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Sophomores Cooper Chambers, Kristopher Carlson, Landon Carrillo, Houston Cruse and Alexander Roca traversing their first lap of the orbit.

Community walks for Type 1 diabetes research

Matthew Berman, Assistant Features Editor November 16, 2022

It was a brisk, cool morning but despite the frigid temperatures, many students, faculty and friends gathered in Barnhart stadium to support an important cause. The community gathered to raise money...

A rendering of the new Upper School

A new place to call home: plans for campus updates are unveiled

Jaisal Kalapatapu and Shaan Dhutia November 9, 2022

It’s 1958.  Dwight Eisenhower is in the Oval Office. Alaska and Hawaii have yet to enter the union. The St. Louis Hawks beat the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA Finals. And The Kinkaid School moves...

A student makes rangoli sand art in the library courtyard during the Diwali feast.

Students and teachers feast and make sand art to celebrate Diwali

Cami Culbertson, Staff Writer November 2, 2022

Students and teachers alike gathered with an excited buzz to savor the variety of foods provided by members of the South Asian Heritage Club for a Diwali feast Oct. 27.  For the first half of the celebration,...

Homecoming king Micah Bell and queen Audrey Lobb smile with head of school Mr. Jonathan Eades after being crowned.

Homecoming royalty announced with pomp and fanfare

Preston Herleth, Staff Writer October 22, 2022

AP U.S. history teacher and football announcer, Mr. Ted Curry, had quite the halftime announcements at the football game on Friday, Oct. 21. Each year exemplary students are chosen to represent the...

Team captain Cole Hartung poses at 2022 Nationals.

Quiz bowl wins first tournament of school year

David Liu, Assistant News Editor September 30, 2022

The quiz bowl team clinched a victory over Heights High School in the finals of the Texas Quiz Bowl Association High School Jamboree tournament, emerging undefeated as well as champions in the team’s...

Dr. Sonia Clayton, chair of the science department, uses The Anatomage Table to examine human organs with her AP biology class. Dr.
Clayton was instrumental in asking the school to purchase the table.

Science department brings cutting-edge technology to classrooms

Madison Burba and Matthew Berman September 29, 2022

Students huddled in a dim classroom, peering over each other’s shoulders to get a look at the table below. On the electronic table a heart beats beneath a ribcage, pumping out blood and modeling the...

A rendering of the new Upper School shared with the community at an assembly on Sep. 13.

Plans for a renewed Upper School revealed

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor September 19, 2022

"Now in our 116th school year, we are embarking on a historic and ambitious plan to create a lasting advantage for yesterday’s, today’s, and tomorrow’s Kinkaid students, faculty, staff, and community.” So...

The school upped its safety standards for the 2022-2023 school year.

Administration increases on-campus safety

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor September 19, 2022

The campus just got a whole lot safer. Beginning this fall, a new campus policy requires all doors to remain locked and need Falcon cards to open as part of new safety measures.  The safety measures...

Mr. Craig Cavanagh, substitute teacher, addressed the 10th grade.

Sophomores learn about reality of the Holocaust

Cami Culbertson, Staff Writer September 19, 2022

Mr. Craig Cavanagh, substitute teacher, met with the sophomore class to educate students on the Holocaust. Once when he substituted for an English II teacher, Mr. Cavanagh realized how little students...

Spanish teacher Mr. Esteban Longoria stops by Erase MS Club's booth at club fair.

New clubs and new sweets: club fair returns

Camron Baldwin and Ian Overman August 29, 2022

The Ogilvie Lobby became half-bakery, half-battlefield as the Upper School’s 56 clubs jockeyed for the interest of students using baked goods, sweet icing and snappy posters last week. Club Fair...

The East/Southeast Asian Affinity Group poses for a picture at the expo.

First-ever affinity group expo held in Upper School

Shaan Dhutia, Assistant Opinion Editor August 26, 2022

The first-ever Affinity Group Expo was held in the Moran Library last Thursday. The expo was designed to increase the visibility of affinity groups and highlight the benefits of the program. It was...

Librarians organized a bookcase of diverse books in January 2021.

Moran Library declared a quiet space

Chris Kositprapa, Staff Writer May 9, 2022

In an attempt to minimize distractions for students in the library, the Upper School administration has designated times throughout the day for quiet study only.  Head librarian Ms. Lakeisha Branch...

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