“47 Meters Down: Uncaged” Review
Ethan Peter and Sophie Chappell
August 20, 2019
“47 Meters Down: Uncaged” was quite possibly the worst shark movie I’ve ever seen, and it has a lot of competition, considering “Sharknado” 1-6 exist.
Songs of the summer
Sophie Chappell, web editor
August 15, 2019
Do you love music? Do you constantly wonder what others listen to? Check out the top five songs of the summer and see if these bops made it onto your playlist as well!
“Congratulations”—Five KHS seniors who got into elite universities
Ethan Peter, features writer
May 15, 2019
Kirkwood’s towering trees were an array of red, orange and yellow hues when Mary Ralston, senior, completed her college applications. Yet when those leaves turned brown, shriveling and drifting down from high in the trees, Ralston continued to receive promotional materials from various schools. When the ...
“Those poor kids in Africa”
Thomas Birmingham, print editor
April 19, 2019
The first time I remember hearing it was in fifth grade. “Those poor kids in Africa.” When the Student Council leaders at my Catholic school said those words, they were presenting the latest school-wide service project to my class: raising $1,000 to send food provisions to a small town in...
School board election results
Izzy Colón and Thomas Birmingham
April 3, 2019
Kirkwood citizens came out to the polls on Tuesday, April 2 to cast their votes in the school board election. Mark Boyko and Darnel Frost were elected. The results were updated throughout the night by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. TKC compiled the final results: Frost - 4,266 40% Boyko - 3,700 34.7% Ricks -2,593 ...
Pastoral letter from school board candidate Tom Ricks causes controversy online
Thomas Birmingham, Maisie Bradley, Izzy Colón, and Logan Crews
March 28, 2019
With the Kirkwood School Board election approaching Tuesday April 2, Jake Lyonfields, a self-described community organizer, made a Facebook post calling to #RejectRicks on Sunday March 24. The “Ricks” in the hashtag refers to Tom Ricks, a candidate for the Kirkwood School Board and the lead pasto...
No more summer homework for KHS
Amara Harper, features writer
March 1, 2019
Recently, at a KHS staff meeting, Dr. Michael Havener, KHS principal, made the decision that summer homework for any class will no longer be required. This rule applies to regular classes as well as AP and honors level courses, according to Havener. “It's on the same lines as no homework we...
“Sectored off”: Meacham Park
Ethan Peter, features writer
February 14, 2019
Winter White-Banks, sophomore, and her friends rushed through the halls on Friday, discussing where to go as school let out. The group bounced ideas off one another, but ultimately failed to decide on a location, so Winter invited them to her house. With her offer, however, the group grew uneasy--Winter lives in ...
TKC testifies in support of Cronkite New Voices Act
Maddie Meyers, web managing editor
February 7, 2019
Jack Rintoul, TKC editor-in-chief, and Mitch Eden, TKC adviser, testified, Wed., Feb. 6 in Jefferson City in favor of the Cronkite New Voices Act. The New Voices Act overturns Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier which stated school administrators can exercise prior review on school-sponsored expression. New Voices would protect student journalists from adminis...
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