<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>The Kirkwood Call</title>
	<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com</link>
	<description>Student newspaper of Kirkwood High School</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:38:05 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	<!-- generator="WordPress/3.0" -->

	<item>
		<title>Campus changes promote equality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Sarah Schwegel, junior, goes to school, her biggest concern is not whether her favorite smoothie flavor will be left in the cafeteria. She is more worried about the masses of students in her way, and how she will manage to weave through them in time for class.
Schwegel has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a disease [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/news/2010/05/17/campus-changes-promote-equality/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Freshman fulfills dream and takes the stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nikki Clodfelter stands backstage among the scattered pieces of the set yet to be assembled and prepares for her entrance onto the stage where rehearsal is in full swing. Clodfelter, freshman, is one of the seven freshmen who appeared in Kirkwood High School’s spring musical, Grand Hotel.
“Besides being the lonely cheese in our kindergarten show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/features/2010/05/11/freshman-fulfills-dream-and-takes-the-stage/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Weighing in on class ranking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the time span between scribbling at a desk in class to lathering on Coppertone at the beach shortens, class ranking becomes more of an issue for students like Abbey Tadros. Bustling about in the hallway during her Wednesday homeroom, Tadros, junior, tries to cram in as much studying as possible.
“I don’t stay in every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/uncategorized/2010/05/10/weighing-in-on-class-ranking/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Clubs at KHS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether students want to give back to the community, talk politics or just chill and play guitar, there seems to be a place for everyone at KHS.
Young Republicans Club
The Young Republicans Club may be getting an undeserved bad reputation.
Dr. Lisa Autry, science teacher and club sponsor, said people sometimes think “mean” when they hear “Republican.”
“The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/features/2010/05/07/clubs-at-khs/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Mr. 24th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a night in which the winner’s tiara glistened with glory, and the spotlights of Kirkwood High’s Keating Theatre were fixed on 24 contenders yearning for distinction and fame. It was a night when only one could claim the title of champion. It was the night of the Mr. KHS pageant.
Mr. KHS was founded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/opinion/2010/05/07/mr-24th/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>No-hitter erased by controversial scorekeeping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coming off an outing in which he couldn’t finish the first inning, Alex McNamara didn’t know what to expect in his start against fifth ranked Oakville.
“I was pretty nervous,” McNamara, senior and varsity starting pitcher, said. “Last year I started against Oakville and gave up five runs in two innings, so I wasn’t sure what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/sports/2010/05/07/no-hitter-erased-by-controversial-scorekeeping/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8220;The Buried Life&#8221; makes dreams come true</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Altruism is ultimately what drives us the most,” Brad Tiemann, director of the MTV show The Buried Life, said. This sort of selflessness is exactly what draws people into the increasingly popular show, which uses realistic moments to counteract the fake tans and fighting on Jersey Shore along with a simple mission: complete the 100 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/features/2010/05/06/the-buried-life-makes-dreams-come-true/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Cell phone policy raises questions among students and administrators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most important possession to a teenage girl, besides her fragile-as-glass-heart, is her cell phone. When a parent or teacher takes her phone away, it feels like her entire social life is speeding into a black hole. For boys, the only thing they are afraid of is their teacher seeing on their phone the Megan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/opinion/2010/04/30/cell-phone-policy-raises-questions-among-students-and-administrators/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Caught by the curfew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday night. Students roll down the car window and feel the wind biting the hairs on their arms. Music blasts. It is 1 a.m., and it is a miniature party inside the car. The fun keeps getting better as the time gets later. All of a sudden, blue and white lights reflect off of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/news/2010/04/28/caught-by-the-curfew/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>As temperatures rise dress code opinions heat up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, students and administrators at KHS have been clashing on the topic of dress code.
Mike Gavin, freshman principal, said the main problem is girls dressing provocatively.
“No butts, bellies, bra straps and boobies,” Gavin said. “The most frequent issues are girls with short shorts and boys that sag.”
Jordan Bishop, freshman, thinks students are disregarding the policy.
“It’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/news/2010/04/28/as-temperatures-rise-dress-code-opinions-heat-up/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
