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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

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...

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...

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