This is Kevin Kilgour’s 7th year as an educator. He currently teaches English 1-2 and AP Language and Composition. Kilgour loves to play soccer, basketball and swims. He enjoys music and has seen The Killers in concert three times. ast year, he attended concerts for Kendrick Lamar and Depeche Mode as well. He was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas before he studied English and Marketing at Emory University. He received a Master’s in education from Johns Hopkins University. Kilgour loves that teaching at Ida B. Wells gives him the freedom to teach what he wants and how, including which texts to base his curriculum on. His message to students is that “high school is an interesting time. But it can be, even with the bad... there are places to find really good moments, and I think just try to enjoy the time that you have here.”

Written by Quinlyn Black, Headlight: Reporting, Fall 2024