College: Northwestern University Major: Journalism and Creative Writing Dear Nicholas, We made it. You’re about to start your TKC journey right as I end mine, a perfect cyclical ending if I’ve...

College: Belmont University Major: Sociology Recently, my therapist recommended I read a book called “The Highly Sensitive Person” by Elaine Aron. “It sounds like you,” she said. I gave her...

“Somewhere the girl who may become your wife is keeping pure. Will you take to her a life equally clean?” This quote from a 1920s pamphlet reflected what sex education was at that time: modesty and...

KHS's water polo team had its first practice of the season on Feb. 21, 2022. They will play their first game on Tuesday, March 15 at 4:30 p.m. in the natatorium. The team said they are optimistic about...

It’s February — stores are overloaded with violently pink hearts, teddy bears and enough chocolate to rot your teeth just by looking at it. If you’re someone who loves love, you’re totally in your...

Carter Bowman, senior, lives a life of twos. He slept for two hours the night before marching in the 2021 Greentree Parade. He plays two instruments (alto and baritone saxophone) and tries to practice...

The noisy line wrapped around the brightly lit yellow building is a true sign of St. Louis summer. But the staff of high school employees during the current Ted Drewes season looks different than previous...

Before he played America's game, and strapped on his helmet and cleats, Jeremy Maclin was born and raised in the Meacham Park neighborhood of Kirkwood, Missouri. Although Maclin had two older brothers...

For our third issue this school year TKC followed the prompt “Everybody has a story.”  TKC staffers were randomly assigned three KHS students to write “Voices of Kirkwood” on. They capture details...