News Archive
$8.8 million in improvements to KHS
Improvements to Kingwood High School will include a new entryway, a third gym, canopies and a nursing wing in the Career Technology Education area. Read article about these and other district-wide 2018 bond referendum improvements here
Humble ISD undertaking $30M floodgate project for KHS
Kingwood High School is one step closer to getting some flood relief as the Humble ISD board of trustees on Oct.15, 2019 approved PBK Architects as the architectural firm for a major flood mitigation project.$30M floodgate project. KHS suffered major damage from Hurricane Harvey-related flooding in 2017. Following a $63 million renovation, some parts of KHS flooded during heavy rains in May of 2019 and again during Tropical Storm Imelda in September of 2019. For the 2019-20 academic year, contractors hope to finish gym floor repairs in time to open the gym to student use in early 2020. Read more about the floodgate project here, and about damage to KHS from Tropical Storm Imelda here.
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KHS Reopens March 19, 2018 after Hurricane Harvey flooding
Read a Houston Chronicle article about the KHS community returning home.
Kingwood High School restoration to include improvements
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Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen presented four options to the school board at its regular meeting on November 14, 2017. Read a Kingwood Observer article about these options and the administration's recommendation here.
Related: read about a November 15, 2017 visit by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos here.
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Over a few days in late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey dropped an unprecedented 40-50 inches of rain over the Houston area. The San Jacinto River ros
New Kingwood Middle School to open August 2022
Humble ISD is constructing a new building
e to record-breaking levels, exceeding even the 1994 floods. The entire KHS campus sustained extensive damage. Visit our Hurricane Harvey page for up-to-date information and ways to help.
and athletic fields on the existing site, in a two-phase project to be completed by the 2022-23 academic year. Read about the new design here.
Kingwood alumnus Kyle Finnegan makes MLB pitching debut with Washington Nationals
The 2010 graduate and Texas State pitcher walked onto a major league mound for the first time in his career on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Finnegan pitched a scoreless ninth inning while allowing one hit as the Nationals went on to win 9-2 against the Yankees. Read article here
KHS band director Destry Balch selected for new post
Humble ISD has selected Destry Balch to be Director of Fine Arts beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. Mr. Balch comes to the districtwide role from Kingwood High School, where he served as KHS Director of Bands for 16 years.
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Kingwood's Masyn Winn selected by Cardinals in MLB draft
Winn becomes the first Kingwood baseball player selected in the draft since 2015 when Jack Finnegan was taken by the Milwaukee Brewers. Read article here
Retired Humble ISD Superintendent Dr. Guy M. Sconzo remembered as inspiring leader
Beloved past Humble ISD Superintendent Dr. Guy Sconzo passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, after a battle with cancer.
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Major Frank Zastoupil, an '05 KHS graduate, honored front-line COVID-19 responders & essential workers on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 with formation flights over the Greater Houston Area. Read article here
Humble ISD schools closed for remainder of 2019-20 school year
Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order issued on April 17, 2020 will keep classrooms closed to students throughout Texas for the remainder of the school year as part of a larger plan to protect public health. Humble ISD schools will continue to provide online learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
KHS boys swim team places first in state, girls swim team second
AUSTIN -- For the first time in more than a decade, the Mustangs are back on top. The Kingwood boys captured their sixth overall state championship and first since 2009 on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center. The Kingwood boys weren’t the only Mustangs who came to race on Saturday. The girls team delivered a runner-up finish with 235 points, trailing only Southlake Carroll (284) in the final standings. Read full article
After $63M renovation, Kingwood High School suffers floodwater damage again
KPRC Channel 2 News, by Joel Eisenbaum - Investigative Reporter
HOUSTON - On Monday [May 6, 2019], the superintendent of Humble Independent School District said that damage from a fierce but short-lived storm [the previous] Friday was relatively minimal but will prompt a review of what the district can do to keep the school from flooding. The school was devastated by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 after suffering from flood damage. A recently completed $63 million renovation at Kingwood High School did not include the elevation of any school buildings. Due to Friday's storm, a few inches of water seeped into the school's weight room, a hallway, and a classroom. Read entire article
Class of '86 alumna opens new business in Kingwood
KHS '86 graduate Lisa Huddleston McSwain realized her long-time dream when on April 12, 2017 she opened Sanké Hairdressers in Kingwood's Town Center. The salon, with its sleek, modern feel, is located between Kingwood Bagel and Fedex Office. Lisa isn't the only one celebrating; her many dedicated clients are excited to visit Lisa and her fellow stylists at Sanké! Read an article and see more pictures as published by the Humble Kingwood Atascocita Texas News site here.
Re/Max Associates Northeast has new owners!
'88 Rex Wall and wife Candace were featured in a November 2016 article in the Kingwood Observer shortly after taking the reins of the independently owned and operated franchise, which boasts 96 agents in two area offices.
2011 Spirit of Kingwood parade (10/29/11)
Wish you were there! Visit the gallery to view parade-day photos.
2010 Mustang Pride parade (10/9/10)
A few of the dozens of KHS alumni on staff at KHS! Many were present to serve as grand marshals of the Mustang Pride Parade in October of 2010.
The parade was a first step in an effort by organizers to revive the school's homecoming parade tradition. The practice was halted some years before due to rising liability insurance costs and other factors.
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KHS Alumni Association Golf Classic
April 13, 2010 ♦ Kingwood Country Club
We had a GREAT time! Many thanks to all sponsors and participants for a successful first-ever golf tournament fundraiser, benefiting the KHS Alumni scholarship fund.
Website members can click here to view the online tournament-day gallery.
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First Place: Apple Moving (L-R: '85 Robert Crawford, '85 Sean Dezell, Jimmie Spurlock and '85 Pat Crane) |
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Second Place: KHS/Josten's (L-R: KHS Coach Jeff Bellnap, KHS Coach Ashley Earhart and Asst Princ. Donald Bodron)
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Proceeds support youth scholarships, KHS Project Graduation and the Humble ISD Education Foundation.
