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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

Kingwood copes with Hurricane Beryl aftermath

Sydney Ortiz, Sports Editor July 12, 2024

Hurricane Beryl, a Category 1 storm, hit the Kingwood community on July 8. It had sustained winds of 80 mph, causing massive damage throughout Kingwood. Many Kingwood Park High School families were directly...

The tree rests on the center of the Cavallo home after Hurricane Beryl struck on July 8. The tree fell into the empty upstairs bedroom between the rooms where sophomore Soleil Cavallo and Kingwood Park graduate Luke Cavallo sleeps.

Recovery tests patience in Kingwood after Hurricane Beryl’s destruction

Sydney Ortiz, Sports Editor July 11, 2024

Sophomore Soleil Cavallo did not want to see her house.  It had been almost four days since she was lying in bed when a tree fell onto her home, crashing into the bedroom next to hers as Hurricane...

Senior Rowan Ascencio turns to scream with friend Kaden Carter as their friends walk across the stage at graduation on May 25 at NRG Stadium.

Kingwood Park’s Class of 2024 finds joy in final night together

Sydney Ortiz and Fallon Head May 26, 2024

The Class of 2024's graduation was held at NRG Stadium on May 25. More photos are available at KPmedia.smugmug.com by Fallon Head and Sydney Ortiz.

Water fills neighborhood streets as rain flooded neighborhood streets. Submitted by Lindsey Smithson.

Early floods cause stress, damage in Kingwood

Jada Cassidy and Bishop Scott May 13, 2024

A raging storm began and slowly forced Lake Conroe to exceed its capacity, flooding the streets of Kingwood, on May 2. Students were stuck at home because of flooded streets, and others tried to navigate...

Senior Kim Fernandez talks about labor and delivery to students visiting her display during first period on May 1. English teacher Kimberly Villegas had her classes create passion projects.

Seniors ‘nerd out’ during passion projects

Cara Helton, Yearbook Editor May 1, 2024

Project season emerges for many classes as the end of the school year approaches. It can be difficult to get students to care about assignments when summer is just around the corner, but implementing projects...

Signs cover the walls of each house office with students' college acceptances.

FAFSA changes provide challenges for seniors

Bailey Hall, Staff Writer April 30, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA, is a requirement that all seniors must fill out. FAFSA is based on the income of at least one of your parents if they are divorced. If your parents...

Seniors ranked in the Top 10 celebrate soon after hearing their final GPA and rank for high school.

Top 10 reveal highlights multi-talented group

Shelby Townsend, Staff Writer April 24, 2024

The Top 10 students in the Class of 2024 were announced on April 11. The results revealed Reese Shaw as the valedictorian and Sloane Meeks as salutatorian. The final eight included: Maya Ortiz (3), Alice...

Students benefit from summer Dual Credit courses

Students benefit from summer Dual Credit courses

Amy Helton, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

As the year ends, the options to take classes over the summer open up. Dual credit classes are an option for students who want to gain college as well as high school credit. There are opportunities all...

Senior Jace Rodriguez practices the marimba during KPIPE practice in the spring.

KPIPE finds success with murder-mystery performance

Preston Carpenter, Special Contributor April 19, 2024

The Kingwood Park Indoor Percussion Ensemble, better known as KPIPE, recently competed at their area competition to cap off another strong season.  KPIPE is a group in band program that puts a primary...

Junior Beste Kaya holds her egg baby in a carrier for the project in her child development class.

Egg babies become focus in child development class

Jacob Valcarce, Staff Writer April 8, 2024

The child development classes participated in their annual egg baby project during the final week of March. Each student had to take care of at least one “egg baby” for the four-day project. They had...

Astronomy teacher Brad Kiser explains to his students in class about where they will meet the bus on April 8 at 6 a.m. Kiser is taking the students to see the solar eclipse in Gatesville.

Astronomy students prepare for solar eclipse experience

Bailey Hall, News Editor April 5, 2024

Certain areas in Texas are preparing to go dark for a few minutes on April 8. A total eclipse happens every 18 months, but the last one to occur in Texas was 1878 and the next one will not happen again...

Senior Guillermo Cote uses a remote to drive the robotics team's robot through the halls during a state sendoff on April 2. He and the rest of the robotics team will compete at the state tournament April 4-6.

Robotics team to compete at State

Ana La Rosa Grillo, Staff Writer April 3, 2024

Senior Guillermo Cote and sophomore Ethan Hundley are part of the robotics team, which is comprised of students from Kingwood High School and Kingwood Park High School. Cote, who joined the program just...

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