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The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

A teenager walks past the police tape, unbothered.

Call Ed: The desensitization of gen Z

Mia Intagliata, opinions editor March 21, 2024

Within five minutes of watching Instagram reels, it is almost guaranteed you will see at least ten short clips of car crashes, shootings and other violent events (trust us, we checked). Here, a three car...

Zoey from Zapped (right) and Sharpay from High School Musical (left).

Call Ed: Disney Channel Movies

Mia Intagliata, opinions editor March 14, 2024

Disney Channel Originals: the most iconic movies of our childhood, filled with a quirky protagonist, sassy mean girl, Justin Bieber inspired love interest and a random kid wearing a fedora. Despite our...

Many students use Chat GPT for school work and essays.

Call ED: Stop being lazy

TKC Staff February 18, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), an ethically grounded approach is emerging as a guiding principle, shaping the transformative impact of intelligent technologies. Ethical...

Senior football players stand as captains before their game.

Tackling Turkey Day

Mia Intagliata, opinions editor December 5, 2023

Thanksgiving: the day most Americans will spend laying by the fire, watching the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and avoiding politics at dinner. Not in Kirkwood. Since 1907, KHS and WGHS have...

Benched: the discrimination against transgender athletes in sports

Mia Intagliata, opinions editor November 25, 2023

June 7, Missouri state senator Holly Thompson Rehnder’s Bill #39 was put into action, preventing transgender student athletes from competing in leagues that don’t correspond with their official birth...

Pioneer Pete representing both sides of Kirkwood, those who have pep and those who dont.

The downfall of school spirit

Mia Intagliata, Opinions Editor November 25, 2023

KHS, get it together. We’re the Pioneers, so start acting like it. Football season is in full effect, yet we could not be more disappointed. Not in the football players, who no doubt “tried their best”....

Student carrying an unnecessary amount of items, breaking hallway etiquette rules.

Hallway etiquette 101

Mia Intagliata, opinions writer March 8, 2023

This just in: I hate passing periods. I have a bone to pick with a majority of the students here, specifically those who choose to be bothersome in the hallways. Through my entire high school experience,...

At a board meeting, one of the board members waits for the meeting to start.

BOE discusses SSD and kindergarten statistics

Mia Intagliata and Sophia Webb March 7, 2023

Special School District (SSD) This school year, the SSD and BOE intend to help all students with disabilities by continuing to provide a free, public education. As of now, this means being able to accommodate...

An easy group Halloween costume is the Scooby Doo gang.

Costume ideas

Mia Intagliata, opinions writer October 6, 2022

There’s nothing better than a fall afternoon. A street littered with orange and red leaves, a cup of warm pumpkin spice latte in hand and the plan of rewatching a classic Halloween movie. It’s perfect. Speaking...

Norah Manwaring, sophomore, listens to coach Pounds during a timeout.

Photo gallery: Kirkwood girls JV volleyball parent night vs. Nerinx Sept. 13, 2022

Marilynn Steuby, photographer September 28, 2022

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the KHS girls volleyball program held their annual parent night against Nerinx Hall.  Freshman and Varsity both fell to Nerinx, but JV won, taking the game to three sets. For the...

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