College: University of Dayton Major: Discover Business Program Dear future Ellie, You are now 42 years old and most likely have wrinkles, and I bet you are not feeling good about that. But hey,...

In high school, I was lucky enough to meet some great people and do some amazing things. I would like to take this time to thank them.  I want to start by thanking TKC, for all it has done for me....

I have a lot to be thankful for. But right now I’m thinking about my parents.  I’ve loved reading and learning my whole life (my parent’s fault). As a kid, I’d read about snakes and tornadoes,...

Writing my senior column feels surreal. I remember planning for it my previous two years on TKC, dreaming about all the different things I could say. The people I could call out for being mean, the old...

Think of three good things that happened to you today. What comes to mind? Junior year, as is the general consensus, was my hardest year of high school. Not necessarily because of school; it was a time...

Growing up, family members, teachers and adults would always ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. My answer was always the same, “I want to be a pro baseball player.” Whatever your sport is,...

The rustle of papers and the tap tap tap of the pencils on desks are the only sounds on a Saturday morning at KHS. The students slump in their chairs as they methodically fill in the bubbles on their scantron,...

Imagine using a shampoo that seems perfect in every way: it helps your hair feel perfectly clean, smells like spring and doesn’t cost you much. Years later, you find out that that very product contains...

Within five minutes of watching Instagram reels, it is almost guaranteed you will see at least ten short clips of car crashes, shootings and other violent events (trust us, we checked). Here, a three car...

The downtown of any city represents their American Dream, a district built with free markets, a bright community and natural parks, which showcase all a town has to offer. Downtown Kirkwood has been a...