👉 EBBN 3-15-2019 👀

KINGS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

EBBN - Electronic Blackboard News

March 15, 2019

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Upcoming Events

March 4-22, 2019 — Kindergarten Registration, by appointment, Kings Central Registration Office, Kings Education Center.

March 19, 2019 — Kings Board of Education Regular Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Kings Education Center, Conference Room 2.

March 20, 2019 — Kings Winter Guard and Drumline Community Show, 7:00 p.m., KHS Gymnasium.

March 25-29, 2019 — NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK

April 16, 2019 —Knight of Innovation, 5:00-7:30 p.m., KHS.

More event information can be found at: http://kingslocal.tandemcal.com/index.php

KJH Re-Designated as School to Watch

Congratulations to Kings Junior High School on being re-designated as and Ohio School to Watch!

The Ohio Department of Education's Ohio Schools to Watch (OSTW) program recognizes exemplary middle schools who are growth-oriented and constantly "on the move" toward higher achievement of all students. The initiative launched by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, identifies schools across the U.S. that are well on their way to meeting the criteria for high-performing middle level schools which include academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, social equity, and organizational structures and processes.

KJH was initially designated in 2012 under the leadership of then Principal, Timothy J. Spinner. As a designated OSTW building, the school must apply for re-designation every three years. KJH has now been re-designated twice under the leadership of Principal, Nicole Huelsman! To qualify for the distinction, the building staff must meet criteria set by the ODE's OSTW committee. The committee is focused on improvements based on the previous site visit. They are also interested in any new programs/initiatives, changes, and/or approaches that have been implemented since being designated.

The OSTW Committee that visited KJH was impressed with the interventions and programs that have been put in place since they last visited. One committee member said, "We loved the caring environment you all create for the students. The collaborative-driven mindset is evident in helping your students receive the best education and relationship-building possible!"

KJH Principal, Nicole Huelsman gave kudos to her staff. She said, "I'm proud of the KJH Staff for how well they support our students every day. This designation is a great reflection of our staff and how focused they are in meeting all of the needs for all of our students."

KJH is only one of eighteen schools in the state who have been recognized as an Ohio School to Watch!

Community Learning Series on Marijuana

NEXT WEEK! The next topic in our Community Learning Series, "Marijuana: Weeding Out the Good from the Bad" will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the KJH Multipurpose Room.

Read more. We hope to see you there!

KJH Students Visit Kings Island

The Kings Local School District enjoys a great partnership with our neighbors to the south, Kings Island.

This week, Kings Junior High School students enrolled in Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a class that explores pathways in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science, received a special "back of the park" tour of Kings Island.

Over 100 students explored real world engineering while meeting with KI’s engineering and construction teams. PTLW teacher, Sara Nicholls told us that most of the tour was so top secret that pics were not allowed!

The KI Engineers discussed the different career fields used at KI. One field that really applied to the KJH students was geotechnical engineering due to the glacier till and topography of the land. The students also learned about the engineer design process for the demolition of the roller coaster, Son of A Beast. Additionally, they learned the criteria and constraints of a given budget with area square footage, and coding systems for lighting.

Nicholls said, "The students learned how technology has changed roller coaster design by allowing computer aided parabolas and radial angles that used to take hours to calculate by hand. Kings Island’s engineering team was very excited to partner with Kings and WCCC to show how they relate, create & innovate right here locally!"

Drumline and Guard Community Performance

The Kings Community is invited to an amazing evening of free Fine Arts Performances.

The Kings Junior High Winter Guard, the High School Winter Guard, and the Kings High

School Drumline will be performing their 2019 competition shows in the Kings High School Gymnasium on Wednesday, March 20 at 7:00 pm.

Come watch these amazing groups and cheer them on as they get ready for State competition and Nationals competition. The performance should last about 45 minutes.

Community Night is FREE to attend.

KHS Winter Guard

KJH Winter Guard

KHS Drumline

KHS Choirs Perform Works of Local Composer

Women's Choir

All The Kings Men

Chamber Choir

On Thursday, March 14, something very special happened during the Kings High School Choir concert entitled, A Celebration of Living Composers.

Three of the KHS Choirs sang pieces that were composed by a local composer. That composer just happens to be Kings Mills Elementary Music Teacher, Matt Jenkins!

The first of his three original pieces of music titled A Most Jubilant Song with text drawn from Walt Whitman's poem, A Song of Joys, was performed by All the Kings Men Choir.

The piece he composed for the Women's Choir is titled Stars and is based on an old Texas folk song called Bye 'M Bye and the African-American spiritual My Lord, What a Morning, with additional text from a poem called The Old Astronomer by Sarah Williams.

Lastly, the Chamber Choir's piece is based on the song, O Music by Lowell Mason, who is considered to be the father figure of music education in the United States. Additionally, there is some text from Walt Whitman's poem, That Music Always Round Me and a few lines of text that Mr. Jenkins created.

Music Colleague, Hope Milthaler said it was a great experience for the choir students to work with a composer in a lab setting, many of those who had Mr. Jenkins in elementary music. She said, " But the best part, which I didn’t anticipate, was how magical it would be to experience the “birth” of three world premieres in the moment. What an honor to present them to the world! While we could never sufficiently pay Mr. Jenkins for three brand new commissions, we are committing to stand beside him throughout the publication process for all three compositions because they absolutely should be in print and available to choirs around the world!"

In other news, Mr. Jenkins will be traveling to New York City from May 22-25 to perform at Carnegie Hall! He will be singing with the Young Professionals Choral Collective (YPCC) and joining in a choir of over 100 voices from all over the United States to sing at the famous venue. Congratulations, Mr. Jenkins!

Youth Leaders Wanted

Students in grades 10-12 are being invited to apply to be a part of this year's Youth Mental Health Innovation Challenge that takes place at Cincinnati Children's Hospital on June 8 & 9. Sixty students will be selected to be a part of the second annual even where they will work with other students alongside college students and professional mentors to be the voice of change for youth on the topic of Mental Health.

Learn more

Kindergarten Registration

There's still time to register for Kindergarten for the 2019-2020 School Year. All registrations will be by appointment only. Click here to get all of the information you will need to register. Registration ends March 22.

Mark Your Calendar for Knight of Innovation

Join the Kings Local School District at the third annual Knight of Innovation Family Fair on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.

This night celebrates STEAM education, highlighting interactive booths in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics subjects.

You only have one more week to apply to be an exhibitor!

Read more about the event and how to be an exhibitor.

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VIRTUAL BACKPACK

Check out our VIRTUAL BACKPACK for more information on the latest activities within the District and Community. Below are a few of the most recent activities added:

Kings Youth Baseball and Softball Registration

KYO Football Registration grades K-6 ends June 30

Kings Football Mulch Sale

Joshua's Place Power Pack 5K Apr. 6

Dave Segrist Annual Golf Tournament Registration Due by May 24

Kings Island Summer Jobs

Kings Band Boosters Red Robin Fundraiser Mar. 19

Kings Choir Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraiser Mar. 20

Women's Lacrosse Eli's Fundraiser Mar 16

Youth Mental Health Innovation Challenge - Deadline Apr.19

Cody Mayo Foundation Fundraiser

The Cody Mayo Foundation's 3rd Annual Golf Scramble will take place on Saturday, June 8 at the Grizzly Golf Course.

This golf outing directly supports Kings. The Cody Mayo Foundation has partnered with the Kings Local School District to help send Kings Junior High students on the annual Washington, D.C. trip. Last year, they donated $5,000 that provided scholarships to several students who were unable to afford the trip. This year, the goal is to raise $10,000 and expand by partnering with neighboring districts.

For more information click here .