KINGS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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EBBN - Electronic Blackboard News
October 5, 2018
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Upcoming Events
October 9
—Kings Board of Education Work Session, 5:30 p.m., KEC Conference Room 2.
October 12
— End of First Quarter.
October 16
— Kings Board of Education Regular Meeting, 6:30 p.m., KEC Conference Room 2.
November 6
— NO SCHOOL, Staff Inservice Day.
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Hope Squad Community Meeting
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Kings is excited to be bringing a peer-to-peer suicide program, Hope Squad, to Kings High School and Kings Junior High School beginning in January 2019.
The first year of the program's curriculum is being funded by
Grant Us Hope
,
a new nonprofit in Cincinnati, focused on teen mental health and suicide prevention. They have partnered with Dr. Greg Hudnall, Founder and CEO of
Hope Squad
to implement this program in over 25 schools in Cincinnati and Columbus during the 2018-2019 school year.
As a part of the new Kings Community Learning Series, Kings is honored to offer a
COMMUNITY MEETING
featuring Dr. Greg Hudnall on Tuesday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kings High School Auditorium.
Dr. Hudnall will share what inspired him to start Hope Squad in Utah, and the importance of implementing Hope Squads in schools around the country.
The community is highly encouraged to join us as we learn more about this important topic. We hope you'll join us!
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Community Learning Series
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The Kings Local School District is dedicated to strengthening
the family-school-community partnership as a part of the District's
#KingsStrong Strategic Plan - Relate. Create. Innovate
.
This year, the District is
bringing relevant, meaningful, and thought-provoking topics to a community forum for the purpose of promoting student well-being, academic success, and community support.
The Kings Community Learning Series engages a variety of presenters to help our community become proactive and informed about topics affecting today’s families.
These sessions will provide knowledge and practices that can help parents, educators, and members of the community work together to enhance and actively support Kings students.
In October, we will offer two presentations.The first presentation is on October 9 about Hope Squad as seen above. Our next Community Learning Series will address Vaping and JUULing in a presentation called, "Everything You Want to Know About Vaping."
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. Join us on Thursday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kings Junior High School Multi-Purpose Room.
Other topics throughout the year will include Diversity and Inclusion, Anxiety in Children, Social Media, College Financial Planning and more. Details will follow soon!
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Congratulations to Kings High School 2018 Homecoming Queen, Rowan Hayden and, for the first time ever, TWO Kings - Treshawn Fisher and Jack Reagan! They were crowned at halftime of last week’s Kings Varsity Football's 55-6 win over Withrow.
It was a beautiful evening for a parade and football game! Check out
this video
that highlights this year's Homecoming Parade. Over 900 participants joined in the parade this year!
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Did you know that more than a half-million pounds of crayons are thrown away each year creating a waxy sludge that clogs landfills and never biodegrades? Beginning next week, October 8, Kings Mills Elementary Art Teacher, Katie Heagan is introducing
The Crayon Initiative
, a program that collects used crayons and recycles them to donate to art programs at children's hospitals across the United States.
Would you like to help? We are asking anyone in the community to drop off your used crayons packaged in a Ziploc bag to KME. There is a box in the front entrance of the school. Collect as many "old" crayons from home or restaurants to donate.Crayons will be collected through November 5.
Here is a great video about The Crayon Initiative.
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Flu Vaccination Clinic a Success
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Thank you to Health Heroes for providing the Flu Vaccination Clinics this week in the District. Over 300 students received a flu vaccine at this year's clinic!
The Health Hero Clinic is strictly voluntary. The District offers this as a community service for our families.The flu shots were offered to our students with no deductibles or out of pocket expense. #KingsStrong
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MAP Testing Results Sent Home
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Kings students recently took the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test.
Click here
for more information about the assessment and how Kings is using the data.
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month
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It’s National Bullying Prevention Month and the Kings Local School District would like to make you aware of some resources available to you right on our website. We offer a hotline through Public School Works that can be found on the Resources Tab on our website. You just click the link that says “
Stay Safe, Speak Up Hotline
.” Also on our
Resources page of our website,
you will find information about Bullying and Cyber-bullying, District bullying incidents report, and a Parent Information Section which provides parents with information on the challenges that students face.
The State of Ohio now offers a Safer Schools Ohio tip line. Once a tip is received by the Safer Schools Ohio tip line, Ohio Homeland Security personnel will determine whether the concern is a school-related threat of a criminal nature and /or a criminal terrorism-related tip or suspicious activity, call 844-SAFEROH.
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The students in Valerie Eldrige's Honors Spanish lV classes at Kings High School were treated to a Breakout Room, Spanish style! The ever-popular Breakout Room is an exciting new form of live action entertainment. In this case, students were having fun and learning at the same time!
Ms. Eldridge used kits from Breakout EDU, an education platform that offers educational games that require critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication. She used the Spanish version giving the students 40 minutes to solve a puzzle about one of Spain's most precious paintings that was stolen from a museum. Students had to solve clues in Spanish to win the challenge.
Eldridge said she had one team in each class successfully escape. Saying, "
It was so fun to watch my students interact with one another in a different way than I normally see within the classroom.
My students did a great job working together and using their critical thinking skills."
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The secret is OUT! Kings is not only a top ten rated school in the Greater Cincinnati area, it is also a great value! Check out
this story
from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
#KingsStrong
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Kings Foundation Kick-Off
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We are proud to announce that a group of Kings Community Members have created a foundation to support Kings Schools. The Kings Foundation is dedicated to promoting excellence in education and encouraging classroom innovation by providing grants to teachers in academics and the arts. Those grants are intended to enhance the education of all students in the Kings Local School District.
The Kings Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization is comprised of parents, alumni, and members of the Kings Community who believe that great schools define great communities.
They are 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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Kings Kloset Open This Saturday
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Kings Kloset will be open this Saturday, October 6 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. on the second floor of the Kings Education Center, 1797 King Avenue, Kings Mills, OH.
The Kings Kloset is a student-led non-profit clothing center that provides free garments and supplies to those in need within the Kings School District.
The Kloset is in need of Fall and Winter clothing and shoes. Donations can be dropped off during Kings Kloset hours or contact
Kings Kloset
to make arrangements for drop-off.
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A beautiful memorial for beloved South Lebanon Elementary Kindergarten teacher, Elicia Mellendorf was placed in the garden area outside of SLE.
The memorial was made possible by the SLE PTO. SLE Kindergarten teacher, Mary Reece said, "(We) m
iss her terribly, but, now we can always know she is with us!"
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Kings Students Perform in Tarzan
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ROYAL Theatre Company presents Tarzan October 12-14 at Mason High School. This production features 19 students from the Kings Local School District from the elementary schools through the high school. The show will run for four performances – Friday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday, October 14 at 2:00 p.m. VIP reserved seating tickets can be purchased for any show for $25 each, and general admission tickets for any show are $12 each. All tickets can be purchased online at
www.ROYALTheatreCompany.com
through October 11 at 5:00 p.m. and at the door starting one hour before each show.
Pictured from bottom to top, left to right:
Isabella Wesloh, Evelyn Spaeth, Aralyn Johnson, Aiden Canino, Nolan Johnson, Brooke Howard, Grant Shields, Trinity Acree, Mackenzie Randol, Marah Burnside, Sophia Canino, Katie Hill, Abby MacNeil, Hope Wanamaker, Juliana Danko, Sam Bustetter, Ansley Taylor, Ian Meeker; Not pictured Finn Collins.
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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 on Monday, October 8. Sign-ups 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. The Club is hosting a gift card raffle for a $15 Chipotle and $30 Perfect North gift card.
To enter, any and all students need to text SNOW to 513-334-6075.
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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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The Club at Harper's Point is offering a new program call Go Tennis Program. This FREE program is open to junior high and high school tennis players. This fun, fast-pace instructional program will use competitive drills and movement while focusing on fundamental tennis skills.
The Club at Harper's Point has been a great partner in our tennis program in contributing to the development and enthusiasm for the game of tennis.
Click here
for more information.
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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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