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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The path of Tropical Storm Nicholas

School closure due to Tropical Storm Nicholas

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor September 13, 2021

The Kinkaid School will be closed tomorrow, Sep. 14, due to the approaching Tropical Storm Nicholas. There will be no remote learning.  “Out of an abundance of caution and with concern for the safety...

A red rose on a tomb next to the fallen Twin Towers.

Remembering 9/11 at Kinkaid

Jack Klosek, Opinion Editor September 11, 2021

Twenty years ago today, our nation was rocked by a terrorist attack that attempted to bring our nation to its knees. It was and still is the single deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the world.  While...

Debate coach Eric Emerson, Allison Yang, Samantha Fowler and Katherine Zhang pose. Allison Yang competed in International Extemporaneous Speaking. Kinkaid's policy team of Samantha Fowler and Katherine Zhang finished in the top 25 teams in the country at the NSDA tournament.

Debate off to a promising start after first tournaments

Sam Pitts, Features Editor September 10, 2021

With the first two tournaments in the books, the debate team has 32 more tournaments throughout the year.  The team has a promising set of debaters with a lot of 9th graders exceeding expectations...

Club fair returns in person, donuts abound

Camron Baldwin, Assistant News Editor September 1, 2021

The Quad underwent a makeover as tables, posters and doughnuts were laid out in anticipation of a Kinkaid tradition: club fair. Marked by a whirlwind of activity and the serving of sweets, the fair...

Head of School Jonathan Eades, Mayor of Piney Point Mark Kobelan, Olympic Medalist Raevyn Rogers '14, Olympic Coach Megan Watson, and Athletic Director David Holm pose for a picture.

Olympic track medalist Raevyn Rogers, ’14 visits Kinkaid

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor August 25, 2021
Raevyn Rogers visits Kinkaid after her bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Middle school parents line up for carpool on a Tuesday afternoon.

Measures taken to combat on-campus traffic

George Kinder, Staff Writer April 6, 2021

Every day, hundreds of cars roll through the campus to either drop off or pick up students. The lines sometimes feel extremely long, but what is it like from the perspective of those who run the carpool? Although...

Segal Field covered with snow after Winter Storm Uri.

Winter Storm Uri ravages Houston

Eshaan Mani, Staff Writer February 22, 2021

Yards turned white with snow and sleet over Valentine’s Day weekend, and Texans rejoiced, enjoying the cold weather. But this glimpse of a white winter overstayed its welcome and snowballed into a crisis...

Jon Jafarnia '21 pauses his speech to check his phone.

Senior’s speech hijacked by pranksters

Dylan Marcus, Staff Writer August 25, 2020

Before a single class took place on Aug. 19, the first day of school, seniors put their own spin on the school’s 2020-21 welcome assembly.  Mr. Peter Behr, head of Upper School, turned the virtual...

Students celebrate Go Texan Day

Students celebrate Go Texan Day

Jack Klosek, Staff Writer February 28, 2020

This Friday, Upper School students celebrated Go Texan Day with many students and faculty members dressing in western attire. The Rodeo is set to begin tonight with the annual cook-off taking place at...

Historic pep rally celebrates winter sports

Historic pep rally celebrates winter sports

Charlie Sole, Staff Writer February 14, 2020

Kinkaid made history last Friday, Feb. 7 by hosting the first-ever winter pep rally. With Valentine’s theme, by all accounts, it was a great success so expect a repeat of this in the future.   Love...

9th and 10th grade to have dance in Doggett

9th and 10th grade to have dance in Doggett

Cooper Buck and Sam Pitts January 31, 2020

Dozens of students will gather in the Doggett gym to dance and laugh with their friends, as well as hang out and play video games on Saturday night.  For more than two hours, the gym will be open to...

The Australian Red Cross has been receiving thousands of donations from around the world to aid people devastated by bushfires that have been burning since September.

Lemonade stand to aid Australians

Sarah Xu and Dylan Keller January 17, 2020

One girl. One lemonade stand. One goal.  And thousands of miles away, one devastated country is burning. Mia Price, a freshman, wants to make a difference as Australia continues to face wildfires...

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