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KSD has begun to reopen the KHS campus for in-person learning.

E-Learning cannot hurt prior grades, and other online learning updates

Olivia Silvey and Kate Schreiber March 26, 2020

As KSD transitions to online school, the administration decided that grades received during this period of “e-Learning” can only help, not hurt, students’ overall class grades. In a document outlining...

Q&A with Dr. David Ulrich

Lily Bartin, VoK editor March 23, 2020

TKC: How do you pronounce your name? DU: Say the word ‘full’ but take the ‘f’ off and then ‘rick.’    TKC: Where did you go to college? DU: I went to Arizona State for undergraduate...

The College Board announced Advanced Placement (AP) exams will take place online for the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 impacts AP exams and statewide tests

Kate Schreiber and Olivia Silvey March 20, 2020

The College Board announced Advanced Placement (AP) exams will take place online for the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19. The College Board stated on their website Friday, March 20 that students...

Dr. David Ulrich announced as new KSD Superintendent Feb. 21

Ethan Peter and Megan Cleveland February 21, 2020

After a four month nationwide search, the KSD Board of Education unanimously announced Dr. David Ulrich as the new KSD Superintendent Feb. 21. He will begin his position as the new KSD superintendent July...

Snow day woes: A call for Kirkwood to adapt finals

Snow day woes: a call for Kirkwood to adapt finals

Lily Bartin, VoK editor December 17, 2019

A snow day is usually a cause for universal excitement among students, but on Sunday, Dec. 15, the announcement was met with widespread anxiety. Monday’s snow day would eliminate a valuable day of review...

Ben Voller, senior, has been involved in Kirkwoods gifted program since fifth grade.

Those who did (and didn’t) SOAR

Naomi Thomson, business editor November 7, 2019

If you attended grade school in the Kirkwood School District, the terms “REACH” or “SOAR” may be familiar to you. The mentioning of these programs could spark nostalgia or confusion at being left...

One out of six children in KSD are suffering from hunger every day.

Fight for food

Amara Harper, features + in-depth editor October 16, 2019
The problem of hunger for KHS students is prevalent. Programs through KSD such as Nutrition on the Weekends is trying to help that issue.
The system will now print an ID sticker with the destination of a visitor.

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.
Ricks, lead pastor at Greentree Community Church and Kirkwood School Board candidate, sent a pastoral letter to his congregation in May 2016 which stated homosexuality as a sin.

Pastoral letter from school board candidate Tom Ricks causes controversy online

With the Kirkwood School Board election approaching Tuesday April 2, Jake Lyonfields, a self-described community organizer, made a Facebook post calling to #RejectRicks on Sunday March 24. The “Ricks”...

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