April 19 —Kings Board of Education Regular Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Kings Education Center, Conf. Rm. 2.
April 19 — KHS Senior Art Show, 5:30-8:00 p.m., KHS Learning Commons.
April 21-23 — KHS Theatre Presents, The Wizard of Oz, 7:00 p.m. with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on 2/23, Kings High School Auditorium.
Looking ahead...
May 22 — KHS Graduation, 3:00 p.m., Cintas Center, Xavier University.
May 26 — Last Day of School for Students.
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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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Teachers of the Year Announced |
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Congratulations to Kings Junior High School English Language Arts teacher, Brooke Warner and South Lebanon Elementary Kindergarten teacher, Mary Reece who have been named winners of this year’s Project Excellence Award, sponsored by the Area Progress Council of Warren County.
Every year, the APC seeks to honor two innovative or excellent teachers from each Warren County school. Community members and staff are encouraged to nominate teachers for these awards. Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Reece will be honored at the 35th annual APC recognition banquet on May 4, 2022.
Mrs. Warner has taught in Kings for 15 years. She began her career at Columbia Intermediate where she taught 5th and 6th grade ELA and Social Studies and she currently teaches ELA at KJH. She is also a Kings graduate!
Mrs. Reece has taught kindergarten in the Kings School District for 35 years. She served as president of the Kings Education Association Board on two separate occasions, as well as served as a building representative and liaison for numerous years. She is a founding member of the Kings Stagelighters in 2008 and currently serves on that board, as well.
The Area Progress Council – a countywide private business organization – started Project Excellence in 1988 as a way to honor and recognize excellent educators. APC solicited funds to create an over $1 million endowment for this recognition program. Since its inception, Project Excellence has honored over 650 educators and awarded $500,000. This year's honorees will be given $500 for personal use and $250 to their district for a classroom or district-wide project.
Congratulations on this prestigious honor!
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Pictured L-R: Greg Sears, Kings Superintendent, Brooke Warner, and
Eric Dunn, KJH Principal.
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Pictured L-R: Greg Sears, Kings Superintendent, Mary Reece, and
Belinda Atkins, SLE Principal.
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There are always reasons to celebrate at Kings! On Wednesday, April 13, we gathered to honor our students of the quarter and other outstanding students at our last of three yearly District Celebrations. District Administrators and School Board members were on hand to celebrate these fantastic students. Congratulations to everyone recognized!
JFB : 1st Grade – Fiona Fields and Mia Sprinkle.
2nd Grade – Luke Tanis, Brie Catone, and Ava Scholl.
3rd Grade – Jacob Freytag, Silas Freytag, Samuel Gordeev, and Tanner Antonczak.
4th Grade – Elise Conley and Aubrey Davidson.
KME :1st Grade – Sophelia Louis and Penelope Tomlin.
2nd Grade – Sarah Griffith and Rhyann Pritchard.
3rd Grade – Eleanor Sage
4th Grade – Liam Farrell
SLE : 1st Grade – Camden Trimble and Ruby O’Connor.
2nd Grade – Jack Burchett
3rd Grade – Olivia Blakley and Isaac Rice.
4th Grade – Grady Delaney and Kenzi McGee.
CIS : 5th Grade – Mallory Leist, Vyga Maheshkrishnan Nair, Lindsay Rubel, and Elle Testerman.
6th Grade – Raegan Berchtold, Cassie Hoy, Rylan Roundtree, and Marcella Stobbe.
KJH : 7th Grade – Alayna Hammock - (Team Red), Ethan Gardner - (Team White), and Lucy Kohls - (Team Blue).
8th Grade – Sofia McLain - (Team Red), Sydney Coyan - (Team White), Sydney Lewis-(Team Blue); and Anthony Cook - (Essentials in Art).
KHS: Carson Faz – U.S. Air Force
T.J Hospodar – U.S. Navy
Gavin Legault – U.S. Navy
Braeden Lewis – U.S. Marine Corps
Blake Powell – U.S. Navy
Career Quest - Donna Alkurdi, Jonathan Aarons, Malika Bozorova, Bryce Cannaday, Olivia Castillo, Aidan Courtney, Tico Corro-Zambrano, Ty Gilbert, Chase Monroe, Ethan Hill, Jack Horsley, Aiden Krumme, Brayden Hogan, Adam Lynch, Tony Milazzo, Aidan Moore, Anthony Rimele, Gabe Schultz, Emma Smith, Quincy Stone, Derek Teng, DJ Webb, Scott Williams, and Jesse Workman.
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KHS Senior Discovery Symposium |
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On February 25, the Kings High School College Reading & Writing classes presented their senior research project at their Senior Discovery Symposium.
This year-end project challenged students to dive into what it means to be a student researcher. KHS English teachers Andrea Nichols and Katlyn Bare have both engaged in teacher research with their Master's program and the amount of discovery they had personally was something they wanted to transfer over to their students.
The classes spent time working on inquiry, where students lead and facilitated class discussions surrounding different topics they were passionate about or what was currently trending such as mental health days in school, remote learning (benefits and negatives), school gun violence, and the opioid crisis.
This discussion led students to develop and find their own "what if" questions. They spent a lot of time brainstorming and crafting their research questions. After this, analyzing voices who have already contributed to their research conversations (experts), and highlighting their potential gaps, assumptions, and methods, students had to go through a proposal approval in order to then use their methods to collect data.
The seniors collected data through surveys and interviews and then found patterns and outliers. They crafted not only an entire multi-page research narrative essay, but also produced a handout and presentation when they defended their work to their peers, staff, and parents/guardians. Ms. Bare said, "Mrs. Nichols and I are incredibly proud of their work and engaging in the research process. This will be a stepping stone to the future research that they do when they leave us and enter their next phase(s) of education."
Watch the video below as Ms. Bare explains more of the process.
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The Kings Local School District is fortunate to partner with Beech Acres Parenting Center to provide the District with therapists in each of our buildings.
Beech Acres also provides a Parent Support Provider for the Kings District. Crystal Drake offers a free service to all parents and caregivers of Kings students in grades Pre-K-12. Crystal can help provide an emotional connection, providing parental support, sharing knowledge of local family opportunities such as parent engagement events, and financial support, when needed.
Thank you to Beech Acres for their partnership!
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The Kings Local School District has received notification that we are a participant in the Special Education Family Survey through the Ohio Department of Education. As a parent/guardian of a child within the Kings Local School District that is currently receiving Special Education services, we'd like for you to participate.
If you have any questions or need a translated version of the invitation, here is a link to 5 different languages (Arabic, Nepali. Somali, Chinese and Spanish). The password to access that is 2022.
In addition, here is a video that explains the importance of participation in the survey. The password to access this is also 2022.
Please click here to access the survey. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
We appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey on behalf of your child and the services that they are receiving within the Kings Local School District.
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CIS Student Participates in National Ballet Competition |
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Congratulations to Columbia Intermediate School 5th grader, Amelia Legault for her success in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), the world's largest non-profit international student ballet competition and scholarship program.
Amelia won the distinguished honor of being invited to Finals in Tampa, Florida where she competed against almost 200 other ballerinas from across the world. Amelia performed two solos, a variation from La Esmeralda in the classical category and Leave a Light On in the contemporary category. Her contemporary piece was choreographed by Kings Dance Team member, Kaityln McCorkle.
In order to be selected for Finals, Amelia competed at her first regional YAGP appearance in March in Indianapolis. There she placed in the top 12 and was the only ballerina from southern Ohio to earn a spot in the Finals. Approximately 1,200 students are hand-selected each year by the YAGP panel of judges to proceed to the Finals where they are seen by the directors and representatives of the world's leading dance academies.
YAGP is open to dance students of all nationalities aged 9-19 years old. It annually conducts regional auditions in the United States and around the world, with the Final Round of the competition held in Tampa every April. It’s considered the American Idol of ballet because it is a competition where future star dancers are scouted.
Each year, over 10,000 dancers participate in the competition auditions YAGP conducts in more than 25 locations in North America and international locations including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Paraguay.
Amelia dances for LeJeune Dance, in Blue Ash, under the direction of Hannah Dorfmeuller and Steve Beirens.
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Kings Theatre Presents – The Wizard of Oz |
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The Kings High School Theatre Department is gearing up for their upcoming performances of the live stage version of The Wizard of Oz.
Over 100 Kings Local School District students are involved in creating the show from the characters onstage, creating all of the scenery and technical elements all the way to the student creating all the live musical accompaniment.
Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world.
Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination.
Performances dates are April 21 & 22 at 7:00 p.m. and April 23 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $10 for adults and $8 for students and Senior Citizens at kingstheatre.net/tickets.
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Kings Board of Education Meetings - April |
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The Kings Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. to hold their Monthly Regular Meeting. Community members can watch the meeting live here.
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Since Kings Spiritwear is so hard to come by, the J.F. Burns Elementary PTO has opened its Spiritwear Sale to the community!
There are lots of new styles to choose from.
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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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Dell Offers Computer Deals for Kings Families |
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Dell Technologies is offering our Kings families special discounts on computers.
Click here to learn more about student deals and a special graduation offer to help seniors get the best system for college and offers extra bonuses such ass added warranty and a gift card.
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Kings Kids Summer Camp Registration |
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Kings Kids Summer Camp registration is now open.
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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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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Summer Athletic Camp Information is Here! |
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Kings Athletics Yeti Sale |
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Get ready for the summer with custom Yeti items at a great price to show your support for your Kings Knights! Or buy a raffle ticket for your chance to win your choice of a Yeti Tundra 35 or a Yeti Hopper 18 Cooler! Pick Up will be in Kings Athletic Department upon arrival! Sales are online and must be placed by Thursday, April 21st. Click this link to order- https://kingsathletics.com/partner/28/event/619/buy-tickets
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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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