![Senior Douglas Graves participates with the JROTC activities at Pasadena football game in October. Graves teamed up with senior Joshua Lewton to participate in a national space design competition. The duo has advanced to the semifinals.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC01342-1200x800.jpg)
Soleil Cavallo, Staff Writer
February 12, 2025
![Video: Basketball teams head to playoffs](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-85-1200x800.jpeg)
![Coach Kimberly Ackerman has attended the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 60 times. She shared images from throughout the years with her husband and daughter.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-2-1200x800.jpeg)
Krisslyn Boyles, Staff Writer
February 7, 2025
![Students pack into the cafeteria on a four-lunch schedule in August. While the four-lunch schedule is usually implemented only on Tuesdays, there has been an increased frequency of
the schedule before and after breaks. When the normal hour-long lunch is eliminated, students lose study time, tutoring time and time with friends.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_8311-1200x800.jpg)
![Senator Dan Crenshaw answers questions from students in the auditorium after finishing a talk about his career and leadership.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_6159-1200x800.jpg)
Marie Wakefield, Staff Writer
February 6, 2025
![Senior Gabe Fabrizio competes in the freestyle in a home meet on Jan. 10. Fabrizio advanced to the Region Meet in four events/](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_7606-1200x800.jpg)
The girls and boys swim teams placed first overall at their district meets on Jan. 25. Thirty-eight swimmers qualified for districts this year....
![Senior Asia Martin dishes the ball out to her sister Rionna Martin on the perimeter in a game against Dayton on Jan. 28.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC01651-1200x800.jpg)
![Humans of KPARK: Brad Garcia](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled-82-1200x800.jpeg)
![Khloe King is the winningest wrestler on this year's team. She has a 31-10 record and will compete in the district championships this weekend.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2crDSC02933-1200x800.jpg)
![Junior Marisa Stone rests on the wall during a home meet against Summer Creek High School meet on Sept. 20.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/peyton-1200x800.jpg)
![Cheerleaders Riley Dougherty, Maddy Miranda, Haley Tappen and Haylee Palomarez pose with their first place trophy after winning the UIL Spirit COED State Championship. Photo courtesy of Brittni Sharp.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cheer-1200x800.jpg)
Brittni Sharp, head varsity cheer coach, didn’t expect her team to win the UIL Spirit COED State Championship on Jan. 16. “I by no means...
![Sophomore Precious Rhor works on art piece in class.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC03460-1200x800.jpg)
It’s seventh period in Sarah Wyatt’s art class, and sophomore Piper Robert sits with a paintbrush in hand. With every stroke of her brush,...
![Paws, played by Jeremiah Head,
and Parker, played by Bennie Sweet,
welcome students to a pep rally with
high fives.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-DSC03597-1200x800.jpg)
At a cheer clinic in August for kids ages 5-14, the mascots Parker, Paws, and Katie got a chance to have fun with the kids and bring school spirit. The...
![Amy and Rachel Hamilton enjoy being on the same campus this year with Amy Hamilton in charge of IT at Kingwood Park and Rachel being a freshman.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DSC01280-1200x800.jpg)
![Junior Amara Amadi performs a song with junior Viktor Cruz from "Barnum" during lunch on Jan. 23. The cast did two songs from the show to help encourage students and staff to buy tickets. "Barnum" runs from Jan. 23-26.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DSC_0565-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Tipping culture is a topic often discussed these days. Artwork by Claire Slaydon.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/scan0001-3-1-1200x799.jpg)
![Two of the more talked about albums before and after the Grammy Awards were Billie Eilish's and Beyoncé's.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-1200x800.jpeg)
The 67th Grammy Awards were held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 2. Despite the crowd of over 13,000 people present, many people...
![Participation trophies need to be done away with for future generations.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/trophy-1200x800.jpg)
![Junior Michelle Klanke poses for photo at her host dad's work Christmas party. Photo submitted by Michelle Klanke.](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image000000-900x1200.jpg)
![Just a dream](https://kptimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover.jpg)