Does homework work?
Thomas Birmingham, in-depth editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under In Depth
The sounds of celebration erupted from the group sitting in the crowded restaurant, but her brown eyes remained fixated on the paper in front of her. Esperanza Aguilar, junior, was surrounded by family one evening while out for dinner, but her mind persistently took her back to her current studies: math...
Trash can
Will Drury, Parsnip Editor
February 12, 2018
Filed under In Depth
Christmas came late for KHS students this year. Just a few weeks ago, every rosy-cheeked and acne-speckled high schooler was greeted with an overabundance of gifts from KSD, including a brand new laptop, case and charger wrapped up in a neat cardboard box and plastic wrapping. While most children greedily...
Photo gallery: photo spread issue 3
Audrey Berns, Abbey Painter, Zac Clingenpeel, and Mary Frizell
January 19, 2018
Filed under Photo Galleries
TKC's Issue 3 photo spread, "Teacher Tunes", showcased many KHS teachers recreating popular album covers.
What’s the buzz with the new bells?
November 22, 2017
Filed under News
Is it a bird? Is it the French police? Is it an airplane attendant’s announcement? No, it is the new KHS bell system. At the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, students around KHS were buzzing with comments about the new bells. Some were confused about why the bells changed in the first pla...
Eclipse preview
Thomas Birmingham, in-depth editor
August 20, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Top Stories
Although a total solar or lunar eclipse occurs roughly every 18 months, a total eclipse has not occurred over Kirkwood since 1442. So those in the path of totality, or the area where the moon fully covers the sun, are making the most of this event. Businesses are selling eclipse-themed merchandise, news...
VOK: KHS principals present and past
Jamie Jones, Anna Poe, Alyssa Fox, and Abbey Painter
December 21, 2016
Filed under Voices of Kirkwood
Dr. Michael Havener “Dr. Havener has such a good balance because he’s been here as a teacher, an assistant principal, then he was at the central office and he came back here to be principal. He has a wider perspective of the district than the others which of course helps in making him such a wo...
Teacher horror stories
Erin Kelly, managing editor
December 6, 2016
Filed under Entertainment
1.) David Cannon, choir teacher “It was opening night of Pirates of Penzance, and the lead singer, Jamie, sang her solo and left stage for a quick costume change. Meanwhile, the student down at the soundboard forgot to turn her microphone off, so when Jamie ran off stage and yelled “[expletive]” ...
German on the rise
Thomas Birmingham, news writer
September 6, 2016
Filed under News
Although the U.S. Department of Education reports that over 13.3 million students study Spanish in high school, there is another language at KHS a growing portion of the student body is saying “ja” to. Whether it is due to family ancestry or an interest in the culture, the KHS German department said r...
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