April 13 — Kings Board of Education Work Session, 5:30 p.m., Kings Education Center, Conference Room 2. (Live on Kings Youtube channel)
April 14 — Kings Celebration, 7:00 p.m., Kings High School Auditorium.
April 15 — KHS Senior Art Fair, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Kings High School Learning Commons.
April 20 —Kings Board of Education Regular Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Kings Education Center, Conference Room 2. (Live on Kings Youtube channel)
May 18 — KHS Graduation, 2:00 p.m., Cintas Center, Xavier University.
May 27 — Last Day of School for Students.
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KHS Names 2021 Valedictorian and Salutatorian |
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Kings High School announced the Class of 2021 Co-Valedictorians and Salutatorian.
On Wednesday, April 7, KHS Principal, Doug Leist announced that Morgan Smith and Connor Sims are Co-Valedictorians and William Ritchie is this year's Salutatorian.
KHS Graduation will take place on Sunday, May 16 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cintas Center at Xavier University.
Congratulations to Morgan, Connor, and William on this pretigious accomplishment!
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Kings Superintendent Resigns |
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Kings Superintendent, Tim Ackermann tendered his resignation as Kings Superintendent effective July 31, 2021. He has accepted the position of Assistant Superintendent at the Hamilton County Educational Service Center.
The Kings Board of Education accepted his resignation at a special Board meeting on Tuesday, April 6. At that meeting, Warren County Educational Service Center (WCESC) Superintendent, Tom Isaacs held a discussion regarding the process of naming a new superintendent.
The Board has hired the WCESC to facilitate the search and is actively searching for Mr. Ackermann's replacement.
Thank you, Mr. Ackermann for your 6 years of service to students, staff, and community of the Kings Local School District!
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Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Winner |
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Kings High School senior, Leah Malburg has been named this year's recipient of the Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award.
Recipients of this scholarship are selected by virtue of their academic achievement, personal accomplishments, and community service.In Warren County, each district’s recipient is awarded a $500.00 scholarship from Warren County Educational Service Center. A teacher/mentor is recognized by the student and those individuals are awarded a $250.00 stipend to be used for classroom/school use. Leah's chosen mentor is Kings High School Counselor, Erika Volker.
Leah is the daughter of Mark and Heidi Malburg. She has maintained a 4.29 grade point average while in high school, taking some of the most rigorous academic classes offered. As a four-year member of the varsity volleyball team, Leah earned the Red, White & Blue award in 2019 for hardwork and dedication to her team. Other activities that Leah has been involved in include the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, The Fellowship of Christian Students Club, and the Community Service Club. During her free time, Leah coaches volleyball for a youth club volleyball team. Leah will attend Grand Valley State University in the fall and will major in Applied Food & Nutrition.
The Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award was established in 1989 by Ohio’s County Superintendents to recognize student achievement and promote academic accomplishment. One senior from each of Ohio’s eighty-eight counties receives this prestigious honor each year.
Pictured L-R: KHS Principal, Doug Leist, KHS Counselor, Erika Volker, Leah Malburg, and Kings Superintendent, Tim Ackermann.
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KJH Teacher Receives Exemplary Award |
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Congratulations to Kings Junior High School teacher, Nicole Hindersman who has received the 2020 Ohio Middle Level Regional Award!
To be nominated and win this award, a teacher must be an outstanding member in their geographic area for their commitment and contributions to middle level education. They must promote the middle school concepts through involvement in exemplary programs, leadership, or research that serves the needs of middle level students.
Nicole will be recognized publicly at the 2020 Ohio Middle Level State Conference in May.
Thank you for all you do for your KJH students, Mrs. Hindersman!
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Congratulations to the Kings High School students in the Career Quest Program!
These Seniors have spent their year exploring their career interests, participating in job shadow experiences, writing resumes, and learning interviewing skills. Kings High School Guidance Coordinator Debby Henderson said, "They have given us their best and we appreciate their great effort."
Sixteen students participated in this year's program and all of them are on a solid path to local employment and higher learning after graduation.
KHS would like to thank career counseling partners, Riley O'Grady with United Way and LEAD Training, and Julie Ilg with Sinclair Community College.
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National Assistant Principal Week |
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We'd like to recognize our wonderful District Assistant Principals as we celebrate National Assistant Principal Week.
Thank you to Brent Allen, Ron Corradini, Jeff Miller, Lori Stovall, and Jenny Wilson for the significant role they play in the overall academic achievement of our Kings students.
Assistant principals are essential to establishing a positive learning environment that ensures each student and adult is known and valued.
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KHS Student Selected for Rain Barrel Project |
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Kings High School Senior, Kaleigh Cooke has been selected as an artist for the 2021 Rain Barrel Art Project by the Regional Storm Water Collaborative, popularly known as savelocalwaters.org,
The Rain Barrel Art Project, which is hosted by the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is a joint effort to educate the community about water conservation and pollution caused by stormwater runoff.
The Rain Barrel Art Project was created to promote the use of rain barrels throughout the Ohio River Valley area via an entertaining yet educational medium. Though rain barrels conserve water and save money, people are less likely to use them given their dull appearance. SaveLocalWaters.org believes that producing beautiful artistic rain barrels will make them more desirable and increase public interest.
The Regional Storm Water Collaborative created savelocalwaters.org to utilize mass media and shared resources in order to better raise awareness concerning environmental quality issues in the Ohio River Valley.
Kaleigh presented her work in painting rain barrels for Save Local Waters for her community service presentation on Thursday night. Kaleigh has been a part of painting nine rain barrels while a student at Kings.
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Kings Elementary Staff Scrabble Battle |
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The Friday before Spring Break, the staff of all three of our elementary schools engaged in a Scrabble Battle.
Each staff member received a cardboard letter to wear during the day and were challenged to find other staff members to create words.
Prizes were given at the end of the day for the groups with the highest point words, both at the building level and the elementary level.
Congratulations to the staff members at J.F. Burns Elementary who came up the highest point word overall - Sesquioxidizing for 132 points!
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An important update from Social Emotional Health Coordinator, Kim Sellers.
Hello Parents and Caregivers:
A new wave of synthetic nicotine products is emerging on the market, raising questions as youth vaping continues at epidemic levels. These disposable e-cigarettes (Puff Bar) and oral nicotine products include Bidi Pouches, NIIN (short for "nicotine innovated") and Rush, and contain synthetic materials which can actually be more addicting to young people.
This article from Truth Initiative shares some important information parents need to know about synthetic nicotine. Claims made by these companies can be very misleading.
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Reminder - Testing is going on over the next few weeks. Please make sure your student is getting a proper night's rest and a healthy breakfast! |
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Kings Board of Education Meetings - April |
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The Kings Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. to hold their Monthly Work Session. Community members can watch the meeting live here.
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Celebrate your Senior by purchasing a yard sign. Orders due by Friday, April 23.
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Kings Food Service will continue to provide meals for our remote and online learners. Please take the time to sign up for meals for the months of April and May by clicking here.
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KHS 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Recipients |
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Everyone is invited to the Kings High School Senior Art Show on April 15 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the KHS Learning Commons. Dinner will be available for purchase from The 1776 Grill Food Truck.
Look at awesome ART, make free buttons, and take selfies that look just like the photos our seniors took for this poster! Hope to see you there!
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We are continuing to monitor positive cases and quarantines. If you or your children exhibit symptoms or are waiting for a test result, please contact Kings Contact Tracer, Christy Salek at csalek@kingslocal.net.
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South Lebanon Community Clean Up Day |
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South Lebanon is looking for volunteers to help in their Community Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 10 from 8:00 a.m.- noon.
Individuals and groups are welcome. Students may use this activity for community service hours, too! Meet at Rogers Park between the baseball fields to be assigned to a location for clean-up.
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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!
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Check out our VIRTUAL BACKPACK for more information on our newly added activities and fundraisers. Make sure to check out our SUMMER CAMP information with new camps added such as Kings Theatre Camp and Arts Alliance Summer Camps!
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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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Kings Athletics Has Another Great Winter |
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Kings Athletics has released their Winter Points of Pride. We are so proud of our athletes who are still performing at high levels even with the challenges of this year with COVID-19! |
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Kings Youth Cheerleading will begin registration next week.Kings Youth Cheerleading supports cheerleading programs for students in grades K-6.
Due to the growth of the program and the health and safety of athletes and coaches, they will be capping ssquad sizes this year.
All returning cheerleaders from 2020 will have priority and will be guranteed a spot. New spots will be on a first come, first served basis.
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Send Us the News You Want to See! |
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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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