KINGS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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EBBN - Electronic Blackboard News
April 20, 2018
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Upcoming Events
Apr. 21
— KHS Prom, 6:30-11:00 p.m., The Savannah Center.
Apr. 23
— Kings High School College and Transition Fair, 6:00-7:30 p.m., KHS.
Apr. 26 & 27
— KHS Theatre Presents,
Guys & Dolls
at 7:00 p.m.,
Apr. 28
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2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., KHS Auditorium.
May 8
— Kings Board of Education Work Session, 5:30 p.m. Kings Education Center, Conf. Rm. 2.
May 15
— Kings Board of Education Regular Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Kings Education Center, Conf. Rm. 2.
May 17— 4th Grade District Chorus Concert, 8:00 p.m., KHS Auditorium.
May 19
— KHS Graduation, 2:00 p.m., Cintas Center.
May 22
— Last Day of School!
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Kings Named Best Community for Music Education
We are proud to announce that the Kings Local School District has been honored for the second year in a row with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.
This year, only 583 school districts were chosen nationwide! We are so proud of our music programs at Kings and congratulate our entire music department staff:
Carolyn Dillon, Scott Hayward, Matt Jenkins, Jen Maegly, Mike Maegly, Brian McDonough, Hope Milthaler, Joe Polen, Jennie Reeder, Melanie Sherby, and Rana Southern
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Read more
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KHS Class of 2018 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named
Kings High School is proud to announce their top students to represent the Class of 2018 as this year’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian.
This year’s class of 2018 Valedictorian is Spencer Kinkelaar. He is the son of Karin and Mar
k Kinkelaar. Spencer plans to attend
the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business. He will earn a BA in International Studies and Mathematics, BS in Finance, and AM in Applied Mathematics.
Spencer will graduate with a 4.720 GPA.
Our Class of 2018 Salutatorian is Tyler Roetenberger. Tyler will study Actuarial Science at The Ohio State University. He is graduating with a GPA of 4.719 and is the son of John Roetenberger.
Congratulations to Spencer and Tyler on this prestigious honor! KHS Graduation will take place on Saturday, May 19 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cintas Center.
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Thoughtexchange Results
In February, the District sent the Kings Community a link for a Thoughexchange regarding the long-range facility planning for the future of Kings Schools. We have compiled the feedback received and it is now available online.
The site gives a brief overview of the results of the district facility Thoughtexchange survey including the process, top thoughts and themes, and District results.
The next Thoughtexchange will go out by the end of April that will include 4 master planning options for the community to give feedback.
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Kings Celebratio
n
There are always reasons to celebrate at Kings! On Wednesday, April 18, we honored our students of the quarter and other outstanding students at our last of three yearly District Celebrations. District Administrators and School Board members were on hand to celebrate these fantastic students. Congratulations to everyone recognized!
JFB
: 1st Grade – Reagan Carroll, Harper Hendershot, and Lucy Miniard
2nd Grade – Riley Johnson and Hudson Tinsley
3rd Grade – Caleb Ratliff and Zac Shutt
4th Grade – Ian Lynch and Bekah Reed
KME
:1st Grade – Oliver Young
2nd Grade – Connor Skerl
3rd Grade – Alivia Jones
4th Grade – Kiley Beck and Lucy Marketos
SLE
:1st Grade – Salem Cain
2nd Grade – Alexus Taulbee
3rd Grade – Kate Austin and Jennifer Cooper
4th Grade – Royce Hawkins and Ashley Howard
CIS
:5th Grade – Xavier Concha,
Myles Fye, Charlie Lehr, and Ryann Schnecker
6th Grade – Dylan Altemeier, Natalie Norgren, and Faith Rudowski
KJH
:
7th Grade
– Riley Wells (Team Red), Matthew Hruska (Team White), and Maggie Huecker (Team Blue)
8th Grade
– Declan Alford (Team Red), Andrew Guelpa (Team White), and Gavin Legault (Team Blue); Ethan Townsend (Essentials in Art)
KHS:
Military Assignments- Anna Edman, U.S. Navy; Kristopher Cook, U.S. Air Force; Ally Carlin, U.S. Air Force Academy; and Zack Steward, U.S. Army.
Mrs.Janet Scruby, SLE 4th grade teacher was also recognized for her retirement at the end of the school year after 17 years at SLE.
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KJH eCybermission Regional Finalists
The 7th grade team, "The Geeks" compromised of Kanushi Navaneethakrishnan, Isabel York, and Gracy Alexander (pictured) won first in the state in the eCybermission STEM competition. They are one of four teams competing at the Regional level.
The ladies will present their project on April 24
in front of high ranking Scientists and Researchers from the Department of Defense and Army Research facilities. Their project is testing to see if product labeling of fruit is accurate. They will test to see if fruits that say organic really have no pesticides. They will compare the results of the non-organic fruits with those that label as organic to determine if the labels are truly accurate.
The KJH students will compete using a Blackboard Collaborate where they will be in Mrs. Vonda Fruhwirth's classroom in front of a camera. The girls have already each won a $1000 U.S. Saving Bond. If they win Regionals, then they will receive another $1000 U.S. Savings Bond and a fully paid trip to Washington, D.C. the third week of June to present at the National Level. Good luck!
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CIS 5th Grade Visited by Cincinnati Observatory
Fifth grade students at Columbia Intermediate School reviewed their Solar System unit with a visit from Katie Vaughn, an Outreach Educator from The Cincinnati Observatory.
Students reviewed the 8 planets, compared the sizes of the planets, discussed why Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet, as well as reviewed rotation, revolution, and other key information about the solar system, galaxies, and the universe.
If you are looking for something fun to do over the summer, the Observatory is open to the public Monday through Friday from 12:00- 4:00 p.m. They also offer astronomy programs and stargazing on Thursday and Friday evenings. Check their
website
for details!
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Knight of Innovation
It was a great night of celebrating all things STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math) at the 2nd annual Knight of Innovation at Kings High School on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
The community event showcased over 45 STEAM projects that are happening in our district classrooms.
Attendees had the opportunity to visit the interactive, student-led booths that featured hands-on activities such as making a tress with marshmallows and pasta, playing music with cheese and bananas, planting beans, coding, OZOBOTS, robots, arcade machine programming, Tinkercad, automatic pancake maker, and many more!
KHS STEAM organizers were hoping for a bigger turn out and boy, did they get their wish fulfilled. It was a great night of STEAM at KHS. We can't wait to do it again next year! Check out this
gallery of photos
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KJH/KHS Art Show
Kings Junior High and Kings High School hosted an art show on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The Kings High School Learning Commons was filled with beautiful works from our talented students in grades 7-11.
This year's KJH Artist of the Year is Mattie Foster. She was chosen by KJH Art Teacher, Jan Thomann for her commitment to to visual art, being a part of the Art Club and having a high GPA.
Additionally, Ethan Townsend had his National Ceramic Winning sculpture of Wallace Wolf displayed along with his functioning fountain.
Mrs. Thomann also noted that it was great to see how much the KHS students' work has matured since Junior High.
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KHS Transition and College Fair
Don't miss next week's Transition and College Fair at Kings High School! This is a unique opportunity for parents and students. There will be time to gather information from over 55 colleges and disability services, military services, as well as 10 adult agencies.
The first ever Kings High School College and Transition Fair will take place on Monday, April 23, 2018 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Students in grades 9-11 will have the opportunity to attend during school hours.
We hope you are able to participate. Mark your calendars for April 23, 2018!
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SLE 2nd Grade Visited by ISpace Academy
The second grade students in Alison Amoss' class at South Lebanon Elementary have had some extra fun in Science this year.
Mrs. Amoss was selected to be a part of the iSpace Teacher Academy. Monthly she goes to the academy in the evening for Professional Development on standards based science. All of the lessons are hands-on and through grants, the teachers are sent home with materials for the class to do all the experiments that Mrs. Amoss is taught in her class.
As part of the Academy, each teacher was granted a free field trip! On Thursday, April 19, iSpace Academy visited SLE and the students learned all about polymers, as they explored with making pink snow and even made their own slime to take home!
The iSpace Academy offers summer camps. Click the following link for more information.
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KHS Daylight Prom
The students in Angela Zlatic and Junior Ili’s special education classes at Kings High School were treated like royalty on Friday, April 20, when they attended the Daylight Prom at the Savannah Center in West Chester.
This event is held for those students, who due to physical, medical, behavioral, or family support issues, may not be able to attend a typical evening high school prom.
“It is a really cool program for kids with special needs. They have everything a typical prom would have like music, food, and dancing,” Ms. Zlatic said.
To prepare for prom, the ladies put on some make-up and had their hair styled, and nails painted, just for the occasion. Our gentlemen had their very own “Man Cave” to hang out, get ready together for prom, and learned the proper way to ask a girl to dance.
As the students left for the prom, they walked the red carpet lined with KHS students and parents clapping for them. The students really enjoyed their day dancing with their peer aides and classmates and making new friends.
Our students joined other students from Warren County at this year's event.
Watch
this video
of the students on the red carpet as they head to the Savannah Center.
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King Mansion Available for Prom and Senior Photos
Attention KHS Parents: The owners of the King Mansion, the Redders, have graciously offered to allow your students to take prom and senior photos at the mansion.
Mrs. Redder states, "We love that people want to take pictures for prom and senior portraits here." She also mentioned that there is still some renovation work going on around the home so people should use caution when walking around.Special thanks to the Redders for helping to continue a fun Kings tradition!
#KingsStrong
Have a safe and memorable Prom KHS students!
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Don't Miss KHS Theatre's Guys and Dolls
Kings High School Theatre presents Guys and Dolls! The show is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a crap game manager who is anything but. Set in the Manhattan of Damon Runyon’s short stories, Guys and Dolls tells of con-man Nathan Detroit’s efforts to find new life for his illegal, but notorious, crap game.
Show times are April 26 & 27 at 7:00 p.m. and April 28 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. All shows will be performed in the Kings High School Auditorium.
Get more information and purchase tickets
here
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ALL STUDENT ART SHOW AND SALE
Each student at SLE will have their artwork framed and on display in the cafeteria. There is an option to buy the frame at the show if you choose. There is no cost to get in to the art show. This is a school fundraiser and art of the proceeds go to the art department for purchase of art supplies. If you have any questions contact SLE Art Teacher Stacy Hoffert at
shoffert@kingslocal.net.
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4th Grade District Chorus Concert DATE CHANGE
Please make a note that the elementary music staff had to move the date of the 4th Grade District Chorus concert to Thursday, May 17 at 8:00 p.m.
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Kings High School Yearbook sales are almost over! It's your last chance to buy the one book that captures your child's year at Kings High School forever - the Kings High School yearbook!
Don't miss out - the deadline to purchase a yearbook is Friday, April 27, 2018.
Help your child remember their classes, their friends, the school events, and more.Order the Kings High School yearbook today!
www.yearbookforever.com
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KHS NHS Applications Being Accepted
Applications for students interested in applying for the Kings High School National Honor Society are now available and must be returned by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2 to Mrs. Hardesty in room 211 or Mrs. Thomas in room 145 at KHS.
To apply students must have a cumulative weighted GPA of 3.85 and two teacher recommendations. Advisers will check GPA’s at the end of the 2017-18 school year. In addition sophomores must have completed 25 hours of community service and juniors 35 hours. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications will be available in the following locations: Guidance, Room 145 and Room 211.
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Planning to Visit a National Park this Summer?
Did you know that every 4th grader can get a National Park annual pass (an $80 value) for free? The pass is issued in the student’s name so the student must be present.
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Texting and Driving During Drop Off and Pick Up
Please use extreme caution when in our school parking lots. Recently, there have been many parent and student drivers seen on their phones in our school lots before and after school putting our students and staff on foot, as well as themselves in danger. Thank you for helping to keep all of us safe!
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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.
Find us on Facebook
!
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Kings Athletics Summer Athletic Camps
Kings Athletics and the Kings Athletic Booster Club has started taking registrations for their ever-popular Summer Athletic Camps.
This is a great opportunity to learn your favorite sports from Kings' coaching staff this summer! The Kings Athletic Department is offering several athletic camps that are focused on fun and learning the fundamentals of each sport!
Our camps are run by our own coaching staff and are a great chance to learn from the best! Get more information and register
HERE
. No experience is necessary!
If you have any questions regarding summer camps, please contact the Athletic Department at 513-459-2937.
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Track & Field Senior Night
Don't miss this year's KHS Track & Field Senior Night on Tuesday, April 24. Field Events begin at 4:15 p.m. and Running Events at 4:45 p.m.
Come out and support our track and field program! Stop by BW&R after the meet (7 - 10 p.m.) to support the Kings vs. Loveland Junior High Track Charity Challenge for Josh Cares.
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Join the 4-Time ECC Champ Dance Team!
Any current 6th through 11th graders interested in trying out for the Dance Team should attend an informational meeting in the KJH Multi-Purpose Room on April 24 at 7:00 p.m. If you have questions or cannot attend the meeting, please contact Coach Smith at:
kingsdanceteam@gmail.com
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All flyers for school events and non-profit organizations are posted in our Virtual Backpack. Please be sure to check the Virtual Backpack weekly to stay up to date on district events.
We’ve added lots of great district events and opportunities and activities for your child! We are beginning to add Summer Camp Information!
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Substitute Teachers Needed at Kings
Do you have a Bachelor's Degree? Need some extra cash? Want to have a flexible schedule? Perfect!
Apply to be a substitute teacher in the Kings School District! Click the link below to apply,
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J.F. Burns Krazy Karnival 2018
Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 28 for this year's J.F. Burns Elementary Krazy Karnival! It's the school's most exciting fundraiser of the year! It's a fun day of games, raffles, vendor fair and more. This year's Krazy Karnival will run from 1:00-6:00 p.m.
It takes many people to transform JFB into a Karnival. Please consider helping with this exciting fundraiser.Shifts available: 12:30pm – 2:30pm 2:15pm – 4:15pm 4:00pm – 6:00pm and Clean up crew 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jr High/High School Student Sign-Up Genius:
Adult Sign-Up Genius:
Please sign up by Friday, April 20th.
For more details
click here
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Kings Food Service Looking for Subs
The Kings Food Service Department is looking for Food Service Substitute employees. If you are interested please contact Jennifer Arlinghaus, Food Service Director, 513-398-8050, ext 10017 or
jarlinghaus@kingslocal.net.
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Kings Transportation Seeking Bus Drivers
Be a part of our growing community! Become a Kings Bus driver! Starting pay is $18.25/hr. Now offering a sign on bonus and paid training. No experience necessary!
For more information call: 513-398-8050, x10023.
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Deerfield Township is looking for individuals, families, community groups, and businesses volunteers to help clean Kingswood Park on Saturday, April 28 from 8:00 a.m.-noon.
Click here
for more information.
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Kings Local School District
1797 King Ave
Kings Mills, Ohio 45034
513.398.8050
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