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Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

A student looks down at their desk with a confused expression while jumbled letters float around.

Learning disability awareness

Lizzie Buckhold, features writer November 11, 2023

William McKinley, sophomore, looks down at the test and his focus begins leaning towards everything else. He takes a deep breath, refocuses and begins.  William suffers from ADHD and dyslexia. William...

Just because I wasn’t getting the help I needed, didn’t mean I was helpless.

Kylie Madden

Kylie Madden, features + in-depth editor May 10, 2023

Every morning in the Penguin Room of KECC, my teacher would strap pink and black ankle weights to my four-year-old calves. “To weigh her down,” she told my mom. “To keep her from jumping.” My mom...

Selma Dahms, junior, said she was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia in early elementary school.

A better plan for learning

Natalie Bednarski, news writer November 17, 2022

Selma Dahms has dealt with a learning disability her whole life.  Dahms, junior, said she was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD in early elementary school. She said getting this diagnosis helped her receive...

art by Mary Grace Heartlein

Trying to study with ADHD

Mary Grace Heartlein, artist December 10, 2018

Studying for anyone can be difficult, but with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) it can seem near impossible. Here is a look into the mind of a student with ADHD.

Chill pill

Chill pill

Zachary Clingenpeel, photographer April 13, 2017

While she played guitar amongst her fellow band members, war was being waged between the opposing chemicals in her body. For Bridgett Field, junior, life is a fight between the two different medications...

There’s No Cube Like Rubik’s

Olivia Rekittke, features writer November 21, 2014

To David Shengelia, Disney World meant the beginning of a newfound hobby. Shengelia, sophomore, bought his first Rubik’s Cube at a store in Disney World when he was in seventh grade and has not put...

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