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The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The official Girl Scouts of America press release features Chloe Brissett, Madison Burba, Sabrina Nader and Ava Winn.

Senior Girl Scouts win Gold Award for service

Charlie Lobb, Staff Writer March 30, 2024

Four Kinkaid seniors, Chloe Brissett, Madison Burba, Ava Winn and Sabrina Nader, all received a Gold Award from The Girl Scouts of America on Feb. 27. According to the official Girl Scouts website,...

Senior Eshaan Mani points to his signature on the support beam.

Students and faculty sign beam of new Upper School, marking historic moment

Will Burba, Staff Writer March 25, 2024

Falcon students in middle and high school flocked to the clock tower to sign a large metal beam on March 7, marking a historic milestone in Kinkaid’s history. Following the signing, the beam served...

Sophomore Jack Susman diligently working on one of many short stories, each a recognition of the struggles and successes of immigrants.

Sophomores chronicle immigrant narratives in new anthology

Ellie Mehta, Opinion Editor March 25, 2024

Sophomores Ayla Patel and Jack Susman have embarked on a literary journey outside the classroom with aims to raise awareness about the complexities of immigration.  With their collaborative efforts,...

Senior Kaveen Shah and juniors Jason Zhang and Charlie Yang hold the awards they received for getting to the top eight of their respective divisions.

Debaters win big at state-level tournament

Alex Cai, Staff Writer March 25, 2024

Over spring break, 15 debaters across four divisions of competition competed at the 2024 Texas Forensic Association’s State Tournament.  Held in the Houston Marriott Westchase, the tournament...

Sophomore John Patterson and freshman Sydney Marshall both received awards at HMC.

Falcons compete at Harvard Model Congress, emerge with laurels

Hudson Holton, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

Kinkaid students traveled to Boston to participate in Harvard Model Congress, the country’s oldest, largest and most prestigious Model United Nations conference.  Over 2,500 high school students...

The team poses after a win at the USTEM tournament.

Robotics team soars to victory at USTEM and regional tournaments

Emerson Heath, Enterprise Editor March 6, 2024

Kinkaid’s robotics team, also known as The Falconeers, has enjoyed a victory-filled season. The team participated in the USTEM Under Cooked Tournament at Waltrip High School on Feb. 10.  The robotics...

The party for underclassmen is their alternative to prom. This year, students enjoyed casino games.

Underclassmen enjoy casino-themed party

Will Burba, Staff Writer February 12, 2024

Laughter and excitement filled the air. Music was pumping, lights were flashing and the ninth and tenth grade students were enjoying the annual freshman and sophomore party.  This year’s celebration...

Senior Audrey Brown examines large portraits by Titian and other Renaissance artists.

History classes enjoy day at Museum of Fine Arts

David Liu and Cami Culbertson December 13, 2023

AP European History and Art History students visited the Houston Museum of Fine Arts on Dec. 7 to view in real life the works they had studied throughout the first semester. Art history teacher Ms....

Senior Kaveen Shah tries mint chutney, a tangy sauce usually eaten as a side with appetizers.

Falcons celebrate Diwali with lavish feast

Shaivi Moparthi, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

The aroma of delicious spices, melodies of Bollywood pop music and excited chatter filled the entrance to the Temporary Upper School as students, teachers and parents waited to try an array of traditional...

Students with the Sports for Special Needs Club play tennis with students with the ACEing Autism program.

Sports for Special Needs club shows students with autism the joy of tennis

Sophie Mehta, Staff Writer November 1, 2023

Members of the Sports for Special Needs Club had a blast hanging out with children who have autism. Club members organized an event to introduce tennis skills to children affiliated with a nonprofit...

Sophomore Fife Famurewa (right) hands out care packages in the village of Ourika, which was affected by the earthquake in Morocco.

Sophomore serves Morocco earthquake victims

Emerson Heath, Enterprise Editor October 16, 2023

It’s uncommon for many teenagers to choose to spend their school break serving a country struck by disaster, but sophomore Fife Famurewa did. A high-magnitude earthquake struck the villages surrounding...

Kinkaid alumnus Mr. Canaan Estes (right) with his friends in Israel; he was in a Young Judaea gap year program.

Alum caught in conflict in Israel

Eshaan Mani, Editor-in-Chief October 11, 2023

When Kinkaid alumnus Mr. Canaan Estes, ‘23, flew to Jerusalem, Israel, for his gap year before college, he didn’t expect to be escaping a warzone some months later. Mr. Estes had been participating...

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