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The student news site of Kingwood Park High School

KP TIMES

The student news site of Kingwood Park High School

KP TIMES

Sophomores Sophia Artola and Leonardo Peña went to the opening night showing of "A Minecraft Movie." "No one threw popcorn, so it wasn't too crazy," Artola said. "But every there was one of the silly lines, everyone laughed and yelled. And it was really fun."

‘Minecraft’ viewers continue to disrupt, entertain during showings

Olivia Brenner, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

The highly-anticipated Minecraft movie was released in theaters, following a large social media presence in advertising and the popularization of many one liners and bits from the movie – including...

Students sit at a lunch table during 4th period. Classes relocated to the Cafeteria because it had lights and fans during the power outage.

Power outage adds challenges to routine

When students arrived at school on Monday, they were surprised to see many of the lights out and feel no air conditioning. An electrical issue had the school running on generators.  Sophomore Colten...

Senior Sunset and Prom are two upcoming events seniors are looking forward to.

Senior Week set to kick off on Monday

Paisley Thomas, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Graduation is coming up soon for the seniors but here’s what’s in store before the big day.  An entire week has been planned to celebrate the senior class. The week starts with dress-up days: ...

Senior Zara West dances with her mom Ircka West during the Silver Stars national competition trip to Nashville, Tenn.

Final competition, trip to Nashville wraps up successful year for Silver Stars

Kaitlyn Sitton, Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2025

A circle formed before the Silver Stars final dance of the day. The adrenaline was high and emotions were higher. As Colonel Emma Frazier prayed over the team's performance for the final time this contest...

Caitlin McLain competes in UIL Academic team and debate events. She will compete at the Region Meet on April  25-26.

McLain prepares for events as Region Meet nears for academic team, debate

Marie Wakefield, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

The UIL Academic team will compete at the Region Meet on April 25-26 in College Station. More than 15 students advanced to the competition. Meet Caitlin McLain, who will compete in three events in hopes...

The Top 10 students celebrate after being told their rank by the administrators on April 7.

Meet the Top 10

Shelby Townsend, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2025

WELLS KENNY, 1st Q: What is your GPA? A: 5.828 Q: What are your plans after high school? A: University of Texas. Q: Why did you choose that school? A: I chose UT because of the unique...

Houston mayor John Whitmire is in the midst of his second year as mayor. He is working to improve the relationship between Kingwood and Houston with improved resources for natural disasters.

Mayor Whitmire prepares as Kingwood worries about upcoming hurricane season

Sydney Ortiz, Sports Editor April 8, 2025

HOUSTON - Mayor John Whitmire understands that Kingwood residents are frustrated and worried. Hurricane season begins on June 1, and many families in the “Livable Forest” are still recovering from...

Sophomore Adrian William walks through the evolv weapon detectors as the light turns green. The system was implemented on April 1.

Students, staff adjust to new weapon detectors at school entrances

Shelby Townsend, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2025

Students have had to adjust to new protocols due to the activation of Evolv weapon detectors this week. The district has mandated these machines across all the high schools as an effort to increase campus...

Sophomore Jeremiah Head, juniors Jacob Rother and Nate Web pose with the first place plaque from Academic Team UIL district meet. The team is the first to advance to district for the team computer science event.

UIL Academic team advances 14 to regional competition

Fallon Head, Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2025

A strong showing at the UIL Academic District Meet led to seven individual district champions and three team district champions on March 29. Fourteen regional qualifiers will advance to the next round. “[Advancing...

Senior Ryder Lowery works in art teacher Miguel Alvarez's Art Draw 2 class in January.

New specialized art class added for fall

Cameron Minatrea, Staff Writer March 26, 2025

Next school year, the campus will introduce a new Art 1 Specialized class for students to take. Art 1 Specialized differentiates itself from the standard Art 1 by allowing students to jump into more...

Spears, McCreight earn All-State honors in band

Spears, McCreight earn All-State honors in band

Soleil Cavallo and Preston Carpenter March 22, 2025

Senior Holden Spears and junior Joey McCreight were two of 12 Humble ISD students to be TMEA All-State recipients this year. In order to qualify for this recognition, students had to go through several...

Junior Emerson Harris portrays Anne Boleyn in "Royal Gambit." She was named Best Performer at the Zone competition.

‘Royal Gambit’ collects top awards despite disqualification

Sydney Ortiz, Sports Editor March 20, 2025

After seven weeks of preparing for the UIL One-Act Play competition, theater performed the “Royal Gambit” at the UIL 5A District 18 Zone A competition on March 17.  The play told the story of King...

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