Photo Gallery: varsity pommie practice
De Lila Green, photo editor
September 27, 2020
Practicing for any sport is difficult with COVID-19 restrictions, but for the varsity pommie team it is extra challenging. For them, it was a given that they would not have any crowds to perform to, yet the pommies still practice every Tuesday and Thursday and learn new dances. Some, like Ella Legear,...
Letter to the Editor: Smith responds to TKC social media post
September 16, 2020
September 16 -- TKC received the following letter from Sophie Smith, senior, in response to a TKC Instagram Voice's of Kirkwood post on Smith and the Young Conservatives club. To view the post, click here. Recently, I was interviewed for a Voices of Kirkwood post for TKC’s social media. The pos...
Football and other sports prohibited from competing
Kate Schreiber and Olivia Silvey
September 9, 2020
Football, soccer and other high and moderate frequency contact sports will not see competition for the near future. Student-athletes 14 years and older playing high and moderate frequency contact sports will not be able to compete in games of any kind, announced St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page a...
Kirkwood, we are the problem
Genevieve Francois, visual managing editor
September 8, 2020
Feet move down the street in unison. “No justice, no peace!” soars through the air. Signs with Black fists dot the skyline like clouds. On June 6, 2020, Kirkwood streets were filled with supported protesters, whereas on Sept. 18, 2017, students were told they would be punished. This summer, Ki...
Fill your feed; Black Lives Matter accounts to follow
Rachel Finan, health + wellness editor
August 26, 2020
As people rushed to post a black square on Tuesday, June 2, the growing need to stay informed and self-educated has become increasingly apparent. Feeds filled with all black screens highlighted those who simply took a one-and-done approach with the black out, set to amplify Black voices, are being increas...
Addressing sySTEMic problems
Tom Mueller, editor-in-chief
August 24, 2020
Growing up, the only people she knew with college degrees were her teachers. She expected to cut hair for a living. After losing her aunt and uncle — the people who raised her — to cancer, however, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, medical physicist, decided it was time to reimagine cancer treatment. She...
Amplifying art
Kate Schreiber, features + in-depth editor
August 24, 2020
“Miles Davis and Tina Turner [are from St. Louis]. Nelly is from [St. Louis]. All these people have had major moments in music in their respective genres. St. Louis really [has] so many great musicians here, and once you get into the scene you realize you’re just surrounded by giants.” It’s no coin...
KHS alumni share stories of sexual abuse
Molly Higgins, print editor
August 22, 2020
The Kirkwood High School Alumni Facebook group exploded with shares, comments and outrage. Katie Pappageorge, 1999 KHS graduate, began the conversation on July 7 by sharing a haunting story – her experience as a victim of sexual abuse by a former KHS teacher, who will remain unnamed as they have not...
Check out our past issues