Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

It fills me with joy that I have a future where I get to be with my best friend again.

Maddie Hickman

Maddie Hickman, social media editor May 10, 2023

University of Central Arkansas Undecided Dear Softball, You’ve been good to me the past eight years. We’ve been through hell and back together. There were times where we connected really...

Upmeyer has been lifting since the fifth grade and is currently training to qualify for a team composed of the top 10 men ages 18 to 21 in the U.S.

George Upmeyer

Lila Shepard, managing editor May 10, 2023

Not attending college George Upmeyer, senior, is not going to college. Instead, he has decided to continue lifting, practice woodworking and shadow real estate agents.  “I hate school,” Upmeyer...

I did my best to live up to the expectations and stay on the yellow brick road, but yellow isn’t really my color.

Morgan Hooker

Morgan Hooker, design editor May 10, 2023

Undecided Ecology Yes, My dad is Mr. Hooker. The 7th grade science teacher. The one who was obsessed with Vocabulary.com and gave “hard” tests. The ecology nut who donned the astronaut bee-keeper...

Having supportive, trustworthy friends has been the one thing that has gotten me through some of my toughest times. 

Caroline Steidley

Caroline Steidley, editor-in-chief May 10, 2023

In my four years of high school, I was involved in pretty much everything. I was on the dance team for four years, a member of NHS, Class Committee, Circle of Friends, Waffle Club, The Kirkwood Call…...

My mom always told me that I could make conversation with a wall. I believe that’s true.

Lila Shepard

Lila Shepard, managing editor May 10, 2023

University of Kansas Exercise Science on pre-PA Track My parents loved art fairs, but instead of looking at art they’d spend most of their time searching for my blonde curly pigtails and brightly...

Morgan Trembath, senior, spends the monthly Best Buddies meetings doing fun activities and making friends.

Morgan Trembath

Khadija Khan, copy editor May 10, 2023

College: Missouri Baptist University Major: Undecided When she’s not busy working at Schnucks, watching WWE or doing TikTok dances, Morgan Trembath, senior, can usually be found making friends as...

Thank you Kirkwood for being the place I get to call home.

Maya Rubin

Maya Rubin, art editor May 10, 2023

University of Kansas  Marketing with a minor in political science  Nostalgia presents itself in a unique form to each and every individual. It comes in waves; a song, a scent, a touch. But for...

Just because I wasn’t getting the help I needed, didn’t mean I was helpless.

Kylie Madden

Kylie Madden, features + in-depth editor May 10, 2023

Every morning in the Penguin Room of KECC, my teacher would strap pink and black ankle weights to my four-year-old calves. “To weigh her down,” she told my mom. “To keep her from jumping.” My mom...

Devon Bennett doesn’t want you to call him a SoundCloud rapper.

Devon Bennett

Owen Spiegel, features + in-depth editor May 10, 2023

Undecided Audio Engineering Devon Bennett doesn’t want you to call him a SoundCloud rapper. “I can’t be mad at anybody,” Bennett, senior, said. “But I feel like people have this idea...

After graduation, Elizabeth will pack her bags for New York to continue modeling instead of going to college.

Elizabeth Riti

Alli Luth, opinions editor May 10, 2023

Modeling in New York City with NEXT Modeling Agency Dumb models, scammers and body issues: Elizabeth Riti, senior, is no stranger to the stereotypes of the modeling industry. After all, she’s been...

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