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The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Zavitsanos Brothers Seek to Humanize Refugee Crisis

Zavitsanos Brothers Seek to Humanize Refugee Crisis

Laci Kranitz December 9, 2016

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile local media attention has shifted off of the refugee crisis in Europe, the problem has not gone away. Two Kinkaid students are utilizing their filmmaking skills to shed light on...

SoulCycle and Ryde Compete to Gain a Loyal Following in Houston

SoulCycle and Ryde Compete to Gain a Loyal Following in Houston

Julia Davis December 5, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he popularity of indoor cycling studios has undoubtedly spiked in the past few years. This trend, emerging from LA’s cultish fitness scene, has branched out into America’s trend-setting...

Stills from William Gage’s fall film, “Snaggletooth.” William Miner (11) as Quas, and Grace Manes (11) as Izzy.

Lights, Camera, Action!

Hana Keleta December 5, 2016

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the director shoots the camera with his back hunched to get the perfect focus, on the other side of the camera are the actors playing their role as an ill patient in the hospital....

Upper School Students Answer the Call to Serve

Upper School Students Answer the Call to Serve

Colin Conway December 5, 2016

T[dropcap][/dropcap]he sound of jingle bells is often heard during this time of the year, but they are not the only bells that can be heard. The Salvation Army, a Christian charity, has volunteers who...

Internet Challenges: What They are and Where They Came From

Internet Challenges: What They are and Where They Came From

Allison Favaloro December 4, 2016

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you walked into the student center on Friday, Nov. 4, here is what you would see: two seniors frozen in the heat of an intense ping pong rally, a group of people locked in place doing...

House of Coffee Beans offers quality coffee

House of Coffee Beans offers quality coffee

Sarah Bass November 8, 2016

BY SARAH BASS Coffee is an important part of most Kinkaid students’ diet, but continuous trips to the nearby Starbucks for lattes can get repetitive. If caffeine is a must, then the coffee should be...

Clinton Takes Kinkaid; Can She Win a Divided Nation?

Clinton Takes Kinkaid; Can She Win a Divided Nation?

Kirk Hachigian November 4, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he students have spoken, and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has been selected to be the next president of the United States in a mock election held on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Clinton...

From the Brown to the Revention Music Center

From the Brown to the Revention Music Center

Hana Keleta October 31, 2016

BY CALEIGH DORAN & HANA KELETA   "Oh my god, is that the bell?” Wrabel exclaimed over the phone, when the 3:05 bell rang on Tuesday. Just nine years ago, that same bell would dismiss Wrabel...

Chance the Rapper's career year rolls through Houston

Chance the Rapper’s career year rolls through Houston

Colin Conway October 31, 2016

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ouncing in place, caught in a sea of flailing limbs and blaring music, I found myself beaming. I was sweating profusely in an unfamiliar place surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Even so,...

The Feud with Finstas

The Feud with Finstas

Julia Davis October 28, 2016

Growing number of fake Instagrams spark debate between users and non-user [dropcap]W[/dropcap]alking through the school halls on any given morning, one can hear murmurs and hushed whispers of girls...

Students, faculty remember September 11, 15 years later

Students, faculty remember September 11, 15 years later

Allison Favaloro October 25, 2016

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was a typical September day in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. No clouds were present in the bright blue sky; the cool autumn air blew away the tail-end of the miserable summer heat;...

University of Texas with controversial "Campus Carry" law

University of Texas with controversial “Campus Carry” law

Brady Brazda October 25, 2016

On June 1, 2015, Governor Greg Abbott, signed Senate Bill 11, also known as the “Campus Carry” law. This law “provides that license holders may carry a concealed handgun throughout university campuses.”...

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