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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
Sports
Participants of the Head Start Football Camp run a drill during one of the camp sessions in July.
Summer football camp pays dividends for young players
Rayden DeSouza, Staff Writer • September 3, 2025

Since starting in the early 2000s, Head Start Football Camp has been an important part of helping give seventh, eighth and ninth graders a jump...

Sophomore Jon Pavlatos throws routes during Family Night for the football team. He will make his first start for the varsity squad tonight against Montgomery on the road.
Pavlatos steps into spotlight
Caleb Kazeem, Staff Writer • August 29, 2025
Senior Kaely Evans sets the ball for senior Olivia Parker. The team won, 3-1, against Rudder and will play Kingwood at home on Aug. 29.
[Slideshow] Panthers notch win in contest against Rudder
Tricia Darcy, Editor-in-Chief • August 28, 2025
Senior Landon Coburn prepares to throw his first pitch in the state championship game after subbing into the game in the top of the second inning. Kingwood Park fell to Grapevine, 9-5, on June 6.
Baseball team returns with focus on returning to Round Rock
Tricia Darcy, Editor-in-Chief • August 27, 2025
Running together, senior Juan Herrera, junior Tristan Parfait and senior Will Burningham run in the second half of the 2-mile course at Creekwood Middle School.
Cross country opens season with warm-up race
Tricia Darcy, Editor-in-Chief • August 11, 2025
News
Theater director Brandi Perkins removes the boning from senior Emerson Harris's costume during seventh period on Sept. 3.
Medical drama takes center stage in theater’s first show
Jack Coffey, Staff Writer • September 3, 2025

A doctor scared of blood, a chronically bored apprentice, and a mysterious plague will take center stage in the first show of the season –...

Glenn Taylor aeroscience class watches as senior Ronan Flaherty launches his rocket on the practice field near the school.
First rockets take flight in aeroscience class
Muhammad Adnan, Staff Writer • September 2, 2025

When aerospace students at campus gathered on the practice fields near the school this week, they weren’t just watching fireworks.They were...

Features
Juniors Aaven Andrews and Ryan Wilcots-Owens cheer with their classmates during the junior chant at the first pep rally of the year.
First pep rally showcases new levels of spirit
Tricia Darcy and Sydney Ortiz • August 29, 2025

The first pep rally of the year was Hawaiian-themed on Aug. 29. The classes competed in a table surfing competition and in a spirit competition. The juniors...

During fifth period, junior Zeke Caldwell works on one of the desktops in the library on Aug. 29. The library has seen an increase in students using computers since the school year started because of the PCD ban. "It's much faster than Chromebooks, and it just makes things so much easier. They're so much help."
With PCD ban, students struggle to balance homework, activities
Muhammad Adnan, Staff Writer • August 29, 2025
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Chloe Sales, Video Producer • August 28, 2025
Shiloh, Amber and Jeff Wilson at their ranch in Coldspring, Texas, in Oct. 2022. The family used to escape to their ranch when their schedules allowed.
Wilson family leaves legacy on Kingwood Park community
Sydney Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief • July 24, 2025
Opinions
Seventeen third graders vanish into the night in the new horror movie Weapons. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.
“Weapons” delivers the fright without the gimics
Paisley Thomas, Opinions Editor • September 10, 2025

"Weapons," directed by Zach Cregger, was a highly-anticipated horror film, and it did not disappoint. The film is about 17 kids who went missing...

Bad Bunny and Adam Sandler star in a scene on the golf course in 'Happy Gilmore 2.' Photo courtesy of Netflix.
‘Happy Gilmore’ sequel no match for original
Jacob Dinh, Staff Photographer • September 3, 2025
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Love for writing gives Minatrea much-needed outlet
Cameron Minatrea, Staff Writer • June 2, 2025
Sydney Ortiz attends "In the Heights" at the Hobby Center on May 27. She fell in love with the musical in 2017 when she first heard the album. She saw it on stage for the first time this year.
‘In the Heights’ amplifies cultural pride
Sydney Ortiz, Sports Editor • June 1, 2025
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The volleyball team celebrates a point in their 4-1 victory over Kingwood on Aug. 29.

Volleyball team notches first win over Kingwood since 2017

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Senior Hagen Smith stands in front of the panther tunnel before the team runs out to start the second half.

Panthers open up season with victory over Montgomery

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Senior Elena Amos raced in the 50 and 100 freestyle events at the 2025 Asunción Junior Pan American Games this summer. Photo courtesy of Elena Amos.

Amos adds more international competition to her resume

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Participants of the Head Start Football Camp run a drill during one of the camp sessions in July.

Summer football camp pays dividends for young players

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Sophomore Jon Pavlatos throws routes during Family Night for the football team. He will make his first start for the varsity squad tonight against Montgomery on the road.

Pavlatos steps into spotlight

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Theater director Brandi Perkins removes the boning from senior Emerson Harris's costume during seventh period on Sept. 3.

Medical drama takes center stage in theater's first show

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Junior Rayden DeSouza surfs the table in the first round of the table surfing competition against the sophomores on Aug. 29. The juniors defeated the sophomores and went on to beat the seniors in the finals.

SURF'S UP

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Which 'Hamilton' character are you?

Which 'Hamilton' character are you?

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Juniors Aaven Andrews and Ryan Wilcots-Owens cheer with their classmates during the junior chant at the first pep rally of the year.

First pep rally showcases new levels of spirit

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Students talk during lunch, while others read or play cards with friends. The personal communication device ban includes lunch and passing periods.

Ban on cell phones, headphones creates instant change

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