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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Helping post-Harvey

Helping post-Harvey

Megha Neelapu October 11, 2017

“It’s massive,” said Ms. Tatum Branaman, Kinkaid’s community service coordinator, describing relief efforts. “Harvey energized and motivated people to a level I’ve never seen before.” Government,...

Ms. Forster points to the photo displayed on the board, to help her students analyze the context of the photo. Photo by Marley Orange.

Ms. Forster recognized for teaching methods by New York Times

Marley Orange October 3, 2017

Most English students dread reading one kind of literature the most: Shakespeare. Not only is it difficult to understand, but it is also difficult to teach. Ms. Christa Forster, an English teacher...

Freshmen Ayden Tanner, Ryan Jinnette, Chase Pelter, Matthew Moseley and Conner Heath play Spike Ball. Photo by Kather- ine Montgomery.

Weathering freshman year despite Harvey

Katherine Montgomery October 2, 2017

Suspended in the air on a tightrope, hoping you don’t fall, heart racing while your peers cheer you on... This is the freshman retreat. It brings the class together through multiple team building activities,...

Students honored at summer events

Students honored at summer events

Culley Harper October 2, 2017

While many of us may think of summer as a break, a number of Kinkaid students used the summer to accomplish great things. This past summer two pairs of Kinkaid students, Ayush Krishnamoorti and Tanmay...

How Much is Your Privacy Worth?

How Much is Your Privacy Worth?

Arman Badrei May 30, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine yourself walking in the Galleria, minding your own business. You stroll into the Apple Store, checking out the new iPhone and MacBook Pro. Then you spend some time browsing various...

Climate change affects Texas more than you think

Climate change affects Texas more than you think

Megha Neelapu May 26, 2017

The science of climate change is complicated. However, people like Katharine Hayhoe, atmospheric scientist and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, make it easier for the general...

Debate: A year-in-review

Debate: A year-in-review

Megha Neelapu May 26, 2017

Out of the three formats of debate Kinkaid offers—public forum, Lincoln-Douglas (LD), and policy—Kinkaid has been highly successful in LD and policy this season. The policy debate team has...

Seniors Prepare to Bike a "Tour de Spain"

Seniors Prepare to Bike a “Tour de Spain”

Sarah Bass May 13, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine taking a trip to Florida with your family. Now imagine instead of flying there, your mom suggests that she would rather bike the 500 miles. This may sound crazy and almost impossible,...

A Step into Sneaker Culture

A Step into Sneaker Culture

Arman Badrei May 12, 2017

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Adidas Ultra Boost. This lifestyle-running shoe with cutting-edge Boost technology has now evolved into one of the most popular silhouettes in the sneaker world. And that popularity...

The Impact and Effects of the Rise of ADHD Diagnoses

The Impact and Effects of the Rise of ADHD Diagnoses

Kirk Hachigian May 12, 2017

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]early one in five of all American boys will be medically diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by the time they high school age. Shocking right? Well, even...

Thirty-Seven Kinkaid students tell the story of their 596 peers

Thirty-Seven Kinkaid students tell the story of their 596 peers

Ali Ammons May 10, 2017

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 2017 Kinkaidian yearbook will be distributed to the Upper School after the Honor Day assembly on May 16. Traditionally given out at the individual grades’ End of the Year (EOY)...

Ashton Lambert debuts on Broadway

Ashton Lambert debuts on Broadway

Allison Favaloro April 27, 2017

On Kinkaid’s stage, he’s known as Danny Zuko in “Grease,” Mike Costa in “A Chorus Line,” Link Larkin in “Hairspray,” or Jack in “Into the Woods.” But behind the extravagant costumes...

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