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Studious girls’ volleyball team serves up high GPA

Studious girls’ volleyball team serves up high GPA

Emily Willis, sports writer September 19, 2012

At 5:30 p.m. everyday, after a two and a half hour practice in the gym, Jessica Hemann, senior, comes home with a backpack full of homework. She’s exhausted, but she has assignments that must be completed....

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Blake Goddard, Festus, MO

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Blake Goddard, Festus, MO

Daniel Witt, sports editor September 19, 2012

When Blake Goddard received word his father accepted a job in St. Louis, the news of moving did not sit well. All Goddard knew about KHS was it was a big school and good at football. “I was a little...

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Fabio Sanchez, Colombia

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Fabio Sanchez, Colombia

Woody Kipp, sports writer September 19, 2012

Soccer is one of the only things that has remained constant for Fabio Sanchez. Sanchez, a Colombian native, moved to Kirkwood with his family this past July unsure of what his future would hold. He...

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Abdul Hassan, Kenya

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Abdul Hassan, Kenya

John Aschbacher, sports writer September 19, 2012

Although Abdul Hassan had been playing soccer for as long as he can remember, he became uncer- tain after learning he would be playing his favorite sport in a new country. Hassan, senior, moved to Kirkwood...

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Luìza Mendes, Brazil

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Luìza Mendes, Brazil

Woody Kipp, sports writer September 19, 2012

Luìza Mendes is walking on a new home turf 5,000 miles away from home. She is an exchange student from Brazil and moved to Kirkwood just one month ago. Mendes is playing field hockey for her first...

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Fatima Noor, Pakistan

Foreign athletes find home at KHS: Fatima Noor, Pakistan

John Aschbacher, sports writer September 19, 2012

Fatima Noor, sophomore, is a foreign exchange student from Pakistan at KHS on the Kennedy Lugar YES Scholarship along with 107 other students in high schools across America. This is the 10th year students...

Athlete of the week: Bridget Sheridan

Athlete of the week: Bridget Sheridan

Edward Hoganson, web staff September 14, 2012

Bridget Sheridan, sophomore, has been a swimmer year round since second grade, but as a freshman she found a new passion. Sheridan began running for the KHS cross country team last season because she...

JV Boys Cross Country excels at Stan Nelson Invitational

JV Boys’ Cross Country excels at Stan Nelson Invitational

Jake Balmer, features writer September 10, 2012

With two of its captains unavailable to compete in Saturday’s Stan Nelson Invitational cross country meet, the Kirkwood Boys’ Cross Country varsity team placed sixth in the team rankings for the meet.The...

Kirkwood comes up strong in second half against Hazelwood East

Kirkwood comes up strong in second half against Hazelwood East

Daniel Witt, sports editor September 7, 2012

Going into halftime Sunday, Sept. 2, Kirkwood football was in an unfamiliar spot; down 22-6 against the Hazelwood East Spartans. The Pioneers had not been down at halftime since the State Championship...

Pioneers open season with win over Pattonville

Pioneers open season with win over Pattonville

Daniel Witt, sports editor September 1, 2012

The Kirkwood Pioneers opened their varsity football season with a crowd-pleasing 38-10 victory over the Pattonville Pirates last Friday night, Aug. 24. Kirkwood started off the game on offense, and...

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