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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

A half-eaten king cake sits behind a boudin-stuffed sausage cake served at a small outdoor festival held during “Cajun/Creole: A Little' Lagniappe, Cher." The class was taught by history and social sciences teacher Ms. Kristin Harrell during Interim Term.

Winner of plastic baby in cake not in the ‘mood’

Levi Lopez and Moses Hardy January 12, 2023

In the blinding sun, “Cajun/Creole: A Little' Lagniappe, Cher,” a creole cooking class had a king cake festival where students had a chance to find a lucky plastic baby in one of their slices. Students...

Junior Eloise Klaasmeyer uses a blow torch to fire her silver clay. When she fires the silver clay all the molecules come to the middle and the clay shrinks in size and turns into a hard metal.

Class makes jewelry to support others

Kate Hyman, Contributor January 12, 2023

Dance teacher Mrs. Anjaly Thakkar, who normally teaches math in the Upper School,  helps direct a dance routine to the song "Problem" by Ariana Grande that features her entire class. The dancers were enrolled in Mrs. Thakkar's "Inspired Choreography" class during Interim Term.

Dancers enjoy freedom of choice

Fife Famurewa and Alex Shaw January 12, 2023

Music cut through the quiet space of the Recital Hall as freshman Beyli Shah played “Rich Girl” by Gwen Stefani from her phone.  Beyli and her group, including sophomores Brisa Perkins and Allison...

A capture of a turbulent sky.

“Prophecies of Doom” aims to tackle the apocalypse

Cami Culbertson and Eshaan Mani December 6, 2022

This interim term, you could learn all the skills you need to survive the end of the world. Choir teacher Mr. Chip Colvin and former Upper School math teacher Mr. Olen Rambow are combining forces in...

Dr. Susan Wheeler, who teaches math in the Upper School, rides a horse and greets others, including a baby goat, on her family farm near College Station.

Teacher pursues passions beyond the ER

Jordan Roberts and Caroline Nelson November 11, 2022

Upper School mathematics teacher, Dr. Susan Wheeler, in a previous life, pursued her first childhood dreams by moving to Texas from her home in Long Island to go to medical school. For several years,...

Junior Claire Hartung watches junior Patrick Reilly play a guitar riff during Electric Lunch’s performance.

Musicians light up lunch

Mia Price and Abby Johnson November 11, 2022

The Electric Lunch Band is not the only student band on campus. Juniors Evelyn Mach, Jack Denechaud and Patrick Reilly and senior Max De la Rosa make up Monkey Mind. “The name came from posting...

Sophomore Cami Culbertson admires the "ofrenda" on campus.

Day of the Dead celebrated on campus

Bennett Bowman, Staff Writer November 4, 2022

A Lower School student and administrator stand side by side as they write notes to place on the Day of the Dead "ofrenda", or altar, in the Student Life Building. Members of the school community have been...

Mani attended the 2022 Asian American Journalists Association Convention in Los Angeles this summer as a part of the exclusive JCamp summer program.

Junior selected to serve on Quill and Scroll student board

David Liu, Assistant News Editor October 25, 2022

Eshaan Mani, a junior, was selected to serve on the national Student Advisory Board for Quill & Scroll,  an organization with charters in more than 11,300 high schools, including Kinkaid. Mani...

Gustavo Solari Neumann (11), Camron Baldwin (10), Riley Richardson (10), Alexandra King (10), Rayya James (10), and English teacher Mr. Call spot a red belly woodpecker.

Bird-watching unites English teachers

Ellie Mehta, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

In addition to working at the same school and sharing a passion for English, two Upper School teachers discovered that they have something else in common: bird-watching. English teachers—Mr. Evan...

Juniors Henry Wizel, Eshaan Mani and Ava Winn pose with Prof. Annette Gordon-Reed before giving her a tour.

Harvard professor and historian Annette Gordon-Reed visits campus

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor October 6, 2022

“What’s your story? What’s Kinkaid’s like?” These were Harvard professor and historian Annette Gordon-Reed’s questions after wrapping up a session with first period AP U.S. History, Civil...

Canaan Estes and Tali Kalmans, both seniors and Jewish students, attend services at Congregation Emanu El.

Jewish students observe Yom Kippur

Preston Herleth, Staff Writer October 5, 2022

G’mar Chatima Tovah—May you be well sealed and signed into the Book of Life—גמר חתימה טובה. This greeting corresponds with the Rosh Hashanah holiday that Jewish members of the Kinkaid...

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