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The Missouri Capitol building, where state candidates look to serve in January.

Voter cheat sheet for KHS

Ian Reno and Khadija Khan November 4, 2022

The midterm elections are coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 8. This cheat sheet tells you everything you need to know about the candidates, judges, and amendments on your ballot. There are links to candidate...

Students stand on current KHS fields, which are subject to change moving forward.

BOE approves turf fields

Ava Tebo, web editor October 25, 2022

New turf fields for KHS were approved at the KSD Board of Education meeting Oct. 24. Aside from the “behind the scenes” topics, issues such as outdated policies and transfer students were addressed...

After a school shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, the message board is adorned in a yellow ribbon.

Hero teacher killed in South St. Louis City school shooting

Mason Heller, features writer October 25, 2022

Editors’ note: This story contains graphic accounts of gun violence.  A man in a tie-dye t-shirt glances at me as he walks up to place another bouquet of flowers among a sea of roses. Two men...

Meet your 2022 Friendship Court

Meet your 2022 Friendship Court

Kinley Bokermann, Sim Khanuja, and Caroline Steidley October 20, 2022

  Each year as the homecoming season approaches the senior class votes to nominate 16 seniors to the Friendship Court. With friendship king and queen on the line, here are you 2022 Friendship Court...

KHS Principal Dr. Mike Havener announced his retirement effective at the end of the school year Oct. 14.

Dr. Mike Havener retires after 29 years at KSD

Caroline Steidley and Sim Khanuja October 14, 2022

KHS Principal Dr. Mike Havener announced his retirement effective at the end of the school year Oct. 14. Havener has worked in KSD for 29 years and has been KHS principal for 12 years.  “There’s...

At the KSD BOE meeting on Oct. 10, district committees were proposed and potential changes to BOE protocol were discussed.

BOE discusses 22-23 district committees and protocol changes

Lydia Drake, web editor October 11, 2022

At the KSD Board of Education work session Oct. 10, new district committees and ideas on how to improve overall BOE protocol were discussed. The meeting began with a moment of silence for Andrew Johnson,...

KSD administrators banned 14 books in response to the signing of Missouri Senate Bill 775 once the bill went into effect Aug. 28, the third-most of any school district in St. Louis County, after Rockwood and Lindbergh.

KSD bans 14 books

Caroline Steidley, editor-in-chief October 10, 2022

KSD administrators banned 14 books in response to the signing of Missouri Senate Bill 775 once the bill went into effect Aug. 28, the third-most of any school district in St. Louis County, after Rockwood...

Former KHS student Kevin Johnson is scheduled to die by injection Nov. 29 for the killing of Kirkwood Police Sergeant William McEntee 17 years ago.

Former KHS student set to be executed

Caroline Steidley, editor-in-chief October 6, 2022

Former KHS student Kevin Johnson is scheduled to die by injection Nov. 29 for the killing of Kirkwood Police Sergeant William McEntee 17 years ago. It was July 5, 2005, when McEntee arrived in Meacham...

On Thursday, Sept. 29, Missouri Governor, Mike Parson visited KHS to commemorate the Kirkwood school and community following the announcement of KHS as a Blue Ribbon School.

Governor Mike Parson visits KHS Sept. 29

Mason Heller, features writer September 29, 2022

On Thursday, Sept. 29, Missouri Governor, Mike Parson visited KHS to commemorate the Kirkwood school and community following the announcement of KHS as a Blue Ribbon School. The Blue Ribbon is awarded...

BOE meeting discussed the banning of books over sexually explicit images.

BOE discusses book banning, summer school, class sizes and approves 2022 tax rates

Ian Reno and Natalie Hosto September 29, 2022

At the KSD Board of Education meeting on Sept. 26, there were several public comments in support of KSD librarians, and against the banning of books in the district. Besides the banning of books, the BOE...

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