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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

Cheering with excitement, the prosecution side finds out they won the trial.

Genghis Khan goes on trial

Kaitlyn Sitton, Staff Writer September 21, 2022

Each year, a highlight in AP World History is the unit focused on the Mongols. Students spend a week preparing to go to trial to decide if Genghis Khan and his descendants were guilty of crimes against...

Cameron Williams, a senior, teaches students how to work lights and sound in the cafeteria booth.  He is serving as the Treasurer for Drama Club.

Big shows selected to showcase talent

Shelby Townsend, Staff Writer September 6, 2022

Theater is starting off the school year with big ambitions from the new directors. With all of the upcoming changes, the department looks to make a fresh start.  “It’s all really exciting and a...

The senior sunrise was a tradition started with the Class of 2022.

Seniors ready to celebrate year at sunrise

Jacob Valcarce, News Editor August 25, 2022

On Friday, the senior class will have their annual Senior Sunrise event. The Hawaiian-themed event is slated to start at 6:30 a.m. on the football field. In the event that it rains, it will be held in...

Tiny Home captains Osvaldo Jasso, Luis Canas and Joe Stephenson work on building wheels for a rolling trash can to put in the Tiny Home.

Home Sweet Home

Morgen Dozier and Allie Jorgensen August 18, 2022

The fifth Tiny Home is near completion, and the students couldn't be happier to start on the program’s sixth home. “We don't have an exact date, but for sure it'll be the beginning of next month,”...

Outside construction began over the summer and will continue around Kingwood Park throughout the school year.

Campus improvements, additions underway

Maya Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief August 12, 2022

With every new school year change is bound to happen, but this year a few changes will be hard to ignore. Construction is happening all over the school. Some of the biggest construction projects...

Marissa Manfred works through a lesson with her 7th period students. Manfred is teaching Advanced English I and II in her first year on campus.

New staff members fill key roles in new year

Maya Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief August 10, 2022

Every school year brings in new people. This year the staff has more than 30 new additions. “I’m really excited about the new people coming in,” principal Wes Solomon said. “I think we’ve...

Lion Benton earned a scholarship through his involvement with JROTC. He will attend Howard University in the fall.

With ROTC scholarship, Benton heads to Howard

Sharna Ngo, Staff Writer May 25, 2022

Lion Benton has recently earned a national scholarship from ROTC for $103,848. He plans on going to Howard University in Washington, D.C. and majoring in architecture. After college, he has to serve a...

Senior Sam Wick points to choir director Ben Fahnders toward the end of the Pop Show on Oct. 26. Fahnders is leaving Kingwood Park for another teaching position.

Five fine arts teachers to leave Kingwood Park

Exa Nix, Staff Writer May 24, 2022

The fine arts programs will undergo major changes in the fall with new teachers in the theater, choir, orchestra and band programs. While band director Robbie Sitka is stepping away from teaching, theater...

Sophomore Maya Ortiz cleans out the debris as she rakes through the garden near the entrance of Jack Fields Elementary.

Conservation Club renovates Jack Fields Elementary garden

Alicyn Logue, Yearbook Editor May 20, 2022

What started as a project of having elementary students paint rocks turned into a service project connecting Kingwood Park’s conservation club with Jack Fields Elementary. In January, the Jack Fields...

Kate Tiedtke and Kate Hargrave are the top two ranking students in the senior class.

Tiedtke, Hargrave earn top ranks in Class of 2022

Belen Diaz, Staff Writer May 3, 2022

When the school announced its top 10 graduates for the class of 2022, Kate Tiedtke was named valedictorian and Kate Hargrave was named salutatorian. The rest of the top 10 included: Emily Bernal, Andrea...

[Video] After fights, students adjust to new bell schedules

Maya Ortiz, Design Editor April 29, 2022

In response to a recent increase in fights on campus, the administration implemented a new bell schedule on Friday. The Flex Hour was taken away from students and three lunch shifts were implemented. The...

All students in attendance had to stay in the cafeteria during their assigned 30 minute lunch. For the past four years, the students have had an hour to eat and socialize with their friends in almost all areas of the school, while also having clubs and tutoring options.

Recent fights lead to new bell schedules, increase in security

Samantha Head, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

With its security team more than tripled, Kingwood Park had a quiet day on Friday. Rumors on social media and recent fights led to the increased security presence on campus. With about half of the student...

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