KHS goes on soft lockdown Oct. 17
Benji Wilton, print editor
October 17, 2019
KHS went on soft lockdown after three unauthorized persons arrived on campus Oct. 17.
JMac: Back to where it all started
Hayden Davidson, sports writer
October 15, 2019
For the past decade, people across the country, especially Kirkwood residents, have turned on the TV every Sunday in the fall to see the name “Maclin” on their screen. But before all the fame, Jeremy Maclin, 2006 KHS graduate, walked the same halls KHS students do today. Now, he is back as a foo...
KSD updates visitor management system
Kate Schreiber, features writer
September 15, 2019
The Raptor Visitor Management System was implemented throughout KSD Sept. 3. The system will now require visitors to present a state issued ID when signing in.
Screens on: KHS cell phone policy
Tom Mueller, sports editor
August 30, 2019
In light of school districts, states, and countries reevaluate their policies about a phone's place in the classroom, this piece examines KHS' unchanging phone policy.
Q&A with 2018-19 retiring teachers
Hayden Davidson, sports writer
May 21, 2019
There are two teachers retiring from KHS this school year. Read here to find out what they learned and what advice they have from their combined 73 years of teaching.
Senior After Grad Party scoop
Maddie Hawes, associate editor
May 5, 2019
Seniors at KHS may have noticed the After Grad Party list of rules KHS posted on Twitter earlier this week. Learn more about the event here.
Searching for solutions
Charlotte Heinrich, features + in-depth editor
March 25, 2019
According to the KSD Achievement Gap Task Force’s website, the committee attempts to ensure equity from students learning how to count on their fingers to students counting down the days until graduation. Here are three systematic policy changes that will most closely effect KHS students: Diversifying Staff...
The top priority
Thomas Birmingham, print editor
March 6, 2019
They drilled a hole in his back. They put metal tubes in his body. He came to school with a cane. Then, under KHS’s revised attendance policy, he got detention. Aaron De Marco, senior, has cystinuria, a rare and aggressive condition which causes him to produce kidney stones every single day. Symptoms include anythi...
No more summer homework for KHS
Amara Harper, features writer
March 1, 2019
Recently, at a KHS staff meeting, Dr. Michael Havener, KHS principal, made the decision that summer homework for any class will no longer be required. This rule applies to regular classes as well as AP and honors level courses, according to Havener. “It's on the same lines as no homework we...
Needle in a haystack
Ally Ortmann, features + in depth editor
December 4, 2018
Chatter fills the Senior Hall as Principal Dr. Michael Havener, smiles and greets students. Hearing his phone ring, he diverts his attention to the voice on the other end of the line. The news he receives knocks the wind out of him. He asks them to repeat. Everything, the bustle of heading to class,...
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