Defining hooking up
Alex Jones and Emily Goyda
February 6, 2012
A complicated issue No matter what the situation is, knowing what to value when it comes to sex and hooking up is hard, experts say. Development of sexuality and beliefs regarding it depends on the person, Danny Gladden, HIV/STI prevention coordinator at Project ARK, part of Washington University School... Read more »
Recap of the project
by Kelly Weber
February 2, 2012
Storytelling is not just for putting children to bed, for fathers to pass down to sons, or for building kids’ imaginations. It is a way for people who have faced challenges, discrimination or prejudice to tell their story and make a difference. The Moth Project is an organization started by George... Read more »
How the Moth started
by Kelly Weber
February 2, 2012
George Dawes Green, the poet and best-selling novelist who is the Founder of “The Moth,” wanted to recreate the feeling of his summer nights in Georgia. Green and his friends would gather on his friend’s porch to share elaborate stories and fictional tales. There was a hole in the screen porch... Read more »
Worth the weight
Rachel Trout, Features writer
February 1, 2012
Brown hair, blue eyes, and more dedication than most can even imagine. Courtney Sack, senior, started with a weight loss goal of 50 pounds in January of 2011. What started as a picture that Sack snapped of herself ended with the realization of a desire for change. “I didn’t like what I saw,” Sack... Read more »
Having a teacher daily: frustrating. A day with a sub: priceless.
Emma Lawson, On-Air Reporter
February 1, 2012
Mr. Golden: Gary Golden, also known as Triple O.G, Mr. G or G-dog, has been substitute teaching in the Kirkwood School District for 10 years. Golden worked for AT&T, was a consultant for a software company and worked in an antique store. After he retired, he then began a job as a sub. “He’s... Read more »
Burning out the habit
Jamie Kennedy
February 1, 2012
A handful of student smokers approached Gina Woodard in 2010 looking for ways to quit. Being a health and gym teacher, Woodard agreed to organize a group where students could learn more about the risks of smoking and gain tools to help them quit. Through the organization Smoking Cessation, Woodard brought... Read more »
This spinner has more than the magic touch
By Anna Edwards
February 1, 2012
Black Nike sweatpants, a black shirt with red capital lettering screaming, “BALL IS LIFE” with AND1 Streetball shoes on. A 6-foot-6-inch junior weaves through the halls spinning a basketball around and around on his fingers. Frankie LeBeau is a magician whose tricks revolve on a single basketball. LeBeau,... Read more »
The KHS Twitter account movement
By Johnny Frohlichstein
January 20, 2012
Here’s some of the highlight tweets from three Kirkwood-related Twitter accounts: KHSBros, KHSgirlproblems and welcometokirkwood. [View the story "The KHS Twitter movement" on Storify] 3 Read More →
Grab a bite, without the extra calories
by Kelly Weber
January 18, 2012
View Seniors, grab a bite without the extra calories. in a larger map 2 Read More →
Private school student comes to KHS
Kyle Rieger
January 10, 2012
Kenny Klostermeyer, junior, ditched the private school polo for a KHS sweatshirt this semester. Although Klostermeyer has switched schools before, he has attended private schools until this year. “I have been to three high schools: Desmet, Vianney and now Kirkwood,” Klostermeyer said. “I made... Read more »