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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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Katie Meyers Named Emerson Excellence Teaching Award Recipient
KHS teacher Katie Meyers has been named an Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. She is one of 86 teachers from across the St. Louis metropolitan area who are being recognized this year through the Emerson program as examples of truly outstanding educational excellence.
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Kirkwood School District Benefits from Multiple Donations by Rotary Club of Kirkwood
Rotary of Kirkwood recently supported the Kirkwood School District (KSD) with multiple donations that will directly benefit students. Three separate donations totaling $6,000 will support needs throughout the district.
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KHS Journalism Students Attend National Conference and are Recognized with Multiple Awards
Members of the Kirkwood High School (KHS) journalism programs were recognized for their work during their attendance at the Journalism Education Association (JEA)/National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Fall National High School Journalism Convention held in St. Louis November 10-13.
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North Kirkwood Middle School Student Shows “How To” Design Kindness Bags
NKMS 7th grader Ruby Slotkin showed her classmates “How To” make Kindness Bags for those in need. Ruby provided the materials including socks, mints, toothbrush, bandaids, and a granola bar and went through a discussion of these essential things one might want if they were in need and without shelter.