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Chris Mo (left) uses his fencing skills against an opponent.

Freshman finds joy through fencing

Ellie Ott, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

“The sound of clashing swords, the sharp, metallic scrape of blades against one another, gives me an adrenaline rush I can only find on the fencing strip,” freshman Chris Mo said.   Mo, who has...

Junior Courtney Whittaker poses on the University of Denver lacrosse field. Whittaker verbally committed to the university’s lacrosse program a few days later. “I am thankful for my family for supporting me through everything,” Whittaker said.

Junior commits to play lacrosse at the next level

Ellie Ott, Staff Writer September 21, 2024

Courtney Whittaker has been playing lacrosse for many years. She has shown her natural athletic talent through many varsity sports since her freshman year, playing varsity volleyball, soccer, lacrosse...

Seniors Canaan Estes, Jaisal Kalapatapu and Nick Bhasin pose before shooting a "Fit Check Friday" video that released on Jan. 27.

Junior revolutionizes suit vendor’s social media

Morgan Suman, Assistant Photo Editor February 8, 2023

Every Friday, Kinkaid students eagerly await the “Fit Check Friday” Instagram notification from local vendor Suitmart. The notification is students’  sign that junior Lindsey Karkowsky has released...

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...

Sophomore Hannah Long logs onto a session with their buddy on Sep. 3.

Sophomore teaches Ukrainian students English

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor September 7, 2022

Sophomore Hannah Long clicked an icon on Zoom, the video conferencing platform, eager to enter their first meeting with a Ukrainian student through the ENGIn English tutoring program. What emerged was...

Holthouse and Butler pose with their creation.

Sophomores design prosthetic arm over interim term

Cooper Buck, Photo Editor February 7, 2022

Many students spend their interim term learning gardening, 3-D printing, or about public art. However, sophomores Hudson Holthouse and Blake Butler spent their time on something else. Over interim term,...

Apple iPhone X on office desk with icons of social media applications on screen.

Social media-savvy senior celebrates peers’ college decisions

Trace St. Julian, News Editor February 2, 2022

Senior Bryan Akin always has people sliding into his direct messages on Instagram.  And no, despite his tall, athletic, six-foot stature, those DMs are not going to his personal Instagram account;...

Cole Hartung holds his second place plaque.

Sophomore wins silver at National History Bee

Madison Burba, Staff Writer September 8, 2021

Sophomore Cole Hartung, competed head-to-head against students from 38 schools across the nation in the International Academic Competition National History Bee in Washington, D.C on September 5. Participants...

Jack Paris poses in the A&M baseball uniform.

Freshman baseball player commits to Texas A&M

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor August 31, 2021

Jack Paris, 14, is one of the youngest students at Kinkaid to commit to a college. On his fourth day of high school, Paris announced his commitment to the Texas A&M baseball team.  Recruitment...

Henry Segal '22 founded Student-Teacher, an organization which assigns students to aid teachers while they are occupied.

Junior aides teachers with new initiative

Eshaan Mani, Staff Writer September 1, 2020

When the world entered a new phase of distance learning, teachers with children struggled to balance developing a novel curriculum and entertaining their children. "The teacher's kids ran up behind...

Taft Foley '21 shows off his mobile testing van for ABC13 Houston.

Taft Foley ’21 creates mobile COVID-19 testing center

Eshaan Mani, Staff Writer August 25, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic may have halted internships, camps and student passion projects this summer, but it didn’t slow Kinkaid senior Taft Foley III, who has been hard at work, creating a mobile COVID-19...

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,...

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