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The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Ellen Heaghney, indepth writer September 19, 2012

Elise Tadros, senior, has always been a leader. Involved in class office all four years, she is now senior class vice president. Her résumé lists quite a few extracurriculars such as Astronomy Club,...

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Kelly Weber, Indepth editor September 19, 2012

For Liz Neu, freshman, the decision of what kind of person she wanted to be in high school came easy. “I definitely want to be the kind of person who is involved and lives up to the expectations of...

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Ellen Heaghney, indepth writer September 19, 2012

Sitting in the darkened Keating Theatre on the first day of her freshman year, surrounded by more than 450 of her new classmates, Maggie Loida, junior, was determined to throw herself into her new school...

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Find yourself: the journey of self-discovery

Ellen Heaghney, indepth writer September 19, 2012

Danny Smith, senior, still recalls the initial scare of his first days at KHS. Coming from Mary Queen of Peace, he knew very few of his classmates and did not know what to expect at his new school. “I...

Breaking the breakfast club stereotype

Breaking the breakfast club stereotype

The Breakfast Club, a 1985 John Hughes film, depicts a Saturday morning detention where five students, who portray different high school stereotypes, are forced to spend the next eight hours together....

Parental controls

Parental controls

March 14, 2012

Living at home in high school means dealing with parents and abiding by their rules. Whether it is arguing over a set curfew on the weekend or being forced to relinquish a cell phone at night, teens are...

Foster the kids

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,...

Its the end of the world: or is it?

It’s the end of the world: or is it?

by Alex Jones December 14, 2011

If the rumors are true, this year could be the very last opportunity for the frantic winter holiday shopping rush. The prophetic end-of-the-world predictions implied by the Mayan Calendar leave people...

Living life without a label

Living life without a label

by Alex Jones November 21, 2011

Despite the array of unique religious labels such as Christian, Jewish or Athiest, Sophia Matthews, junior, does not fall into any of these categories. With beliefs not governed by an organization, Matthews...

Striving for inner peace

Striving for inner peace

by Alex Jones November 16, 2011

Growing up in a house filled with gongs, statues of Buddha and the sweet smell of incense, Emily Pagano, sophomore, experiences the mysticism of Buddhism on a first-hand basis. Pagano’s mother, Elizabeth...

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