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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Students in "Classic Sports Movies" watch a scene in the movie "Hoosiers," which is about a coach who earns  a championship bid with his high school basketball. The class was taught by Mr. Cushman Laurent, Upper School math teacher.

Teacher uses movies to connect sports, values

Austin Jones, Contributor January 19, 2023

“What do you think it is?” asked Upper School math teacher Mr. Cushman Laurent his students, wondering what they thought a bobsledding team scored during one of their practice rounds.  “52.”  “108.” His...

London Norris, a junior,  paints a canvas on which she painted circular stripes to represent the lanes on a track.

Self-portraits take shape in 3-D

Levi Lopez and Moses Hardy January 18, 2023

Students in the public art installation class started to finish their self-portrait project, which showed a meaningful part of themselves.  Junior London Norris completed her project with a focus on...

Max Roeder, a sophomore, tries aerial yoga while his peers observe him. The students were practicing yoga in the Interim Term class, "Yoga and Wellness."

Yoga turns students’ focus to inner peace, wellness

Millie Frankel, Contributor January 13, 2023

Inside the Student Center, the class “Yoga and Wellness” practiced various poses and methods to help relax the body.  As slow, peaceful music surrounded the students, the teachers walked them through...

A half-eaten king cake sits behind a boudin-stuffed sausage cake served at a small outdoor festival held during “Cajun/Creole: A Little' Lagniappe, Cher." The class was taught by history and social sciences teacher Ms. Kristin Harrell during Interim Term.

Winner of plastic baby in cake not in the ‘mood’

Levi Lopez and Moses Hardy January 12, 2023

In the blinding sun, “Cajun/Creole: A Little' Lagniappe, Cher,” a creole cooking class had a king cake festival where students had a chance to find a lucky plastic baby in one of their slices. Students...

Junior Eloise Klaasmeyer uses a blow torch to fire her silver clay. When she fires the silver clay all the molecules come to the middle and the clay shrinks in size and turns into a hard metal.

Class makes jewelry to support others

Kate Hyman, Contributor January 12, 2023

Dance teacher Mrs. Anjaly Thakkar, who normally teaches math in the Upper School,  helps direct a dance routine to the song "Problem" by Ariana Grande that features her entire class. The dancers were enrolled in Mrs. Thakkar's "Inspired Choreography" class during Interim Term.

Dancers enjoy freedom of choice

Fife Famurewa and Alex Shaw January 12, 2023

Music cut through the quiet space of the Recital Hall as freshman Beyli Shah played “Rich Girl” by Gwen Stefani from her phone.  Beyli and her group, including sophomores Brisa Perkins and Allison...

A capture of a turbulent sky.

“Prophecies of Doom” aims to tackle the apocalypse

Cami Culbertson and Eshaan Mani December 6, 2022

This interim term, you could learn all the skills you need to survive the end of the world. Choir teacher Mr. Chip Colvin and former Upper School math teacher Mr. Olen Rambow are combining forces in...

Dr. Susan Wheeler, who teaches math in the Upper School, rides a horse and greets others, including a baby goat, on her family farm near College Station.

Teacher pursues passions beyond the ER

Jordan Roberts and Caroline Nelson November 11, 2022

Upper School mathematics teacher, Dr. Susan Wheeler, in a previous life, pursued her first childhood dreams by moving to Texas from her home in Long Island to go to medical school. For several years,...

Junior Claire Hartung watches junior Patrick Reilly play a guitar riff during Electric Lunch’s performance.

Musicians light up lunch

Mia Price and Abby Johnson November 11, 2022

The Electric Lunch Band is not the only student band on campus. Juniors Evelyn Mach, Jack Denechaud and Patrick Reilly and senior Max De la Rosa make up Monkey Mind. “The name came from posting...

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