Photo Gallery: pep rally Nov. 27
November 30, 2019
On Wednesday, Nov. 27 KHS hosted a pep rally to support the football team before the Turkey Day game. The school and community came together to cheer on the football team for the game against rival Webster. The seniors performed their senior skits, the band played, the pommies and cheerleader performed...
The Brain Issue: The apparent reality
Lily Bartin, vok editor
November 10, 2019
This piece is entirely satirical. Some people believe nature shapes you and genetics alone determine who you are. Others claim nurture is a bigger factor and your environment shapes you. More than anything, the way you are raised forms your personality. The people who you’ve spent more time with t...
The Brain Issue: Creators in a crowd
Charlotte Heinrich, editor-in-chief
November 3, 2019
Are we born different? Or are we raised to be the same? Read about what some would call "Kirkwood Conformist Culture" and how our neurons get involved.
Classes, lunch and shooting drills: school in 2019
Elliott Notrica, features writer
November 3, 2019
When she arrives at school in the morning, Elizabeth Button, junior, thinks about what her classes are for the day, who she will sit with at lunch and how to defend herself in the case of a mass shooting.
Climate revolution
Rachel Finan, health and wellness writer
October 27, 2019
Around the world four million people took to the streets on Sept 20 for the climate strikes. Read about the march and the movement here in STL.
The PolitiCall: getting involved in politics
Izzy Colón and Thomas Birmingham
February 14, 2019
With the 2020 presidential election starting to gain more attention, politics are starting to be discussed more and more frequently in the halls of KHS. For the PolitiCall's third episode, Izzy Colón and Thomas Birmingham sit down with teacher Lisa Hellmich and Missouri Youth and Government governor...
Top five art pieces of 2018
January 2, 2019
Issues: Stereotypes of a black woman - art by Bismah Syed Policing the minority with the majority - art by Catherine McCandless The 'N' Word - art by Thora Pearson Student journalist opinions on The New York Times op-ed - art by Maggie Burton Comments: heartfelt or #fakelove? - art by Grace Ferguson...
Where should you go during your staycation?
Celia Bergman, Thora Pearson, and Madelyn Rehkop
December 11, 2018
Take this quiz to see where you should spend your winter break staycation. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); ...
Students recognized at Youth and Government convention
Emma Lingo, web managing editor
December 10, 2018
This year 45 students that are a part of Kirkwood’s Youth and Government club (YAG) attended the 2018 Clark convention for the first time Nov. 30-Dec. 1. At the convention, five KHS students were recognized for their hard work. In the executive branch, Thora Pearson, junior, was elected Missouri yo...
Photo gallery: girls’ and boys’ cross country meet Oct. 20
Meg Murphy, Mary Ralston, and Morgan Gindler
October 20, 2018
Kirkwood cross country hosted the Class 4 District 2 Meet at Francis Park, Oct. 20. Christian Baker, running a 15:22 PR won the varsity boys' race. The boys had six out of their seven runners in the top 30 and came out as District Champions. The girls' team finished the meet in 5th place, just 18 poi...
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