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Congratulations to Sam Casto and Jackie Cunningham - 2022 Kings High School Prom King & Queen!

This year's Prom Court L-R: Grayson Alexander, Tony Milazzo, Kate Barrett, Carter Smith, Savannah Boatrite, Bryce Cannaday, Jackie Cunningham, and Sam Casto.

On Friday, March 25, Kings Mills Elementary Music Teacher, Matt Jenkins was recognized at the pre-concert reception of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's Educator Appreciation Night as one of two recipients of the 2021 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's Music Educator Award. 

Jenkins received a $250 stipend to use for professional development and a beautiful crystal plaque.

The South Lebanon Elementary Media Center now has more books for students to read thanks to Kings Parent, Emily Smith.

Smith, parent of South Lebanon Elementary 3rd-grader, Tinley and Kindergartener, Piper, hosted a book drive at her work - First Financial Bank of Lebanon.

With approval from her employer, she donated two large boxes of books for SLE students. Jennifer Burkholder, SLE Media Specialist said, "The books are ready for the students to read and enjoy!"

This year, KJH has a team that earned 1st in the State and was a Regional Finalist. Congratulations to Alayna Hammock, Kamilla Kuklinski, Ella Pachko, and Ava Spencer. For their project, they wanted to figure out how different air pollutants affect organisms. The team hypothesized that the smoke particles would be worse for the organisms. They made mini-ecosystems with soil, a worm, leaves, and living grass in Mason jars. They left one jar alone for their control and contaminated the other three jars each with a different particulate: mold spores, smoke, and baby powder to represent heavy chemicals.

KJH Science Teacher, Vonda Furhwirth said, "Each year I am truly inspired by the creativity and enthusiasm that students bring to this competition." They will each receive a $2000 U.S. Savings Bond for their hard work.

This prom is held during the school day for Warren County students with multiple disabilities. It was first started by Patty Dever from Lebanon High School years ago and the tradition continues with the hard work and planning by Little Miami High School's Student Government.

Kings High School Assistant Principal, Ron Corradini rolled out the red carpet for the students to walk on their way to the bus. Watch the red carpet parade here.

This day marked 50 years to the day since the Kings Band performed at the original Kings Island Opening Day on April 29, 1972. Kings Band Director, Brian McDonough said, "It is such a cool moment for the band, school, and community!"

We were live at Kings Island for their performance. Catch a few of their songs on the Kings Facebook page.

Members of the KHS Symphonic Band are: Jacob Allgeier, Jacob Atkins, Ryan Baker, Leilah Brown. Ethan Combs, Gabriella DeVage, Jacob Dickerson, Dominic Donile, Jackson Ewing, Andrew Froah, Brittany Gause, Connor Gibson, Rachel Goodwin, Andrew Guelpa, Tyler Harris, Jackson Hicks, Joshua Hudgel, Michael Ivanov, Masha Ivanova, Zachary Johnson, Laina Jones, Samantha Lawrence, Nicholas Marchal, Emily Mason, Carson Miller, Reagan Milthaler, Emily Moffett, Jacob Murphy, Kaitlin Niebauer, Joshua Niemantsverdriet, Abram Pasqualetti, Joshua Reed, Lauren Richard, Ellen Ritter, Alana Subramaniam, Ethan Townsend, John Ulm, and Ella Wilson.

We were just notified that 210 students, nearly 65% of the current senior class from Kings High School are being recognized for community service as National Award earners and as inspirations for other students to get involved in their community. Three students received the top honor of Ambassador for completing over 100 hours of community service – Kanushi Navaneethakrishnan, Katherine Ripley, and Mali Robinson.

The 5^th Annual National Community Service Awards connect student service activity to the UN Global Goals. This year, there is an additional recognition for students working toward a world of Zero Hunger and Zero Waste.

Click here to view all of the UN Global Goal Service Impact Student Awardees from Kings High School

A mental health update from Kings Social-Emotional Health Coordinator, Kim Sellers.

If your child is experiencing a mental health emergency, Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) is available 24/7. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255.

The Kings Board of Education will meet for their monthly Work Session on Tuesday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2 of the Kings Education Center. Watch the meeting here.

The Board will also meet on Tuesday, May 17, at 6:00 p.m. for their Regular Monthly Meeting. All Kings Board of Education meetings can be watched live here.  

All agendas and past meetings can be found here. 

We just finished a great Staff Appreciation Week. Thank you to our parents and PTO's who definitely spoiled our staff. Kings Central Office visited every school building to show their appreciation to the staff, too!

Pictured L-R: Kim Sellers, Social Emotional Health Coordinator, Tim Spinner, Assistant Superintendent, Lorraine Hartke, Special Education Supervisor, Greg Sears, Superintendent, Dana Martin, Assistant Superintendent, Dawn Gould, Community Relations Coordinator, Matt Luecke, Director of Business, Deann Burns, Director of Technology, and Matt Freeman, Director of Teaching and Learning.

After a brief hiatus during Covid, the Kings Local Schools Foundation is back and ready to help the staff and students of the District.

The Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization comprised of parents, alumni, and members of the Kings community. It was established in 2018 with a mission to provide high-quality opportunities, facilities, technology, and experiences to the faculty and students of the Kings Local School District.

The Foundation is in need of volunteers to keep its mission going. Positions that need to be filled are Treasurer, Fundraising Chair, Grant Coordinator, Social Media Chair, and Community Liaison.

To date, the Foundation has gifted nearly $9,000 back to our schools and teachers. If you are interested in being a part of the Foundation, please contact Elizabeth Burge at kingsschoolsfoundation@gmail.com.

The Board will begin to meet monthly this summer and are very excited to get things going again.

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.

Don't forget, Grandin Road, between the Little Miami Scenic Trail and Striker Road, will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday, May 9 for two (2) weeks, weather permitting. It is anticipated that daytime lane closures, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will follow the 2-week closure for approximately 4 weeks. Access to the Peter’s Cartridge Factory and to Cartridge Brewing will be maintained at all times, either from King Avenue or from Grandin Road. 

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If you're not following us on social media, you missed this...Kings High School Digital Media Art and Computer Information Technology students are in Dallas, Texas for the National Conference for Business Professionals of America.

Congratulations to the Kings High School Lady Knights Lacrosse Team who clinched an Eastern Cincinnati Conference Championship last night after their undefeated ECC season!

This is only the second-ever ECC Championship for the team.

We are excited to release the Kings Summer Athletic Camp offerings- click link --> Kings Athletic Camps. The registration for Summer Camps will open in the next couple of weeks online https://kingsathletics.com/event-tickets