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Kingwood Park senior Elijah Merino fights as he watches Dayton junior Jaxon Asbill pass him in the final few meters at the finish line for first place at the District Championships. Merino, who lost by .19 seconds this year, entered the race as the two-time defending champion.
Dayton, Kingwood Park boys dominate field at District Championships
Tricia Darcy, Visuals Editor • October 10, 2024

As the finish line neared at the District Championships, senior Elijah Merino battled with Dayton junior Jaxon Asbill for the top spot on Oct....

Sophomore Sylvana Lopez Andrade pushes to the finish to take fourth place in the District Championships. She was the top finisher for the Panthers, who took first place as a team. A year ago, Lopez Andrade finished 6th overall in the JV division.
Sticking together delivers big results for girls at District Championships
October 10, 2024
Seniors Carson Brown and Elijah Meino sprint out of the box to start the 5k race on Sept. 28.
Runners take on Nike South prior to District Championships
October 9, 2024
Senior Lucy Foltz competes in the 2023 District Championship at Atascocita High School. She will return to that course this Thursday to compete in her final district meet. “Lucy’s extremely talented," coach Cody Cook said. "She’s very gifted athletically. She’s very strong physically and mentally. But her greatest strength is that she is not afraid to push through any pain. She’s not afraid to hurt; and so as a cross country runner that’s the number one thing you need to be able to do, and she does that very well.”
Foltz focuses on mental preparation as biggest meets near
October 8, 2024
The swimmers compete in the one-mile event at Lake Conroe in Margaritaville on Oct. 5. The Kingwood Park swimmers raised more than $8,000 for the charity event. Photo submitted by Nancy Wakefield.
Swim team races against cancer in open water charity event
October 5, 2024
Features
Senior Emmanuel Lopez works on cutting hair as junior Chris Garcia watches closely. The boys spend periods one through three in Barbering class each day.
Barbering class jump-starts students' dream careers
Cameron Minatrea, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

Junior Keoni Mallari’s school day starts at 4:30 a.m. He gets ready and gets dropped off at his bus stop, which then takes him to Five Star Elite Barbering...

All graphics by Darcy Gordon-Classeens.
What service project would you most like to do?
October 8, 2024
Sophomores Hailey Munscher and Juliette Norman groom one of counselor Gina Sanchez's dogs on Oct. 3 during Small Animal Management class. The dog washing is a free service the class offers to teachers.
Furry clients become highlight in animal management classes
October 4, 2024
Aubrey Lake-Garcia
[Podcast] Meet Aubrey Lake-Garcia
September 25, 2024
Sophomores Emmie Range and Noah Snowden.
Socks steal the spotlight on dress-up day
September 24, 2024
News
Journalism workshop provides resources, lessons to Houston-area students
Journalism workshop provides resources, lessons to Houston-area students
Sydney Ortiz, Sports Editor • October 11, 2024

The Greater Houston Journalism Workshop was held at Kingwood Park High School on Sept. 21. The TAJE-sponsored event was free to high school and...

Junior Elizabeth Piquette plays Jenga during an Asian-American Club meeting on Sept. 27.
Asian-American Association returns with new focus
October 11, 2024
Senior Jonas Ermel fills out a voting registration form during his first period government class in the LGI.
Election officials, teachers help seniors prepare to vote
October 4, 2024
Opinions
Junior Michelle Klanke enjoys Homecoming for the first time. She is one of the foreign exchange students enrolled at the school this year. Photo submitted by Michelle Klanke.
Homecoming highlights early months in U.S.
Michelle Klanke, Staff Writer • October 8, 2024

I loved homecoming. The whole thing. For me and other exchange students, Homecoming will be a highlight of our whole year. Spirit Week was fun...

Senior Kaitlyn Sitton will study journalism at the University of Missouri next fall.
Sitton's college admission journey lands her at her top-choice university
October 3, 2024
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  • Junior Elizabeth Piquette plays Jenga during an Asian-American Club meeting on Sept. 27.

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  • Junior Maria Maldonado competes in the JV 2 mile race at the District Championships on Oct. 10. She finished 23rd in a time of 15:31.35.

    Tricia Darcy
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  • Junior Ella Barker sprints to the finish to win the JV District Championship on Oct. 10 at Atascocita High School. Barker dominated the field, finishing in 14:03.46. She finished 15 seconds in front of the second place runner.

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  • Junior William Burningham sprints the final few meters to the finish line at the District Championships on Oct. 11. He finished in 11th place with a time of 17:46.48.

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  • Kingwood Park senior Elijah Merino fights as he watches Dayton junior Jaxon Asbill pass him in the final few meters at the finish line for first place at the District Championships. Merino, who lost by .19 seconds this year, entered the race as the two-time defending champion.

    Sydney Ortiz
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  • After running behind Kingwood Park senior Elijah Merino for most of the 5,000 meter race, Dayton’s Jaxon Asbill makes a final push to win the district title for the first time. Asbill finished second to Merino a year ago at the District Championships.

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  • Running close together, sophomore Tristan Parfait and senior Logan Schiele complete one of the loops at the District Championship course at Atascocita High School on Oct. 10. Parfait finished 8th and Schiele finished 9th.

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  • Senior Carson Brown has a comfortable hold on third place as he jogs toward the finish line at the District Championships on Oct. 10. Brown also finished third a year ago.

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  • During the second loop of the District Championships, senior Elijah Merino holds a solid lead over Dayton junior Jaxon Asbill. Merino edged Asbill out for the title in 2023, but Asbill’s final kick overtook Merino this year. Asbill finished just .19 seconds ahead of Merino for the title.

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  • The girls varsity cross country team jumps off the starting line together as the District Championship gets underway at Atascocita High School on Oct. 10. The team won the meet for the third year in a row.

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  • Senior Lucy Foltz sprints to the finish in front of teammate Sophia Sullivan. The two took 10th and 11th place to help the team win its third-consecutive District Championship.

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  • Senior Sophia Sullivan takes 11th place in the district meet to help the Panthers secure first place as a team. Sullivan finished 18th a year ago in the same meet.

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  • Senior Bailey Eitrem finishes strong to take sixth place in the District Championship meet at Atascocita High School.

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  • Sophomore Sylvana Lopez Andrade pushes to the finish to take fourth place in the District Championships. She was the top finisher for the Panthers, who took first place as a team. A year ago, Lopez Andrade finished 6th overall in the JV division.

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  • Junior Keoni Mallari tries out some of his new lessons on a classmate during Barbering class. Mallari is working toward earning his barbering license.

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  • Senior Emmanuel Lopez works on cutting hair as junior Chris Garcia watches closely. The boys spend periods one through three in Barbering class each day.

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  • All graphics by Darcy Gordon-Classeens.

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