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KP TIMES

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KP TIMES

Students take on roles of judge, jurors, witnesses and lawyers in Scarlett May's Court Systems and Practices class. The courtroom was built on the second floor to help instruction in the courts and law classes.

Courtroom brings lessons to life

Grace Darcy, Sports Editor January 5, 2024

The courtroom is officially in use after construction wrapped up this past summer.  The new mock courtroom set up allows for criminal justice teacher, Scarlett May, to teach her students what it would...

Starting in September, Apple started to create its new products with a USB-C charging port to comply with new European Union regulations. Photo by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Users adjust to new iPhone charger

Dannika Melendez Mateo, Staff Writer December 23, 2023

Apple released the brand new iPhone 15 in September. It is  designed to be the best smartphone in the world. It has all the latest features and technology that people could ever imagine. Coming in all...

Cast members Alexa Grubb, 11, Makenna Brodberick, 11, Olivia Brenner, 11, and Amara Amadi, 10, share a laugh while learning the choreography for "She's in Love" during rehearsal.

Planning key in big productions

Exa Nix, Managing Editor December 12, 2023

After the success of last year’s “Seussical the Musical,” the fine arts department knew they wanted to continue putting on musicals. This year, the department is performing “The Little Mermaid”...

The cheerleaders participate in singing the school fight song at the end of the Gold Fight Win pep rally in September.

Cheer focuses on ‘little things’ as competitions begin

Preston Carpenter, Special Contributor December 8, 2023

As the winter season of sports begins cheerleading moves inside to take the center of the court. The indoor season is vastly different compared to the football season. During the football season the...

Seniors Gabriel Hernandez and Karson Rogers applaud for a fellow choir member during the choir concert on Oct. 17.

Choir members advance to pre-Area auditions

Shelby Townsend, Staff Writer November 28, 2023

On Nov. 30, four senior varsity choir members will audition at the pre-area round for Texas’s All-State Choir. The stakes are high as the competition is ramping up with the addition of sight reading...

Students use Flex Hour to make up tests in Eileen Quiñones' classroom.

Flex Hour continues to provide break in day

Cameron Minatrea, Special Contributor November 21, 2023

Flex Hour is a period of the day where students can eat, attend tutoring, get homework done and participate in clubs. Students also use this time to catch up with friends, as there are no mandatory activities...

Senior Donovan McClure scrolls on his phone as he has his blood drawn on Nov. 15. The HOSA students hold four blood drives a year on campus.

Students participate in boosting local blood supply

Fallon Head, KPTimes.com Editor November 16, 2023

HOSA ran its last blood drive for the semester on Wednesday with 71 people donating blood in the midst of a nationwide blood shortage.  “[I hope the blood drive helps] tremendously,” HOSA blood...

Senior Cas Magee runs a face painting station during last year's Spanish Honor Society party. This year, the Art Honor Society will be offering face painting again. Attendees will also get a meal, learn about Latin American countries and celebrate with music.

Latin American culture to be celebrated Thursday

Bailey Hall, News Editor November 14, 2023

This year's Spanish honor society dance is called Viajando por Latino América (Traveling through Latin America). The dance is focused on different countries in Latin America. Each country represented...

Artwork by Maya Ortiz

Combat Collisions

Maya Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2023

Sadie Brown, 12, Ashlyn Evans, 9, Ava Miller, 9, Estephani Fox Cockborn, 9, and Journie Feliciano, 9, participate in a game of telephone during advisory in art teacher Miguel Alvarez’s Art I class.

Advisory becomes staple on Tuesdays

Bailey Hall, News Editor November 9, 2023

As some students push chairs and couches together to make a circle, one student grabs the stuffed animal for a talking stick. Everybody takes a turn sharing their answers to the assigned questions with...

Students in the Tiny Home program work on the foundation in the new building.

New building is upgrade for Tiny Homes crew

Morgen Dozier, Staff Writer October 30, 2023

The new Tiny Homes facility was filled with an array of different noises as students worked on the seventh structure. Originally the students started construction at their outdoor location but had...

At the beginning of the marching band's show, senior Ace Richards performs with a guitar in hand while band and color guard members look on.

Pre-UIL band competition unites organizations

Ace Richards, Staff writer October 27, 2023

For the last couple of years, the support from the football community has started spreading beyond the scheduled game days. This was most evident during the band’s pre-UIL competition on Sept. 30. The...

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