photo by Jane Stewart
"Gun violence is something I really worry about a lot. It’s getting easier to get even stronger guns and rifles. They’re making the bullets more deadly and more dangerous. I...
The glare of the KHS football stadium lights has hit many athletes throughout its long history. Athletes who not only can throw, catch and lead in cheer, but who also have a disability. Wednesday Night...
Some kids want to be ballerinas, race car drivers or firefighters when they grow up. If you ask a high school student where they see themself after college there is a chance they have a specific career...
Audrey Berns
Chris Moritz
What’s your favorite part about working [at Sammy Soaps]?
“My favorite part is that we get to meet all of the customers, and you get to come back here and see everything.”
“Sam...
TKC interviewed Ricky Maddock and Zoë Powell, juniors, to figure out the most interesting things they get to do as an office assistant and a student cadet.
TKC: What do you do as an office assistant?
Maddock:...
![Joe Fisch, 9th grade counselor: “I was a teacher before I was a counselor and one thing that drew me to [being a counselor] was getting to work with students in a one on one setting, getting to know the students and helping them in a little bit of a different [way] than with teaching. Don’t get me wrong, teachers have a major impact on students but sometimes you get to get into some issues or topics that are very impactful to the students.”](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fisch-copy.jpg)
![Cynthia Casserly, Police Officer
“I’ve always wanted to be a police officer ever since I was a kid. I finally realized that I need to make my dream come true, and that’s when I got hired at Kirkwood. [I like] the diversity of Kirkwood. We have a little bit of everything from all walks of life. That’s what makes it so interesting.”
TKC: What is your proudest moment or accomplishment you’ve had with your job?
“My proudest moment was [when] I had a young lady involved in heroine. Her parents were having a lot of trouble and she was obviously having a lot of trouble. I talked to [the young lady] at length. Then not until about a month later I saw the mother on the street and she actually hugged me and thanked me. Her daughter had gone to treatment. She was getting a job and starting to turn her life around. That’s why I do what I do. But a lot of times, we don’t get the closure. With the calls like that, we don’t always know what happens [in the end]. We don’t [always] know if we’ve had any impact.”
TKC: Do you have any advice for anyone interested in law enforcement?
“[My advice] is to finish schooling and get a college degree. More doors are open that way. Have a love for it, be able to talk to people, and don’t have any criminal history at all.”](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Cynthia-Casserly.jpg)
