At a recent state publication contest, the Kinkaid School Falcon Newspaper Staff won 15 overall awards and an Award of Achievement ranking for their division. For the second consecutive year, the newspaper staff had two students share a "Tops in Texas" award, which is the highest honor for a student to win. Congratulations to the following Upper School students:
Sports Page Design - First place medal and Tops in Texas - James Britt and Baker Elias
(James Elias and Baker Elias also won a second Honorable Mention award for another page design.)
Sports Action writing - HM James Britt
Page One Design 3rd place - Katie Shaffer and Mustafa Sohail
Honorable Mention - Anna Nichols
Feature Writing - Honorable Mention - Rohan Naik
Photo story - Honorable Mention - Emily Robinson and Vidya S
Personal Opinion Column - Honorable Mention - Anna Nichols
Sports Opinion - Honorable Mention - Marshall Oelman
Feature/Entertainment Page Design - Honorable Mention - Harris Green
Feature Photo - Honorable Mention - Emily Robinson
Sports Action - 2 Honorable Mentions - Emily Robinson
Portrait Photo - Honorable Mention - Emily Robinson
-- Jina David, Upper School Journalism Instructor