Senior Column: Claire Boysen
Claire Boysen, print managing editor
May 3, 2019
I’ve had my fair share of ups and downs at KHS, but at the end of the day, I loved high school. Saying goodbye has been harder than I could have ever imagined.
Senior Profiles: Sarah Morgan
Annie O'Brien, news-features editor
April 25, 2018
She woke up, ate breakfast, pulled on her uniform and climbed into the car with her mom and brothers. They arrived at a brick building that housed as many students in the whole school as KHS contains in one grade. St. Peter’s Catholic School was home to Sarah Morgan, senior, from preschool until eighth gr...
Senior Column: Annie Murphy
Annie Murphy, managing editor
May 10, 2017
Freshman year, about 25 girls sat in a circle on the Commons’ floor eating lunch. After school on Fridays, about 15 girls got together to eat some more food and hang out. Sometimes there was a birthday party, and sometimes they got together to watch a movie on the weekend. Their group chat name was...
Senior Column: Cece Hensley
Cece Hensley, print editor
May 7, 2017
Every Friday during summer vacation, my dad would buy me pancakes at First Watch. On my 16th birthday, he convinced me I would be receiving a worn down company pickup truck but instead, a black convertible with a pink balloon sat in our driveway. One day, he told my family he was taking us to a surprise ...
Senior Profile: Cevon Seymour
Jack Rittendale, features writer
April 13, 2017
Freshman class president, football and lacrosse player, and loving brother, Cevon Seymour has fought to stay with his friends and community. A student that can handle wins as well as losses, and gives his all for the best of others. “The community relationships are what make Kirkwood so unique,...
Senior profile: Julie Havlak
Bradley Fargo, entertainment editor
April 30, 2015
Characters surround Julie Havlak. She has three siblings—all older by eight or more years—so she missed most of the family drama, but she hears stories. Her mother’s job as a wedding photographer provides an endless parade of faces giving her a lens to peak at countless people. And in her free...
Senior profile: Conor Bickham
Abby Carpenter, news writer
April 27, 2015
Conor Bickham will do something next year that less than five percent of high school baseball players will ever dream of. He will play collegiate baseball. Conor started playing baseball at the age of 7 and pitches for the KHS baseball team. Next year he will take his talents to Aurora University in...
Senior profile: Kim Sweesy
Trevor Cleveland, blog/podcast editor
April 26, 2015
For Kim Sweesy, being the senior guidance counselor allows her to provide a place for students in need. She forms close-knit relationships with seniors such as Brendan Bailey and helps them achieve personal victories she can later celebrate with them as she watches them grow and develop as people. For...
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