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The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

A plastic water bottle by the windowsill.

Plastic water bottles banished from campus for Sustainability Week

Ford Montgomery, Staff Writer February 14, 2022

Walking into the school cafeteria and buying a water bottle to quench your thirst is something most students do every day. However, most students do not realize the amount of plastic they are using.  The...

The lunar new year display in the Student Life Building

Falcons celebrate Lunar New Year

Shaan Dhutia and Preston Herleth February 9, 2022

Red lanterns hung from the ceiling. Traditional food and snacks laid out on trays. Students gathered around laughing and playing games. The year of the tiger has begun. In this month of February,...

 A balloon arrangement greeted ninth- and tenth-graders.

Freshmen and sophomores mosey on down to rodeo party

Read Liuzzi, Staff Writer February 9, 2022

Ninth- and 10th-grade students gathered in the Ogilvie Lobby and outside on the Falcon Green for a rodeo-themed party on Saturday, Feb. 5.  Inside the Oglivie Lobby, there were several casino tables,...

A green pill and leaf, illustrating the threat of drugs.

FCD Prevention Works visits campus

Harrison Lawrence, Staff Writer February 9, 2022

Students took an FCD Prevention Works survey asking various questions relating to students' use of substances and perception of substance use on Oct. 21.  The survey was meant to get a better understanding...

A flyer for the event on Thursday, Feb. 3.

Students share African-American heritage and culture

Matthew Berman, Staff Writer February 3, 2022

On the Brown Auditorium’s stage, with beaming bright lights shining down upon the stars of the night's show, seats will fill with an eager audience to watch African-American students display their culture...

Inscription: Are you ready for exams? and stationary on grey background.

Students prepare for midterm exams

Carter Pitts, Staff Writer December 9, 2021

The semester is coming to an end and grades are nearing finalization, but there’s still one thing left: midterms. Midterms begin on Friday, Dec. 10 with the World Language examinations. The following...

The Dining and Learning Center is back!

Dining and Learning Center returns to former glory

Sam Pitts, Features Editor November 20, 2021

The Dining and Learning Center has been a place filled with life, from students eating and studying to faculty and staff working. Since the start of in-person education last year, the Dining and Learning...

Members of the Model UN team pose at UT Austin.

Model UN returns from UT Austin victorious

Stockton Lord, Assistant Opinion Editor November 16, 2021

For the first time in over a year, Central Texas Model UN opened its doors for an in-person conference and Kinkaid’s team was ready. The Falcon team of 14 students competed against over 500 students...

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

School suffers from paper shortage

David Liu, Staff Writer 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, Executive Digital Editor 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, Staff Writer 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 UNICEF Club sets up for their bake sale on Thursday.

Bake sale raises funds for relief efforts in Haiti

Eshaan Mani, Executive Digital Editor October 5, 2021

Sweet treats abounded in the Quad as the clouds receded last Thursday and Friday at lunch. The UNICEF Club set up a bake sale to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.  On Aug. 14, a magnitude 7.2...

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