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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Fortnite: A Way of Life

Fortnite: A Way of Life

Arman Badrei March 9, 2018

Three. Two. One. The count-down concludes, You and your three friends, now brothers in the face of battle, load up on the flying blue school bus with a hot air balloon attached to it (officially...

Today's most controversial conspiracies

Today’s most controversial conspiracies

Olivia Marrus March 9, 2018

Everyone has their doubts. In what world do people believe every single thing they are told? Perhaps the toxicity of doubt is what makes them so popular. Commonly referred to as “Instagram’s Biggest...

The Opioid Epidemic

The Opioid Epidemic

Emma Gilliam March 9, 2018

Slowly you are sinking into a blissful state. Your muscles release, warmth flows steadily through your limbs, and the world around you is already a distant dream. Life slows down and worries slip away...

An employee stands at the Amazon Go store in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. After more than a year of testing with an employee-only focus group, Amazon Go opens to the public Monday in downtown Seattle, putting to the test the online retailer's technology that lets shoppers grab what they want and leave without paying a cashier. Photographer: Mike Kane/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Amazon introduces new pay-by-phone grocery store

Katie Erikson March 9, 2018

It looks like a normal convenience store. Employees milling about, restocking shelves, making sandwiches behind glass panels, and customers stuffing their grocery bags, and sometimes even coats and pockets,...

When you’re not the star of the show…

Caleigh Doran December 14, 2017

Balanced Excellence: Though admirable, excellence may limit participation The lead in the play, the quarterback of the football team, and the valedictorian all seem to have a place, a place where they...

Mr. Curry: Voice of the Falcons

Mr. Curry: Voice of the Falcons

Jordan Jafarnia December 14, 2017

“Welcome to the Bee-YOU-ti-ful 65-acre suburban campus of the Kinkaid School, deep in the heart of Houston, Texas, where tonight YOUR Kinkaid Falcons take on the Mavericks of St. John’s in an exciting...

Co-ed versus single-sex schools: Is one more effective?

Co-ed versus single-sex schools: Is one more effective?

Katie Erikson December 14, 2017

The superiority of single-sex versus co-educational schools has been highly debated and researched for years, and although no hard evidence shows that one offers a better education, families and students...

Detention policy evaluated after first semester

Culley Harper December 14, 2017

Many Kinkaid sophomores, juniors, and seniors know the feeling of waking up early on a Satuday morning to get to 8 a.m. detention, where they spend an hour picking up garbage and then working silently...

Robotics team gears up for months of competitions

Robotics team gears up for months of competitions

Arman Badrei December 14, 2017

Since its inception in the 2012-2013 school year, the Kinkaid robotics program, made up of the VEX and FTC teams, has gradually emerged as a strong, competitive, and dedicated group. These two teams are...

Interim Term expands, including classes that reach beyond the classroom

Interim Term expands, including classes that reach beyond the classroom

Sally Buck November 9, 2017

“Let’s Design a School,” taught by Mr. Harlan Howe and Mr. Vinnie Vrotny, is new to the Interim Term Program this year. The goal of the class is to brainstorm about the design ideas and design process...

Falcon Fuel

Falcon Fuel

Allison Le November 6, 2017

At 6 a.m., the Falcon Fuel lights turn on and Dina Ramirez starts to blend smoothies, fill the refrigerator case with pastries, and pour the coffee beans into the machines, quickly preparing for the stream...

(Social) Media

(Social) Media

Emma Gilliam November 6, 2017

“Social media [is] an amplifier... for good or for evil,” said Mr. Vinnie Vrotny, director of technology. It is a way, as many adolescents perceive it, to connect to and socialize with others in a...

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