The first of two Community Information Nights takes place next Thursday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m., at Columbia Intermediate School.

Join Kings Superintendent Greg Sears and Treasurer Mike Morrow for more information regarding the upcoming bond issue, facilities plan, new high school solution, and District financial information.

The Kings Local School District has placed a Bond Issue on the March 19 primary ballot. If approved by the community, the bond Issue would fund a new Kings High School and an addition at Columbia Intermediate, which will address the overcapacity challenges throughout the District. 

February 8 – 7:00 pm – Columbia Intermediate Cafeteria

February 27 – 7:00 pm – Kings Education Center – Conference Room 2

See below for the proposed plan:

We hope to see you on either February 8 or February 27.

We will continue to keep you informed. If you have any questions regarding school finance, please contact Kings Treasurer, Mike Morrow at mmorrow@kingslocal.net.

Please visit the Kings Facilities Page on the Kings website to learn more.  

Kings High School Mock Trial teams competed in the District Competition on January 26 at the Warren County Courthouse. 

Team #1 (pictured above) won all 6 judges, qualifying for the Regional Competition on February 16. They also won 2 Best Attorney Awards, one for Thomas Lu and one for Lucy Taylor. Additionally, Thomas Lu won as Best Witness in the morning trial. 

Team #2 (pictured below) won 3 of the 6 judges and Lauren Rubel (pictured below) won Best Attorney in the morning trial and Best Witness in the afternoon trial. 

Team #1:

Prosecution: Lucy Taylor-attorney, Israel Adamson-attorney, Thomas Lu-witness, and Cristian Corro Zambrano- witness.

Defense: Thomas Lu-attorney, Blake Barker-attorney, Cristian Corro Zambrano-witness, and Lucy Taylor-witness.

Bailiff: Malu Camarillo Campos.

Timekeeper: Lily Mueller.

Team #2:

Prosecution: Akshita Gupta-attorney, Lauren Rubel-attorney, Bethany Lundy-witness, Allison Mai-witness.

Defense: Bilal Abdi-attorney, Matt Peters-attorney, Akshita Gupta-witness, and Lauren Rubel-witness.

Bailiff: Sarvinoz Inamjanova.

KHS Mock Trial Adviser is KHS Government teacher, Mrs. Lisa King.

Congratulations!

Members of the Kings High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) recently competed in the 2024 BPA Regional competition. Twelve KHS students qualified to compete at the State level at the State Leadership Conference on March 7 and 8 in Columbus, Ohio.

The students who qualified for State are Austin Staubitz (3 events), Ethan Livingston (2 events), Franklin Dominguez-Davis (2 events), Ian Lynch, Parker Wind (2 events), Michael Barger (2 events), Levi Millar, Nora Spelic, Hanna Cook, Mia McIntosh, Charlie Reeder, Keira McCoy, and Colt Bennett.

The Kings High School BPA students are taught by Cassandra Barnes, Reggie Holtrey, Kelly Shields, and Isaac Trybus.

Click here to view all of the results from the Regional competition.

Business Professionals of America (BPA) is a national, cocurricular, career/technical organization for students in middle school, high school, and college business and technology programs.

Through BPA, Ohio students compete at the regional, state, and national levels in more than 50 Workplace Skills Assessment Program events, engage in community and leadership service activities, and meet business students across the state and country through participation in our programs.

Best of luck to the students qualifying to compete at the State Level!

We are proud to announce this year's winners in the 2024 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition.

Kings High School students received 10 Gold Keys, 23 Silver Keys, and 37 Honorable Mentions this year. Entries are judged without knowledge of the student’s gender, age, ethnicity, or hometown by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts. Jurors look for originality, technical skills, and the emergence of personal vision or voice.

We wish the best of luck to our Gold Key winners, Marlo Adams, Eleanor Flinders, Logan Rankin, Rebekah Reed, Nora Spelic (3 pieces), Hayley Tudor, Kaira Walsh, and Annika Kleinhenz, as their work continues on to the national competition. Only 7-10% of all regional submissions are recognized with Gold Key Awards.

KHS Silver Key winners are Nora Spelic (2 pieces), Atlas Alcorn, Jorie Allison, Grant Arnesen (3 pieces), Eleanor Flinders (3 pieces), Averie Hacker (2 pieces), Jocelyn James, Bella Land, Joy Ma (2 pieces), Keira Picard, Rebekah Reed (2 pieces), Kaylee Thompson, Kaira Walsh, and Claudia Witter (2 pieces).

Honorable Mentions are TJ Hoolehan (3 pieces), Charlotte Roe, Nora Spelic (6 pieces), Brennan Abbott, Marlo Adams, Grant Arnesen, Sophia Beattie, Hanna Cook, Kennedy Cooke, Savannah Douglas, Eleanor Flinders (2 pieces), Katherine Hagen (3 pieces), Averie Hacker, Jocelyn James, Bella Land, Hayden Mitchell, Rebekah Reed (3 pieces), Charlotte Roe (4 pieces), Kaira Walsh, and Nigina Zokirjonova (2 pieces).

The students are supervised by KHS teachers Angie Guilfoyle, Kelly Shields, Cassandra Barnes, Carrie Cooke, and Stacy Hoffert.

One student from Kings Junior High, 7th grader Anna Goldcamp received Honorable Mention for two of her works of art that will be displayed at the Scholastic Art Show at the Cincinnati Art Academy, 1212 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.  Anna's Gourmet Candy Apple was also displayed at the OMLA conference this past fall. (see above)

Anna will receive her awards at an opening night on February 9 from 5:00- 8:00 at the Art Academy. Exhibition Dates: February 9 – February 18.

Public exhibition hours are 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Additionally, Senior artist, Nora Spelic, was chosen by Carrie Cooke and Angie Guilfoyle to have a print of her work as part of the High School Art Exhibition in the Ohio Representatives Building in Columbus. Her painting entitled And We'll Feed the Land will represent Kings High School. Congrats Nora!

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the U.S. and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers.

Check out all of the work of our talented KHS students by clicking the red button below. We wish the best of luck to the Gold Key winners as their work continues on to the National competition! Congratulations!

Kings High School is hosting an Opportunities Fair on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 6:00-7:30 pm.

Representatives from various local colleges and agencies will provide information about colleges, transition and disability services, the military, and adult service providers. This is a good time to obtain information to support your student’s future plans.

Agencies that will be in attendance include Xavier University, Wright State University, Miami University Regionals, Thomas More University, Northern Kentucky University, Mount St. Joseph University, US Air Force, US Army, Ohio National Guard, Warren County Career Center Adult Education, Ohio Means Jobs - Warren County, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, University of Cincinnati - TAP Program, Sinclair Community College - Tartan TOPS Program

WCCC/Project Search, Transition Living Classroom, and the Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities

The Opportunities Fair will run concurrently with the KHS Academic Fair. We hope to see you there!

On Saturday, March 23, 2024, more than fifty Kings alumni from all around the country, representing two decades of Kings Choirs, will storm The Castle just to sing together again!

Singers will gather to reunite and rehearse on Friday and Saturday with a culminating performance that includes our current KHS Choir Family at 6:30 p.m. All Kings Choir Alums are invited back home to enjoy the celebration and to join us at Putters after the concert! 

ALUMS: Still want to sign up? Click here to register and receive Dynasty Weekend email updates including an updated roster of who is singing, scores and practice tracks, and itinerary.

Mark your calendar for Kindergarten Registration! The online process begins on March 4 and runs through March 22, 2024. To enroll for kindergarten, your child must turn five by September 30, 2024. More information to follow.

Kings Early Childhood Center is your child's first experience in the Kings Local School District. We provide excellent early childhood education and special education services to Kings’ youngest learners.

Our educators are licensed to teach the general education curriculum and most are licensed in early childhood special education. We have an experienced and dedicated staff that delivers exceptional educational opportunities for Kings’ 3-5 year olds. We are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education and 5-Star rated, the highest recognition awarded by the Ohio Department of Education. 

Our school provides the highest quality education that sets us apart from surrounding private entities. We implement Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards and are committed to early literacy achievement. We also offer before and after-school care! Spots fill up quickly. Tell your friends and neighbors who have future Knights!  

Registration Information for 2024-2025 can be found on the Kings website.

Contact Sherri Cain, Administrative Assistant, at 513-398-8050, ext. 10042, for additional information.

The Kings Kloset will be open on Saturday, February 3 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on the second floor of the Kings Education Center.

We have very limited space and are only able to take donations that meet the needs of the families we serve. Please refrain from dropping donations at the Kings Education Center. We appreciate your understanding and support in helping us serve the families in our community in the most efficient way.

We greatly appreciate your willingness to give back to our community. However, if you have donations, please contact us first.



We are looking to bolster our Kings Alumni database. Are you a Kings High School graduate or know someone who is? Please share the form with your fellow graduates. This will help our reunion committees and keep you updated on what is happening at your alma mater!

Please complete this Alumni Roundup Form.

Board Members

Kings Board of Education (L-R): Janelle Groff, Board Member; John Skerl, Board Member; Deb Cowan, Board Member; Stacie Belfrom, President; and Peggy Phillips, Vice-President.

Visit the Board of Education page on our website for meeting dates, meeting recordings, and agendas.

All meetings are live-streamed on the Kings Youtube channel.

If you are looking to purchase Kings Spiritwear, visit the Kings Online Spiritwear Store provided by our partner ROKKITWEAR. All items will be printed and sent out within 5 business days! You can also personalize any item in the store!

Keep in touch with all things Kings Spiritwear by following our Facebook page!

In an effort to be "green," the District does not send paper flyers home. We use a platform called Peachjar that houses flyers of community programs and resources. 

Parents receive approved flyers via email, and they are posted on our digital flyerboard for easy retrieval. Any organization can distribute information to our community by creating an account!

In case you missed it on social media this week, Kings High School held a Walk of Champions for the Kings Dance Team and Kings Cheerleaders who have both qualified for Nationals.

Kings Athletic Director Eric Taylor said, "This is a major accomplishment and the culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work!"

Also, check out the crowd at this week's Community Art Night!

Kings Athletics has named the Kings Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024. This year's class includes eight former Kings athletes and a Kings Booster.

Congratulations to Genevieve Brewster, Lauren Collier, Jared Dorsa, Marc Downs, Zac Murphy, Dan Sichterman, Matt SIchterman, Megan SIchterman, and Conner Warye.

The nine inductees will be recognized at halftime of the men's basketball game on February 9 and will be inducted at a banquet on February 10 at Riversbend TPC.

Congratulations to the Kings High School Men's Swim Team who are the new Eastern Cincinnati Champions. The men's and girls' teams competed at the ECC Championship meet last weekend. 

The girl's team finished 3rd overall and the boys' first-place finish is their fourth title in the last five years. Faith Rudowski and Maya Schweikert had perfect meets with 4 out of 4 gold medals. 

The teams are coached by KHS teachers, Sam Mizener and Lindsay Six.

Congratulations and good luck for the rest of the season!

Congratulations to the Kings High School Dance Team who was crowned State Champions in Small School Game Day last weekend at Heath High School!

Members of the team include Harper Cain, Maddie Huhn, Anyi Metzger, Kennedy Miller, Alexa Sanchez, Cece Stalker, Mackenzie Stalker, Abby Sliter, Jordan Staubitz, Sofia Thomas, and Maria Tormos.

The Dance Team is currently in Orlando, Florida competing at the NDA National Championships. Good luck, Ladies!

Please join the Kings Athletic Booster Club for their annual gala fundraiser, Knight To Remember on Saturday, March 9 at the Marriott Hotel NE. This event supports our KINGS student-athletes! This year's event is sponsored by Sonder Brewing. The evening will begin with a cocktail hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, live & and silent auctions, a reverse raffle, and dancing!

This year's theme is VEGAS KNIGHTS and you are encouraged to dress in your favorite VEGAS attire.

Not able to attend? You can still participate in our online silent auction by registering for a GiveSmart account. Auction items will begin to appear on the site as we get closer to the event. 

Tickets on sale through Feb. 29. Purchase tickets and register now for KABC's biggest night of the year!

Please email Sara Ritter at saritter@cinci.rr.com if you have any questions or if your business is interested in being a sponsor or donating to our live or silent auction!