Our Kings Knights Football Team travels to LaSalle High School tonight for the second round of playoff action.

The Knights advanced after a 10-0 win last Friday against Withrow. They finished their season with only two losses; winning the last five games in a row.

Tickets can be purchased online at ohsaa.org/tickets or at the gate. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m.

Good luck, Knights!

Kings High School Biomedical 2 Science class visited Beacon Orthopaedics on Thursday, November 7.

The students suited up in proper surgery gear and heard from Beacon Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Brian Skura on knee arthroscopy, open anatomy dissection, and suturing techniques.

Teacher Katie Endress said, "This was an incredible hands on experience and excellent career advice for our students."

Thank you to Beacon for this real life opportunity for our students.

Congratulations to the Kings High School Marching Band who received a One Superior rating at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) State Finals at Piqua High School last Sunday.

If you haven’t had an opportunity to see their show, “The Year of the Dragon,” you have two more chances! Kings is hosting the MSBA 4A Championships tomorrow, Saturday November 9 where the Band will perform at 3:00 p.m. at the Kings Stadium. Additonally, see their show at Community Night on Monday, November 11 at 7:00 .pm.

We are so proud of our hard working marching band, color guard and directors!

Four years ago, the Kings District partnered with an organization called Neighborhood Bridges. 

It's mission is to bridge communies with schools in providing basic needs, removing barriers, and seeking equity for students so they can engage and succeed in school and life.

Neighborhood Bridges partners with our counselors, social workers and school administrators, and area directors who have login access to their platform to post needs on behalf of students and families (who remain anonymous).

Once a need is posted, neighborhood bridges engage the community to fill it via daily “Opportunities for Kindness” emails and social media posts. A subscriber wishing to fill a need simply clicks “I can help.” They are then provided with drop-off instructions for the donor and then our team of Area Directors will pick-up the donation and deliver it to the recipient. 

Since the partnership, our community has quietly and directly helped hundreds of neighbors with donations ranging from clothing to beds/mattresses, washers/dryers, car tires, and immediate help with rent or medical bills.

Please subscribe to Neighborhood Bridges - Kings Local to receive an email when there are needs. Current needs include bunk beds, underwear and clothing, lunch money, and more.

If you have any questions or know of a student/family member in need, contact your school counselor, social worker or reach out to Area Director Tami Coleman at tcoleman@kingslocal.net.

The Kings High School students who take the Employabilty class took a field trip to the City of Cincinnati to learn about the career pathways available in the city.

They heard an overview from the City of Cincinnati Career Pathways Initiative who help students understand available careers. Panelists included attorneys, investigators, finance, architecture, city planning, health, and engineering.

The students had an opportunity in break out sessions to speak to those professionals in ther specific field of interest about what a day in the life looks like in that specific career, their career pathway, and what training/credentials and experience is required. They also heard the human resources perspective of what characteristics are desirable in a job candidate (employability skills).

Kings High School Workforce Initiative Leader and Career Coach, Kurtis Keller said, "The intent was to expose students to careers available with the City of Cincinnati and to connect those students with professionals in the field to answer questions/offer guidance."

The students in the Kings Junior High School Project Lead the Way (PLTW) class were recently treated to behind the scenes access at Kings Island.

They met with the engineering/maintenance/construction team where they learned about the park's safety sensors, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) input/outputs, maintenance protocols, design steps, and more.

Students were also given a behind the scenes tour of the Diamondback rollercoaster. KJH PLTW teacher, Sara Nicholls said, "We had the entire park to ourselves! We love the partnership we have with our neighbor!"

Nine amazingly talented Kings students have been selected from auditions to be in the upcoming production of Annie Jr. at the Royal Theatre Company in Mason.

The shows will take place November 8,9, and 10. Get your tickets here.

Pictured below Back L-R: Sydney Fisher, Mya Wik, Brayden Ksander, and Aubree Campbell. Front L-R: Alexis Brown, Mackenzie Glass, Katie Fortner, Maddy Elder, and Zoe Glass.

The Columbia Road and Davis Road/Myrtle Ave. intersection closure will be extended for an additional five (5) weeks, weather permitting. The Columbia Road closure location is between addresses 9311 and 9228.  All addresses along Davis Road will only have access from the east. 

The detour for Columbia Road closure will utilize Fields-Ertel Road and US22/SR3. The detour for Davis Road closure will utilize Rich Road, Fields-Ertel Road, and US22/SR3. Myrtle Ave. will have access from Columbia Road.

For more information, visit http://www.wceo.us/ or contact WCEO at (513) 695-3301.

We have over 100 families ready to be adopted this holiday season. We are asking that each child in the family receive around $75 worth of items, preferably two articles of clothing and one specialty gift/toy.

Donors can help by either adopting and shopping for a family or donating money and Neighborhood Bridges will do the shopping for you. For those donors shopping for families, drop-off dates will be December 10 and 11 at the Kings Board Office. No appointment will be needed to drop off this year.

For more information please contact Lanie Wissel, Kings Resource Coordinator at lwissel@kingslocal.net.

Deadline to purchase is November 11!

For a limited time, the Kings Spritwear Committee is launching their Spiritwear Holiday Sale featuring a neutrals collection. All sizes available.

Order today. The sale ends on November 11. Proceeds from the sale support each school building PTO.

For the 13th year, J.F. Burns Elementary School will collect Halloween candy to send to the troops overseas. All candy is sent via the Yellow Ribbon Support Center!

The candy drive will begin on Friday, November 1 and run through Friday, November 8. Candy (and monetary) donations can be brought to J.F. Burns Elementary School located at 8471 Columbia Rd. There will be a drop box located in the main hallway. Donations can be dropped off after hours if the building is open for activities.

All types of candy and snacks (including chocolate) will be accepted. If possible, please send the candy into the school in a zip-lock baggie. We will also gladly accept donations of quart size zip-lock baggies! (These baggies are used to pack the candy to send to the troops.)

Please feel free to have your kids write letters, draw pictures, etc. and drop them off. These will be included with the candy.

Donations can also be dropped off at the following:

South Lebanon Elementary, 50 Ridgeview Ln, Maineville, OH 45039

Kings Junior High, 5620 Columbia Rd, Kings Mills, OH 45034

Kings High School, 5500 Columbia Road, Kings Mills, OH

Mac's Pizza Pub in Landen, 2920 US-22 & 3, Maineville, OH 45039

BC's Brewing Company,  4064 US-42, Mason, OH

Bryson's Auto Repair and Performance, 400 W Pike St, Morrow, OH 45152

Monetary donations are accepted to help cover the cost of shipping. You may send in a check made payable to "The Yellow Ribbon Support Center” or make donations via Venmo or PayPal through www.YRSC.org. All monetary donations are tax deductible.

If you have a loved one deployed, please email Keith Maupin at K_Maupin@yahoo.com or you may send a private message to the Yellow Ribbon Support Center via their Facebook page.

Questions should be directed to Hope Cantrall at hope.cantrall@yrsc.org

Board Members

Kings Board of Education (L-R): Janelle Groff, Board Member; John Skerl, Board Member; Deb Cowan, Board Member; Stacie Belfrom, President; and Peggy Phillips, Vice-President.

The Kings Board of Education meets twice a month. They hold a Work Session on the second Tuesday of the month and a Regular Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month. All meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. and are livestreamed on the Kings Youtube channel.

The next Kings Board of Education Work Session will take place on Wednesday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. Please make a note of the date change.

Visit the Board of Education page on our website for meeting dates, meeting recordings, and agendas.

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In an effort to be "green," the District does not send paper flyers home. We use a platform called Peachjar that houses flyers of community programs and resources. 

Parents receive approved flyers via email, and they are posted on our digital flyerboard for easy retrieval. Any organization can distribute information to our community by creating an account!

We are looking to bolster our Kings Alumni database. Are you a Kings High School graduate or know someone who is? Please share the form with your fellow graduates. This will help our reunion committees and keep you updated on what is happening at your alma mater!

Please complete this Alumni Roundup Form.

Do you know someone worthy of being inducted into the Kings Athletic Hall of Fame?  We are accepting Athletic Hall of Fame nominations.  Athletes must be a graduate of Kings High School and have lettered in a minimum of one sport and have been selected All-Conference at least once in that sport. Athletes do not qualify until 5 years after graduation. 

Please complete this form with a document explaining why you feel this person is worthy of consideration for induction into the Kings High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Include a biography of the candidate being nominated, as well as information relative to the nominee’s high school and post-graduate (collegiate if applicable) careers and present-day information. The use of statistic sheets and/or newspaper clippings is encouraged to support your nomination.

The deadline for nominations is Sunday, December 1, 2024. Documents can be mailed to the athletic office (see nomination form) or scanned and emailed to etaylor@kingslocal.net.