It’s just a job
By Emilee Madlinger
March 5, 2012
Most kids wave their parents goodbye on their way out the door in the morning on their way to school, if they even see them at all. For Jeremiah Chester, senior, he has the exact opposite experience. He gets to see his mother everyday at school. His mom, Deborah Stovall, is part of the custodial staff... Read more »
Foster the kids
February 23, 2012
The McGrath Family Cathy McGrath was sitting in her KHS office, completely unprepared, when the social worker brought her very first foster child by so that she could say a final goodbye. McGrath, senior principal, had previously informally fostered high school students who had issues at home and needed... Read more »
Bathroom Breakdown: Girls
By Emilee Madlinger
February 22, 2012
Science Building Appearance: For the most part everything looks clean, aside from the occasional toilet paper square scattered around, otherwise you could probably lay on the floor. Aroma: It always smells like cleaning supplies, but at least we know it is clean. Audio: The door really is not that heavy,... Read more »
Senior(itis)
By Anna Edwards and Mary Kate Vatterott
February 22, 2012
Beware seniors, there is a sickness on the loose that no vaccine can cure. The contagious disease is senioritis. The definition of the dreaded senioritis varies from person to person, but overall the common symptoms include general laziness, being late to class and overwhelming desire to graduate. Now... Read more »
Taking the leap
by Antonia Akrap
February 22, 2012
At 7 years old, Denise Sallee sat on the top bunk in her bedroom and asked her mother if she could kill herself by jumping off the bed head first. Denise, now a sophomore, was singled out ever since she stepped into school in the first grade, which is where the suicidal thoughts were triggered. According... Read more »
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 »
