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As fall races begin and the weather starts to cool down, cross country runners are hitting their stride. From early morn...
10/07/2025

As fall races begin and the weather starts to cool down, cross country runners are hitting their stride. From early morning practices to finish-lines, this sport is about so much more than just running. Want to know what makes cross country special and why so many students choose to lace up their spikes every season? Read “Why cross country” by Will Schwalb on TKC’s website.

Caption by Chloe Popp
Photo by EJ Evans

KHS held its ninth annual Unified Night Lights on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Unified Night Lights is an event where varsity foot...
10/01/2025

KHS held its ninth annual Unified Night Lights on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Unified Night Lights is an event where varsity football players, Pommies, band members, cheerleaders and Best Buddies volunteers work with special needs students to create a football game experience. All donations made at Unified Night Lights go to KHS’s Special Education Department.

Caption by Zoey Hayes
Photos by Caroline Pearson

Clementine Flory (left), senior, went to her very first College football game in America at the University of Missouri. ...
10/01/2025

Clementine Flory (left), senior, went to her very first College football game in America at the University of Missouri. Flory is an exchange student from Lyon, France and is spending both semesters at KHS. Flory said that she feels like the atmosphere of American football with the fans is better than in France. “I think that the supporters are [louder],” Flory said. “I think they are more intense.” Flory also said she feels as if her experience at a college game is much better than her past experiences at high school games. “I think college football is better,” Flory said. “We can see better and [the stadium] is bigger.”

Caption and Photo by Maggie Brinkman

Addie Glaser, junior, talks about her new experiences as someone who was previously on JV field hockey last year to movi...
09/30/2025

Addie Glaser, junior, talks about her new experiences as someone who was previously on JV field hockey last year to moving up to varsity this year. “It is definitely more challenging with all of the running we have to do on varsity” Glaser said. She talked about the challenges of being moved up, but she also said the positives. “I have made so many new friends and I’ve strengthened my skills in field hockey.”

Caption and photo by Ruby Timp

KHS students often start their day with a drink, one of the most popular options is Starbucks. Kate Long, sophomore, ord...
09/25/2025

KHS students often start their day with a drink, one of the most popular options is Starbucks.

Kate Long, sophomore, orders an Iced White Mocha with pumpkin cold foam, caramel, and 2 pumps of chai. She rates it a 7/10, “It’s good if you like a sweet drink,” Long said.

Mae Goretzke, sophomore, orders an iced chai latte and rates it a 10/10.

Kate Hughes, sophomore, orders a Strawberry Acai lemonade refresher with no berries. She rates it a 9/10, “It’s my go-to drink at Starbucks,” Hughes said.

William Auer, sophomore, orders a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino and rates it a 8/10.

Caption and Photos by Hadley Hess

KHS’s varsity football team had its second home game against McCluer North on Friday, Sept. 19. KHS won the game with a ...
09/23/2025

KHS’s varsity football team had its second home game against McCluer North on Friday, Sept. 19. KHS won the game with a final score of 66-6 making their record 3-1. The next game will be at Eureka at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26.

Caption by Zoey Hayes
Photos by Caroline Husmann

North Glendale elementary is closed Friday, Sept. 19 due to to water main breaks on Sappington Road. All other schools i...
09/19/2025

North Glendale elementary is closed Friday, Sept. 19 due to to water main breaks on Sappington Road. All other schools in KSD are still open.

TJ Thaler, woodworker, has been a part of a group of small businesses that set up their booths at Kirkwood’s annual Gree...
09/18/2025

TJ Thaler, woodworker, has been a part of a group of small businesses that set up their booths at Kirkwood’s annual Greentree festival since 2021. Thaler makes custom woodwork pieces out of dead and/or fallen trees and unused pieces of wood from around the community. Thaler said that the festival has helped his business in many different ways, including getting more publicity and customers.
“The publicity is really nice [and] getting custom work after the fact,” Thaler said. 
Thaler said he recommends that new businesses make a booth at Greentree, praising the festival for its ability to help expand audiences.   
“Absolutely, [I recommend opening a booth],” Thaler said. ”If you can get in [to Greentree], one hundred percent.” 

Caption and photo by Maggie Brinkman

Gwen Evans, sophomore, is on the KHS JV girls golf team and said she is grateful for the friendships she has made along ...
09/17/2025

Gwen Evans, sophomore, is on the KHS JV girls golf team and said she is grateful for the friendships she has made along the way. “I get to talk to a ton of girls who have the same hobby as me,” Evans said. “Bonding over something like golf brings you closer together with people you wouldn’t normally talk to.” She said she loves playing golf and she is very passionate about improving. While only playing for a short time, she said she wants to work to be a better player. “Seeing how much I have improved in only playing for a year makes me feel good about myself.”

Caption and photo by Madelyn Ayers

As the summer wraps up, many events took place. This includes a German exchange program called American Association of T...
09/09/2025

As the summer wraps up, many events took place. This includes a German exchange program called American Association of Teachers in Germany (AATG). Five KHS students traveled to Germany where they were fully emerged into the culture and language. To learn more, go to Kenzie Harris’s story “Von Kirkwood nach Kleve” on TKC website.

Caption by Chloe Popp
Photo courtesy of AATG

Alec Gates, senior, spent this summer on a National Security Language Initiative Youth (NSLI-Y) trip in Morocco to stud...
09/05/2025

Alec Gates, senior, spent this summer on a National Security Language Initiative Youth (NSLI-Y) trip in Morocco to study Arabic culture and language. He went to Morocco because he had previously been to many African and Middle Eastern countries as well as his mom is from Africa. Gates said NSLI-Y paid for 100% of his travel fees because NYSL-Y considers Arabic as a critical language in America and wants more Americans to learn the language for international relations. Gates studied Arabic for four hours a day but Gates said he also learned a lot about himself while on the trip. “By having such a diverse group of students, I learned many new things, Gates said. “I learned how to hear and accept different backgrounds and ways of life. Many people hold prejudices against people they don’t know or understand. I learned that no matter where someone comes from, they always have an interesting story to tell only if you’re willing to listen.”

Caption by Zoey Hayes

KHS’s varsity football team had their first game of the season at Fort Zumwalt West on Thursday Aug. 28. KHS is starting...
08/30/2025

KHS’s varsity football team had their first game of the season at Fort Zumwalt West on Thursday Aug. 28. KHS is starting their season with a win as the game ended with a final score of 10-3. The next game will be at 7 p.m. at Pattonville on Friday, Sep. 5.

Caption by Zoey Hayes
Photos by Finn LeGrand

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