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I wanted the world to change for me. I craved to fit in, to not be what people call “different.”

Senior column: Elena Sherwood

Elena Sherwood, artist April 22, 2022

College: Belmont University  Major: Hospitality Management I wanted the world to change for me. I craved to fit in, to not be what people call “different.” I didn’t want to admit I had a...

No one gets through high school without some sort of struggle.

Senior column: Grace Marcus

Grace Marcus, print managing editor April 13, 2022

College: Washington University in St. Louis Major: Neuroscience/Psychology Between sixth grade and freshman year of high school, I went to five different schools. Throughout all the new schools,...

Little by little, I’m starting to see my sensitivity as a vessel for empathy and love instead of labeling myself as weak.

Senior column: Audrey Blaine

Audrey Blaine, visual managing editor April 13, 2022

College: Belmont University Major: Sociology Recently, my therapist recommended I read a book called “The Highly Sensitive Person” by Elaine Aron. “It sounds like you,” she said. I gave her...

Art by Elizabeth Yenzer. Small mice are seen doing various tasks in Dr. Barkers English classroom.

The rats of KHS

Annie George, photo editor April 11, 2022

*This piece is entirely satirical KHS has been full of little rodents, and no, I’m not talking about the students. The invasion has been a hot hallway topic. Our furry friends are attending more classes...

Adulthood is not determined by our age, but when we learn to mature.

Age of adulthood

Jane Roy, opinions writer April 1, 2022

Becoming a grown-up is more than a special birthday that determines when you’ve crossed over into adulthood. I mean, I've met an 8-year-old who is more mature than a 24-year-old “adult.” We don’t...

In an age where fashion trends come and go, you barely have enough time to know whats in style before its not.

A new look at old clothes

Anna Newland and Elizabeth Niedringhaus April 1, 2022

In an age where fashion trends come and go, you barely have enough time to know what's in style before it's not. Second-hand shopping has become a beacon of light through an endless cycle of fast fashion....

Amazon is dominating the retail industry, and is causing malls and small businesses to struggle.

Age of Amazon

Khadija Khan, news writer April 1, 2022

*Opinion Where would you go if you desperately needed a tool to separate your egg white from the yolk? For most of us, the answer is simple: Amazon – with free delivery for Prime members – the egg-separating...

KSD administrators banned 14 books in response to the signing of Missouri Senate Bill 775 once the bill went into effect Aug. 28, the third-most of any school district in St. Louis County, after Rockwood and Lindbergh.

Call Ed: Mom and Dad don’t know what’s best

TKC Staff March 29, 2022

Out of all the problems in our world right now — inequality, racism, healthcare, poverty, sexism, war — it seems American parents have found the paramount topic to complain about: books. The push to...

These two character tropes, the “manic pixie dream boy and girl,” (MPDG and MPDB, respectively) are everywhere – not just in films. They infiltrate our music, our media and our romanticization of certain rock stars and celebrities.

The girl/boy of your (manic pixie) dreams

Kate Schreiber, editor-in-chief March 9, 2022

*Opinion She’s blue-haired with a mysterious sparkle in her eyes. Her job is to save our soft, painfully helpless male protagonist from his greatest enemy: himself. Eyeroll, I know. Think Ramona Flowers...

Being fwb, or friends with benefits, has become a new normal for teenagers  looking for the benefits of a relationship without the commitment.

Fwb?

Kinley Bokermann, sports editor March 6, 2022

Ross and Rachel. Nick and Jess. Cassie and Nate. What do all of these people have in common? Three words: friends with benefits. There’s only one thing you need to know — it rarely works out. Being...

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