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KP TIMES

The student news site of Kingwood Park High School

KP TIMES

The student news site of Kingwood Park High School

KP TIMES

Seniors Madison Staggs and Ella Barker celebrate with Evan Carswell on the Fertitta Center court after the graduation ceremony officially ends on May 24. The Class of 2026 was the first to graduate on the UH campus since NRG Stadium was unavailable due to the upcoming FIFA World Cup games.

Graduation runs smooth at new venue

Emily Hawrylo, Special Contributor May 28, 2026

The crowd buzzed as the senior processional began at the Fertitta Center on the University of Houston campus May 24. Parents, cousins, siblings, family and friends sat in the bleachers, emotional and attentive,...

Seniors Joaquin White and Cooper Wolocko show Tiny Home plans to architecture teacher Missi Taylor during class in October. Taylor has helped oversee the building of nine Tiny Homes during her years at Kingwood Park. She will retire in at the end of this year.

Retirement nears for veteran teachers

Muhammad Adnan, Staff Writer May 11, 2026

As the school year continues, retirement marks the beginning of a new chapter for a few teachers. While students focus on graduation, teachers experience a similar turning point when they step away from...

Gas prices continue rising and drivers are adjusting to the costs.

Drivers deal with rising gas costs

Amita Ramcharan, Staff Writer May 8, 2026

It’s no new thing that gas prices are high, but they haven’t been this high in a while. In Texas alone, the average price of gas is about $4.084, while the national average is about $4.546. Junior...

Senior Tricia Darcy works on the upcoming May issue of the newspaper on April 21. She advanced to the regional competition in four journalism events.

Six advance to Region in UIL academic team

Jack Coffey, Staff Writer April 22, 2026

The UIL academic team competed in the district meet at West Fork High School and advanced six students to Region. Senior Jacob Rother, senior Nate Webb, junior JT Head, senior Tricia Darcy, senior Cameron...

Interior view of the Fertitta Center in December 2018. The Class of 2026 will graduate at the arena on the University of Houston campus. Photo courtesy of Dknights411 via Wikimedia Commons.

New date, venue set for graduation

Kalia Gaeta, Staff Writer April 19, 2026

Typically, Kingwood Park graduations have been held at the NRG Stadium, a massive indoor stadium, on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. However, this year the FIFA World Cup is being played in the...

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