September 20, 2013

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Upcoming Events

September 21—ACT Test, 8:00 a.m., KHS.

September 29—Kings Soccer Cornhole Tourna-

ment, 1:00 p.m., KHS Gym.

October 2—Kings Homecoming 5k & Mile Fun Run,

6:15 p.m., Kings Stadium.

October 4—Kings Homecoming Parade, 6:00 p.m.,

Starts at KME and ends at KJH.

October 5—Kings Kloset, 9:00-11:00 a.m., KEC.

October 5—KHS Homecoming Dance, 8 p.m., KHS.

More event information can be found at: http://www.kingslocal.net/Calendar/Pages/default.aspx

The Kings High School Newspaper, the

Knight Times, is up and running for the

year. They have widened their coverage

over the past few years and strive to be

a COMMUNITY publication, not just a

high school newspaper. The paper also

has a new web address this year. Check

them out at: khsknighttimes.com. They

also have a Facebook, Twitter, and soon

to come, an Instagram account. Pictured are the 2013-2014 the Knight Times Staff.

The next KHS Vol-

leyball home match

is Thursday, Sep-

tember 26th

against Loveland. It

will be the team’s

annual “Volley 4 a

Cause” match to

benefit Joshua’s

Place. The Volley-

ball team is unde-

feated at 10-0, with

it’s best start in

school history! The

team has chosen

green as the color

of the evening so be

sure to come

dressed in GREEN

and support the

team and help feed

our community by

supporting Josh-

ua’s Place at the

same time!

SLE Has a New Track!

There is something new at South Lebanon

Elementary...A new track! The track has

been named “The Sammy Track” in

memory of Sammy Reagan, the Kings stu-

dent who tragically lost her life in a car acci-

dent last January. Sammy was a tremendous

runner and loved the Flying Knight Program

at SLE. Next Friday, September 27th, SLE

will be having their first ever Walk-a-thon!

They will be breaking in the new track and walking by grade level. The students have

been collecting donations to support the SLE PTO. Some of the prizes the students are

vying for are lunch with Principal Willis, a visit from the Kona Ice Truck, a class party with

Circle Tail therapy dogs, and a popsicle party. All the fun starts next Friday at 10:30 a.m.

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KMHS Class of 1963

The Kings Mills High School Class of

1963 celebrated their 50th class re-

union this past weekend with a

weekend full of activities. The class

met at the Kings Education Center,

formally known as Kings Mills High School, on Friday

evening before the football game to pay tribute to

the 12 deceased members of their class. To com-

memorate the deceased, classmates released white

balloons in their memory. The class attended Friday night’s football game against

Hamilton, had a picnic on Saturday, and a dinner on Saturday night at Valley Vine-

yards.

J.F. Burns PTO will be sponsoring 28 in-school educational

enrichment programs this school year. The first program

of the year, Crystal Clear Science, took place this week.

The theme was

entitled

“Project Hope.”

The students in

grades 3 and 4

learn through

hands-on expe-

rience with

help from KHS

Students, and

J.F. Burns

Alumni!

Special College Visits at KHS

This year, we have asked representatives from “special programs” at universities to come and speak to our

kids, in addition to the main admissions rep that typically comes. For example, we have speakers coming

from the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, Business, and Engineering at UC. They are each coming in sepa-

rately to speak with a targeted audience of kids who share an interest in that specific field. There are over

30 colleges/programs visiting KHS this year. At the end of the month, on September 27th,

the guidance office is taking the ENTIRE Junior Class to Mason High School for a giant col-

lege fair. There will be over 65 colleges and universities represented there. The KHS Guid-

ance Office has partnered with the Mason High School Guidance Office to make this hap-

pen. Follow the Guidance Office on Twitter-@KnightsGuidance.

Students in Tracy

Kleis’ 6th grade

classes at Columbia

Intermediate have

been involved in a

pilot program

called XBooks. It’s a

program through

Scholastic Books that uses five themes of increased com-

plexity through informational texts that build reading

skills, comprehension, and critical thinking. The program

incorporates our new Google Chromebooks and will also

help the students by learning electronically and preparing

them for when they have to take the state assessments

electronically.

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The Staff at South Lebanon Elementary was treated to a catered lunch by Pitrelli’s last Friday in apprecia-

tion for their high marks on the State Report Card. SLE has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon

School of Excellence along with the high ratings from the ODE. Mrs. Janet Scruby, 4th grade teacher at

SLE said, “We have come a long way from

less than half of our students passing profi-

ciency tests in 2000, to the current expecta-

tion that all students will pass. The staff

takes a ‘no excuses’ approach to trying to

ensure that every student is successful. We

use our data collected as school starts and

throughout the year to identify and work

with students that need interventions for

targeted areas.”

Varsity Football Home Opener Last Friday

The first home football game of the season was last Friday night

and fun was had by all. The KHS Orchestra performed the National

Anthem to start the game off. At halftime, the

KHS PTO awarded Seniors Claire Sichterman and

Sean Whitehurst with an Academic Achievement

Award. The Red Sea was out in full force that even-

ing to watch the Varsity men beat Hamilton 28-7.

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Dance Team Chicken Dinner

The Kings Dance Team will once again be offer-

ing their Homecoming Chicken Dinners on Fri-

day, October 4th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the

KHS Cafeteria. Take the stress and work out of

dinner on this busy night . Enjoy the Home-

coming Parade, and then let KHS Dance Team

and City Barbeque provide dinner. Half chicken

dinners will be available for $10 and fresh grilled

hot dog with chips, corn, dessert and beverage

will be available for $5. Carryout is available as well. Pre-order deadline is Monday, September 23rd. Click here for

the order form. To learn more about the Kings Dance Team, visit their website by clicking here.

Columbia Elementary Has a NEW Name!

It’s Official! Columbia Elemen-

tary School will now be Columbia

Intermediate School. At the Sep-

tember Kings Board of Education

meeting, the vote was unani-

mous to make the official name change. Columbia

serves all Kings 5th and 6th graders and prepares

students in their transition to junior high school.

Columbia is the bridge between the elementary

buildings where all fifth graders join together for

the first time as Kings Knights. “Intermediate” best

represents the hard work and rigorous efforts that

take place at Columbia to get students ready for

the secondary campus. The staff is proud to be

officially CIS!

Senior Picture Guidelines

Seniors have until November 25, 2013 to submit a

picture for the yearbook. Photos must be in color

and in jpg form. They can be submitted by attach-

ing the picture to an email to Mrs. Shields, or sub-

mitting the image on a CD. Click here for more de-

tailed information.

Buy a KHS Yearbook and Yearbook Ad

Yearbook ads are a great way to recognize your

student, show your support, and advertise your

business. Parents have an opportunity to pur-

chase a yearbook and or ad for their

student. Visit

www.yearbookforever.com to

find out more.

Preschool and the Zoo

Students at J.F. Burns

Preschool were treated

to a visit by Mr. Mike

from the Cincinnati Zoo

yesterday. He brought

in an owl and a cave

snake for the students

to touch and

learn about.

This year’s

theme in Mrs.

Neimann’s pre-

school class is

“Wild About

Preschool.”

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Elections at JFB

Last Friday was Election Day at J. F.

Burns Elementary in their mock-

community of Burns’ Township. Stu-

dents campaigned to serve as town-

ship trustees. Following some very

impressive speeches, the students

voted to elect their homeroom repre-

sentatives. Pictured left is Parker

Vacca from Mrs. Roewer’s class cam-

paigning and right is Johnny Bruns

from Mrs. Stutzman’s class as he casts his ballot. Congratulations to

all the new Burns’ Township Trustees!

Kings Homecoming 5k

and Mile Fun Run

Homecoming is only 2

weeks away. Have you

signed up for the 18th

annual Kings Homecom-

ing 5k and Mile Fun Run?

It will be held on

Wednesday, October

2nd starting at the Kings

Stadium at 6:15 p.m. Be

sure to register early.

Click here for the regis-

tration form and more

information.

The Kings Women’s Soccer Program is

having a fundraiser at Thirsty’s this Satur-

day, September 21st. Ten percent of your

bill will go back to the soccer program.

Contact Coach Hoffert at

shoffert@kingslocal.net if you would like

a team support card which would give 10% of your bill back to

the program every time you visit!

Kings Soccer Cornhole Tournament

Mark Sunday, September 29th on your calendars for the

4th Annual Kings HS Soccer Cornhole Tournament

Fundraiser for the Kings High School Soccer Program. It

will be held in the high school gym starting at 1:oo p.m.

It is one of the biggest fundraisers for the program and a

good time for the whole family. There will be prizes, and food and they will be a

raffling a Kings Cornhole Set and two $25 Meijer gift cards. Tickets for the raffle

will be sold at the first few Women’s and Men’s home games or through a team

player. You can also contact Bev Williams jbwilliam4@fuse.net or Tina Weidner

tmcw22@yahoo.com for tickets. Click here for the registration form. * Update:

There will now be two brackets, adults 19 and older and kids 18 and under. Any

mixed team with 1 adult & 1 kid will go into the adult bracket. There will be 1st &

2nd place winners in each bracket and the 1st place teams in each brackets will

play a final match for the Kings School bragging rights only!

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Skyline Chili Showdown Pep Rally Last Night

Lots of fun was had at the Kings Mills Skyline Chili last

night for the Skyline Chili Showdown Series Pep Rally!

The Kings Band, Cheerleaders, Football Team, and

coaches were on hand to bring the excitement for to-

night’s match-up with Turpin in our Friday night Pink’s

game. Fans were treated to trivia, Skyline Chili gift

cards, Com-

memorative Skyline Showdown Series T-

shirts, and an interview with Coach Olds.

Skyline also donated 20% of last night’s

food sales to the Kings Athletic Depart-

ment. Don’t forget to wear your pink and

see you tonight at the game. GO

KNIGHTS!

J. F Burns NFL Play 60

In celebrating the return of Ben-

gals and Kings football this year,

the students at J. F. Burns have

been involved in all kinds of activ-

ities and projects revolved around

the theme. NFL Play 60 is an NFL

campaign to encourage children

to be active at least 60 minutes a

day in order to reverse obesity trends. The Physical Education Department at

JFB is introducing NFL Play 60 into its fall lessons by teaching students why it

is important to be physically active throughout the day as well as their life-

times. The students in Mrs. Vermette’s art classes are finishing up their “Flat

Tiger” project taken from the “Flat Stanley” books concept. The students

have been hanging their tigers around the building and it has been fun for the

younger students to search for their “Flat Tiger.”

The students in Miss Flynn and Mrs. Krepps’ 4th grade classes have been

working on a mapping project in which

the students practice mapping the Ben-

gal’s team and its travels. Mrs. Jordan’s

classes use the Bengal’s player’s names

during their practice with spelling pat-

terns. Finally, last Friday, many of the

students wore their Bengals and Kings

football jerseys to celebrate.

JFB Magical Fall Fundraiser Update

If you forgot to turn in your dona-

tions for our Magical Fall Fundraiser,

it's not too late! Please send dona-

tions to school on Monday Sept

23rd. Donations collected through

Monday will count towards the indi-

vidual and classroom goals.

Bring donations to school in an en-

velope marked with your child’s

name/grade/teacher’s name. Clearly

marking the donations will ensure

they receive credit for the appropri-

ate prize(s). Checks should be made

payable to “JF Burns PTO.”

Remember, all money collected pays

for the 30+ in school programs that

JFB students attend throughout the

year. These programs are selected

by the teachers

to enhance cur-

riculum being

taught in the

classrooms.

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KJH Runners Take First!

The KJH Boys Cross Country Team competed in the

Eaton Invitational last Saturday, September 14th

taking first place! Congratulations runners!

Cody Mayo Texas Hold’ em Tournament

Help raise funds to as-

sist families who want

to send their child on

the Washington DC trip

with Kings Junior High.

The fundraiser is in

memory of Cody Mayo,

a young man who died

of cancer. One of his

last school memories

was his trip to Washing-

ton D.C. KJH Teacher Brent Allen said, “Cody was a

great kid who always thought about others. When

Make-A-Wish asked him what he would want, he

replied that he wanted to see his sister be able to go

to college.” The fun starts at 5pm on Saturday,

September 28th at the Foster's Point Community

Activity Center. Click here for more information.

Kings Cheerleading Raffle

Please don’t forget to

buy a raffle ticket from

any high school or jun-

ior high cheerleader for

our RAFFLE FUND-

RAISER for your

chance to win $1000

dollars! (2nd prize $100

and 3rd prize $50) Tick-

ets are on sale now: $6 for one, or two tickets for

$10! Only a limited amount of tickets are sold to in-

crease your chances of winning. Drawing will be

held on October 15, 2013. Winners will be notified by

phone. For more information contact High School

Rep-Lisa Mathias at 513-260-7583 or Jr. High Rep-

Michelle Werner at 513-494-2753.

Kings Homecoming Information

Kings Homecoming is only 2 weeks away. Here’s a list of

activities to put on your calendar.

October 2- Kings Homecoming 5k and Mile Fun Run,

starting at the Kings Stadium, 6:15 p.m.

October 4-High School Pep Rally , 1:45 p.m., KHS

October 4- Kings Homecoming Parade, starts at

Kings Mills Elementary at 6 p.m. and ends at the

Kings Stadium

October 4- Kings Dance Team Chicken Dinner, KHS

Cafeteria, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

October 4-Kings Varsity Football game against Wal-

nut Hills, Kings Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

October 5-KHS Homecoming Dance, 8-11 p.m., KHS

1797 King Ave. PO Box 910 Kings Mills , Ohio 45034

Kings Local School District

Dawn Gould Community Relations Coordinator Phone: 513.398.8050 ext. 10014 Fax: 513.229.7590 E-mail: dgould@kingslocal.net

www.kingslocal.net

Kings is on Facebook!

Find us at: http://

www.facebook.com/

KingsLocalSchoolDistrict

Find KJH on

Twitter!

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Take the Pledge to Not Text & Drive to enter

to win a $100 gas card.

Each Thursday through November 8th, Shop-

Performance.com will select one high school

student to receive a $100 gas card! The winner

will be announced every Friday on WLWT.

The school that has the most pledges by November 7 will receive a $2,500

scholarship to give to a deserving student. So, make the pledge today by

clicking here.