[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ack in September 2015, Mr. Patrick Loach announced his decision to leave Kinkaid after four years as the Head of Upper School. On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, the school administration...

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ests. We all take them and we all hate them. Some teachers give long, strenuous writing exams while others, such as Dr. Scott, test students by having them draw what they interpret...

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the end Kinkaid’s first week-long Thanksgiving break, sitting at Joan’s on Third, a café in downtown Los Angeles, seniors Sarah Kate Cone and Sophie Mireskandari checked their...

“My holiday season smells like warmth and pecans,” Caroline Reid (11) explained. For the 17 years she has been celebrating the holiday season with her family, Reid has helped make and eat Pecan...

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ouston’s own Christmas shopping extravaganza, the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market, took place from Nov 12-15. Customers can experience a possible ten hours of Christmas carols, glitter,...

This video accompanies an article written in the last issue of The Falcon which details our staff reviews of the donuts, and the donut shops they are from.  

Is college really necessary? How important is it that I do well on this test? These are just two of the many frantic thoughts that fly through a juniors’ heads as they begin the daunting task of preparing...

BY JULIA DAVIS & CAROLINE ORR Special thanks to Sarah Gesell for her assistance with the Kinkaid School Archives. [dropcap]At[/dropcap] a school as old as Kinkaid, deep-rooted traditions are...

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat to say when a name without a face “friends” you on Facebook: Sorry, who are you exactly? That’s the question a number of Kinkaid Upper School girls asked of anonymous Facebook...

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he pressures of school affect everyone, even the best of us. The real challenge is dealing with that pressure in a healthy, appropriate way. We have all heard the stories from Mr. Loach...

On the outside, atop gardens and green grass as far as the eye can see, sits a large typical looking greenhouse. On the inside however, this greenhouse is anything but typical. Multiple large, dark blue...

[dropcap]Three[/dropcap] days after school began, 14 fall sport team captains received an email from the Dean of Students, Mr. Josh Ramey. The email was about “spirit dress” for athletic teams, which...