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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Junior Gustavo Solari-Neumann attempts to print in the Moran Library.

School suffers from paper shortage

David Liu • October 29, 2021

Students may see a large shift from paper worksheets to Microsoft Word or Google Doc documents in the coming week.  Due to a supplier shortage and the global supply chain crisis, school printers are...

Face masks on vintage wooden board.

Upper School goes mask-optional in classrooms

Eshaan Mani • October 12, 2021

The Kinkaid administration updated its protocols for COVID-19 on Oct. 7 to return to a more traditional learning environment.  “As we have begun to open the campus for more activities and welcome...

Chisom Nwabudike, Ava Courville, Ella Gillentine, Drew Adler, Julia Nguyen, Grant Smith, James Prendergast, Emma Baird and Wende Wang pose for a photo at homecoming.

Students rock around the clock at homecoming

Kaveen Shah • October 7, 2021

Flashing colored lights, bass-boosted music and the sounds of laughs and merry shouts abounded in Houstoun Plaza, as students and staff chaperones gathered to celebrate homecoming for the first time since...

The path of Tropical Storm Nicholas

School closure due to Tropical Storm Nicholas

Eshaan Mani • 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 • 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...

Club fair returns in person, donuts abound

Camron Baldwin • 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...

Middle school parents line up for carpool on a Tuesday afternoon.

Measures taken to combat on-campus traffic

George Kinder • 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 • 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 • 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...

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