History
The oldest independent
coeducational school in Houston, Kinkaid was founded in
1906 by Margaret Hunter Kinkaid.
The school has had three locations-the first of which was Mrs.
Kinkaid's own home, where classes were conducted in the dining room;
the second location was at the corner of Richmond and Graustark; and,
in the fall of 1957, the school moved to its present forty
acre campus in Piney Point Village.
In the history of the
school, Kinkaid has had four headmasters. They are listed
below.
| Margaret Hunter Kinkaid | 1906-1951
|
| John Cooper | 1951-1979
|
Glenn Ballard
| 1979-1996
|
Don North
| 1996-present
|
John
Cooper's
twenty-seven-year tenure continued Mrs. Kinkaid's traditions of
rigorous academics, arts, and athletics for all students. It was during
this time that Kinkaid developed the national reputation enjoyed by
today's school.
Under Glenn
Ballard's
leadership, Kinkaid and its faculty were enriched by parent and alumni
encouragement and support. Student opportunities in academics, arts,
and athletics were expanded steadily, with corresponding increases in
the number of achievements. During the Ballard years, the campus
witnessed extensive renovations and the addition of a new middle school
and gymnasium. Kinkaid considers itself a 'family school' and nothing
could be more evident of a family's support than the volume of
generosity which made these changes possible.
With Don
North as its head,
Kinkaid has a dedicated leader who has a vision for the school based on
his commitment to move the school forward while heeding the traditions
of the three wise and caring individuals who preceded
him.