Being in control
Bridget Killian, editor-in-chief
March 6, 2019
Filed under Health + Wellness
In a room full of adult women, Taj Muldrow, senior, felt out of place. She anxiously awaited her turn to see the doctor. Once the time came, Muldrow and her mother entered a room and were greeted by the doctor who proceeded to explain all her options. After a health class at KHS piqued her interest, Mul...
(Same) sex education?
Jonathan Munoe, news features writer
March 6, 2019
Filed under Features, Health + Wellness, LGBT
*Name changed for anonymity “If you're not having straight sex you’re on your own,” Suzy* said. “When I first thought about having sex, I knew there wasn’t any information, not even a pamphlet in the nurse's office.” For the 26% (81/314) of students like Suzy, LGBT sex education is not prev...
Safe sex
Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor
March 5, 2019
Filed under Health + Wellness
For every woman who has unprotected sex, there is a 20 percent chance she will get pregnant. Contraception methods: Art by Tatum Shore-Fitzgerald All information from Planned Parenthood...
An ode to B.O.
Malcia Greene, entertainment editor
January 22, 2019
Filed under Health + Wellness
I get it. You’re a teenager, you’re angsty and you’re stressed. Hey, it’s normal. Puberty is a pain in the butt to begin with and your mother nagging you to “freshen up,” even when your pits smell just fine by no means makes matters any less irritating. But when it gets to a point that every...
5 ways to reduce stress in 2019
Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor
January 14, 2019
Filed under Health + Wellness
With a constant stream of New Year’s resolutions flooding Instagram and Twitter feeds, it’s easy to feel like you’re drowning in a sea of expectations. The school year is halfway over, and your teachers are piling on new material, tests, projects and anything else they can think of. It may seem ...
Top five health + wellness stories of 2018
December 26, 2018
Filed under Health + Wellness
Our goal in reviving health + wellness was to bring light to many of the issues facing teenagers today. And bringing this section back to TKC has been a really amazing experience. We have been able to cover important topics regarding KHS students’ health, either mental or physical. From menstruation t...
Brainstorm: Living with epilepsy
Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor
December 12, 2018
Filed under Health + Wellness
Some high school freshmen stress over who they are going to eat lunch with. Others stress about their physics grade, worried their low B will drop. Others worry about which shirt they should wear on any given day. But for Cameron Schulze, freshman, his worries are vastly different. “I just have th...
Menstruation as a transgender male
Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor
October 19, 2018
Filed under Health + Wellness
One of the issues the transgender community in our country, and in our school especially, faces if dealing with menstruation as a transgender male. The main way to alleviate some of the stigma around it is education, but in the meantime, providing trash cans in the stalls of men’s bathrooms is a simple...
On the line
Logan Crews, editor-in-chief
September 28, 2018
Filed under Health + Wellness
A man stood on the side of the road, watching cars and busses and trucks go by. He thought of his kids. And he thought of the custody problems. He thought of his life. And he thought of running through traffic to end it. Standing on the side of the road, he picked up his phone. Melanie Ro...
The Kirkwood wellness dilemma
Grace Klebe, news editor
September 27, 2018
Filed under Health + Wellness, Showcase
Fifty one percent (180/348) of KHS students think KSD needs a new plan to deal with the mental health of its students and staff. With no current district-wide plan in place, the school board submitted a Request for Proposals (RFP) in March 2018 asking for help from different organizations to form a ...
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