Eshaan Mani

The Kinkaid Falcon

I currently serve at the Editor-in-chief of my school magazine, The Falcon. In Grades 10 and 11, I served as Digital Executive Editor for my school publication (thefalcon.kinkaid.org).

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Cultural discussions around the eclipse should be held at Kinkaid

The annular solar eclipse was a big deal at Kinkaid.

Students and faculty flocked to the Quad, and some even traveled to San Antonio’s St. Mary’s Hall, to catch a glimpse of the rare celestial event that won’t happen again for the next two decades.

The enthusiasm was shared by many across the country who stepped out of their homes to click pictures of the “ring of fire” in the sky and post them on their social media accounts.

But many cultures shun the eclipse as inauspicious or downright evi
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Dean’s unique glasses spark interest and amusement

As he walked into the physics classroom, Upper School dean Mr. James Onwuachi chuckled at students’ reactions to his new accessory: LED glasses with the message “Mr. O is the future.”

“Can I try them on?” physics teacher Dr. Pierce Robinson asked. “And can I take a picture? My wife is a massive Star Trek fan.”

Taking turns to try the glasses on, students marveled that they felt like they were in another dimension and some said they even wanted to buy Mr. Onuwuachi’s glasses to enjoy after fina
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Junior plays historic role paying homage to World War I heroine

Junior Alexandra King played the role of Grace Banker in Kinkaid’s production of “Hello Girls,” the off-Broadway musical that premiered on Nov. 13, 2018, two days after the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I. The show was intended to bring attention to a lesser-known group of women and their key contributions to the war effort.

Grace Banker was perhaps one of the main reasons the United States emerged victorious from World War I, but people won’t find her name in any history

Students explore culinary skills outside the classroom

Whether it is ribs and brisket or decorated cakes and cookies, creating and sharing food is a hobby shared by many.

There are a variety of student chefs in the Upper School with many areas of expertise, but they all share the same love for food.

Senior Johnny Griggs is known for his many contributions to the Kinkaid community— center for the varsity football team, varsity golfer, tech and children’s theater member, a passionate Falcon fan and a charismatic member of the senior class. In what limited free time he has, he enjoys hosting cookouts for his close friends and family. Griggs appreciates the memories made from it.
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Bake sale raises funds for relief efforts in Haiti

The UNICEF Club sets up for their bake sale on Thursday.

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 earthquake struck Haiti, with its epicenter 150 kilometers from Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital. Over 12,000 are injured, 2,207 people have been confirmed dead and 344 are missing.

Junior Ben Holm, president of UNICEF Club said he felt
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Freshman baseball player commits to Texas A&M

Jack Paris, 14, is one of the youngest students at Kinkaid to commit to a college. On his fourth day of high school, Paris announced his commitment to the Texas A&M baseball team.

Recruitment for baseball is notoriously intense and to find a good offer so early in one’s high school career is rare. Paris explained a little about the process.

“Coaches go out to different tournaments across the country, run by organizations including Prep Baseball Report and Perfect Game,” Paris said. “They go al
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Winter Storm Uri ravages Houston

Yards turned white with snow and sleet over Valentine’s Day weekend, and Texans rejoiced, enjoying the cold weather. But this glimpse of a white winter overstayed its welcome and snowballed into a crisis impacting millions in the state.

At least 22 people died, hundreds of homes were destroyed, and millions lost power or water in areas where Winter Storm Uri struck, according to NBC News. The storm stretched from Ohio to Texas, with the latter being affected the hardest.

The Kinkaid community
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Junior aides teachers with new initiative

Henry Segal ’22 founded Student-Teacher, an organization which assigns students to aid teachers while they are occupied.

When the world entered a new phase of distance learning, teachers with children struggled to balance developing a novel curriculum and entertaining their children.

“The teacher’s kids ran up behind them, interrupting the class…which is understandable considering that the younger kids’ distance learning program was heavily adult-dependent,” said Henry Segal, a junior.

In lat
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Taft Foley ’21 creates mobile COVID-19 testing center

The coronavirus pandemic may have halted internships, camps and student passion projects this summer, but it didn’t slow Kinkaid senior Taft Foley III, who has been hard at work, creating a mobile COVID-19 testing center.

Foley plans to administer COVID tests out of a cargo van.

He took an EMT course in July in Corpus Christi. Because he had been exposed to COVID-19 patients while taking the course, he decided to take a COVID-test.

“When we got to the testing center, the line was around the b
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Sharing the Light: Celebrating Diwali at School

The aroma of spicy samosas, lilting tunes of Bollywood music and the warm light of clay lamps fill the air each fall, as scores of Indians around the world celebrate the festival of Diwali, known in English as the festival of lights.

The festival resides deep within the hearts of all members of the Indian community. It transcends religious and socioeconomic boundaries; in a country historically known for its caste system, it is one of the greatest unifying forces.

To me, Diwali has always been

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