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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 School District Board of Education Approves Hire of New Assistant Principal at Westchester Elementary
At the regularly scheduled meeting, the Kirkwood School District Board of Education approved the recommendation for the hire of Dr. Adrienne Fox-Ray as assistant principal at Westchester Elementary School effective July 1, 2024.
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Kirkwood High School Journalism Students Wrap Up School Year with Multiple Awards
Kirkwood High School Journalism Students Wrap Up School Year with Multiple Awards Six Students Earn Awards in International Competition Two Students Recognized in Federation of Press Women High School Competition
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Kirkwood School District Board of Education Approves Hire of New Principal of Westchester Elementary School
At the regularly scheduled Kirkwood School District Board of Education meeting on Monday, May 20, the board approved the recommendation for the hire of Julie Harris as the new principal for Westchester Elementary School effective July 1, 2024.
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Kirkwood High School Receives National Recognition from Project Lead The Way for Commitment to Empowering Students
Kirkwood High School (KHS) has been recognized as a 2023-24 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. It is one of just a few hundred high schools across the U.S. to receive this honor for providing broad access to transformative learning experiences for students through PLTW. KHS offers several PLTW courses including: Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture, AP Computer Science Principles, Digital Electronics, Environmental Sustainability and Engineering Design and Development.