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 graduation. Here are three systematic policy changes that will most closely effect KHS students: Diversifying Staff...
Handling our history
Ethan Peter, features writer
March 25, 2019
Since 1990, there have been three district task force committees dedicated to closing KSD’s achievement gap. Yet on Feb. 11, 2019, Dr. Bryan Painter stood before KSD staff and shared Kirkwood’s continued racial and economic disparities on the End Of Course (EOC) and Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) tests. While 88 percent of white students were ...
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. But for Trawick, that is not always the case at KHS. Taking both AP and honors courses over the...
Gunning for a solution
Jack Anderson, Izzy Colón, Ally Ortmann, Maddie Meyers, and Molly Higgins
February 8, 2019
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Top five in-depth stories of 2018
December 26, 2018
TKC in-depth team took 2018 to cover new changes and old patterns. We featured everything from staff diversity and STL's opioid epidemic to new programs like No Homework weekends and LAUNCH. Below are in-depth's best pieces that embody 2018. Diversity -Thomas Birmingham, Logan Crews, and Jack Rint...
Nutrition
Charlotte Heinrich, Ethan Peter, Grace Klebe, Jonathan Monroe, and Brendan Davidson
December 24, 2018
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Needle in a haystack
Ally Ortmann, features + in depth editor
December 4, 2018
Chatter fills the Senior Hall as Principal Dr. Michael Havener, smiles and greets students. Hearing his phone ring, he diverts his attention to the voice on the other end of the line. The news he receives knocks the wind out of him. He asks them to repeat. Everything, the bustle of heading to class,...
The depiction of addiction
Amelia Hurley, features writer
December 1, 2018
Sleep deprivation, low energy and harsh mood swings are characteristics often associated with teenagers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States saw a 2.4 percent increase for teenage opioid overdose from 2014-2015. Due to this, KHS health teachers have stressed the importance of healthy decision making from early ...
Prescription for addiction
Jack Anderson, features writer
November 30, 2018
A woman named Emily from Rochester, New York, had a doctor who prescribed her painkillers for fibromyalgia and arthritis. She grew up in an upper-class suburb and according to PBS, after taking the painkillers for years and building a physical dependency, her doctor made the decision to stop writing he...
Making cents of college tuition
Paisley Regester, Bridget Killian, and Charlotte Heinrich
November 23, 2018
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