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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Juniors Martin Ibarra, Duncan Lambert and Elliot Ly enjoy a hefty meal of Chinese cuisine with classmates during their field trip with the "Chomping Down in Chinatown" class.

‘Chomping’ goes to local market, restaurant

Sarah Xu January 24, 2020

Gathered in the back of a bus, 10 boys and two girls chatted while droplets of rain dripped down the side of the foggy windows.  The class was on the way to explore an area in one of the most diverse...

Mrs. Jessica Hawkes, a history teacher in the Upper School, admires the walls of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Houston.

Priest shares insights on religious differences

Dylan Keller January 24, 2020

After arriving at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Houston, students and teachers who took a bus to the church could not see all the building through their windows because of its size.  The...

Freshman Racquel McCauley makes an electric circuit that will count to 10 and will show decimal numbers as binary numbers.

Lights, circuits, action: Electronics class makes working alarm clocks

Dylan Keller January 23, 2020

The science lab lit up as small, bright red lights flashed from circuit boards that sat on each table. Eleven students were scattered throughout the lab to work on what would become their alarm clocks. Mr....

World dances converge on stage

Sarah Xu January 23, 2020

Giggles filled the recital hall as Mrs. Danyale Williams stood on the edge of the stage with her hands on her hips and her head shaking from side to side. On the stage, 14 girls stumbled around, laughing,...

Jack Randell, a sophomore, ponders the movie "Lonesome Dove" while sophomore Ben Shaper answers questions on a quiz.

13 teen boys watch ‘vision’ unfold

Dylan Keller January 21, 2020

Nothing but the words about a "vision” remained on two whiteboards at the front of a noisy classroom. Students talked over one another while others emptied chip bags into their mouths. But silence...

Lucie Kunetka, Hannah Jamail Herrick, Samantha Dillon, Eliza Mitchell and Hope Morenz perform a group number in the "Inspired Choreography" class being taught by Upper School math teacher, Mrs. Anjaly Thakkar.

Math teacher inspires dance projects

Dylan Keller January 17, 2020

Five students slid in their socks around the amber-colored stage in the recital hall, waiting for Mrs. Anjaly Thakkar, Upper School math teacher, to start the music. The stage was so slick that lights...

Junior Charlotte Shively hot glues cardboard pieces Monday for a public art project.

Tree taking shape on grand staircase

Dylan Keller January 14, 2020

Not every tree begins with a seed. Some can grow from nothing but a roll of tape. The floor of the grand staircase hid under five huge sheets of cardboard, four junior students, three exacto knives,...

Sophomores Kevriana Scott and Braeden Arkless practice solving a sudoku puzzle Monday during their Interim Term class called "Puzzles and Problems." The class is taught by Mrs. Carolyn Clancy, match chair and teacher.

Riddles, puzzles challenge students during class

Sarah Xu January 14, 2020

Eleven students sat in a circle working together and trying their best to solve the morning’s “MondayPunday” riddle displayed on a board.  What do you call a pair of brown pants with the letter...

Sophomore Eliza Mitchell learns how to use a sewing machine, while her friend Brooke Jacobe, who is also a sophomore, practices stitching by hand. The girls are students in "Sewing for Beginners," an Interim Term class.

Students taking sewing ‘driver’s test’

Sarah Xu and Dylan Keller January 9, 2020

“We have two purple elephants and two blue camels,” said Mrs. Betsy Durning, an English teacher in the Upper School. It was not a normal day in science room 123, where Mrs. Durning had written the...

Senior Legacy Project highlights facility

Senior Legacy Project highlights facility

Maggie Johnston November 22, 2019

For senior community groups, students spend the fall semester brainstorming of ways to leave a lasting mark on the Kinkaid community – a legacy. Ms. Ellis’ community group invested time...

Q&A with Administrative Assistant Mrs. Higginbotham

Q&A with Administrative Assistant Mrs. Higginbotham

Megan Riley, Managing Editor November 7, 2019

Ms. Ellis’ community group decided to highlight underappreciated staff at Kinkaid for their legacy project. In order to do so, they interviewed faculty around the school to let students learn more about...

Mavericks mock Kinkaidians for dress up day

Mavericks mock Kinkaidians for dress up day

Sally Buck, Digital Executive Editor October 29, 2019

  As October comes to a close each year, students gear up for the annual Kinkaid vs. St. John's football game. A theme is assigned for each day of the week leading up to the game, but the...

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