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VOK: 10.22
October 22, 2014
Holly Nobbe and Kelly Herr, freshman
“We are so excited for Fright Fest at Six Flags and the scary people when they start laughing when they try and scare us.”
Madison Shead, junior
“I have a very interesting laugh. It is very unique to me I have never heard anyone have a similar laugh to mine. I get a lot of compliments, and hate on it but I’ve grown to accept it and use it to my advantage.”
Samantha Hemer & Jeff Townsend
Samantha Hemer, junior
“I like to draw and play guitar. [Drawing] comes easily to me and I can express myself through it. I do mostly realism, so whatever I see. [Guitar] is also a form of expression and I have always been into music since I was little. I like everything, from motown, disco, to rock and alternative.”
Jeff Townsend, principal
“A lot of people don’t know that I love to fish. I grew up doing it and it’s a childhood love. I find the unexpected exciting. You never know what is going to happen. You never know if you’re going to not catch something, catch something small, or catch something big.”
Margie Curran & Carter Inion
Paul Knoll & Mckayla Williams
Paul Knoll, junior
“Wrestling is an interesting sport and I enjoy it. I don’t enjoy doing any other sports because I’m not that coordinated. I like the teammates, it more of an individual sport but you still get to know the teammates really well.”
Mckayla Williams, freshman
“I play basketball and for an AA team called JV Lady Ballers. It’s something that is athletic and it keeps me busy.”
Angel Matthews & Joshua Morgan
Angel Matthews, senior
“Currently I am a cheerleader. Used to dance and I still enjoy dancing. I was captain of my team last year, Sapphires at Riverview, but it’s not the same as the pommies and its a total different scale and I liked cheerleading so I decided to do that instead.”
Joshua Morgan, junior
“I can usually fit into any crowd. Just give me five minutes to know how the person acts and what their strengths and weaknesses are, what they like to do and what they don’t.”
Merrick Schnider & Owen Kathriner
Merrick Schnider, freshman
“I play many instruments like guitar, double bass, electric bass, and piano. I have been attracted to music because I grew up in a musical household. Were always listening to music and playing music.”
Owen Katchriner, freshman
“I like running cross country because I like feeling successful after doing something really hard.”
Bill Gunn
Bill Gunn, history teacher
“I like being a teacher in general but [I like] being a teacher at Kirkwood. I think we have great kids and I think its a challenge everyday but it’s fun as well. Everyday is new and unique and I get to work with great people. I coach basketball, and take care of my three kids. My time is also spent being a soccer mom and driving them around in the minivan”
Caitlin Patrick • Oct 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
I was reading through your high schools online newspaper, digging for pointers to give my fellow classmates for our 6th edition of our paper and I would just like to say I am very impressed with your work. The layout alone made me want to read more. Your writers allow themselves to write with their voices and not what everyone wants to hear which definitely stands out comparing to other newspapers I’ve glanced at. There is so much variety and spunk within the articles and I enjoyed reading every single one I clicked on. I will definitely come back every week to read more.
Sincerely, Caitlin Patrick