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April 20, 2022 is officially named Romona Miller Day in St. Louis County.

April 20 named Romona Miller Day

Lila Shepard, Owen Spiegel, and Mason Heller May 4, 2022

Romona Miller, KHS assistant principal and Pioneer Pathways principal, has worked at KHS for 17 years. Starting off as a biology teacher, Miller worked her way up to become an assistant principal. Now,...

Meet the ten KHS teachers retiring in the 2022 school year.

Q&A with 2022 retiring KHS teachers

Megan Glasgow and Kate Schreiber April 20, 2022

Meet this year’s retiring KHS teachers. Learn about the ten staff members’ careers, advice they have for students and what they’ll miss most about KHS.

This year, KHS welcomed two new grade-level principals. To get to know them and KHSs other principals, read below.

Meet the principals

Hayden Davidson, editor-in-chief August 25, 2021

Dr. Joshua Flores Assistant principal, Class of 2022 grade level principal   Path to KHS • Graduated from Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas • Bachelor’s in social studies...

Art courtesy of Byron Rogers, KHS art teacher.

Leading through a lens

Amelia Hurley, editor-in-chief August 24, 2020

“Your job as a teacher is to protect and educate these children. But when they die, you feel as if you’ve failed. In some ways, they are children of your own, but you can’t protect them from everything.”   Byron...

“If we only are taught by people who look like us, potentially think and act like us, then it’s [not] preparing us for life beyond schools.” -Dr. Bryan Painter

Searching for solutions

Charlotte Heinrich, features + in-depth editor March 25, 2019

According to the KSD Achievement Gap Task Force’s website, the committee attempts to ensure equity from students learning how to count on their fingers to students counting down the days until...

Samaya Trawick, Junior, raises her hand in math class to ask a question.

Gauging the gap

Jack Anderson and Jack Rintoul March 17, 2019

As the deafening noise of the halftime buzzer sounds, Samaya Trawick, junior and varsity cheerleader, leaps into place before her team begins their routine. At this moment, she feels a part of something....

Aaron De Marco, senior, received 19 hours of detention due to missing 21 days of school after being diagnosed with cystinuria. I felt like I was being targeted twice with the condition and the attendance policy, De Marco said.

The top priority

Thomas Birmingham, print editor March 6, 2019

They drilled a hole in his back. They put metal tubes in his body. He came to school with a cane. Then, under KHS’s revised attendance policy, he got detention. Aaron De Marco, senior, has cystinuria,...

VISTA will be relocated at KHS along with the Atlas program during the 2019-2020 school year.

VISTA coming to KHS

Amelia Hurley, features writer February 22, 2019

Last week, Dr. Michael Havener, KHS principal, sent out an email to KHS staff regarding new changes coming to KHS next school year. Within this email, Havener announced the revamp throughout the Board...

Smashing the glass ceiling: Romona Miller

Smashing the glass ceiling: Romona Miller

Thomas Birmingham, in-depth editor March 9, 2018

Her stare is contemplative and loving. Thirty seconds go by before she finally looks to smile and compliment the student’s artwork. Their face lights up with pride. Her voice is commanding yet...

Senior Profile: Tyresse Norris

Senior Profile: Tyresse Norris

Austin Cleveland, sports writer April 17, 2017

It does not take long to feel the presence of Tyresse Norris in a room. His infectious personality and 6-foot-6-inch frame make him truly larger-than-life. During his time at KHS, Tyresse has left a smile,...

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