![Many students start abusing substances because they do not know the negative consequences associated with drug use.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_5569-e1708028426926.png)
In-Depth: A dose of awareness
Sanchan Khanuja, opinions writer
• January 15, 2024
![Students Ryder George-Lander, Annalise Bancks, and Gray Campbell struggle with a test.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/7C4A476A-F5EB-46F5-9038-DFE930BF3168_1_201_a-900x600.jpeg)
IDEAs in Self-Advocacy
Mason Heller, breaking news editor
• October 31, 2022
![Currently, 11.7% of the kids in KSD are Black, 5.8% are multiracial and 76.3% are white.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hands-1-e1663892868384-900x600.png)
The road to diversity
Kylie Madden, features + in-depth editor
• October 11, 2022
![The U.S. is eighth out of 64 developed nations for homicides by guns, two American territories take the first and second place, according to Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/elena-sherwood-art-506x900.jpg)
In-depth: Gun violence: an American story
Elizabeth Niedringhaus, features writer
• February 15, 2022
![After Justice Johnsons death in 2019, the KHS community continues to grapple with the ongoing issue of gun violence.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-1-e1643400885270-900x600.jpg)
In-depth: The weight of a bullet
Emma Patt, features writer
• February 11, 2022
![There were 188 homicide victims in St. Louis during 2015, the highest yearly toll the city had seen in two decades, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department records. Since then, St. Louis homicide rates have yet to dip below that of 2015, reaching the highest rate of 87.2 per 100,000 people in 2020, or 263 homicides in total.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Nathans-edited-art-900x506.png)
In-depth: The gateway to gun violence
Nathan Sweeney, features + in-depth editor
• February 11, 2022
![TKC sat down with three different people: a high school senior, a gifted specialist and a college counselor.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/weballi-900x600.png)
In-depth: Roundtable Q&A: standardized testing
Alli Luth, features writer
• January 7, 2022
![After the COVID-19 pandemic affected standardized testing opportunities, a permanent future with test-optional college applications is possible.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Image-from-iOS-e1639426587872-900x600.png)
In-depth: A test-optional future
Mya Copeland, features + in-depth editor
• January 6, 2022
![In 2021, our staff covered several important topics from body positivity to racial injustice.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-02-21-at-3.46.29-PM-900x601-1.png)
Top five in-depth stories of 2021
TKC Staff
• December 29, 2021
![Ted Drewes has faced hiring struggles due to COVID-19 and the return to school.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bleh-e1632517165500-900x600.jpg)
In-depth: COVID, classes, concretes
Mya Copeland, features + in-depth editor
• December 12, 2021
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