KHS Special Athletic & Social Events
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KHS SPECIAL ATHLETIC/SOCIAL EVENTS
The Turkey Day football game is a spectacular sporting event which is played at Kirkwood and Webster on alternating years. This year it will be played at Kirkwood. The Pioneers and the Statesmen battle it out annually on Thanksgiving Day in competition for the Frisco Bell.
Pioneer Pride Week: The week leading to the Turkey Day game, is full of festivities sponsored by the Pep Club. The week is highlighted by pep assemblies, plus many other activities. Monday is designated Tacky Day, as students and staff dress in orange and black, Webster's colors. Monday evening clubs and classes decorate hallways in the school. Tuesday is Red and White Day, or Spirit Day, where everyone dresses in red and white. The Pep Club sponsors a pep assembly that day. On Wednesday, November 23, 2011, there is no school for students, however that evening the annual Chili Cook-off, pep rally and a bonfire are held in the gym.
Friendship Dance This dance is in conjunction with Webster Groves High School. The dance alternates between Kirkwood and Webster, depending on who hosts the Turkey Day Football Game. This year, since the game is at Kirkwood, the dance will be held at Webster Groves on Saturday, November 5, 2011.
Hatchet Hop This dance honors the senior man and senior woman who have contributed the most to KHS. He is named "Hatchet Man" by the student body and she is named "Pioneer Queen". The Hatchet Man and the Pioneer Queen will be announced at the dance on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Junior-Senior Prom This dance honors as king and queen the senior girl and senior boy who have done the most for their class. They are decided upon through an election by the senior class. This dance is formal. The date this year is Saturday, May 19, 2012, and the location will be at the Union Station Marriott.
The following rules were developed by KHS students to insure every dance would be enjoyable and safe for every student.
- Dances are a school function, ALL school rules apply. Chaperones will report any violations to a staff member.
- Chaperones have the right to ask any student his/her name and have the right to ask unruly and disruptive students to leave without reimbursement.
- Only one guest (non-Kirkwood student) permitted per KHS student and the guest must be accompanied by a Kirkwood student. Guests must have a Visitor Permission Form completed by the principal of their high school or their employer. If the guest is attending college the parents of the Kirkwood student may complete the visitor permission form for the guest.
- Students who are suspended or on hold at the time of the dance may not attend.
- Students requiring transportation home must make advance arrangements for prompt departure at the end of the function. Failure to do so may jeopardize future attendance for school-sponsored dances.
- Attire for dances should be appropriate and in good taste for a school function.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: All outstanding debt to KHS and all detentions must be cleared prior to purchasing tickets for the Friendship Dance, Hatchet Hop or Prom.
