Congratulations to Micah Bell and the Stafford Cobras little league football team as they head to the Superbowl this Sunday! KMS wishes you all a VICTORY!
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Congratulations!
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Kinkaid Alum Stands Out at Sailing Nationals
Class of 2016's Lenox Butcher found success in her first year sailing for the University of Pennsylvania's club team. Butcher secured a bid to the National Championships this past weekend in Galveston, TX. She closed out the competition with a Top 10 finish earning 9th place overall. To read more about Lenox’s thrilling journey and performance at Nationals, click on the link below.
http://www.thedp.com/article/2
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US and MS Band Students Perform Well at ATSSB
Earlier this month auditions were held at Sealy High School for the Association of Small School Bands All-Region Band. ![]()
ATSSB auditions are open to all public and private school students with a school classification of 4A and below. The students performed two very challenging selections for a panel of judges in a live audition, and were ranked using the Olympic scoring system. Kinkaid had multiple US/MS students place into their respective region bands, with four US students placing high enough in their sections to advance to the Area Auditions to be held in January.
US Band members:
TX Harris ‘18 - 2nd chair Bass Clarinet; Area
Rorye Jones ‘19 - 8th chair Clarinet; Area
Seb Seager ‘19 - 1st chair Flute; Area
Jason Yang ‘17 - 2nd chair Oboe; Area
MS Band members:
Jason Boué '21 - 8th chair Trombone; Region
Christopher Gardner '21 - 2nd chair Horn; Region
Eliot Gottsegen '21 - 2nd chair Bass Clarinet; Region
Stephanie Han '23 - 3rd chair Flute; Region
Tommy Holstead '21 - 4th chair Euphonium; Region
Anthony Treistman '21 - 1st chair Tenor Sax; Region
Congratulations to our talented student musicians!
ATSSB auditions are open to all public and private school students with a school classification of 4A and below. The students performed two very challenging selections for a panel of judges in a live audition, and were ranked using the Olympic scoring system. Kinkaid had multiple US/MS students place into their respective region bands, with four US students placing high enough in their sections to advance to the Area Auditions to be held in January.US Band members:
TX Harris ‘18 - 2nd chair Bass Clarinet; Area
Rorye Jones ‘19 - 8th chair Clarinet; Area
Seb Seager ‘19 - 1st chair Flute; Area
Jason Yang ‘17 - 2nd chair Oboe; Area
MS Band members:
Jason Boué '21 - 8th chair Trombone; Region
Christopher Gardner '21 - 2nd chair Horn; Region
Eliot Gottsegen '21 - 2nd chair Bass Clarinet; Region
Stephanie Han '23 - 3rd chair Flute; Region
Tommy Holstead '21 - 4th chair Euphonium; Region
Anthony Treistman '21 - 1st chair Tenor Sax; Region
Congratulations to our talented student musicians!
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SPC Fall Finishes 2016
Our fall season has come to a close with the completion of the SPC championships in Austin on Saturday, November 5.
Field Hockey started the weekend off on Friday, November 4. They fell to a tough Hockaday opponent 2-1 and then took St. Stephen’s into overtime before their season came to an end with a 6th place finish.
It may have been a rainy Saturday morning but that didn’t slow down our Cross Country teams. The boys started the day off with a 6th place finish. Then the girls battled their way through the course to win 1st place and bring home the championship trophy for the 2nd time in three years.
Many thanks to the student athletes, coaches and fans for all of your hard work and support this season!
SPC Championship Finishes:
Girls Cross Country - 1st Place – SPC CHAMPIONS
All SPC Winners
2nd Place - 18:29.6 Camila Vicens ‘20
6th Place - 19:18.9 Mikela McCauley ’20
9th Place - 19:47.7 Alexandra Blake ‘20
10th Place - 19:59.5 Ali Ammons, ‘18
All South Zone Winners
1st Place – Camila Vicens
3rd Place – Ali Ammons
6th Place – Alexandra Blake
7th Place – Caroline Keller
9th Place – Lindsey Ho
Boys Cross Country - 6th Place
All SPC Winner
3rd Place - 16:31.3 Dz Zavitsanos
All South Zone Winners
Dz Zavitsanos, Socs Zavitsanos, Andres Melendez, Oscar Melendez
Field Hockey - 6th Place
All SPC Winners
Caroline Hanan, Belle Martire
All South Zone Winners
Ellie Bolin, Belle Martire
South Zone Finishes
Girls Volleyball – 7th Place in South Zone
All SPC Winner
Chinaza Ndee
All South Zone Winner
Onuchi Ndee
Boys Volleyball - 5th Place in South Zone
All SPC Winner
Brian Xu
All South Zone Winner
Alex Frumovitz
Football - 3rd Place in 4A Division
All SPC Winners
Johnathon Thomas, Ben Padon, Josh Williams, Marquis Hubbard
All South Zone Winners
Rob Lahourcade, Adam Harter, Pierce Johnson, Kirby Cravens
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Congratulations
Congrats to Ethan Pintar who won First Place at the Houston Public Library's Teen Writing contest!
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9th Graders Give Back to First Responders
Tis the season of giving! The Class of 2020 put a twist on the annual poinsettia sale this holiday season. By supporting the class fundraiser, students were able to give over 170 poinsettias to the Memorial Villages Fire Department and Police Department as a token of their appreciation.
“The poinsettias certainly bring Christmas cheer to the fire station” says Fire Chief David Foster. “Lots of people forget that when they’re at home celebrating with their families that their firemen are always here. So it’s nice to have the school, the kids and parents of the school remember them.”
Poinsettias were delivered this week and accompanied by 9th grade representatives Annabell Skuvisz '20 and Claire Richey '20 to personally say thank you. Members of both departments will be sent home with one to enjoy with their families. Thank you Class of 2020 for the wonderful gesture!
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Liu Named Semi-Finalist in Math Science Competition
Congratulations to Vivian Liu '17 on becoming a semi-finalist at the 2016 Siemens Competition in Math, Science, & Technology.
Vivian worked with Gina Chen, a senior at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin, and Kyle Wang, a junior at Westlake High School in Austin, under the direction of Dr. Lucas Rusnak from Texas State University.
The Siemens Foundation established the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology in 1999. The Competition is the nation’s premier science research competition for high school students and seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects.
Her submission was entitled "A Generalization of Structural Degree of Imbalance and Complexity in Oriented Hypergraphy". For those interested in viewing her submission, please click here.
Congratulations, Vivian!
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Congratulations
Congratulations to all of our Speech and Debate students who competed over the weekend, KMS is very proud of you!
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MS Science Teacher Wins HMNS Excellence in Teaching Award
Each year The Houston Museum of Natural Science presents the Wilhelmina C. Robertson Excellence in Science or Mathematics Teaching Award to two teachers, one K-5th grade math or science teacher and one 6th-12th grade math or science teacher, in the Houston area who significantly impact students through exemplary science or mathematics teaching.
On November 9th at a special luncheon at the Briar Club, Kinkaid Science Department Chair and middle school science teacher Stephanie Toro was honored with the 2016 Award, along with Megan Murphy of the Rice School. The recipients and guests at the luncheon were treated to keynote speaker NASA astronaut Captain Scott Kelly.
Ms. Toro's teaching philosophy emphasizes the inclusion of Nature of Science in the classroom. "Often educators focus on the content and never bother to teach students what science is and is not, as well as how it works." She believes once students experience science as knowledge, that allows them to understand, explain, apply, and predict natural phenomenon observed in their surroundings and they realize they can be successful science students. She places a high level of importance on teaching the process and skills of science.
Congratulations to Ms. Toro!
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5th Graders Place High in National Math Competition
Nine Kinkaid 5th graders earned medals after competing in a national Halloween mathematics challenge hosted by Mangahigh.com. Competing against 845 schools and 43,000 students throughout the United States and Canada, Kinkaid placed 8th overall after correctly answering over 1,500 math questions throughout an eight-day period. In addition to receiving medals, the class also earned a $250 Amazon gift card.
Mangahigh.com is one of the world’s first games-based-learning sites, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning. Founded by an experienced team of mathematicians and game specialists, the organization strives to balance game play and education.
Huge congratulations to these talented students!
Pictured: Onyi Ndee, Camille Pyne, Travis Ainsworth, Peyton Young, Eric Wang, Ethan Goldstein, Hayden Lewitton, Georgia Cooper, Siddharth Agarwala
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Headmaster's Message December
Happy holidays from The Kinkaid School!
Please click on the video below to view Dr. Martire's December message.
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US Photography Competes in ATPI Photography Contest
Kinkaid US Photography students participated in a highly competitive competition, the 2016 ATPI Fall Photo Contest, hosted by The Association of Texas Photography Instructors, and came away as winners in several categories! The following students received honors:
Advanced Smartphone Category:
First Place, Madi Malouf, "Touchpoint"
Third Place, Natalia Gonzalez-Blanco, "Social Life Outside Stupa"
Honorable Mention, Natalia Gonzalez-Blanco, "Catholic Church on Wheels in Sandals"
Advanced Architecture / Cityscape:
First Place, Hannah Barden, "Cascading"
Advanced Image Portfolio (a collection of 5 cohesive images):
Honorable Mention, Marie Atmar, "Peace Be To Israel"
Advanced Time Exposure:
3rd Place, Robin Kate Davis, "Sonic Sound"
Advanced Travel:
First Place, Hannah Chambers, "Overlooking"
Congratulations! Please view the first place winning photos below.
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Debate Team Fall Semester Results
Kinkaid Debate is finished with a busy fall semester, and it has been a successful one. See below for an update on their many accomplishments!
November 11-12, Katy Taylor HS Regional Tournament – 49 schools competing:
- Seniors Sam Richey and Sabrina Bajwa - placed 1st in Policy, receiving 8 of the 12 needed points needed to qualify for TFA (Texas Forensics Association) State Tournament.
- The frosh team of Karm Ghei '20 and Spencer Powers '20 - placed in the semifinals, receiving 10 of the 12 points needed to qualify for TFA State.
- Kinkaid had two more first year teams in the quarterfinals - Hannah Shi '19 & Sahar Punjwani '20 and Camila Vicens '20 & Brian Xu '20.
November 19-21 - Glenbrooks Tournament – Chicago – one of the largest & most competitive tournaments in the country with 261 schools competing:
- Sam Richey & Sabrina Bajwa - placed in the top 16 (out of 170 teams) and received their 4th bid to the Tournament of Champions (TOC), sponsored by the University of Kentucky. Sam was awarded the 5th overall speaker & Sabrina the 11th out of 340. Both were invited to attend the Glenbrooks Round Robin following the regular tournament. This is an honor reserved for, what the Glenbrooks believe, are the top 7 teams in the country.
- Senior Jason Yang - placed in the top 32 (out of 180) in Lincoln-Douglas, won his first 6 debates, ending up 6-1, and was awarded the 19th overall speaker award.
November 19-21 – Cypress Creek HS Regional Tournament - 39 schools competing:
- Freshman Shreya Mehta - placed 3rd (semifinals, out of 50+ students) and received points towards qualifying for the TFA State Tournament.
December 2-3 - University Of Texas’ Longhorn Classic – largest tournament in Texas with 113 schools competing:
- Senior Jason Yang - placed 2nd out of 203 competitors in Varsity Lincoln-Douglas (VLD), falling to the top debater from Strake Jesuit in the finals. UT is a TOC qualifier at the semi-final level for LD, and Jason will now be one of the top 72 in the country competing at the University of Kentucky in April.
- Sam Richey and Sabrina Bajwa - placed in the quarterfinals (top 8 out of over 100 teams) in Varsity Policy. Sam was awarded the 3rd overall speaker, out of 200, and Sabrina was awarded the 10th. UT is a TOC qualifier at the quarterfinals level for VP. Sam and Sabrina are one of only 10 teams in the country to have four bids, and they have also qualified for the TFA State Tournament.
- Juniors Minhhy Truong and Lauren Ho - placed in the top 64 out of 140 teams in Varsity Public Forum. Lauren was awarded the 16th speaker award out of 280.
- Sophomores Dani Knobloch and Amy Ho - placed in the top 32 of Policy.
- Sophomore Jack Scofield was awarded the 11th overall speaker (out of 203 competitors) in VLD.
- We had many successes culminating in the 2nd place overall debate sweepstakes award.
Congratulations to Kinkaid Debate for a very impressive fall semester of performances! Good luck at the TFA State Tournament and Tournament of Champions!
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Welcome back!
Welcome back KMS! Have a great start to the new year!
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Wrestlers Earn Top Rankings
6 Varsity Wrestlers earned Top 5 Boys Prep rankings from Wrestling Texas in their respective weight classes.
Weight 220 – 1st Place – Colin Lawler ‘18
Weight 152 – 1st Place – Noah Chan ‘18
Weight 120 – 2nd Place - John Goettee ‘17
Weight 138 – 4th Place – Max Mannetti ‘18
Weight 113 – 5th Place - Brighton Huynh ’17
The team’s next match will be this Saturday, January 7th at 9:00am at St. Thomas High School.
To see the full list of rankings click the link here: http://wrestlingtexas.com/2017
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Hanan Earns All-American Honors for Field Hockey
Junior Caroline Hanan is one of 16 players nationwide named to the Harrow/NFHCA High School All-American First Team.
Varsity Coach and Field Hockey Program Head Jackie Ciconte had this to share, “Caroline is the only 1st team All American selectee to come out of the entire west region (California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas combined) that has been documented in the past 13 years. Although Caroline more than deserves to be recognized for her commitment and talent, receiving an honor of this magnitude is extremely rare. It is a testament to her passion and limitless potential. I am absolutely ecstatic and very proud of her. This recognition represents the incredible community we are blessed to be a part of here at Kinkaid. The support given to all sports, male and female across the board is one of the many factors that set us apart and help put our student-athletes in the position to succeed. Caroline has left her mark in Kinkaid field hockey history and will continue to be an asset to our program as a senior this fall. It’s no surprise that Caroline has her goals set high, as she will be competing at the next level for Duke University following her successful career as a Falcon."
To see the full first, second and third-team Harrow/NFHCA All-America lists are included here: https://www.eteamz.com/NFHCA/files/HighSchoolAllAmerica.pdf
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Kinkaid Art Students Show Well!
Congratulations to Kinkaid Middle and Upper School students for their success!
Houston Art Society Juried Fall Show 2016
First Place:
Claire Wexler 6th grade: watercolor
Eliza Lawrence 9th grade: mixed media
Adelaide Randall 9th grade: photography
Emma Sykes 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Sophia Sole' 12th grade: ceramics, pottery wheel throwing
Second Place:
Katherine Zhang 6th grade: watercolor
Emma Hurley 7th grade: drawing
Duncan Harper 9th grade: mixed media
Caroline Cone 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Tyler Baldridge 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Emmy Heyser 12th grade: ceramics, pottery wheel throwing
Third Place:
Laurel Davis 6th grade: watercolor
Morgan Le 7th grade: drawing
Audrey Ho 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Katie Erikson 11th grade: ceramics, pottery wheel throwing
First Honorable Mention:
Caroline Cone 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Caroline Moseley 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Tyler Baldridge 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Honorable Mention:
Patrick Brown 10th grade: ceramics, hand-building
Houston Young Artist's Concert - Visual Arts Competition
First Place:
Taqi Hasnain 11th grade: painting
Honorable Mention:
Chris Choi 12th grade: painting
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Kinkaid Hosts AJ Carothers Visiting Artist Series
Join us on Sunday, September 25 at 2:00 p.m. for our second
AJ Carothers Visiting Artist Series!
Comedy writer Jeff Martin '78 and actor Eric Ladin '97 will give insight into the fascinating world of movies and television -- from Page to Stage!
Click on the video below for a sneak preview.
RSVP to: Events@kinkaid.org
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Kinkaid Debate - January Success
Kinkaid Debate started off the year strong with an early January appearance at the University of Houston Cougar Classic, one of the most competitive tournaments in the city, with 54 schools from 4 states competing, and the only Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifier in all of the debate events in Houston.
- The policy team of Sabrina Bajwa '17 and Sam Richey '17 placed 2nd, losing a close finals round on a 2-1 decision. Sabrina was awarded the 3rd overall speaker and Sam the 4th. Sabrina and Sam have received their 5th bid to the TOC.
- In Lincoln-Douglas Jason Yang '17 placed in the top eight (quarterfinals), losing on a 2-1 decision to cross town rivals, Strake Jesuit. Jason was awarded the 2nd overall speaker in LD. Jason is now fully qualified for the Texas Forensics Association (TFA) State Tournament.
- Sam Segal '18 placed in the top 16 (octofinals) in Lincoln-Douglas. Sam has 10 of the 12 points needed to qualify for TFA State.
The following weekend, the team took advantage of the long weekend to compete from coast to coast and locally. Lexington High School in Boston is the biggest and most competitive tournament in Massachusetts that is not named Harvard, with 103 schools representing 19 states. Harvard Westlake High School in California is a major of Lincoln-Douglas debate with 76 schools representing 10 states in attendance. Meanwhile, locally, Katy High School hosted a strong local with 32 schools from throughout the Houston area.
- Sabrina Bajwa '17 and Sam Richey '17 received their 6th bid to the TOC by reaching the finals of the Lexington tournament. The final round was postponed until February. Sabrina was awarded the top overall speaker award out of 120 individuals.
- Jason Yang '17 placed in the top 8 (quarter-finals) at Harvard Westlake. He went undefeated in preliminary rounds and was awarded the 4th overall speaker out of 108 individuals.
- At Katy HS, the policy debaters closed out the final round receiving 1st and 2nd place. Amy Ho '19 and Dani Knobloch '19 received first since they went undefeated in preliminary rounds and were the top seed. Sahar Punjwani '20 and Hannah Shi '19 received second. Sahar and Hannah are now fully qualified for TFA State and Amy and Dani are one point away.
- In Lincoln-Douglas, Sam Segal '18 was the top speaker of the tournament and finalist, losing on a 2-1 decision. Sam is now fully qualified for TFA State.
- Vivian Liu '17 was the 2nd speaker and was a quarterfinalist.
- Shreya Mehta '20 was undefeated in preliminary rounds and reached the top 16. Shreya is now 2 points away from qualifying for TFA State.
Congratulations Debate students!
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to all of KMS 8th graders who put on an amazing show this weekend! We are so proud of you!
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