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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

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...

Sophomore Cami Culbertson admires the "ofrenda" on campus.

Day of the Dead celebrated on campus

Bennett Bowman, Staff Writer November 4, 2022

A Lower School student and administrator stand side by side as they write notes to place on the Day of the Dead "ofrenda", or altar, in the Student Life Building. Members of the school community have been...

Gustavo Solari Neumann (11), Camron Baldwin (10), Riley Richardson (10), Alexandra King (10), Rayya James (10), and English teacher Mr. Call spot a red belly woodpecker.

Bird-watching unites English teachers

Ellie Mehta, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

In addition to working at the same school and sharing a passion for English, two Upper School teachers discovered that they have something else in common: bird-watching. English teachers—Mr. Evan...

Canaan Estes and Tali Kalmans, both seniors and Jewish students, attend services at Congregation Emanu El.

Jewish students observe Yom Kippur

Preston Herleth, Staff Writer October 5, 2022

G’mar Chatima Tovah—May you be well sealed and signed into the Book of Life—גמר חתימה טובה. This greeting corresponds with the Rosh Hashanah holiday that Jewish members of the Kinkaid...

Juniors Jack Denechaud and Charlie Schmidt chat while enjoying traditional snacks.

Students celebrate Rosh Hashanah on campus

Cami Culbertson, Staff Writer September 30, 2022

The shofar sounded as students gathered outside of the Commons to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with treats such as honey apples.  Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and celebrates the sweetness that...

Sophomore Hannah Long logs onto a session with their buddy on Sep. 3.

Sophomore teaches Ukrainian students English

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor September 7, 2022

Sophomore Hannah Long clicked an icon on Zoom, the video conferencing platform, eager to enter their first meeting with a Ukrainian student through the ENGIn English tutoring program. What emerged was...

From left: Houston-area student Andre Scott, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and executive producer Kelly Rowland, Disney Dreamers Academy Executive Champion Tracey D. Powell, and Houston-area student Mason Thenor arrive at Magic Kingdom to celebrate the landmark 15th year of Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Junior develops his dreams at Disney

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor April 13, 2022

Four days in Disney World. 100 dreams. Dozens of panels. This is the Disney Dreamers Academy. An opportunity for America’s most enterprising teens to develop their dreams across industries, the Academy...

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