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The Kirkwood Call

Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump are both being supported by different celebrities.

Advocating from the A-list

Kiley Huang, web design editor October 30, 2024

Presidential campaigning has been prominent since America’s first election. As APUSH or AP Gov students know, two candidates battling through newspapers, smear campaigns and political cartoons has been...

The KHS nurses can be found in the Welcome Center in their new offices

The supernurses trio

Kiley Huang, web design editor October 10, 2024

As you step into the welcome center, an open door to your right invites you, letting you into the office of KSD’s head nurse. A desk with a gifted flower basket greets you as you arrive,  hiding glass...

Seeds of Happiness:

Mark Borella is a 1984 Kirkwood alum who owns and operates the Seeds of Happiness studio.

"A friend of mine's son was sick, and we knew he wasn't going to make it. I made a handful of these little smiles, [and gave it to the family.] I said maybe you can hold on to [them] until you get your smile back. [The family] said 'it would be very selfish if I didn't tell you to do this for other people.'"

Find more at seedsofhappiness.com

Photo gallery: Best spots at Greentree

Maggie Cannon and Kiley Huang October 2, 2024

Every year during Greentree weekend, hundreds of vendors open their booths to the public. Jewelry, food and accessories are all sold at the fair. Here's a list of our favorite spots at Greentree to look...

Senior profile: Lucy Monroe

Senior profile: Lucy Monroe

Kiley Huang, web design editor May 1, 2024

Lucy Monroe, senior, wakes up every morning, makes her breakfast, grabs her lunch she prepared the night before and heads out the door to school. She spends most of her time with the friends she’s made...

The biggest takeaway I got from the new “Mean Girls,” is that it was stuck in between worlds, being pulled back and forth from the sheer popularity and reputation of the original.

A cautionary fail

Kiley Huang, web design editor March 11, 2024

Classmates stare as she walks down the hall; her blonde hair swaying with a smirk on her face, designer purse on one manicured pink hand. Following quickly behind her, Karen and Gretchen form the trio...

Invites to Galentine's Day brunch for a celebration of friendship.

Val or Gal?

Kiley Huang, web design editor February 14, 2024

I used to be an avid Valentine’s Day hater. Anything that had to do with sickening bright pinks and reds, grotesquely mashed together into badly-drawn hearts and cheap chocolate boxes, made me want to...

Volunteers at KirkCare picks up food drive items from KHS.

Charity Issue: Kirkwood cares

Kiley Huang, features writer December 7, 2023

Volunteers walk their clients through the newly refurbished food pantry that mimics a grocery store, as grocery carts squeak as they go through the isles, all overseen by the giant black, white and red...

SWIX is an opportunity for freshmen and sophomores to get involved in the KHS drama department

The SWIX players

Kiley Huang, web design editor November 30, 2023

Actors wait in the green room in near-complete darkness as people begin to shuffle in and take their seats in the Black Box Theatre. The four separate casts wait for the first play to go on, hiding behind...

Signs of protest at the Writer's Guild of America strike.

In the writer’s room

Kiley Huang, features writer November 10, 2023

The sweltering summer heat was no friend to the group gathered outside Warner Bros. Studios. The trees provided little shade as hundreds of people marched across the concrete while news outlets watched...

Coming soon to Keating Theater is the 2023 freshman/sophomore play, The Recesses.

Actors behind the freshman/sophomore play: The Recesses

Sophia Webb, entertainment writer January 27, 2023

Coming soon to Keating Theater is the 2023 freshman/sophomore play, The Recesses. Rehearsals for the production have been ongoing since late November 2022, and have been filled with many students who have...

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