March 22, 2022 — CommuKnighty Connection, 7:00 p.m., Columbia Intermediate School.
March 24, 2022 — Kings Winter Guard & Drumline FREE Community Performance, 7:30 p.m., KHS Gymnasium.
March 28 - April 1, 2022 — NO SCHOOL, SPRING BREAK.
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Are you enjoying the new Peachjar Flyer Board? Don't forget to check it out for the latest events and opportunities for you and your child! |
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KHS BPA Head to Nationals |
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Several Kings High School Students competed at the Business Professionals of America State Competition in Columbus, Ohio last weekend.
Seven students have advanced to the BPA National Leadership Conference that will be held in Dallas, Texas May 4-8.
The National Qualifiers are Sam Aripov (in 2 events), Sophia Canino, Evan Scott, Justin Garter, Jack Allison, Jack Pennington, and Matt Barnett.
Students placing in the top ten in the state in their category include - Allison Escamilla-Martinez, Renae Gigliotti, Meredith Viox, Ella Linahan, Max Astapenko, Matt Barnett, Luke Schnur, Evan West, Reece Wagner, Jack Allison, Noah Bowman, Greg Englehard, Austin Newton, Franklin Dominguez-Davis, Maggie Harkins, Abby Parnell, Brooke Sunderhaus, Ben Clark, Savannah Silva, and Lauren Sawhook.
These talented students are under the direction of KHS Teachers, Cassandra Barnes, Reggie Holtrey, and Kelly Shields.
Congratulations on a great State performance and good luck at Nationals!
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Join Us for CommuKnighty Connection |
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There's still time to RSVP for next week's CommuKnighty Connection!
Earlier in February, we asked the community to provide input on what you believe are the critical skills our students need to develop and demonstrate as they pursue their dreams. The community engaged in this process with over one thousand participants providing feedback. There are general themes that have been identified and we will now start to become more targeted and specific on the exact skills our students need.
We would like to invite you to a CommuKnighty Connection on March 22, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the Columbia Intermediate School Cafeteria. This will be a collaborative opportunity to engage in a protocol that will drill the large themes down into specific transdisciplinary skills.
Thank you for your interest in helping us live out our KingStrong Culture of Growth Drives Dreams.
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KHS Pre-Apprentice Program |
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Three Kings High School students are the first of many to participate in a pre-apprenticeship program sponsored by Festo Didactic and Easterseals.
Festo, a state-of-the-art logistics and manufacturing plant in Mason that provides automation technology has welcomed KHS seniors, Adam Lynch, Aidan Courtney, and Jack Horsley for the last 10 weeks to learn more about pneumatics and mechatronics.
The three students were chosen for the pre-apprenticeship because of their interest in the advanced manufacturing career field for a future career. In order to participate, students must have completed or are in the process of completing the academic pathway of Algebra 1 and Employability and Careers II classes.
On Thursday, March 17, Adam, Aiden, and Jack graduated from the program at a ceremony at Festo. KHS School Counselor, Chris Griffin said, "Our students have had a great experience with this program."
The Program was made possible by a workforce development grant that was awarded to Easterseals, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit organization focused on improving workforce equity, inclusion, and access.
Pictured above L-R: Matt Freeman, Kings Director of Teaching and Learning, Dana Martin, Kings Assistant Superintendent, Aidan Courtney, Cristobol Jimenez, Master Trainer at Festo, Jack Horsley, Adam Lynch, and KHS Counselor, Chris Griffin.
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Celebrating 120 Days of School |
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Mrs. Shepherd's first grade class at Kings Mills Elementary celebrated the 120th day of school on Friday, March 11. The children participated in a variety of activities including making crowns and cereal necklaces, writing 120 words, and filling in a number chart up to 120.
All of the students agreed that the best part of the day was the 120 piece snack that each child made by mixing pretzels, goldfish crackers, Cheerios, Apple Jacks, chocolate chips, and M & M's!
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Governor's Art Finalist from KHS |
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Congratulations to Kings High School Senior, Mattie Foster whose drawing entitled So Honey, was selected for the Governor's Award of Excellence in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition Competition. Only 25 of the top 300 artworks in the state are chosen for this award.
Mattie also had three other artworks selected for the State Exhibition. Her artwork will be exhibited in the James A. Rhodes State Tower Office in Columbus through the end of May.
Mattie plans on attending Miami University to major in Mental Health Counseling with a concentration on art therapy with children.
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Kings Preschool All-Stars |
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This year, the preschool students in Mrs. Dozier's AM & PM classes at King Preschool have been highlighted as the Star Student. A few weeks ago after all of the children had the chance to be the Star Student, they had an All-Star Party in their classroom. Mrs. Dozier said, "We wanted to celebrate the boys and girls since they are ALL stars." |
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KHS & SLE Students Collaborate on Book |
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Several Kings High School art students are collaborating with first graders from South Lebanon Elementary to publish a book.
Kings Art teacher, Stacy Hoffert, and SLE 1st grade teacher, Abby Burroughs have collaborated together to create a book about the rainforest. Mrs. Hoffert got the idea to collaborate after being inspired by a project that she worked on with KHS Art teacher, Carrie Cooke called the Monster Project. "I wanted my KHS Drawing class to get a real-world experience working for a client and working as an illustrator," she said.
The first graders in Mrs. Burroughs class did the writing for the book. Hoffert chose Mrs. Burroughs to help with this project because "she is always up to do something different and challenging for her students," she said. Mrs. Hoffert also has a special connection to Mrs. Burroughs's class because she has two children in the class.
The teachers are using a company called Student Treasures which will receive the written and illustrated pages and will publish the book for free. Order forms will be available for parents to buy a copy if they choose.
"I am so proud of Mrs. Bourrough's first graders who wrote an amazing nonfiction book about the Rainforest. They did all the research themselves! I am also so proud of my high school drawing class. They are putting in extra effort for these little first graders," Hoffert said.
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Kings/Hoxworth Blood Drive |
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The final Kings/Hoxworth Blood Drive of the 21-22 school year will be held on Wednesday, April 6 from 10:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Kings Junior High School Multi-Purpose Room.
This Drive will be in memory of late KHS teacher and Kings/Hoxworth Blood Drive organizer, Jorge Gonzalez. Jorge took great pride in bringing the blood drive to the District and because of it, saved many lives over the years.
Kings Orchestra teacher and friend of Gonzalez, Rana Southern will continue the tradition of the blood drives saying, "We are hoping to make this blood drive, in memory of Jorge, the best one yet."
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Kings Winter Guard & Drumline Show |
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The 2022 Kings Winter Guard and Drumline Community Night is Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kings High School gymnasium. The performance is free and open to the public.
The KHS Winter Guard will perform their show, "Sing Me a Dream," the KJH Winer Guard will perform "Elastic Heart," and the KHS Drumline will perform their show, "Unboxed."
You don't want to miss this fun evening filled with so much talent!
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KHS Students Community Service Winners |
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In order to graduate, Kings High School seniors are required to complete 50 hours of community service.
We were just notified by InnerView, the software company that Kings High School uses to keep track of our students' community service, that 145 students in the Class of 2022 have already qualified for a 2021-22 National Community Service Award!
Take a look at this display that highlights all of the awardees from KHS Class of 2022.
Congratulations to all of our award winners! Your service has made a difference in the Kings Community and beyond!
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National Youth Arts Month |
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The students at J.F. Burns Elementary have been celebrating National Youth Art Month with their Art teacher, Laura Acierno.
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Be a part of the movement! What a gift Dolly Parton gave this country with the introduction of her Imagination Library! Since then, thousands and thousands of children, ages birth to five receive a free book in the mail each month.
YOU can be a part of this, too! Sign up today for the Warren County Imagination Library and give the gift of literacy to your child. It's free!
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The District is now reporting daily numbers of positive cases and quarantines of COVID-19. Those numbers will be reported by the end of the school day each day. You can find that information on our website. We will continue to report the weekly totals, as well. |
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Kings Kids Summer Camp Registration |
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Kings Kids Summer Camp registration will open to the community on Monday, March 21, 2022.
This fun-filled Summer Camp Program is for children ages Preschool through 6th grade. We believe children should have fun in the summer in a safe and enriching environment. Summer Camp begins in late May and runs into August, ending just before Kings Local Schools begin their school year. This is an all-day program offered 5 days a week at the Kings Education Center.
Please turn all forms into the Kings Kids office located on the lower level of the Kings Education Center.
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Kindergarten Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year is underway! All registrations will be completed online. Remember, your child must turn 5 years old on or before September 30, 2022.
Online registration for grades 1-12 will begin June 1, 2022.
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Kings Preschool Registration |
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It's time to register for Kings Preschool for the 2022-2023 school year!
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If you aren't following us on our social media channels, you are missing out! Don't miss one bit of news!
Make sure to follow us on social media!
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In case you aren't following Kings Superintendent, Greg Sears on Twitter, you should be! Follow him at @GregSearsEdu. |
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Kings Athletic News
Check out Kings Athletics website! You can find out schedule information, upcoming events, news about teams, and even get directions to away venues.
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Send Us the News You Want to See! |
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Contact Dawn Gould - Community Relations Coordinator at
Knight Nation News is a publication of the Kings Local School District Communications Department.
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Kings Local School District
1797 King Ave
Kings Mills, Ohio 45034
513.398.8050
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