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"I WILL NOT FOLLOW WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD, BUT I WILL GO WHERE THERE IS NO PATH, AND I WILL LEAVE A TRAIL." Muriel Strode -KHS65 class motto.
"The good old days....when we weren't good and we weren't old" Barbara Schwarz Moss 2010
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We seem to all be suffering a common problem these days, WHERE DID OUR LIVES GO? Our brains seem to still be 18, but our bodies are talking a different language. Sarah Orne Jewett puts it much more eloquently than do I:

“Neither of my companions was troubled by her burden of years. I hoped in my heart that I might be like them as I lived on into age, and then smiled to think that I too was no longer very young. So we always keep the same hearts, though our outer framework fails and shows the touch of time.”

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

FANTASTIC DONATION - WALKER NATATORIUM AT KHS TO BE A REALITY!

Alumni Call-Special Edition
April 2014
Walker Foundation Gives Grant for Pool at KHS
Community Relations Office
11289 Manchester Rd.
Kirkwood, MO  63122
Office contacts:
Ginger Cayce, Chief Communications Officer
Lisa Wade, Communications Specialist
Caitlin Worthen, Executive Secretary
Kerri Kierstead, Alumni Coordinator
314.213.6123
www.khsalumni.org
Exciting news....
Today was a great day in the Kirkwood School District.  As many of you know, trustees of the Walker Foundation are lifetime friends and supporters of the Kirkwood community.  At a student event this afternoon, the Walker Foundation announced the establishment of a $10 million grant to build a competitive pool on the campus of Kirkwood High School! The facility will be named The Walker Natatorium.
Students, coaches, physical education teachers, principals, school district officials and community members were all gathered in the David Holley Assembly Hall to hear this important announcement.
Nance (Walker) Frost and Brian Humes, trustees representing the Walker Foundation, were the first to make the announcement to the students.  
The trustees of the Walker Foundation believe all students should have the opportunity to learn to swim and discover the many benefits of aquatic activity as part of the physical education curriculum.  The grant also ensures our student athletes will have a facility in which to train and compete.
The next steps in the process involve the approval of the design and plans for building the pool. This will be a collaborative process with the KSD Board of Education, administration, physical education teachers, coaches and the Walker Foundation. Once the construction plans are approved, the schedule will be set. The District expects to break ground this summer and the anticipated completion date is the start of the 2015-16 school year.
We are beyond grateful for this grant to our students.  The Walker Foundation has continuously led fundraising efforts to enhance the educational experience for our students and this is another example of their efforts to support our students.
At the conclusion of the announcement, students and community members met to discuss joining the efforts of the Walker Foundation by establishing an endowment for the facility.

The first meeting of the grassroots effort is on Tuesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center, 11289 Manchester Road. Please contact Ginger Cayce, 314.213.6123 for more information.

Address postal inquiries to:
Kirkwood School District
11289 Manchester Rd.
Kirkwood, MO 63122
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