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The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Exotic & melodic

Exotic & melodic

Jake Balmer and Kyle Rieger September 19, 2012

David Olderman, Accordion One hundred-twenty buttons, 40 keys, one instrument. David Olderman, social studies teacher, has made it his goal to become an accordionist that knows the instrument inside...

Music and the mind

Music and the mind

Bridget Randazzo, features writer September 18, 2012

Grab some comfy clothes, a snack and your homework and get down to business, but wait, don’t forget to turn on the homework music playlist. Many might think that music can be distracting and unpleasant...

He said/She said: How clean is your bedroom?

He said/She said: How clean is your bedroom?

Emilee Madlinger September 18, 2012

He said: Alex Jones, freshman It's clean. Probably about nine feet by nine feet big. There's a computer on a desk. 2 speakers and a subwoofer hooked up to a stereo system. There's a bed, a dresser...

Teacher Ambush: Karen Ambuehl

Teacher Ambush: Karen Ambuehl

September 17, 2012

English teacher, Karen Ambuehl, is a ’94 graduate of Eureka High School, and a strong believer in school spirit. “I love the excitement of KHS,” Ambuehl said, “There is always something good happening...

Photo Courtesy MCT Campus

Curb post-school hunger

Lucy Dwyer, features writer September 12, 2012

With most students coming home starving after a dreadful seven hours of school, The Kirkwood Call has gathered a list of the quickest, easiest and healthiest recipes to leave you full and energized till...

Photo courtesy of Tackes Family

Sibling Rivalry: Adam and Allison Tackes

Amanda Pollmann, web managing editor September 12, 2012

Siblings, Adam Tackes, freshman, and Allison Tackes, junior, tell The Kirkwood Call a bit about themselves and eachother. The Kirkwood Call (KC): What is the best memory you have had with your sibling? Adam:...

He said/She said: How long does it take to get ready in the morning?

He said/She said: How long does it take to get ready in the morning?

Emilee Madlinger September 11, 2012

He said: Abrahm Randle, sophomore I usually know what I’m going to wear the day before and I take my showers the night before too. So as soon as I wake up in the morning I put on some clothes and...

Practical GAPPlication

Practical GAPPlication

By Ian Madden August 21, 2012

The hybrid scent of alcohol, sweat and camaraderie enveloped 500,000 soccer fans gathered in the streets of Berlin. Toddlers and elderly alike proudly waved flags above their heads, eyes locked on the...

On loss and healing

By Tom Gaither-Ganim August 21, 2012

A recent study on human genealogy proposed that we are all at the very least 50th cousins.  Indeed, we are one human family comprised of many smaller immediate ones.  Losing one another, especially those...

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