“Congratulations”—Five KHS seniors who got into elite universities
Ethan Peter, features writer
May 15, 2019
Kirkwood’s towering trees were an array of red, orange and yellow hues when Mary Ralston, senior, completed her college applications. Yet when those leaves turned brown, shriveling and drifting down from high in the trees, Ralston continued to receive promotional materials from various schools. When the ...
Issues: cyberbullying
Catherine Butler, opinions writer
November 29, 2018
A cell phone is usually the first thing teenagers see when they wake up, and the last thing they see at night. When we hear that familiar ding from our devices signaling a text, post, or reminder, our first impulse is to respond immediately. Social media dominates the way our generation communicates...
Making cents of college tuition
Paisley Regester, Bridget Killian, and Charlotte Heinrich
November 23, 2018
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Issues: Race in college admissions
Ethan Peter, features writer
October 26, 2018
Imagine on Ivy Day, the day the eight Ivy League schools announce their admission decisions, a valedictorian and varsity captain with a perfect ACT score is rejected. Imagine he is left asking what else he could have accomplished to be accepted into these prestigious schools. Imagine the answer is...
College criteria: then vs. now
Annie O'Brien, features writer
October 6, 2016
Since 2005, Northwestern University’s acceptance rate dropped from 33 percent to 10.7 percent and Vanderbilt University’s plummeted from 40 percent to a staggering 10.4 percent. Across the country, college acceptance rates are shrinking as schools become more selective due to an increase in applica...
Time is points
Katie Woodruff, news editor
March 23, 2016
One simple diagnosis can help students to get extra time on standardized tests, quizzes and other school work. According to NBC News, standardized testing has increased the amount of ADHD diagnoses in the U.S. Though there are students who are born and develop the disorder, a student who successfully...
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