May 12, 2020
— Board of Education Work Session, 5:30 p.m.
May 19, 2020
— Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
All District events canceled through the remainder of the school year.

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Update on the Coronavirus
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On Monday, April 20, Governor Mike DeWine ordered all of Ohio’s public, community, and private K-12 school buildings to continue remote learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic school year due to the coronavirus health crisis.
- Campus remains closed
- All District events are canceled through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
- During this time, access to all facilities, including athletic fields, will be restricted for staff, students, parents, and community members.
- Only essential operational staff members will be allowed to access our facilities to continue to provide food and services to our students who need those resources.
Please continue to monitor the District website and access our
COVID-19 webpage
for information on important resources. We will continue to keep you updated by our School Messenger system and also utilize our social media channels.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 visit the
CDC website
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The
FREE
Feeding program will continue on April 27. T
his program is for all children 18 and under, not just for those on free or reduced meals. Each student will receive 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches at NO COST to the parent.
There are two locations available for food pickup; Joshua's Place or Columbia Intermediate School. Both locations will hold pickup from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Thank you to the Kings Food Service Department and Kings Staff volunteers for feeding our community! #KingsStrong
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It's official! Kings High School is a 2020 Best High School based on rankings that U.S. News and World Report
released this week. We are proud that Kings High School has again been recognized earning a national ranking in the top 40%!
According to the
U.S. News & World Report website
, Kings High School is ranked No. 11 in Cincinnati (out of 122), No. 51 in Ohio (out of 902), and No.1,411 in national rankings (out of 17,792).
Nearly 18,000 schools nationwide were numerically ranked this year based on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college.
Congratulations to our amazing students and staff for this great ranking!
#KingsStrong
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Board of Education Meeting
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The Kings Local School District Board of Education held their Regular Meeting virtually on Tuesday, April 21. Please note that the May meetings are on as scheduled, but we will wait for Governor DeWine's direction on whether they will be in-person or virtual.
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A COVID-19 Message from Kings BOE
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The Kings Local School District Board of Education sends a special message to Kings Staff, Students, and Community. Watch below.
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On Monday, April 20 at 8:20 p.m., there was a familiar glow coming from Kings Stadium. As a part of the #BetheLight initiative, the stadium lights glowed for 20 minutes to honor of the Kings High School Class of 2020.
We went
Facebook Live
during the event and created a short tribute below.
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Big News from KHS Art Department
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For the first time in Kings High School history, we have not one, but TWO STUDENTS place at the National level in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards earning THREE NATIONAL MEDALS! This means these young artists are among the top 1% in the Nation!
Congratulations to
Halle West
and
Yvonne Arnett
, both juniors, whose artwork was selected to be a part of a rotating exhibit throughout the Nation for the next two years.
Halle West's mixed media piece "
I Don't Feel Safe Anymore
" is about school shootings and the fear students face today. This received a National Gold Medal.
Her second work entitled "
Young at Heart
" is a layered pen portrait of an older man and a baby. The work is interactive allowing the viewer to use 3D glasses to see both portraits. This piece received a National Silver Medal.
Yvonne Arnett's acrylic painting is a portrait of a young man entitled "
Losing Control
" and received a National Silver Medal.
Almost 3,000 teens across the country learned that they had been recognized with a National Medal in the 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the most prestigious honor an American teen can receive for their creative work.
Normally, the winners are invited to the National Awards Ceremony in New York City but the ceremony has been postponed due to Coronavirus.
Many congratulations to Halle and Yvonne on this prestigious honor!
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Since Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine closed schools in March, there have been people all over the state helping to make products to keep our frontline workers safe. Kings Junior High School teacher,
Sara Nicholls
is one of those helpers! She has been busy creating products to help our healthcare workers keep their masks on during their long shifts.
Using her 3-D printer, she is creating ear guards to help take pressure off health care worker's ears from wearing masks all day. She began printing the ear guards after a nurse friend of hers at Mr. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital requested 100 of them. She has also supplied the ear guards to the VA Hospital in Cincinnati. She said each guard takes 7 minutes to print. She and some of her other Project Lead the Way teachers just sent 1,500 of the guards to Kettering Hospital.
She has also used her 3-D printer to make the apparatus that holds the 3M square filters.(see below) and the apparatus that holds a face shield. Nicholls said that this apparatus uses a plastic binder sheet or an old school overhead projecter plastic sheet. The plastic sheets can be removed and thrown away and replaced with a clean one.
Great work, Mrs. Nicholls! You are #KingsStrong!
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Local Author Meets JFB Third Graders Virtually
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The third grade students in
Robyn and Anna Bersani's
classes at J.F. Burns Elementary had a special guest in their virtual classroom this week! Local author and Landen resident, William Schroeder met students to talk about his book,
Smallmouth Sonny of Bass Island Bar
.
The students were assigned to read/watch the book on
Schroeder's YouTube link
and write questions to ask the author during his visit. The story is about a smallmouth bass that lost his way in the Little Miami River until he meets two Blue Heron's who help him find his way home while meeting many friends along the way.
Author Schroeder gifted a signed book for each student! A special thank you to Mr. Schroeder for taking the time to visit the class!
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This week,
Governor Mike DeWine
announced that a new toll-free emotional support call service, the COVID CareLine, has been created by the Ohio Dept of Mental Health and Addiction. It will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 7 days/week. (Calls after those hours will roll over to the national suicide hotline.)
Trained responders will be on the line to support and assist all Ohioans who are struggling with the impacts of the pandemic. This COVID CareLine can be reached at 800-720-9616.

All calls are handled by licensed mental health counselors & social workers and are completely confidential. They can listen, help with some screenings, and connect callers to local resources in their communities they may need.
Please contact Kings Social and Emotional Health Coordinator,
Kim Sellers
if you need further assistance -
ksellers@kingslocal.net
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Kings Kids Before & After School Care Program
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Kings Kids Before/After School program is now accepting registration for the 2020-2021 school year. This is for grades Kindergarten-6. The registration form is located on the Kings website at
www.kingslocal.net
. Go to Schools/Kings Kids/Before After School Registration.
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Kings High School Yearbooks are still on sale until the end of April!
Buy one today!
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The 2020 Census is well underway. In Ohio, the response has been 54%. Ohio's statewide response rate is 4% higher than the national average, but the goal is obviously 100%.
The Census is counted once every decade. It is important that every Ohioan is counted so our state receives the appropriate amount of federal funding that helps support our communities, schools, public safety resources, and improve our roads.
The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring for a variety of temporary jobs. Pay rates in Ohio range from $14.00 to $23.50 per hour.
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FC Cincinnati Kings Night
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Get your tickets for FC Cincinnati Kings Night on Saturday, June 27, 2020 as FC takes on FC Dallas. Get your family together for a fun night of soccer and a chance to see our Kings Women's Soccer Team in a shoot-out against Deer Park at halftime!
Tickets are $15.00 per person. Deadline to purchase tickets is June 13.
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Don't miss one bit of news! Make sure to follow us on social media!
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Our social media conversation is growing and we don't want you to miss out!
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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
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We know that participating in any kind of group activity this summer is still up in the air. In order to be prepared, just in case, Athletic Director, Tyler Miller has announced the schedule for this year's Athletic Summer Camps.
Our camps are some of our favorite traditions as we get to see the our future Knights take the field and court!
While the prospect of cancelling summer camps remains, we wanted to be sure you had dates to plan for your favorite camps in the event we operate.
If the decision is made to have camps, we will release registration at that time and outline any additional guidelines needed to operate.
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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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