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The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

The George Robinson house, one of many historic estates in Kirkwood.

Archives: The history of Kirkwood homes

Clayton Caringer, archives editor March 17, 2021

It’s easy to forget that Kirkwood and its surrounding areas are as old as they are. Established in 1853, the city has changed drastically since it was established as a small farming community west of...

The house at 202 E. Adams Ave, built ca. 1913, that a local community bands together to restore.

A home for happiness

Clayton Caringer, Archives October 26, 2020
A local community bands together to restore the dilapidated home at 202 E. Adams
KHS students sitting in the KHS smoking courtyard in 1986.

From the Vault: Smoking area provokes controversy

Clayton Caringer, archives staff March 6, 2020

Original story by Joan Wilson appeared in The Call, Oct. 7, 1985 Informal surveys concerning the smoking area are aiding Principal Franklin McCallie in making a decision about whether or not it should...

In 1990, The Kirkwood Call came under fire for a controversial advertisement.

An unplanned controversy, 30 years ago

Clayton Caringer, archives staffer March 3, 2020

Kirkwood High School is no stranger to controversy. It’s not every day that it makes the national news. But in autumn, 1990, that was not the case. In fact, the controversy at the time was so large that...

Obviously, the government is not doing a thorough job in preparing the public for the shock that aliens do exist.

From the Vault: KHS should prepare for aliens

Celia Bergman, archives editor February 12, 2020

Original story by Lucas McCue appeared in The Call, April 19, 1990. This piece is entirely satirical. Because I decided to give up reading real literature for Lent, my only outlet for my urge to...

“We were supposed to be saving Vietnam from aggression,” remembered ‘63 graduate Tracy Hammond.

From the Vault: Vietnam veteran reflects on war as waste

Celia Bergman, archives editor January 28, 2020

Original story appeared in The Kirkwood Call, April 18, 1975. “We were supposed to be saving Vietnam from aggression,” remembered ‘63 graduate Tracy Hammond. Hammond was a Ranger in Cai Be,...

The Kirkwood Train Station viewed from the railroad tracks, ca. 1900

Kirkwood – Then vs. Now

Clayton Caringer, archives September 26, 2019
A short view of what Kirkwood looked like in its early years compared to how it currently looks
Students recreated old pictures from previous Pioneer yearbooks pulled from the journalism archives. The archives house yearbooks dating all the way back to 1938 and preserve the history of KHS.

Yearbook: then and now

Celia Bergman, archives editor September 18, 2019
Students recreated old pictures from previous Pioneer yearbooks pulled from the journalism archives. The archives house yearbooks dating all the way back to 1938 and preserve the history of KHS.
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