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The Kirkwood Call

As I look back on senior year, I realize how much I have grown and how much I have yet to learn.

Marilynn Steuby

Marilynn Steuby, photographer May 10, 2023

Texas Tech University Architecture Senior year of high school is a time of excitement, anticipation and a little bit of anxiety. It's a time when students are looking ahead to the next chapter of...

My notes app has acted as an anchor in my busy and stressful life.

Lydia Drake

Lydia Drake, web editor May 10, 2023

University of Missouri Nursing Every night I put my laptop to bed. No, I don’t tuck it in and read it a bedtime story, I prepare it to rest after a long day of work. I close out all my browsing...

I soon realized that there was no “normal” while working on a publication because real life isn’t “normal.”

Sim Khanuja

Sim Khanuja, editor-in-chief May 10, 2023

University of Wisconsin-Madison Journalism and Psychology  My deepest, darkest confession: I’ve watched “The Vampire Diaries” a total of twelve times. When I admitted this to my closest friends,...

Everyone has a different path, and should have the freedom to pursue it.

Senior column: Emma Patt

Emma Patt, features writer May 8, 2022

College; Savannah College of Art and Design Major; Interior design “Are you even gonna make any money as an interior designer?” This is a question I’m asked a lot. You’d think our society...

I have organized spreadsheets and Google Drive folders for every class, but my most important thoughts are only captured on the paper on my walls.

Senior column: Megan Glasgow

Megan Glasgow, editor-in-chief May 8, 2022

College: Duke University Major: Mechanical Engineering I live my life on sticky notes. Dozens of colorful slips of paper cover my walls, poking fun at my otherwise spotless room. Pink ones hold...

I had an epiphany about homework recently that I didn’t realize a year ago: I spend more time complaining about my assignments than actually doing them.

Senior column: Nathan Sweeney

Nathan Sweeney, features + in-depth editor May 4, 2022

College: University of Arkansas Major: Business I wrote a piece for TKC last year called “Homework sucks, and I’m done doing it.”  I stand by that statement.  Well, the first part anyway....

Adam Gates flipped the script freshman year and ditched soccer for football.

Senior profile: Adam Gates

Maddie Hickman, social media editor May 4, 2022

College: Washington University in St. Louis Major: Mechanical Engineering Four years later, his hard work paid off as a WashU commit taking a new path he never imagined. “Since I started...

“Isn’t it surprising Maya likes that stuff?” That’s what my mom says when I tell people my favorite movie is “It,” and that I love watching true crime. If you know me and my anxious tendencies, this would be shocking.

Senior column: Maya Kim

Maya Kim, web editor May 4, 2022

College: Ball State University  Major: Journalism  “Isn’t it surprising Maya likes that stuff?” That’s what my mom says when I tell people my favorite movie is “It,” and that I love...

His friends on the team know him as “Big Mike.” He does the behind the scenes work along with cheering on the athletes and most importantly, filming.

Senior profile: Mike Wallace

Lila Shepard, news editor April 28, 2022

Future plans: Videography in the St. Louis area Rolling up in his notorious white Chrysler sedan with his music bumping, Mike Wallace, senior, is hard to miss. Wallace is manager on the KHS varsity...

Almost all of my close friends have been involved in journalism, basketball or baseball. That’s not a coincidence.

Senior column: Hayden Davidson

Hayden Davidson, editor-in-chief April 27, 2022

College: Vanderbilt University Major: Neuroscience Where does personality come from? What makes you who you are? AP Psychology will tell you it’s some combination of innate characteristics, parenting...

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