The college search, mapped
Olivia Silvey, opinions writer
March 13, 2020
Two words: college search. For some, this seems like a distant future. For others, it’s a nerve-wracking reality. However, for everyone looking to go to college after graduation, the formidable college search is a process that isn’t just reserved for the last part of high school. Here are some t...
Land of 10,000 locks
Austin Cleveland, sports writer
March 13, 2019
For many March the beginning of college basketball’s March Madness, but for the boys on skates in the land of 10,000 lakes, March is the Minnesota High School Hockey tournament. And no honor (besides winning the state title) compares to being honored in the annual All-Hockey Hair Team vi...
Why high school sucks
Brendan Davidson, parsnip editor
October 26, 2018
They’re the most miserable years of your life: full of drama, annoying people and too much work that manages to teach you completely useless knowledge before you quickly forget it after the test. That’s right, I’m talking about high school. There are lots of reasons why it sucks. Let me discuss just...
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Charlotte Heinrich, features + in-depth editor
September 5, 2018
Art by Thora Pearson If you’ve taken even just one scroll through VSCO, checked your Instagram explore page or opened Netflix within the past two weeks, you’ve caught a glimpse of it. A stylish asian girl with a tall brunette boy? Something about love letters, or maybe even a ski trip? Sinc...
As if!
Kiden-Aloyse Smith, opinions writer
August 28, 2018
Most of the time, movies about high school are made by people so far from high school they don’t even know how school works anymore. Most high schools don’t have teenagers that look older than 20 years old, a clique problem, a monthly school dance or in the case of Heathers: murders. High school...
How to document your teenage life
Charlotte Heinrich, features writer
January 30, 2018
Physics classes and trips to Pioneer Perks slowly seem to blend together. Before you know it, the awkward freshman version of yourself will be four years taller and smarter. You don’t want to forget the inside jokes and projects that kept you up all night. Here are five easy ways to document your high...
Arriving late on the struggle bus
August 29, 2016
What we know: The Riverview Gardens School District (RGSD) is responsible for the busing of KSD students who live in their district to and from school. KSD pays for the 4:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. activities buses. During the first week of school, there was a single bus stop for all of the studen...
A Missouri spring through the lens of an antique.
Chase Kilby, photographer
May 2, 2016
Flowers bloom, baseball begins and everyone is outside in Kirkwood, signifying spring has begun. Chase Kilby, photographer, walked around KHS and the Kirkwood community to capture spring in action. All photos were taken with an iPhone 4s. ...
Love through the ages
February 13, 2016
With Valentine’s Day coming up, love is in the air. All around KSD, elementary schoolers are busy stapling lollipops onto their Spongebob Valentine’s Day cards while high schoolers scramble to make last-minute reservations for two. From Ms. Barnett’s kindergarten class and Ms. Kempter’s fourt...
What electives should you take next year?
Adele Baughman, features writer
January 19, 2016
https://www.playbuzz.com/adelep10/what-electives-should-you-take-next-year
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