An intense process of deliberation and placement, Sward and all the percussionists went into a room with the band directors and played all of the percussion instruments including snare, bass, tenors and cymbals. They... Read more »
