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Boys soccer records fourth straight shutout against Beaumont United The boys soccer team dominated Beaumont United, 5-0, on Jan. 14. Goals were scored by Noah Laughlin, Chase Bennett, Joey Coleman, Stephen Streitman and Sebastien Valdez with assists from Andre Palomer...

The boys soccer team recorded its fourth straight shutout on Tuesday night against Beaumont United. Check out a slideshow of images from the game. kptimes.com/18050/sports...

Pushing through pain Courtney Daniel sat in third place at the 2023 Region Meet with one throw left. She needed to throw a personal record to qualify in the shot put for the UIL State Championships as a sophomore. Everything...

Pushing through pain | By Sydney Ortiz, Kingwood Park High School

Calling all students! NPR's Student Podcast Challenge returns for 2025 For it's seventh year, our national podcasting competition will invite students from around the country, in grades four through 12, to bring us their best audio stories.

Calling all students! NPR's Student Podcast Challenge returns for 2025

Pushing through pain Courtney Daniel sat in third place at the 2023 Region Meet with one throw left. She needed to throw a personal record to qualify in the shot put for the UIL State Championships as a sophomore. Everyth...

Senior Courtney Daniel formed an unbreakable bond with her sister Kendall Daniel after Kendall was in a near-fatal car accident two years ago. Read the story of the two sisters who have become each other's biggest cheerleader. kptimes.com/17706/sports...

When your podcasting equipment is not working after many attempts at school, you bring it home at night to try to exhaust all options. One of these laptops will surely solve the mystery. 🤞🏻🧐

Family is key for Ohio State signee Devin Sanchez - Our Esquina Family is key for Houston North Shore High defensive back Devin Sanchez, a five-star recruit who signed to play at Ohio State.

Family is key for Ohio State signee Devin Sanchez, one of the top defensive backs in the Class of 2025 and one of the top 2 players in Texas.
#LatinoExcellence #OhioState #BuckeyeNation

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News outlets push vertical video to the homepage "It's a much better experience if you're not turning your phone. And people don't turn their phones."

This is good. People often assume vertical video is just about social media.

Increasingly, making high quality Reel or TikTok-like videos is about keeping people on news publishers *homepages*.

👏 www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/news...

My Life As a Homeless Man in America An extraordinary firsthand account.

A devatasting piece of writing by a journalist who becomes homeless. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

Alvarez’s dream becomes Christmas book Miguel Alvarez spent seven years of his life working for one thing. To most students, he’s their calm, funny art teacher, but some students noticed him work on a specific project over time. A month ag...

Art teacher Miguel Alvarez created a children's book in honor of his wife and daughters. He also published it to inspire his students to chase their own dreams. kptimes.com/17345/featur...

Tiny Homes continues impacting lives of veterans The architecture program visited the Langetree Retreat in Liberty, where all of the Tiny Homes built by Kingwood Park students are located. The project, which creates residences for homeless veterans,...

The architecture students at Kingwood Park continue building Tiny Homes each year for homeless veterans. Recently, they visited the complex in Liberty where their homes are located, helping clean up the grounds and do maintenance on the homes. Watch the video: kptimes.com/17337/news/t...

Teachers, students pitch programs at 8th Grade Night Kingwood Park High School held its annual 8th Grade Night on Nov. 11. Various classes, clubs and sports teams had tables spread around the main area of the school. Eighth graders and their parents were...

Teachers, students pitch programs at 8th Grade Night | By Danielle Nalley, Kingwood Park High School

'I'm gonna be out there, fighting': These college students are pursuing journalism in spite of, well, everything Record layoffs. The threat of AI. A free fall in public trust. All around, journalism is crumbling. And yet, at Santa Ana College, these students and educators are keeping the faith.

'I'm gonna be out there, fighting': These college students are pursuing journalism in spite of, well, everything

We’re back!!| Will Juan Soto stay a Yankee?? | Soto to the Mets?? YouTube video by Our Esquina

The Plakata Nation Podcast is back with a wrinkle on the Our Esquina Podcast Network. Carlos Peña and Cuz Rod welcome Jesus Ortiz.
@PenaCarlos23 @ELPrimoRod24 @OrtizKicks
We’re back!!| Will Juan Soto stay a Yankee?? | Soto to the Mets??
#MLB #Hotstove #JuanSoto
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Schoolwork and Sunday football has been paused. My 15-year-old finally agreed to watch Gladiator. How many times can I watch it this week before I make it to see the new one?

Next Hello, everyone.

It's taken me a while to write this one. I have seldom felt comfortable being the hot-take columnist even when the news had nothing to do with my family. I had to sit with this headline for a while.
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Social Media Contests Rules and Submission Guidelines During the school year ATPI will offer social media contests via Twitter/X and Instagram. Themes will… Read more »

So ATPI has a monthly social media contest that is free to K-12 students and teachers worldwide. Our next one is due by midnight on Nov 27. Post up to five images with #ATPIPumpkinSpice on Twitter, Instagram or here. Include name, school and city/state. www.atpi.org/socialmedia

Tested out the first Swig in our area. The lines were long. The drinks were good. 10/10.

Some stats from the 2024 ATPI Fall Contest:
6200 entries from 130+ schools
Largest category - Adv Sports Action - 475
Smallest category - Adv Digitally Constructed/AI Assisted - 6
Entries from AZ, CA, IL, KS, MO, OK, RI, TX and Great Britain!
Judging will take place on Saturday, Dec 7. #atpifc24