KINGS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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EBBN - Electronic Blackboard News
October 19, 2018
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Upcoming Events
November 6
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NO SCHOOL, Staff Inservice Day.
November 13
— Kings Board of Education Work Session, 5:30 p.m., KEC Conf. Rm. 2
November 20
— Kings Board of Education Regular Meeting, 6:30 p.m., KEC Conf. Rm. 2
November 21-23
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NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break
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This week, we launched our third Thoughtexchange that includes a video of the final draft of our Master Facilities Plan. Please take some time to watch the video to learn more and then participate in the Thoughtexchange by sharing your thoughts!
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The Kings Community Learning Series continues next week as we address
Vaping and JUULing in a presentation called, "Everything You Want to Know About Vaping." It will take place on Thursday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kings Junior High School Multi-purpose Room.
Amy Fehrenbach,Tobacco Prevention Specialist with Solutions Community Counseling and Recovery Centers will talk about the new trend of vapes, e-cigs, hookah pens/JUUL's and offer advice to parents.
Looking ahead: Mark your calendar for November 15 when
Adrian Williams, Kings parent and mediator and counselor, will facilitate a community forum on Thursday, November 15 on the topic, "Is your child ready for the world outside of Kings?" The talk will center on the tools and knowledge he/she will need to know in order to exist in a diverse world. This important forum will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Kings Junior High Multipurpose Room.
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Preschoolers Learn About Leaves
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The students in Mrs Combs' Preschool Class at Kings Preschool are taking the opportunity this fall to learn why leaves change color. They learned that chlorophyll makes the green in the leaves and under the chlorophyll is where they find a lot of Fall colors!
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Information on the Mysterious Polio-Like Illness
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You may have heard recently on the news about a polio-type disease, Acute Flaccid Myelitis, that has affected children all over the country. The Warren County Health District sent out a media release this week with more information.
Read here
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Since September 15, the District recognized the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. Kings Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Jorge Gonzalez sent emails to the staff with facts and interesting stories regarding Hispanic culture to share with students.
Kings Junior High School Spanish Teacher, Aaron Bunker took a lot of the information that Mr. Gonzalez shared and put together a display case seen below.
October 15 marked the end of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Mr. Gonzalez challenged the staff to take some time to speak to, dine with, visit, or host someone with a Hispanic background. He said, " You will find that Hispanics are some of the friendliest, gregarious, generous people anywhere."
This month, as part of our Cultural Competency, we will celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month and National Italian American Heritage Month.
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There are always reasons to celebrate at Kings! On Wednesday, October 17, we honored our students of the quarter and other outstanding students at our first of three yearly District Celebrations. District Administrators and School Board members were on hand to celebrate these fantastic students. Congratulations to the following:
J.F. Burns Elementary
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1st Grade – Greta Malavich and Stella Snyder; 2nd Grade – Savannah Blevins, Leah Green, and Emerson Null; 3rd Grade – Stella Schroer and Ethan Winner.
Kings Mills Elementary
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1st Grade – Madison Klei and Belle Ketterer; 2nd Grade – Lindsay Rubel; 3rd Grade – Tanner Allred and Ethan Cole; 4th Grade – Jenny Kaur and Natalee Myers.
South Lebanon Elementary
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1st Grade – Jack Brzygot and Reid Douglas; 2nd Grade – Kira Bennett and Anum Hussain; 3rd Grade – Brooke Mustard; 4th Grade – Jojo Tapp.
Columbia Intermediate
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5th Grade – Lucy Ajebe, Avery Carpenter, Neely McElhaney, and Lili Thomas; 6th Grade – Kailey Isaacs, Kato Meissner, and Caroline Spoelker.
Kings Junior High
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7th Grade
– Grace Butler, Leah Fisher, Gabby Hosey,and Julia Burke and Kate Luckett;
8th Grade
– Gianna Casanta, Brittany Gause, and Rylee Eads.
Kings High School
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Caroline Mott, Jackson Hacker, Dorothy Nie, Nicholas Schauer, Ian Bartholomew, Jared Klaber, and Michael Messer.
Congratulations!
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Kings Marching Band Headed to State!
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After receiving the highest rating of superior at last weekend's Lockland Invitational, the Kings Marching Band qualified to perform at the Ohio Music Education Association's State Marching Band Finals! This is the fifth year in a row that our band has qualified.
They perform on Sunday, November 4 at 6:00 p.m. at Welcome Stadium in Dayton. Congratulations!
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KHS Art Students Paint Snow Plow
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Students in the Kings High School Art Club were asked to design and paint a snow plow for Hamilton Township. Michella Williams came up with the Cincinnati design and was painted by Art Club members, Alex Williams, Sara Drees, Mattie Foster, Kaleigh Cooke, and Chloe Bernard.
When you see that snow plow this winter, you will know it was painted by our own KHS students!
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Kings Bus Drivers Head to State Road-E-O
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Nine Kings/Petermann Bus Drivers competed in the 2018-2019 School Bus Road-E-O at Lakota Plains Middle School on Saturday, October 13. Drivers from schools in the Southwest Ohio Region participated in the regional event
designed to test and increase their operational and safety skills.
Participants who score 80 percent or more of the total possible points at a regional or state competition may use that event toward their six-year re-certification.
The top six drivers from each regional qualify to compete at the state Road-E-O.
We are happy to report that our Kings drivers performed very well! Michelle McIntosh qualified for the state competition and Anita Caines qualified as state alternate. They will head to London, Ohio on October 27 for the State Road-E-O. Winners from the state advance to an international event in July.
Other awards for our Kings Bus Drivers from the Road-E-O include: Spirit Award for having the most rookies at the Road-E-O and Rookie of the Year, Tracy Dominique.
Congratulations to all of our bus drivers who competed! Thank you for keeping our students safe!
Pictured right top photo: (back row, left to right)
Deb Riley , Anita Caines , Michelle Landon, Jennifer Stevens,and Laura Crowe.
Front row,(left to right) Sandy Carpenter, Cassie Strunk, and Michelle McIntosh.
Pictured right below: 3rd Place Team
(back row) Regional Training Instructor - Brandon Anness and Anita Caines.
(front row) Sandy Carpenter, Tracy Dominique, and Michelle McIntosh.
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Michelle McIntosh
State Qualifier
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Anita Caines
State Alternate
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Tracy Dominique
Rookie of the Year
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Kings Foundation Kick-Off
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The Kings Foundation is hosting a Kick-Off Celebration on Saturday, October 20 at the Monkey Bar from 1:00-6:00 p.m. There will be a lot of fun activities planned!
For more information on the Kings Foundation, visit their
Facebook page
or their
website
. Hope to see you at the Kick-off!
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Support Kings Families this Christmas
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Kings High School Freshman, Alex Deutsch has created his own fundraiser to support our U.S. Military. Introducing Socktober, a sock drive benefiting the Yellow Ribbon Support Center. Through the month of October, Alex is asking our community to donate socks for our military troops. The Yellow Ribbon Support Center will distribute the socks overseas to our troops.
If you are interested in donating, please drop your socks in the SOCKTOBER box at Kings High School, Kings Junior High School, Columbia Intermediate School, and Mac's Pizza Pub. What a way to be #KingsStrong, Alex!
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Kings Wellness Policy & Classroom Snack List
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Last school year, the Kings Board of Education approved a new
The intention of the new snack list is to support student development in promoting healthy foods while providing food offerings that are safe for all students in order to minimize allergen events.
Holiday parties are coming soon. Please make yourself familiar with our food policies so that we can keep all of our students safe!
If you have any questions, please contact Kings Food Service Director, Jennifer Arlinghaus at 513-398-8050, ext. 11027.
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Kings Ski and Board Sign-ups
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Kings High School and Kings Junior High Ski and Snowboard Club will begin sign-ups have begun and will continue through November 14.
The Club will travel to Perfect North Slopes on 4 consecutive Wednesdays in January and February. The Club is offering a 30% discount to
ANYONE
in the Kings District.
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Keep up with everything Kings by following us on social media. We can’t possibly report all of the great things happening in our weekly EBBN. We update our social media pages daily with exciting things that happen in and out of our classrooms! Follow us on
Facebook
,
Twitter,
and
Instagram
to keep up with all of the great things that happen on a daily basis.
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We have added a lot of new opportunities!
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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 had four teams who were victorious as Eastern Cincinnati Conference Champions this Fall! We already told you about the Women's Golf Team. Other Kings ECC Champs include the Boy's 8th grade Football Team, the Girls 7th grade Volleyball Team and the Men's Cross Country team who clinched their third straight ECC title!
The Lady Knights Cross Country Team claimed the runner-up ECC spot. Both Cross Country teams will
compete at Districts at Voice of America Park this Saturday, October 20. The women run at 10:30 a.m. and the men at 11:30 a.m.
Learn more and all the athletic news of the week in this week's
Knight's Weekly
from Kings Athletics!
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The Landen YMCA is hosting their first ever "Landen Community Breakfast" at the YMCA on Rt 22 & 3 next to Kroger. This is an outreach to the Landen Community for those new to the area, those seeking connections, those who English is a second language, and those in need to meet over a warm breakfast. Individuals and families can develop a sense of belonging to their community.
Breakfasts will take place monthly on Sunday mornings from 9:30-11:00 a.m. The goal is to connect with members of the Landen Community in fellowship. All ages are welcome and you don't have to be a member to attend! The price is FREE!
The next scheduled breakfast events this year are: October 28, November 11, December 9.
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Be The Match and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will host a Marrow Donor Registry event on October 26 at the Varsity football game at Kings Stadium.
They will be raising funds and awareness for those who are fighting blood cancers and are in need of a bone marrow transplant. This year's event will also include a fundraiser in honor of Sarah Drees (pictured left), a Kings Community Member and 9 year survivor of AML, who is now fighting her second battle with AML. Sarah is presently at The James at Ohio State and just received word that her sister is a 100% match for her to proceed with a bone marrow transplant!
Attendees will have the opportunity to fill out information to register and receive a swab kit at home if they would like to be a part of the Be The Match registry. They will have several items being raffled. Tickets for the raffle will be 1 ticket for $1 or 6 tickets for $5. Students will also be participating in the stands with buckets to collect donations each time the Knights score, called Money for The Match.
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Send us the news you want to see!
Dawn Gould | Community Relations Coordinator
phone: 513-459-2925
EBBN 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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