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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Sophomore Cooper Purdy works during Reading Day the day before his chemistry midterm. He used the time to clarify questions in his chemistry class. "I had a lot of questions, but after my session with my teacher I feel a lot better," Purdy said..

Reading Day offers chance to relearn, relax

Wyatt Cureton December 16, 2025

In the Upper School, students have a day set aside before midterms called Reading Day, a time free of regular classes designed to let them focus on their studies, attend office hours and prepare for exams....

Seniors JP Reckling, Harris Lingle and Chase Flowers pitch their minimum viable products to evaluators at University of Houston's Entrepreneurship Program. “It was good experience and I really got hands on learning with dealing with people and learning how to pitch my product it made me more comfortable overall with public speaking”, Reckling said.

Team pitches product to evaluators at UH

Will Swanson December 11, 2025

Students in Kinkaid’s Incubator Entrepreneurship course traveled to the University of Houston to pitch their minimum viable product to faculty and mentors from one of the nation’s top-ranked undergraduate...

Students gather inside the newly opened Sterling Reckling Design Lab during an entrepreneurship class this fall.

New Design Lab gives entrepeneurs space to innovate

Jackson Veenstra, Staff Writer December 10, 2025

The new Sterling Reckling Design Lab, a space for the first-year class “Entrepreneurship Incubator: Take Your Ideas to Market,” opened this fall. According to Ms. Jennifer Kehler, assistant director...

Risks posed by alcohol, fake IDs, and drinking and driving remain a serious concern for students.

Not Santa’s idea of holiday spirit

Alexia Hoffman, Chris Mo, and Alex Cai December 8, 2025

As teen drinking rates reach historic lows across the U.S., Kinkaid’s Upper School students seem to be trending in the opposite direction. “In national surveys, alcohol consumption is the lowest...

Freshmen Lucas Jiang and Ruhan Talreja work on finishing touches to the robot before the first match

Falconeers launch robotics season with strong showing

Olivia Overman, Staff Writer October 30, 2025

After weeks of building, coding and debugging, Kinkaid’s robotics team kicked off the 2025-26 season at the Push Back Texan Standoff competition.  The competition, held at Lamar High School on...

The Upper School Makerspace offers students access to advanced equipment such as 3D printers and laser cutters, encouraging creativity and innovation across disciplines.

Kinkaid opens new STEM center to inspire innovation

Shaan Lakhani, Staff Writer October 30, 2025

Kinkaid has officially launched its new Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, a school-wide initiative designed to empower students across all grade levels. The center’s mission...

Senior Jeremy Guo enjoys his lunch while studying in his Physics classroom. As of Aug. 28, students are now able to eat within classrooms with the permission of teachers. “I’m happy that we can eat in class again; it allows for a lot more freedom in my school day,” Guo said.

Upper School administration rescinds classroom food ban

Aiden Wang, Staff Writer September 10, 2025

As the projector smoothly flickered past the opening slideshow and Mr. Josh Ramey, assistant head of the Upper School, strode up to the podium during the first Tuesday assembly of the 2025-26 school year,...

Kirmani and Dannebaum pose for a picture.

GovCo leaders officially announced for 2025-2026 school year

Ellie Ott, Staff Writer May 5, 2025

The new 2025-26 Governing Council president and vice president Lucy Dannenbaum and Harris Kirmani, respectively, said they are up to the challenge of leading the Upper School community. Their shared vision...

Seniors Irene Capitano, Mary Pandreou, Caroline Raynes, Riley Bowden, and Serene Pai smile as they enjoy their breakfast.

Seniors kick off Field Day with breakfast tradition

Courtney Brenner, Staff Writer May 5, 2025

Beneath the oak trees and morning mist, the class of 2025 gathered – not in caps and gowns, but in college T-shirts, breakfast in hand, and the upcoming days on their minds. Just after sunrise, the...

New Upper School building set to transform student experience

New Upper School building set to transform student experience

Shaivi Moparthi, Digital Executive Editor April 27, 2025

As students walk past the towering framework of the new Upper School Building, the sharp clang of metal and sound of hammers and drills fills the air. For now, the site is a maze of scaffolding and concrete,...

The Kinkaid Boys record shattering 4x400 team poses for a picture before the race. (Left to Right - Robert Lee, Wayne Shanks, Darnell Joseph, and Andrew Wright)

Boys relay team breaks 49 year old school record

Sydney Marshall, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

Excitement filled the air as 48 relay teams prepared to compete for one of nine final spots. The Kinkaid boys 4x400-meter relay team—freshman Robert Lee, sophomore Wayne Shanks, junior Andrew Wright,...

Holton and Marshall pose for a picture.

CLEF student leadership announced for upcoming school year

Ellie Ott, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

The Gordy Family Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Finance’s business program, a student-led initiative dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and financial literacy, announced its new leadership...

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