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Signing Day for 3 Kinkaid Football Players

February 5, 2014, 5:31 pm
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Surrounded by family, friends, and faculty three varsity football players, William Clement, Thomas Dillon, and Mavin Saunders, announced their signings to play NCAA Division I football next year at New Mexico State, Wake Forest, and Florida State University, respectively.

 

Linebacker William Clement signed to New Mexico State University.
Will has recorded over 100 tackles in his last two seasons as a Falcon.
Clement will be joined by 14 other Texas recruits who also signed with the Aggies. 

 

Cornerback Thomas Dillon joins the Deacons of Wake Forest.
He has 16 career interceptions and numerous accolades, including First Team All-SPC in both football and track.
Dillon will be playing for first year head coach Dave Clawson and is scheduled to face Kinkaid teammate Saunders on October 4th in Tallahassee.

 

Tight end Mavin Saunders signed his NLI with current National Champion, Florida State University.  
While at Kinkaid, Saunders has received All-South Zone (2013) and First Team All-SPC (2014) honors.
The Seminoles' first game will bring Saunders back to Texas when they take on OSU at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington on August 30th.

 

The Kinkaid community looks forward to watching these young men succeed at the next level.

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Middle School Debate Hastings Tournament Update: Octofinals, Quarterfinals, & Top Speaking Results

February 6, 2014, 6:38 am
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The Kinkaid Middle School debate team recently competed at the Hastings tournament this past Saturday.  For nearly all of Kinkaid’s 7th graders, this was only their second time to ever compete.

Kinkaid’s 7th graders were competing in public forum debate with partners.  They were discussing whether or not the Supreme Court made the correct decision last year on the Voting Rights Act, a rather complex and difficult topic.  Kinkaid Debate Coach Stacy Thomas was very proud of the students’ research for this debate.

At the competition, all students debated 3 preliminary rounds and then the top 16 partnerships advanced to the octofinals based on their record and points awarded for presentation.  Kinkaid had half of the teams that advanced!

 

Making the octofinals (top 16) were the following debate partnerships:

CG Marinelli/Callie Rosenthal

Rohan Kumar/Jack Neblett

Daniel Mirzai/Mason Nome

Reeves Cameron/Brian Schroeder

Roya Moradi/Onuchi Ndee

 

Making the quarterfinals (top 8) were: 

Dani Knobloch/Tate Toussaint

Mason Freeman/Andrew Yang

Madeline Karkowsky/Ellie Lucke

 

 Two Kinkaid debate teams had winning 2-1 records but who missed the cut for advancing just barely based on speaking points.  These two were Jeffers Shaper/Becket Toussaint and Nolan D'Souza/Alexander Treistman.

Additionally, students were awarded individually for their speaking.  Out of the 80 students participating in this division, Kinkaid had two students honored for top speaking.  They were:

Callie Rosenthal in 3rd place and Mason Freeman in 4th place.

Finally, while most of Kinkaid’s 8th graders were unable to attend this tournament, Kinkaid did have a couple of students in the Lincoln-Douglas debate.  These students compete individually and were debating if developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction.   

David Liang successfully reached the quarterfinals in this division.

Congratulations to all of Kinkaid middle school debaters for the hard work they have been doing throughout the month of January!   

-- Middle School Debate Coach, Stacy Thomas

 

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Kinkaid Upper School students earn 18 awards from the Scholastic Writing Awards Regional Competition

February 6, 2014, 11:30 am
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The following Upper School students have won recognition from the Scholastic Writing Awards Regional Competition:

Honorable Mention:

  • Emily Ashworth
  • Kendyl Bree
  • Taylor Daniel
  • Allison Dyer
  • Carter Green
  • Suriya Sharma (for a portfolio of 8 works)

Silver Key:

  • Allison Dyer
  • Katlyn Feldman
  • Nina Kalluri
  • Kylie Lohrenz
  • Suriya Sharma
  • Hallie Wilson
  • Mareah Younes

Gold Key: (These students will compete at the national level next)

  • Taylor Daniel
  • Ashley Davis
  • Kylie Lohrenz
  • Roma Patel (for a portfolio of 8 works)
  • John Pederson

 

About the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards:

Scholastic describes the Art and Writing Awards as follows: "Since 1923, the Awards has recognized the exceptional vision of our nation’s youth, and provided a singular opportunity for students to be noticed for their creative talents." At the regional level, the competition is administered by the Harris County Department of Education. Students from any school, public or private, in Harris County can participate. Out of thousands of entries, just a few hundred earn recognition. This year, twenty-seven Kinkaid Upper School students submitted 37 individual pieces of writing and 3 senior portfolios (collections of up to 8 works) to the regional competition. They earned 6 Honorable Mentions (including a portfolio), 7 silver keys, and 5 gold keys (including a portfolio). Those five gold-key-winning entries move on to the national level of competition, results from which come out in late March.

 

 

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Parents of 7th Graders: Instructions for accessing the 7th Grade Trip 2014 Information in the Parent Portal

February 7, 2014, 7:44 am
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1.  Click the Login button at the top of the page.
2.  In the parent portal, scroll down and click the "7th Grade Texas History Trip" link.
3.  Parents should keep an eye on the Activity and Bulletin windows.
4.  Click on the "Resources" tab at the top for the field trip handouts (packing list & itinerary).
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Girls 8th Grade Soccer Wins HJPC and Middle School Swimming Sets New Records

February 7, 2014, 10:11 am
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The cold weather didn’t deter the Kinkaid 8th grade girls’ soccer team as they took on a talented Duschesne team in the HJPC Championship game last night at Presbyterian. With a final score of 3-0, the Falcons received their first place medals and earned the title of Champions. Coaches James Jordan and Stephanie Derieg believe “hard work, discipline, and unselfish team play” were the foundations of this team’s successful season.

On Wednesday night, the Falcon Middle School Swim team set a new HJPC and school record in the Girls 200 Medley Relay at the HJPC Championship meet with a time of 2:11.3. Members of this record setting relay were Audrey Orange, May Moorefield, Ava Finger and Helena Johnson.

Congratulations to the Kinkaid MS Falcons on a successful winter season of competitions!

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Kinkaid Upper School and Middle School yearbooks both selected for a national honor

February 7, 2014, 12:04 pm
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Kinkaid’s Upper School and Middle School yearbooks were both selected to be a national sample for the Balfour Yearbook Company.  Sample yearbooks represent the top 2% of yearbooks produced by the Balfour Company in their worldwide market.  This is a big honor, as each yearbook will be used as a journalism resource for workshops across the country. Congratulations to all of the Kinkaid Middle and Upper School Yearbook student editors!

Kinkaid Upper School Yearbook Editors for this year are:

Annie Jeckovich, Lizzy McGee, Cynthia Ormiston and Nazie Amjadi. 

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5 Field Hockey Falcons Competing at Disney

February 7, 2014, 1:53 pm
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Good luck to 5 of the Varsity Field Hockey players down in Florida this weekend competing in the Disney Field Hockey Showcase!

Left to Right: Kaylie Mings (Fr), Allison Dyer (Jr), Emma Eggleston (Jr), Sophie Mireskandari (So), Natalie Thurman (So)

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6 Seniors Named to National Academic Squad

February 10, 2014, 7:57 am
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Kinkaid is proud to announce 6 senior field hockey players were named to the NFHCA High School National Academic Squad. The NFHCA recognizes high school seniors who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 or equivalent through the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year. 

The award winners are:
Nazaneen Amjadi *
Courtney Greer
Griffith Greer
Drewe Molin
Addy Reckling
Jane Elizabeth Towns 

*Indicates an athlete who has been recognized as a Scholar of Distinction.  This honor is awarded to students who have achieved a 3.9 or higher through the first quarter of the school year.

The press release announcing the 2013 Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA High School National Academic Squad has been posted to the NFHCA website.  You can download a copy of the press release by visiting the NFHCA Honors & Awards page of the website at www.nfhca.org.

 

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Sisters Compete in Indoor Track & Field National Championship

February 10, 2014, 9:18 am
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Kennedy Gamble (8th Grade) and Katelyn Gamble (6th Grade) competed this past weekend in the 2014 AAU Athletics Indoor Track & Field National Championship. The three-day event was held at University of Houston’s Yoeman Fieldhouse.

Kennedy earned gold and silver medals, finishing 1st in the 55M and 2nd in the 200M, while Katelyn won a bronze medal in the 55M and finished 4th in the 200M.

Congratulations to both of these Flying Falcons on their impressive weekend and preparation for the Kinkaid track season!

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Falcons Set to Play in SPC Division I Championships

February 11, 2014, 7:12 am
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The varsity soccer and basketball seedings are in and the Falcons will be competing for Division I first place titles in all sports. Competition for the SPC Championships will begin this Friday, February 14th.

 

The Girls Soccer team will be playing against Hockaday at 9:00am at SJS on Caven Field.
Click here for the full DI Girls Soccer Bracket

 

The Boys Soccer team will face Cistercian at 10:00am at EHS on Brown Field.
Click here for the full DI Boys Soccer bracket

 

The Boys Basketball team will be competing against Greenhill at 10:30am at HCHS in the Metro Gym.
Click here for the full DI Boys Basketball bracket

 

The Girls Basketball team will take on Trinity Valley at 1:30pm here at Kinkaid in the Melcher Gym.
Click here for the full DI Girls Basketball bracket

 

The wrestling team will begin their competition on Saturday morning at 9:00am at the St. John’s School.

 

Swimming Championships will begin Saturday morning at 9:30am at the CISD Natatorium located at 19133 David Memorial Drive, Sherandoah, TX.

Event Locations:
Friday, February 14 – Saturday, February 15, 2014
Division I Boys BB – HCHS             Division II Boys BB – HC/Kinkaid
Division I Boys SOC – EHS             Division II Boys SOC – Kinkaid/EHS
Division I Girls BB – Kinkaid            Division II Girls BB – Episcopal
Division I Girls SOC – St. Johns       Division II Girls SOC – HCHS
Wrestling - St. Johns
Swimming & Diving @ Conroe ISD Natatorium 

 

For information on each of the host site, please click on the links below and to find the full brackets for all of the SPC championships, please go to www.spcsports.org and click on “brackets”.

Episcopal School of Houston

The Kinkaid School

Houston Christian High School

St. John’s School

John Cooper

 

Good luck Falcons!!

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Rogers and Cooper to Sign

February 11, 2014, 11:11 am
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A signing celebration has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon to see which school senior track competitor, Raevyn Rogers will be competing with next year at the collegiate level. Rogers is a top national recruit who has been pursued by a number of schools including Oregon, Tennessee, Clemson, LSU, Texas, and Texas Tech.

Join us tomorrow at 12:45pm in the Commons to see which program Raevyn chooses.

The athletic department is also proud to honor senior, Lucas Cooper who will be committing to play at lacrosse at Colgate University next year. Cooper’s celebration will be Friday, Feb. 28th at 12:45 in the Commons.

Congratulations to these Falcons who are going on to play their sport of choice at the next level!

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Kinkaid Upper School students earn high marks at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event

February 12, 2014, 11:59 am
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The following Upper School students earned recognition from the Texas Art Education Association at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event held on February 8, 2014 at Cypress Woods High School.

Robin Kate Davis - Division 1, Level 4, State

Amy Drews- Division 2, Level 4, State

Madison Frandina- Division 2, Level 4

Courtney Greer- Division 4, Level 4

Linnea McAuley- Division 3, Level 3

Elise Peters- Division 3, Level 4, Perfect score

Reilly Sheehy-Division 4, Level 4, Perfect score

Monica Titus, Division 2, Level 3

Seagren Wilson, Division 4, Level 4

All nine Kinkaid students entered works in the printmaking classification. Over 1800 students from more than 44 schools were juried.  Superior works received a ranking of Level 4, the highest honor.  Excellent works received a ranking of Level 3.
About VASE:

The Visual Arts Scholastic Event is the only art event of its kind in the nation. In 2014 the Texas Visual Art Scholastic Event will host over 24 Regional High School events with 25,000 registered entries.

In this event, a student presents one of her/his artworks to a juror certified in that discipline. The juror reads the student’s prepared written statement describing the intent, design, and use of medium, and then interviews the student for 5 – 8 minutes as they look at and discuss the work of art together.  At the end of the interview, the juror scores the work on a rubric based on nationally recognized educational standards, the level of experience the student has had in art, and the student’s expressed understanding of the art processes involved in the development of the artwork.

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Kinkaid Upper School student Jared Feig winner of DAR Good Citizens contest

February 13, 2014, 8:50 am
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Middle School Debate February Update: Seven Lakes Tournament

February 13, 2014, 9:21 am
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Kinkaid Middle School debaters recently competed at the Seven Lakes tournament. 

They were competing at a high school level competition in the beginners division, so most of their opponents were freshmen and sophomores.

The partnership of Collin Lawrence and Sam Segal won the novice public forum debate division, placing first out of 37 teams from 14 schools.  They won their final round against Stratford High School in Spring Branch on a 3-0 decision from the judges.  They were debating the Voting Rights Act.

Kinkaid had three other teams that made the octofinals (top 16), meaning that Kinkaid had one quarter of the teams that advanced past the preliminary rounds.

These octofinal teams were:

Lauren Ho/Amanda Roff

Remy Kalai/Alexander Treistman

Anish Odhav/Minnhy Truong

In addition, Kinkaid had three students individually recognized in public forum for their speaking.  The following students place in the top 10 speakers out of 74 participants: 

Sam Segal: 2nd place

Amanda Roff: 5th place

Remy Kalai: 7th place 

Finally, Kinkaid also had a handful of students competing in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, an individual event that discussed the topic of environmental protection versus resource extraction in developing countries.

Austin Koort advanced into the octofinals and also earned the 1st place award for best speaking out of 56 students from 18 schools.

Congratulations to these middle school debaters!  These are great results for a competition at the high school level.

Kinkaid’s seventh graders are now finished competing for this school year.  Kinkaid’s eighth graders have one more competition on the weekend of Feb. 21 & 22, 2014 at Olle Middle School.

-- Stacy Thomas, Middle School Debate Coach, The Kinkaid School

 

 

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Boys Basketball Headed to Championship

February 15, 2014, 7:26 am
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The Boys Varsity Basketball team will be playing for the SPC Division I title today against the St. John's Mavericks. The game will tip off at 4:00pm at Houston Christian High School. Be sure to come out and support your Falcons this afternoon!!

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Upper School Student Blood Drive: Feb. 19th & 26th, 2014

February 18, 2014, 11:25 am
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Kinkaid Parents, Students, & Faculty & Staff:

The Upper School Student Blood Drive will take place on two Wednesdays, February 19th, from 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM and then Feb 26th from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM in the Upper School Student Center. To schedule an appointment call Health Services at 713-243-5075.  The Kinkaid School has had several of its students in need of blood this year.  Thank you in advance for your blood donation, which gives the wonderful gift of life!

Who can donate?

•   One must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds and be in good health to donate.

•   If one is 16 years old, that person must weigh 122 pounds and have a consent form signed by a parent or guardian.

•   If you have eligibility questions, you may confidentially call the “Commit for Life” Donor Services department at 713-791-6654

 

Before you donate, please:

•   Boost Iron - Eat fortified cereal, red meat, or green leafy vegetables.

•   Increase sodium intake - Eat salty foods and snack the night before and the day of your donation.

•   Get a good nights sleep prior to donating.

•   Drink lots of fluids - including a bottle of water just before you donate.

•   Do not donate on an empty stomach - Eat a hearty sodium rich meal before you donate.

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Kinkaid Senior Nathan Lo recently won a top award at the Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition held at Stephen F. Austin State University.

February 19, 2014, 7:25 am
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Kinkaid student Nathan Lo recently won the 2nd place prize of the Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition for his cello performance.  The competition was held at Stephen F. Austin State University on February 1st, 2014.

About the competition:

The George and Peggy Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition celebrates its seventh year by refocusing its vision towards cultivating the young generation of musicians who aspire to become future music performers and educators. Open to string players ages 15-18, the 2014 Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition will be held February 1, 2014 on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. The competition holds the highest standards in artistry and performance, attracting musicians from all around the world to East Texas. As an annual event, the competition alternates between piano and strings, bringing rising artists from both disciplines to compete and perform for lucrative prizes and future engagements.

The Schmidbauer Competition continues to serve as one of the highest benchmarks in the competition circuit and is a catalyst for launching successful careers. Past winners have continued their careers to perform with professional artists and orchestras all over the world. Supporting the future of young musicians while offering concerts at the highest level to the East Texas community continues to be the mission of the Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition. 

 

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27 Upper School Visual Arts Students Receive High Honors at the Regional Scholastic Arts Awards

February 19, 2014, 8:18 am
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Regional Scholastic Arts Awards 2014

Congratulations to all of the following students!

Senior Art Portfolio

Ray Brown- Portfolio-Gold Key

Nate Freeman- Portfolio-Silver Key

Griffith Greer- Portfolio- Gold Key

Eva Nip- Portfolio- Silver Key

Tory Smith- Portfolio- Gold Key

Sydnie Swanson- Portfolio- Honorable Mention

Grace Wang- Portfolio- Gold Key

 

Visual Art and Photography

Halle Brazda- Photography-Gold Key

Ray Brown- Mixed Media Ceramic-Gold Key

Ray Brown –Mixed Media Ceramic-Silver Key

Virginia Carl –Photography-Honorable Mention

Christina Choi –Painting- Gold Key

Amy Das- Photography- Silver Key

Robin Kate Davis- Photography- Silver Key

Amy Drews- Photography- Gold Key

Amy Drews- Printmaking- Gold Key

Madison Frandina, Printmaking, Silver Key

Nate Freeman- Digital Art- Gold Key

Sara Gage- Mixed Media- Silver Key

Griffith Greer- Photography- Silver Key

Sydney Krantz –Sculpture- Silver Key

Sydney Krantz –Painting- Silver Key

Quinn Kuriger –Sculpture- Silver Key

Sofie Leon- Photography- Gold Key

Rachael Levy –Sculpture- Honorable Mention

Claire McCarthy –Drawing- Silver Key

Elise Peters- Printmaking- Gold Key

Reilly Sheehy- Printmaking- Honorable Mention

Tory Smith- Mixed Media Painting- Gold Key

Tory Smith- Sculpture- Gold Key

Sydney Spier – Photography- Honorable Mention

Sydnie Swanson- Printmaking- Silver Key

Kathryn Grace Wallace- Photography- Gold Key

Grace Wang- Photography- Gold Key

Grace Wang- Photography- Gold Key

Madison Whiteside- Photography- Silver Key

Seagren Wilson- Photography- Silver Key

Seagren Wilson- Printmaking- Gold Key

Alicia Yefimenko –Painting- Honorable Mention

 

About the Scholastic Art Awards:

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are run by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. a not-for-profit organization that supports young artists and writers. Each year, the Awards provide the opportunity for more than 250,000 teenagers in grades 7-12 to earn regional and national honors.

 

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Kinkaid Upper School Creative Writing student Roma Patel wins an award for her writing portfolio

February 20, 2014, 7:00 am
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Roma Patel (12th) has been awarded the Harris County Department of Education Women in the Visual and Literary Arts (WiVLA) Award for her Writing Portfolio, “Walking Through A Snowstorm!”  Her portfolio also earned a gold key at the Scholastic awards competition.

For more information about this award, please visit the Women in the Visual and Literary Arts website (wivla.org/goldkey.htm).

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Wrestlers Earn All-American Honors

February 22, 2014, 9:45 pm
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Kinkaid sent three Falcons to the National Preps Wrestling Tournament in Pennsylvania at Lehigh University to compete against the best high school wrestlers in the country.

Seniors Casey Cowan and Ben Krantz both earned All-American honors with their 3rd and 8th place finishes, respectively. This is Cowan’s second All-American honor in two years.

Freshman Jake Barnett made his debut at the event competing in his first National meet.

Congratulations to these stellar athletes and their coaching staff on a successful weekend and season!!

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