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Kingwood High School To Rock All Night Long With KISS
Legendary Rockers will honor Kingwood High School students at their Sugar Land Concert, and donate part of the proceeds to replace equipment
SUGAR LAND, TX — Rock legends KISS is paying it forward with students from Kingwood High School in Humble ISD, and donating part of the proceeds from their concert at the Smart Financial Centre on Tuesday night to replace musical instruments lost during Hurricane Harvey..
But, it gets better.
KISS will also be hosting Kingwood High School students and sharing the stage as part of its own Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, when the band plays its 1975 hit "Rock and Roll All Nite."
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Kingwood High School students who will be rocking out with the band, will be easy to find as they don school uniforms for cheerleading, band, drill team and football. (Want to get daily news updates and other events going on in your area? Sign up for the free Humble-Kingwood Patch morning newsletter.)
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The Humble Independent School District was hit especially hard, when torrential rain caused massive flooding of the San Jacinto River and Cypress Creek.
Those flood waters washed raw sewage and tons of contaminated water into neighborhoods, and flooded Kingwood High School, and nearby buildings of the Lone Star College-Kingwood campus.
While the college expects to open this year, Kingwood High School was closed, forcing Humble ISD to send those students to Summer Creek High School, and stagger attendance for both student bodies.
Students at both campuses started school on Sept. 11.
Since then, the community has hosted fundraising events, even as they remove the debris from their own homes, in some cases.
READ: Houston Texans Pay Visit To Kingwood High School Players
On Sept. 19, Houston Texans defensive lineman D.J. Reader, and center Nick Martin, showed up a football practice at Turner Stadium and donated 300 pair of football cleats and 100 footballs to the Kingwood High School football team, which played their first game three days later.
Meanwhile, anyone who wishes to make donations toward repairs and remediation at Kingwood High School is encouraged to click here.
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