“We wish them luck. Congrats to all of them,” Jeff Townsend, KHS athletic director, said.

Townsend’s sendoff was one of many well wishes given to KHS seniors when they were honored for academic and athletic scholarships at the signing held in the Varsity gym Wed. April 13.

“It’s a great day for Kirkwood High School. They just saved their parents a lot of money. It rewards the kids for doing the right thing. I love this,” David Holley, principal, said.

There are 20 students who have received more than half of their tuition in scholarships.

Daniel Berry- University of Alabama
Hannah Bisch- University of Evansville
Kevin Doyle- Uninversity of Missouri-Colmbia
Christopher Hendry- Westminster College
Suzanne Hesse- St. Louis University
Peter Huggins- University of Missouri- St. Louis
Elizabeth King- DePauw University
Kathryn King- DePauw University
Mary Claire Kleiss- Creighton University
Jordan Lanius- Missouri Univeristy of Science and Technology
Kayla Lohman- Concordia University- Chicago
Kelly Mackenzie- Virginia Military Institute
T.J. McCoy- Marian University
Micaela Preston- University of Alabama
Andy Robbins- St. Louis University
Lee Anna Sanders- William Woods University
Robert Smith- University of Central Missouri
Matthew Swofford- Millikin University
Abbey Tadros- University of Alabama
Elizabeth Wiesner- St. Louis University

KHS also had 9 students given scholarships for athletics.

Elizabeth King- DePauw University cross country and track
Lee Anna Sanders- William Woods University cross country and track
Kevin Bedford- St. Ambrose football
Drew Morris- Missouri Baptist tennis
Courtney Haring- Emporia State volleyball
Kate Zisser- Augustana lacrosse
Lawrence Williams- Webster University basketball
Trey Clay- Iowa Central football
Colby Kinsella- Randolph Macon field hockey