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The Kirkwood Call

Dear freshmen this is a letter to you about all of the things you should totally be doing this first year of high school.

A letter to the freshmen

Lila Shepard, managing editor August 19, 2022

Dear Freshmen, I know, you were probably a big deal at your middle school. That’s cool. You were the top dog — an eighth grader — but now you are a freshman. You are at the bottom of the high...

With only a few weeks left of the 2021-22 school year, make sure to stay up to date on all the upcoming events.

KHS upcoming important dates

Ava Duggin, web managing editor April 22, 2022

Saturday, April 23: Prom  8-11 p.m., Marriott St. Louis Airport - Grand Ballroom    Thursday, April 28: Academic & Athletic Signing  9:15 a.m., Holley Assembly Hall    Sunday,...

Olivia Rodrigo attracted fans clothed in purple and lit up The Factory’s stage in Chesterfield for the 12th show in her “Sour” tour.

“Sour” concert review

Maya Kim, web editor April 22, 2022

Olivia Rodrigo attracted fans clothed in purple and lit up The Factory’s stage in Chesterfield for the 12th show in her “Sour” tour. I don’t know how, but I managed to snag four tickets before...

Meet the ten KHS teachers retiring in the 2022 school year.

Q&A with 2022 retiring KHS teachers

Megan Glasgow and Kate Schreiber April 20, 2022

Meet this year’s retiring KHS teachers. Learn about the ten staff members’ careers, advice they have for students and what they’ll miss most about KHS.

Image courtesy of MCT Campus.

2022 Prom court nominees released

Kinley Bokermann and Caroline Steidley April 6, 2022

Each year as the prom season approaches, the senior class votes to nominate 16 seniors to the prom court. With prom king and queen on the line here are your 2022 Prom Court Nominees:   King Xavier...

The final compilation of the 37 submissions to Pep Nations bracket challenge finds Gonzaga as the most commonly picked champion, with Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Kentucky as the most commonly picked winners of each region.

KHS’s March Madness bracket

Hayden Davidson, editor-in-chief March 31, 2022

Every March, hardcore and casual basketball fans alike see their NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets crumble as the inevitable upsets occur. Personally, I watched quite a bit of college basketball this...

Jeff Spicoli, Regina George and Napoleon Dynamite are key characters in a few of the best high school comedies of all time.

Dynamite, excellent, fast, mean, smart high school movies

Hayden Davidson, editor-in-chief February 16, 2022

Movies can make us laugh, cry, think, flinch, empathize. This page is dedicated to the first one of that list. Specifically, high school comedy movies.  Now, these are not necessarily the top five...

On February 9, the BOE  discussed the Safe Return to School plan, new laptops, curriculum and library media.

BOE discusses implementation of mask-recommended policy, approves laptop refresh purchase, reviews curriculum and library media

Sim Khanuja and Coco LeGrand February 10, 2022

KSD superintendent, Dr. David Ulrich, said if numbers of COVID cases are lowering and look safe, KSD would move back to implementing a mask-recommended environment no sooner than Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the...

KHS can expect shorter quarantines and the return of masks this semester.

KSD updates COVID protocols: quarantines, masks and graduation plans

Megan Glasgow, editor-in-chief January 6, 2022

KSD has implemented new COVID-19 protocols in response to an increase in COVID cases and new CDC and county guidelines at the start of second semester. Principal Dr. Mike Havener reiterated that protocols...

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