VoK: Lauren Gadkari
Nathan Sweeney, Writer
June 11, 2020
As news of the emerging COVID-19 virus began to surface late last year, Lauren Gadkari, sophomore, said she was skeptical of the dangers predicted for the following months. She said it was not until school cancelation in mid-march that she realized those predictions had become a frightening reality. Now, while most people are suffering from the inconveniences of the stay-at-home order, Gadkari said she has m...
Nineteen stories from COVID-19
The KHS Journalism Partnership
May 23, 2020
In light of this unprecedented public health crisis, The Kirkwood Call and Pioneer Yearbook staffs have worked together under the Kirkwood High School Journalism Partnership to produce this special issue. ...
Voices of Kirkwood: COVID-19
Olivia Silvey, Kate Schreiber, and Audrey Blaine
April 30, 2020
Tell us about your quarantine/COVID-19 experience. We want to provide a space for Kirkwood to come together. Whether it’s from your bedroom, your front yard or online, we want to hear about your times in quarantine. Send us a photo of the view from your workspace. Share a hopeful story. Pose ...
VoK: LaTanya Caffe
Lily Bartin, VoK editor
February 24, 2020
“My first tattoo I got after I turned 16. It says with pain comes strength. I got it for my cousin after he was hit by a car. He didn’t survive. That was something that really took a toll on our family. Everybody said he was the glue that held us together. And I feel like, with a lot of pain, we be...
VoK: MariJo Arthur
Lily Bartin, features writer
November 29, 2018
Walking around Downtown Kirkwood on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I had little hope of finding anyone with a story to tell. I ducked into Great Harvest Bakery to escape the downpour. Scanning the café, I noticed a woman eating alone. After deciding to approach her, I immediately changed my mind not t...
VoK: Mass shootings
Claire Boysen, features editor
March 2, 2018
TKC asked KHS students about how they felt after hearing about the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. photo by Claire Boysen “Of course I was sad," Abigail Dowell, sophomore said. "I don't know how else to feel. I definitely think it's very sad that the parents had to get that call about the kids and it was probably ve...
VoK: Women’s March to the Polls Chicago
Maddie Hawes, web editor
February 2, 2018
TKC visited the Women's March to the Polls in Chicago and asked marchers to share why they marched Jan. 20, 2018.
VoK: Black Friday
Charlotte Heinrich and Hannah Cohen
November 28, 2017
Nancy with granddaughter Kennedy “My husband is in the hospital and has been there for 11 days, and will be there for a few more,” Nancy said. “We’re getting all the things that we need. We won’t have him with us. It’s really not Black Friday shopping. [On Thanksgiving], we got really...
VoK: Tacky Day
November 20, 2017
Julie Healey “I never pass up a chance to wear fashion-forward outfits,” Julie Healey, librarian, said. “[My chicken feet shoes] are hard to wear, but they are noticeable. Orange is a glorious color and I look forward to being able to wear orange [on Tacky Day] every year.” John Longti...
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