25-26 Highlights: Vocal Music
The Kinder HSPVA Vocal Music Department continues to grow as an ambitious, student-centered program. Students are building a strong foundation in classical music while exploring new styles and repertoire. In…
25-26 Highlights: Visual Arts
The Kinder HSPVA Visual Arts Department continues to prepare students to study at the nation’s top arts conservatories. Your gifts to HSPVA Friends allow the curriculum to expand and evolve.…
25-26 Highlights: Theatre
The Kinder HSPVA Theatre Department prepares students to become well-rounded theatre artists through training in acting, musical theatre, playwriting, directing, design, and production. This year, students brought that training to…
25-26 Highlights: Instrumental Music
The Kinder HSPVA Instrumental Music Department presented a full season of Band, Chamber Music, Jazz, Mariachi, Orchestra, and Piano performances. The department’s partnership with AFA remains the national standard for…
25-26 Highlights: Dance
The Kinder HSPVA Dance Department continues to bring in some of the best guest choreographers and master class instructors in the country because of your gifts to HSPVA Friends. You provide…
25-26 Highlights: Creative Writing
The Creative Writing curriculum at Kinder HSPVA continues to evolve because of the unique courses and experiences your support makes possible. Your gifts to HSPVA Friends fund the adjunct faculty,…
Alumni News: July 2026
Kiera Boyle (Visual Arts ’17) is a content designer for the award-winning strategy video game Civilization VII. She recently wrote a developer diary about a new feature of the game.…
Creative Writing Short Films
Check out these short films by Kinder HSPVA Creative Writing students! Gifts to HSPVA Friends provide adjunct faculty who teach screenwriting and filmmaking, as well as cameras, audio equipment, and…
20th Annual Encore Luncheon Raises $391,000 for Kinder HSPVA
On March 26, HSPVA Friends’ 20th Annual Encore Luncheon, Live and Unplugged, raised a record-breaking $391,000 for Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. This year, Encore Chairs…
Alumni News: February 2026
Elia Adams (Theatre ’19) and Cameron O’Neil (Theatre ’17) were both spotlighted in Houston Press as “Ones to Watch in Houston’s Theater Scene” for 2025–2026, recognized for their standout work…