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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

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A preview of junior Ella Ducharme's choreography performed by some of the students in advanced dance.

Q&A with senior choreographer

Maggie Johnston, Managing Editor February 24, 2020

Every Spring, junior and senior dancers, who are in advanced dance and/or DCO, have the opportunity to choreograph, direct and design a dance performance. This process is something they work tirelessly...

Interim class installs art across school

Interim class installs art across school

Nicole Fernandez January 31, 2020

If you walked through the halls of Kinkaid during Interim Term, you might have noticed something a little odd: a balloon tree. “The Public Art, Installation Art, Experiential Art” class taught by...

Mr. Aaron Girlinghouse, dance teacher, instructs the Middle School cast during rehearsal for Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."

Middles schoolers welcome audiences to ‘Be My Guest’

Dylan Keller, Sarah Xu January 10, 2020

The stage shined as an ocean blue backdrop and 18 gold hats sparkled under the lights in the Brown Auditorium.  “You are utensils. You are napkins. You are forks. You are salt shakers. You are sad....

Changing the definition of ‘high school sweethearts’

Madi Babine February 24, 2019

Most adults come home every day to see their spouse and catch up on the day’s news, but for some Kinkaid teachers, they encounter each other in the school hallways during the day. Here are just some...

Houston queso rankings and reviews

Houston queso rankings and reviews

Ali Ammons April 25, 2018

My mom looks across the table and screams, “Don’t do that, Ali!”. I didn’t know why my mom was upset but her next command cleared up my confusion “Go wash your hands now!Five year old me had...

The Opioid Epidemic

The Opioid Epidemic

Emma Gilliam March 9, 2018

Slowly you are sinking into a blissful state. Your muscles release, warmth flows steadily through your limbs, and the world around you is already a distant dream. Life slows down and worries slip away...

Day for Night transform Houston festival scene

Day for Night transform Houston festival scene

Ali Ammons December 14, 2017

Normally, festivals do not feature industrial rock, contemporary R&B, and Deep House music, but the music festival Day for Night, on Dec. 15-17, which highlights major artists such as Cardi B, Cashmere...

The Best Bubble Tea in Town

The Best Bubble Tea in Town

Arman Badrei November 9, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t goes by many names: bubbles, boba, tapioca, pearls. Call it what you want, chances are you know what it is. Originally from Taiwan, bubble tea emerged in the late 1980s but has gained...

YouTube series explores the human condition

YouTube series explores the human condition

Megha Neelapu November 6, 2017

“Radical honesty?” “But that’s, like, so risky!” “peopleWatching” argues that it’s worth the risk. The animated web series explores the city-lives of a cast of people their 20s...

Flat Stanley entertains children of all ages

Flat Stanley entertains children of all ages

Hana Keleta November 6, 2017

On Oct. 28 and 29, the Children’s Theatre program performed Flat Stanley in the Black Box Theatre. The musical tells the story of a boy, formally just, Stanley, who becomes known as “Flat Stanley”...

Foodstagrams

Foodstagrams

Ali Ammons November 6, 2017

Many people consider themselves a “foodie.”  Almost no one can start eating a nice meal without someone saying, “wait, stop… let me get a picture of that.” Although, most people tend to snap,...

(Social) Media

(Social) Media

Emma Gilliam November 6, 2017

“Social media [is] an amplifier... for good or for evil,” said Mr. Vinnie Vrotny, director of technology. It is a way, as many adolescents perceive it, to connect to and socialize with others in a...

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