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Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

A student stands in a crowded hallway with sick students and germs all around.

Covid making a comeback

Grayci Branam, News writer October 6, 2023

COVID-19 cases are on the rise yet again, with a daily average of 201 COVID-related hospital admissions in Missouri since Sept. 23, according to the New York Times. Patients with COVID-19 are now taking...

This entrance to the KHS football field is accessible off Chopin Drive.

Photo gallery: Kirkwood High School in black and white

Elizabeth Riti, photographer January 24, 2023

The campus of KHS is spread out over multiple buildings, fields, and outdoor pathways. Students often walk outside in between classes, or when it is warmer, find different spots around campus to eat their...

Chris worked a full-time job on top of being a college student at Harris-Stowe State University. He was making a left turn at an intersection when a drunk driver ran a red light and crashed into the driver’s side of his vehicle.

Charity Issue: Never an accident

Lila Shepard, managing editor December 2, 2022

“Is my baby okay?” Patsy Pate asked the paramedics.  On Jan. 5, 2009, her youngest child of eight children, Chris, kissed her goodbye and said he would be right back after checking out a “new...

KSD will start teaching about gender expression and sexuality in eighth grade and high school health classes this year.

Kirkwood’s new gender and sexuality health unit

Natalie Bednarski, news writer October 7, 2022

KSD will start teaching about gender expression and sexuality in eighth grade and high school health classes with the goal of spreading inclusion in the 2022-23 school year. Currently, the specific...

The deal with dieting, a health and wellness story by Megan Cleveland.

Top five health + wellness stories of 2020

TKC Staff January 21, 2021

The Health and Wellness staff works to cover topics from dieting, to trendy foods, to mental health.  This year the pandemic threw a loop into the normal routine of everyone's lives and the stories around...

“With my own confidence, [I know] my personality is going to take me much farther in life,” Mary said. “That’s the way God intended it to be.

Reflections

Charlotte Heinrich, features + in-depth editor March 1, 2019

Mary stopped her followers mid-scroll Jan. 6, 2019. Photos of her unsucked-in, relaxed stomach showed on her Instagram account that day, and not by accident. “I posted those photos because I see all...

Photo by Morgan Gindler and illustration by Annie OBrien

Brainstorm: Living with epilepsy

Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor December 12, 2018

Some high school freshmen stress over who they are going to eat lunch with. Others stress about their physics grade, worried their low B will drop. Others worry about which shirt they should wear on any...

 “We get students to see that initially addiction starts out as a choice, but later becomes a disease of the brain.

The depiction of addiction

Amelia Hurley, features writer December 1, 2018

Sleep deprivation, low energy and harsh mood swings are characteristics often associated with teenagers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States saw a 2.4...

Keep it in the classroom

Jack Rintoul, editor-in-chief August 27, 2018

Online classes have the chance to change the education landscape at KHS in a massive way. In some ways good: it can create a way for students to get ahead and squeeze in that IP, which can lead to less...

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