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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

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.”...

Sarah Lasater ('16) attends one of many bonding events during Orientation Week, otherwise known as "O-Week," at Edgar Odell Lovett College, one of the residential colleges at Rice. (Photo by Sarah Lasater)

Class of ’16 graduates talk about college life

Emma Stout October 6, 2016

Everyone knows the tension around college applications and decisions this time of year. Do I want to attend a big or a small college? Is this right for my application? According to Niche’s academic high...

Students move from the classroom to the workplace in summer '16

Students move from the classroom to the workplace in summer ’16

Julia Davis October 6, 2016

          Who: Darius Goodman (10) Where: Dowling Summer School What: "I helped out in the office making copies and stapling papers and doing other...

The First 30 Days

The First 30 Days

Arman Badrei October 6, 2016

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created impactful reforms that dramatically changed the structure of the United States government–taking them out of the Depression in the...

Berry children urge students to drive responsibly

Berry children urge students to drive responsibly

Sarah Kate Padon October 4, 2016

Speeding down a near-deserted West Texas highway, a local Houston family headed home from their summer vacation in Colorado Springs, CO. As the Berrys drew closer to Fort Stockton, Texas, a car emerged...

Gorilla’s death kept alive in controversial memes

Gorilla’s death kept alive in controversial memes

Sterling Elias October 4, 2016

On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy at the Cincinnati Zoo climbed into the gorilla enclosure when his mother was distracted. The child was picked up and dragged by Harambe, the western lowland gorilla...

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