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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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Nipher Student Artwork Selected as Winner in Annual Calendar Contest Promoting Healthy Living
Nipher Middle School student Lluvia Matlalcuatzi-Munoz was announced as a winner in the annual St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) Healthy Living 2023 Calendar winner. Her design was one of 13 winners announced from the 254 creative poster submissions from students across the St. Louis area.
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KSD Announces New Principal of Kirkwood High School
At the regularly scheduled Kirkwood School District Board of Education meeting on Monday, January 23, the board approved the recommendation for the hire of Dr. Seth Harrell as the new principal for Kirkwood High School effective July 1, 2023. at the start of the 2023-23 school year. Dr. Harrell will succeed Dr. Mike Havener, who will be retiring after serving the Kirkwood School District for the last 29 years.
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Kirkwood School District Kicks Off Kindergarten Registration in January
To register, visit the District’s website at https://www.kirkwoodschools.org/register. For online registration, it is recommended that a laptop computer, desktop computer or tablet device be used to complete your child's registration. Registration using a smartphone is not recommended.
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Three Candidates File for Three Open Seats on Kirkwood Board of Education
The Kirkwood School District will not be required to hold a Board of Education election in April because three candidates filed for three open seats on the board. Candidate filing closed on Dec. 27, 2022 at 5 p.m.