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Class of 2022 Awards and KSDF Scholarship Night
On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, two awards ceremonies were held. The first was the Kirkwood School District Foundation's presentation of named scholarship awards, which was held in the Donald Duchek Library at KHS, followed by the Senior Awards presentation in KHS' Keating Theater. Here are the scholarships and awards given on that night, followed by a list of awards/scholarships previously given at other events.
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Kirkwood High School Celebrates Seniors Earning Scholarships
During a ceremony on Thursday, April 29, Kirkwood High School recognized 74 senior students who will receive 50% or more of their collegiate tuition paid for by scholarships.
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KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL TEAM WINS STATE
The Kirkwood High School Mock Trial Team won the Missouri High School Mock Trial Competition. This year’s competition was conducted virtually the weekend of April 9-11 and the trials took place over Zoom. The state competition included 16 high schools from across the state. The teams qualified out of 66 teams who completed in opening rounds across the state.
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Kirkwood High School Student Art Project Selected for Missouri Senate Exhibition
The box tape project sculpture created by Kirkwood High School junior Elias Muraski was selected to represent the Missouri Senate District 2 in the state capitol as part of the annual Missouri Senate Hall Art Exhibit.
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Kirkwood High School Journalism Program Earns First Amendment Press Freedom Award
A committee with representatives from the Journalism Education Association, National Scholastic Press Association and Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society chose 14 First Amendment Press Freedom Award winners for 2021. The Kirkwood High School Journalism program is one of the 14 schools selected. The KHS Journalism program consists of three publications. The names of the programs and their student leaders are: The Kirkwood Call editors in chief are students Amara Harper, Amelia Hurley and Tom Mueller. The Pioneer (yearbook) editors in chief are students Julia Frankel, Audrey Scherr and Ainsley Wade, editors in chief. KHTV producer is student Thaddeus Morgan.
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Kirkwood High School Recognized as National Blue Ribbon School
Kirkwood High School was one of eight Missouri schools to earn a 2022 National Blue Ribbon Award. On September 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 297 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022. The recognition is based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
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KHS Band Students Selected to Interlochen Arts Camp and St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
Three Kirkwood High School (KHS) band students were selected to two prestigious band programs. KHS senior Jacob Buchek, tuba; senior Abigail Konopik, French horn; and junior Elizabeth Myers, bassoon; were selected for both the 53rd season of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra (SLSYO) and attended Interlochen Arts Camp, the nation’s premier multidisciplinary summer arts program for aspiring artists in grades 3 through 12. All three students are also members of the Kirkwood High School Pioneer Pride Band, St. Louis All-Suburban Band, and the Missouri All-State Orchestra.
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Construction Begins on Addition at Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood School District
(KSD) officially broke ground on construction work at Kirkwood High School. Construction will result in 15 new classrooms, enclosed connection corridors to increase safety and security along with a new main office and a new security office.
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Construction Begins on Addition at Nipher Middle School in Kirkwood School District
On Friday, September 2, the Kirkwood School District (KSD) officially broke ground on construction work at Nipher Middle School, the oldest building in KSD still in use. The project will allow for increased capacity.
