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The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

New counselor finds home at KHS

Emily Goyda October 29, 2010

Lori Gordon, educational support counselor, is no newcomer to the counseling scene. She is new to KHS, however, which leaves many students wondering exactly who she is. “I’d say I’m laid back,...

LEAF Club plans ambitious year

Emily Goyda October 29, 2010

Wednesdays after school, LEAF Club members scurry around KHS, lug recycling bins from hallways and dump them out behind the school. LEAF Club has big dreams. All it needs now is the manpower to reach them. “We...

Intercepting intoxication

Maddie Stradal October 29, 2010

The first football game on the turf ended with more than a loss for Kirkwood. It also ended with a student caught drinking alcohol on campus. While no arrests were made, the student did receive punishment. “They...

City of Kirkwood perseveres after another tragedy

Devan Coggan and Maggie Hallam October 29, 2010

About 50 people marched down the sidewalk of Peeke Avenue the morning of Oct. 16. Some pushed wheelbarrows, others carried armfuls of coffee pots and donuts and one woman pulled a little red wagon. As...

Power outage leaves school in dark for hour

Cassie Kibens October 27, 2010

Kirkwood High School temporarily lost power Oct. 25 in all buildings except the gym.  At approximately 8:40 a.m., harsh winds broke a tree branch on the east side of campus near the service alley and...

Sean Adams Update: Judge denies request to lower $1 million bond

Devan Coggan October 14, 2010

Sean Adams, 2010 KHS graduate, has been denied a reduction in his bail amount. Adams, 19, was arrested and is being held on cash bond set at $1 million for allegedly raping and assaulting a Kirkwood woman...

KHS 2010 grad arrested and charged with sexual assault

Devan Coggan October 7, 2010

Sean Adams, 19, was arrested this afternoon at his home in Kirkwood as a suspect in the rape of a female neighbor. Kirkwood Police say the victim, who lived alone, called police and said she had been...

Shortened lunches an empty threat

Maddie Stradal October 7, 2010

Dr. David Holley, principal, and Mike Gavin, sophomore principal, delivered a shocking announcement on Wednesday: lunches will be shortened if students do not start using the entire time allotted. “It...

From Germany to America: Taking part in the GAPP experience

Mike Murphy October 1, 2010

As the German exchange students arrived at Lambert Airport Wednesday, Sept. 22 they were eagerly greeted by their excited partners who they housed for three weeks in June. Sunday, Sept. 26 the German...

Chinese language comes to KHS

Bess Wilhelms October 1, 2010

Emily Reardon has been learning Chinese on her own time the past few years. Next year, however, she might be able to add Chinese to her school schedule. “[Chinese] is one of the most common languages...

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