Knight Nation News is going on Spring Break, too! Our next edition will publish on Friday, April 14, 2023. Have a fun and safe Spring Break!

ProgressBook has been updated. Parents who use the ProgressBook Moblie App will now have the ability to receive push notifications for missing assignments and low-mark alerts. The app will prompt parents and students to enable push notifications on their devices if they wish to receive them. This update also contains enhancements to the calendar view which allows users to further filter and collapse the calendar to see more assignments for a chosen day.

Learn more here.

Please help congratulate three Kings High School National Honor Society students; Grace Sims, Katie Gibson, and Julia Burke, for being a part of this year's Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Student Visionaries of The Year.

These students were nominated to represent our Kings community this year by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For the past seven weeks, they have strategically organized at KHS and throughout the community such as Chuck a Duck Night, a Dodgeball Tournament, multiple food fundraisers with local businesses, a March Madness bracket challenge, and so much more!

Most importantly, these three and their team of other students have brought us all together to fundraise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Last weekend, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society held its Grand Finale, where all participating schools in the Cincinnati area attended for a celebration to conclude this year's fundraising. Our Kings Against Cancer Team raised nearly $30,000, which contributed to the grand total of $805,365! Our student leaders were additionally awarded with this year's Research Award on behalf of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!

KHS NHS Adviser, Katlyn Gilbert said, "Our Kings High School building and community are so in awe of them and honored by their fearlessness, dedication, and passion throughout this year's fundraiser. Their vision and goal to create a world without blood cancer was one of the most remarkable journeys that I have ever witnessed and been a part of. These students deserve the utmost recognition!"

Congratulations, ladies!

Students in the Medical Detectives classes at Kings Junior High School are learning about the structure and function of their brains. 

Students started by building a brain to scale out of paper and aluminum foil. They then coded a program to play a description of each part of the brain when the users touched or picked up each part of the brain. Students used Makey Makey kits to connect their brains to the computer. 

Medical Detectives teacher, Amber Hawk said, "This activity will lead into our sheep brain dissection where they will get to see each part of an actual sheep brain."

Pictured are L-R: Rylen Meinnert, Casey Byrdwell, and Hanna Atkins.

This week, the Kings High School and Kings Junior High Hope Squad celebrated Hope Week.

Hope Squad is a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program. Students who participate in Hope Squad are nominated by their classmates as trustworthy peers. The program helps to reduce youth suicide through education, training, and peer intervention.

In honor of Hope Week, both Squads' goal was to spread joy and positivity. Both Squads planned activities during the week including visiting classrooms to share more about Hope Squad, theme dress-up days, and more.

Students also offered mental health awareness swag for students at lunch and did their best to increase awareness of Hope Squad to help reduce the stigma around mental health.

Special thanks to Shine Orthodontics for providing the ice cream treats!

Mrs.Amy Edwards' second graders at Kings Mills Elementary were fortunate to Zoom with a former classmate this week. Kento moved to Japan with his family in December. He attended Kings for 3 years before his dad's transfer to Japan.

It is a 13-hour time difference between here and there so it was a challenge to find a time when everyone was awake! Mrs. Edwards' students were so excited to see their friend and they had so many questions to learn all about his school, the food, his new house and neighborhood, and the holidays, customs, and pastimes in Japan.

The students have written letters back and forth including pictures. Kento's mom said Kento really enjoyed seeing his friends. She said he is already forgetting much of his English, so Kento is going to a Saturday English school.

Mrs. Edwards said Kento's family is hoping to return to the area by the time Kento is in middle school.

One hundred twenty Kings High School Composition seniors defended their research this week during the Senior Discovery Research Day on Wednesday, March 29.

Their research started with two words: "what if." Two words of little importance, but when put together can change the world. Mrs.Katlyn Gilbert, a KHS English teacher said, "Simple 'what if's' bloomed in our minds, tugging us deeper into research until we reached our own gems of enlightenment." Their hope was to spur "what if's" for the witnesses of their research.



The students have been working on this project since January. Some of the subjects included, night school, a 4-day school week, vaping, chatGPT, Tik Tok, LGBTQ, social media, music, menstruation, workouts, sleep, trauma, grades, mental health, grades, autism, gambling, happiness, and more.

After the tragic loss of her brother and father, Kings High School Art teacher, Carrie Cooke became a Random Acts of Kindness activist, believing that one person can make a difference. Despite being busy raising three children, teaching full-time, and supporting their extracurricular activities, she strove to use her talents to help others and create happiness and school spirit in her community.

She started a kindness crusade with her daughter, Kaleigh, now a KHS graduate. They launched many service projects, including decorating the school with positive messages, providing staff appreciation gifts, and auctioning off artwork to raise money for local charities. Through the Art and Kindness Club, they have raised over $4,500 for charities that help homeless families, provide meals for students, and support adults and children with disabilities.

In 2019, she created the Free Community Art Nights to promote kindness, family bonding, and the importance of giving. Her goal was to use her love of the arts to bring people together, and to create a more vibrant, connected, and resilient community. She said, "My journey of spreading kindness has been a wonderful experience. It has taught me that kindness is a powerful tool that can help heal and bring happiness to people's lives. It has helped me cope with the loss of my brother and father and has given me a purpose to strive for every day. By making others smile, I am able to find joy in life and appreciate the little things that make it so special. I hope that I am making a difference in the lives of the students in the Kings School District, the staff, and the community by offering the Free Community Art Nights."

Carrie also brought the National Arts Honor Society to KHS in 2022.

Thank you, Carrie, for all you do!

Pictured above is Carrie Cooke with Rapunzel at this week's Community Art Night.

Two Kings High School Graduates visited J.F. Burns Elementary this week.

Adam Jones, Kings Class of 2005, and Kayla Wright Kings Class of 2013 visited with JFB's kindergarten and first graders for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a statewide campaign to raise public awareness about people with developmental disabilities.

Adam is the Community Relations Coordinator for the Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities and wanted to share with the students what it is all about. Through this effort, the students will better understand the barriers individuals with disabilities face, and the ways in which they overcome such barriers, to lead more fulfilling lives.

Everyone is invited to the Kings High School Senior Art Show on April 20 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the KHS Learning Commons.

Don't miss this opportunity to view the talent of our amazing students! Hope to see you there!

Some resources for parents during Spring Break from Kings Social and Emotional Health Coordinator, Kim Sellers.

Hello Families and Caregivers,

Spring Break can be a time of renewal and rest as well as stress. As our school staff, counselors and therapists are preparing to be off April 1st-9th, we want to ensure you have these resources available in case of a mental health emergency.

Warren County Mobile Crisis and Stabilization Services: MRSS

Available 24 hours/7 days a week to come to your home via their mobile unit in the event of a mental health emergency.

National Resources:

Emergency Mental Health Services: 988

Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.TALK (8255)

Emergency Services (Life-Threatening Emergency): 911

If your child is at imminent risk of harm to self or others, please call the Psychiatric Intake Response Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (PIRC):

Cincinnati Children’s 513.636.4124

Locations include Children’s Hospital Main Campus and Liberty Campus

Our team wishes you joy and safety during spring break!

Kings Kloset will not be open on Saturday, April 1 due to Spring Break. They will open on Saturday, April 15.

The Music Man. You don't want to miss this show! Our talented students never disappoint! Mark your calendars. Tickets go on sale on April 8 at www.kingstheatre.net.

Kindergarten Registration is OPEN! All registrations will be completed online. Remember, your child must be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2023.

Register today!

Are you a Registered Nurse and are interested in being a substitute in our school buildings? Please click here to apply!

Kings/Petermann Transportation are in need of Bus Drivers, Monitors and substitues.

Currently, there are open routes that need to be filled. Contracted drivers are guaranteed 5 hours per day at $26/hour with 15 days of PTO per year.

Sub Drivers are guaranteed 5.5 hours a day at $24.53 per hour.

Please contact Doug Turner at 513-398-8050, ext. 10024 or 10034.

If you are interested in registering your 3-5-year-old child in preschool, Kings Early Childhood Center is now registering for the 2023-2024 school year. Classes are taught by certified general education and early childhood intervention specialist teachers. Click here for more information.

For additional information contact Sherri Cain at 513-398-8050, ext. 10042.

Grandin Road, between the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments/Cartridge Brewing entrance and Striker Road, will be closed to traffic beginning Wednesday, April 5, 2023, for eight (8) weeks, weather permitting. 

The closure is necessary for the new bridge steel superstructure delivery and erection south of the Little Miami River, as well as the remaining roadway improvements on Grandin Road in connection with the King Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. 

Access to the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments and to Cartridge Brewing for the first week and a half of the closure will be maintained from Grandin Road during the steel superstructure delivery and erection, delays are expected. During the remainder of the closure, access to the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments and to Cartridge Brewing will change to King Avenue for the roadway improvements to take place on Grandin Road. 

The detour for the closure will utilize King Avenue, Columbia Road, Mason-Morrow-Millgrove Road, and SR 48.

Your cooperation during this project is greatly appreciated.

For more information, visit http://www.wceo.us/ or contact WCEO at (513) 695-3301.

Board Members

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

The Board of Education meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a Work Session at 5:30 p.m. and the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

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.

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!

This week in Kings social media, check out the work of 3rd graders at South Lebanon Elementary School.

It's been a great year in Kings Athletics. Take a look at the Winter 2022-2023 Points of Pride. You will find highlights, history made, and more.

It's that time of year again to start thinking about your child's summer activities! Kings Athletics has many options for athletic camps for students.Check out this year's Summer Camp Schedule.

Online registration opens on April 15

If you have any questions, contact Kings Assistant Athletic Director, Jen List at jlist@kingslocal.net.