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The Kirkwood Call

Ashya Lee reads at Kaldis as the last weeks of her summer dwindle away. This summer has been fun. I didnt have a lot of free time with school and work, but it was relaxing to get out of the classroom, Lee said.

From teacher to student and back again

Richard Pfeifer, features writer August 30, 2017

Colleen Curran, Special School District (SSD) teacher, attempts to compile her laptop, school supplies and homework on her way out of her front door. She steps out into the hot summer night and walks to...

Claire Hubert, center and 2015 alumnus and sophomore at University of California-Los Angeles, gets her picture taken with her parents Tony and Melanie Hubert on parents weekend. Claire was always competitive in high school, so she thought it natural for her to apply to the most competitive of colleges. “UCLA was my dream since I was eleven and I wasn’t sure if I would get in, so I was looking at other schools that were the same academic caliber,” Hubert said. ” I knew I wanted to go somewhere academically challenging and I think I got caught up in admissions rates and the competitiveness of schools.”

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,...

The country’s craziest colleges

Abigail Imiolek, news-features writer October 3, 2016

Hundreds of colleges exists that high school students must choose from when they decide which to attend. To make matters worse, some schools have quirky education systems, like having only one available...

Saving for school in strange ways

Abigail Imiolek, news-features writer October 3, 2016

Many students need to save and scrimp every cent to afford college; however, students can make money  for college in ways that seem unbelievable. From developing a plan to survive a zombie apocalypse...

Senior profile: Julia Sponholtz

Senior profile: Julia Sponholtz

Olivia Rekittke, web features editor May 13, 2016

As of March 2016, Julia Sponholtz has read 86 books and counting. With a number of extracurriculars and her jam-packed school schedule that consists of five AP classes, she stays busy all year round. “I’m...

Senior profile: Amanda Green

Naomi Blair April 29, 2016

Surrounded by seniors, Amanda Green, junior, will walk across the stage of Chaifetz Arena to receive her high school diploma. She has been planning two years for this day: the day she would graduate...

Taner Dogan- Harvard Soccer Commit

Jordan Roundtree, photographer February 2, 2016

Taner Dogan, senior, will be attending Harvard University in the fall of 2016 to further his soccer career. He isn't your ordinary high school soccer player. Currently, he doesn't have second, third, fourth...

Going for the kill

Going for the kill

Kate Hennessey, sports writer December 14, 2015

Injuring her finger halfway through the season was not how Emma Berthold imagined her last year on the KHS volleyball team to go. However, Berthold, senior, continued to support her team from the bench. “She...

Some senior wisdom

Some senior wisdom

Alexa Kannenberg, web managing editor October 22, 2015

As a senior, applying to college is always in the back of my mind. I imagine college admissions counselors looking over my application and frowning. Adults constantly ask me what could possibly be stressing...

The game of college

The game of college

Harrison Fox, copy editor February 13, 2015

College is coming for KHS’ 432  seniors, and the prospect of starting a new chapter away from home is a scary one. According to TKC’s surveys, 97 percent (305/316) of students at KHS plan to pursue...

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