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Students must hold themselves accountable to use their phones appropriately.

Screens on: KHS cell phone policy

Tom Mueller, sports editor August 30, 2019
In light of school districts, states, and countries reevaluate their policies about a phone's place in the classroom, this piece examines KHS' unchanging phone policy.
A leader from each of KHS 10 fall varsity sports teams; photos by Kelley Cochran, visual by Hayden Davidson

10 teams, 10 stories: Fall Sports

Hayden Davidson and Tom Mueller August 22, 2019
TKC spoke with a leader from each of the 10 varsity fall sports teams. Read here to find out what they had to say about their upcoming seasons.
KHSs retiring teachers, Tim Harig (left) and Ron Sanford (right)

Q&A with 2018-19 retiring teachers

Hayden Davidson, sports writer May 21, 2019
There are two teachers retiring from KHS this school year. Read here to find out what they learned and what advice they have from their combined 73 years of teaching.
Damien Loyd doing a crossover pose with a basketball.

Hoop dreams

Tom Mueller, features writer May 1, 2019

It was judgement day and he was an hour late. With only 30 minutes left in tryouts, he hurried into the densely packed gym full of sweaty sixth graders. Damien Loyd, now senior, knew that he would have...

Where should you swim this summer?

Where should you swim this summer?

Charlotte Heinrich, features + in-depth editor April 30, 2019

Jay Maclin catches the ball  during the 2018-19 football season. Photo courtesy of Jay Maclin.

Jay Maclin commits to Mizzou

Charlotte Heinrich, features + in-depth editor April 19, 2019
Jay Maclin, junior, committed to play football at the University of Missouri Columbia (Mizzou) April 19, 2019.
Zein’s project focused on the process of grief, how to deal with loss through healthy coping mechanisms and ways to approach mental health in adolescence.

Coping with grief: a senior project

Olivia Silvey, staff designer April 2, 2019

Almost 50 KHS students gathered in the lecture hall during homeroom Mar. 28 for Asha Zein’s senior project presentation and discussion about grief. Zein’s project focused on the process of grief, how...

Ricks, lead pastor at Greentree Community Church and Kirkwood School Board candidate, sent a pastoral letter to his congregation in May 2016 which stated homosexuality as a sin.

Update: Controversy around Tom Ricks grows as Kirkwood responds to pastoral letter

Grant Trokey, 2016 KHS graduate, had attended Greentree Community Church for as long as he could remember. For two years during high school, he played with the worship band a few times a month and attended...

Strikers hold a large sign that reads STL Climate Strike.

Photo gallery: Global Youth Strike for Climate

Audrey Berns and Sarah Nash March 27, 2019

The youth of St. Louis gathered around the Old Courthouse Friday March 15, joining millions of others around the world to protest the government's lack of concern for the environment.  The strike was...

The Cardinals’ dominance for the past decade and a half led fans to both surprise and disappointment when the team missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season in 2018. Yeah, 88 wins leaves a lot to be desired.

2019 St. Louis Cardinals preview

Hayden Davidson, sports writer March 12, 2019

With the best Cardinals first baseman since Pujols and the best relief pitcher since Isringhausen, it’s a new era of baseball in St. Louis. Until 2018, the Birds on the Bat had not been excluded from...

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