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Kirkwood High School student newspaper

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Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Webster Groves Moss Field, where the 2020 Turkey Day game was scheduled to take place.

Breaking News: Turkey Day game canceled

Olivia Silvey, Hayden Davidson, and Molly Higgins November 13, 2020

KHS athletics announced the annual Turkey Day football game’s cancellation Friday, Nov. 13 in coordination with Webster Groves High School. The game was scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 26 at Webster, and...

KHS Principal Dr. Havener greeted students at the Doughtery Ferry entrance on both the freshmans (Nov. 5) and other grade levels (Nov. 9) first days back to in-person learning.

KSD students who chose in-person learning returned Nov. 9

Kate Schreiber, features + in-depth editor November 13, 2020

This year, every student came to school with a mask on, sat at least three feet apart and participated in class behind plexiglass face shields that surrounded the desks. Lockers are out of use, students...

Due to COVID-19 restrictions the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) looked different than previous years, but celebrities did not forget how to dress.

VMA 2020 fashion review

Caroline Steidley, opinions writer November 13, 2020

With all the COVID-19 guidelines in place, the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) looked a little different than previous years. As safety precautions are slowly returning to normal, one of the most popular...

The KHS cafeteria sits undisturbed on Oct. 26, two weeks before students would return in person.

We are still failing

Olivia Silvey, opinions editor November 11, 2020

A little less than a week before I was supposed to start my senior year in person, my boss called to tell me I had been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. I’m a golf caddy, and on the...

Students sit behind dividers as a precaution to stop the spread of COVID-19 amidst the return to in-person learning.

VoK collection: Return to in-person learning

Lily Bartin, Mia Alexander, Ava Duggin, Mya Copeland, and Maya Kim November 11, 2020

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in St. Louis County, Kirkwood High School has begun to make the transition back to in-person learning. With mask mandates, desk dividers and socially distancing rules...

Robinson Elementary School will be switching to e-Learning for 2 weeks due to 30% of staff members needing to quarantine from COVID-19 exposure and seven individuals testing positive.

COVID-19 cases lead to school closure at Robinson Elementary School

Lydia Cohen and Kate Schreiber November 10, 2020

Robinson Elementary School will be switching to e-Learning for two weeks, until Monday, Nov. 23. The decision to go back to a virtual model came as multiple individuals either tested positive, or were...

Even though the dance is canceled you can still take Friendship dance pictures at Kirkwood Park

If you miss the Friendship Dance

Kailey Shirrell, news editor November 6, 2020

The Friendship Dance: one of the few times a year when students can get together in dresses, corsages, heels and suits in a packed gym to dance to loud music. There are many traditions associated with...

KSD has begun to reopen the KHS campus for in-person learning.

Letter to the Editor: Burba responds to KSD back-to-school plan

TKC Staff November 6, 2020

November 5 - TKC received the following email written by Rowan Burba, senior, to KHS administrators regarding their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to return for in-person learning.    Administrators...

Elise Roettger, senior, will have a FOCO with her friends on Nov. 9.

F(FOCO)riendship Dance

Ava Duggin, social media editor November 5, 2020

This year homecoming at KHS has a new “F” word. Many students refer to the annual dance between KHS and Webster Groves High School (WGHS) as “Homecoming” or “HOCO,” but it’s officially called...

Planning out your weekly work makes it seem more manageable.

How to stay motivated during e-Learning

Lydia Cohen, print + web managing editor November 2, 2020

Three hundred and sixty minutes. That’s how long students may spend sitting at a desk on Zoom each school day. The excessive time staring at a computer screen while learning remotely takes a toll on...

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