Mustang Monthly

Features
Past, Present, and Future- KHS Alumni Opens a Restaurant
November 8, 2020
Katie Brubaker
Food is something that almost everyone enjoys. It can bring people together, allow for good conversation, and most importantly, satisfy the tastebuds. A Kingwood High School...
News
Biden Wins Election Week 2020
November 8, 2020
Farhan Ahsan, Assistant Opinions Editor
The American people have spoken. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are now the President-Elect and Vice President-Elect. When all the votes are counted, it is very likely that they...
News
The Presidential Election Pulled a 2020
November 4, 2020
Farhan Ahsan, Assistant Opinions Editor
I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a year like none other. The Presidential election followed suit. Many key swing states including the 3 swing Great Lakes States...
News
Evolving Scene of Voter Engagement
October 31, 2020
Emily Moore
The push to get out the vote in the 2020 election is seemingly stronger than ever before with Harris County voters are coming out in record numbers. In the first seven days...
Features
Tiny Living: Freedom or Confinement?
September 2, 2020
Isabella Espinosa and Emily Moore
In recent decades, tiny living has been on the rise around the world, and as a result, conversations about the quality of the lifestyle have blossomed. Taking time to listen...
Features
Class of 2021: Kicking off our Senior Year
August 23, 2020
Neha Shaw, Editor-in-Chief
Kingwood's graduating Class of 2021 has entered senior year: what many consider to be the close of a rather unconventional high school experience.
Student Life
Now We See Them: an Unconventional Graduation
July 22, 2020
Neha Shaw, Editor-in-Chief
“Now you see us.” The trademark slogan of Kingwood High School’s graduating class of 2020 originated as a play on words and having 20/20 vision, but on Monday, July...
COVID-19
College Applications: What has changed due to Covid-19?
May 29, 2020
Alex Richmond, Features & Lifestyle Editor
College applications may be changing this year: what to expect and what to do now

Features
Biden Wins Election Week 2020
Farhan Ahsan, Assistant Opinions Editor
The American people have spoken. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are now the President-Elect and...
Features
The Presidential Election Pulled a 2020
Farhan Ahsan, Assistant Opinions Editor
I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a year like none other. The Presidential election...
Features
Evolving Scene of Voter Engagement
Emily Moore
The push to get out the vote in the 2020 election is seemingly stronger than ever before with...
COVID-19
Progress on Covid-19 Vaccinations: What You Need to Know
Julia Paraskevas
Since Covid-19 first arrived in the United States in early January, Americans have been holding...
News
It’s National Voter Registration Day – Are You Ready to Vote?
Ainsley Gill, Executive News and Opinions Editor
In 42 days, citizens across America will head to the polls to cast their vote for president....
News
Raging Fires Set the Pacific Northwest in Flames
Isabella Espinosa
Wildfires have been a devastating part of our planet for millions of years. Wildfires...
News
Texas May Be Turning Blue
Claire Sullivan, Staff Writer
Texas is seeing a shift in its residents’ politics; a FiveThirtyEight Survey of registered...
COVID-19
Back to School – What Looks Different this Year
Emily Moore, Assistant Student Life & Features Editor
UPDATE- Humble ISD held a board meeting on August 3 to reevaluate the plan below. The final...
News
Hurricane Season Begins
Ainsley Smith
What is Expected of 2020’s Hurricane Season As we start off this year’s hurricane...
News
A Healing Solution to the Racism in this Country
Natalie Burgos
Nowadays, you could just look outside your window and see the protests that have been going...
COVID-19
College Applications: What has changed due to Covid-19?
Alex Richmond, Features & Lifestyle Editor
College applications may be changing this year: what to expect and what to do now
COVID-19
Covid-19 Heals the Earth…Temporarily
Isabella Espinosa, Staff STEM Writer
For the past few months most of the world has been silent as people isolate within their homes,...
News
The Journey of Plastic Bottles Around the World
Isabella Espinosa, Staff Stem Writer
Plastic bottles continue to remain highly relevant to our daily lives and economy, sold in...
COVID-19
New Normal for KHS Alumni – Online College and Returning Home
Neha Shaw and Daphne Han
This has been a crazy time for all of our KHS Alumni returning home and adjusting to online...
COVID-19
Opening Texas in Stages and Schools Closed for the Year…
Jacob Shaw, Sports Editor
The news this past weekend was hard for many students and families in Humble ISD to digest....
News
The Economic Fallout of COVID-19
Jake Nichols, Co-Sports Editor
In such circumstances that have not been experienced since the Spanish Flu of 1918, the Global...
COVID-19
The Humble ISD Response to COVID-19: Featuring Humble ISD’s Mrs. Mount and Superintendent Dr. Fagen
Xomie Sukach, News Editor
Featuring Humble ISD’s Mrs. Mount and Superintendent Dr. Fagen
COVID-19
Coronavirus: What are we meant to learn from it?
Laine Raley
Coronavirus. It has brought tremendous sorrow, pain, and worry. The class of 2020 has had their...

Kingwood Mustang Volleyball - District Champs!

Sawyer Bryce • November 23, 2020

Kingwood Mustang Volleyball played its final district game of the season against Summer Creek High School on Friday November...

2020 Varsity Team Tennis Comes to a Close...

Jacob Shaw, Sports Editor • November 6, 2020

Unfortunately, the 2020 Mustang Team Tennis season has come to a close. Kingwood was defeated in a close playoff match, 8-11,...

KHS 2020-2021 Swim Season Continues to Break Records...

Tanner Monk, Swim Staff Writer • November 5, 2020

To start off October both JV and Varsity had the early bird meet. Later in the month, Varsity had the Greater Houston Dual...

Opinion

Evolving Scene of Voter Engagement

Emily Moore • October 31, 2020

The push to get out the vote in the 2020 election is seemingly stronger than ever before with Harris County voters are coming...

Bipolar - A Diagnosis, Not an Adjective

Renee Bakare • September 7, 2020

Mental illness, a term frequently used in jest and for dramatic purposes. What people do not seem to understand is that mental...

Problems with Fast Fashion - How You Can Make Your Wardrobe More Ethical

Moyu Yumoto, Fine Arts Assistant Editor • July 23, 2020

As fast fashion takes over the fashion industry, trendy clothes are now being mass produced, making them cheaper. These clothes...

Student Life

10 Things You Can Do While the Power is Out

Ainsley Smith, Staff Writer

October 5, 2020

Let’s face it: if you live in Kingwood, you are no stranger to power outages.

Why I Almost Chose Apple Music Over Spotify

October 5, 2020

I love music. I listen to it when I drive, when I shower, when I do my laundry and in so many other instances. Being such an avid music listener, I recently decided to look into purchasing a music streaming service.

Going Gold

September 21, 2020

Every day, 48 families will receive the life-changing...

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Fine Arts

Region Orchestra Amid a Pandemic

Alexis Pubentz, Staff Writer

November 1, 2020

Kingwood High School Orchestra has been participating in TMEA Region XXXIII...

Announcing the 2020-2021 Kingwood Theatre Season

September 18, 2020

In the past four years, the Kingwood theatre program...

KHS Orchestra Staying in Shape

July 5, 2020

Although the 2019-2020 school year has come to a close,...

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STEM

Getting Tech Literate: Facial Recognition Systems

Daphne Han, Web Design, Student Life Editor, STEM Editor • September 6, 2020

As the influence of technology in today's politics, economics, and society becomes increasingly apparent and strong, it's important to become technologically literate and understand their functions, ethics, and role in policymaking. In this article, I introduce facial recognition systems and how they work as well as their applications, before discussing their benefits and any issues/concerns with this technology.

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