March 14, 2013

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Upcoming Events

March 14—Night of Knights, 6-9 p.m. at KHS.

March 15—SLE Spring Bingo Knight, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

at SLE.

March 15—JFB Family Fun Knight, 6 p.m.

March 19—JFB 3rd grade Musical Show Me the Mon-

ey. The classes of Mrs. Krepps, Miss Flynn, and Mrs.

Isaacs perform at 6 p.m. The classes of Mrs. Waugh,

Mrs. Roewer, and Mrs. Thomas perform at 7:15 p.m.

March 20—KJH National Junior Honor Society Induc-

tion, 7 p.m. in the KHS auditorium.

March 21—SLE Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-7:30

p.m.

March 25-29—Spring Break!

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

What’s Changing in

Ohio Education—It can

be challenging keeping up-

to-date with all of the

changes coming down from

the State Board of Educa-

tion, State government,

and even the Federal gov-

ernment. The link below will

take you to a webpage that

will serve as a place to find

information about educa-

tional changes from the

state. Check back often for

news and helpful links:

Changes From the State

Night of Knights Celebration

On Thursday, March 14, Kings High School will host the sixth annual Night of Knights, a special evening to

celebrate the accomplishments of the Fine Arts Programs at the High School and the Junior High. Doors

open at 5:30 p.m. with presentations in four different locations throughout the building taking place 6-9 p.m.

The Kings High School Auditorium will host performances by the KHS and KJH Jazz Bands, KHS and KJH

Theater Groups, Kings Orchestra, KHS Digital Media Arts, 8th Grade Concert Band, and the KHS Concert

and Symphonic Bands.

Student created art will be on display all evening in the Bradford Media Center. Small group music ensem-

bles will add to the atmosphere in the media center.

Guests won't want to miss the chance to see the KHS and KJH Dance Teams, the Kings Firecrackers, KHS

and KJH Winter Guards and the Kings Drumline. These groups will perform in the school's gymnasium. Vocal

music can be enjoyed in the KHS Cafeteria, performed by the KHS Choirs, Ensembles, and Soloists.

The Kings Concessions will be open throughout the evening selling a variety of delicious items. While

eating and browsing in the Kings Commons Area, guests will enjoy the international sounds of the

Kings Kokorodza Marimba Ensemble.

Click here for a complete schedule of events. A small admission fee will be charged at the door: stu-

dents $1, adults $2, and families (unlimited number) $5. All proceeds benefit the Kings High School

PTO.

The Kings Football Team has started its annual

Mulch Sale! If you would like to place an order

please contact a football player or Coach Olds at aolds@kingslocal.net.

You can order Black Supreme or Hardwood

for $4 a bag. With a mini-mum purchase of 10

bags, the KHS Football team will deliver the

mulch for free! Orders are due by March 15.

Delivery is April 20 & 21.

SLE Spring Bingo Knight

Come join the fun 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, at South Lebanon Elementary

School for the seventh-annual Spring Bingo Knight fundraiser! This promises to be an

exciting family evening with Bingo for all ages, silent auction, raffle baskets, face paint-

ing, pizza dinner, bakery bar, and a student art exhibit. Spring Bingo Knight is SLE's

largest PTO fundraiser of the school year and benefits the school's educational-

enrichment programs.

Thanks to the generosity of local business and individuals, this year's silent auction boasts hot items such as

hotel packages, golf outings, spa packages, dining experiences, and sports memorabilia. Additionally, each

class at SLE donated brimming themed baskets to be raffled off during the event. And for those lucky win-

ners calling out "Bingo," some incredible prizes await including gift certificates, games, toys, and the grand

prize an iPad Mini!

Marco's pizza, breadsticks, and carrot sticks will be available, as well as a full bakery bar. And, our ever-

popular Candy Bingo games will be offered for the little ones in your family. We hope to see you there!

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Kindergarten Registration—April 4

Kindergarten Registration for the 2013-14 school year is 4:30-7:30

p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Kings Education Center, 1797 King

Ave. Your child must turn 5-years old on or before Sept. 30, 2013,

in order to register. Parents will be able to enroll for either full day

or half day Kindergarten programs. It is not required to bring your

child to registration. Packets are available online at

www.kingslocal.net under Student Registration.

Also, please note that if you need to change your address with the

school, you must make an appointment to see Central Registrar

Tammy Schnetzer. Contact her at 459-2932.

Lady Knights Fastpitch Hitting

Clinic

Saturday, March 16

Kings Education Center, 1797 King Ave.

The 5-10-year olds will practice 10 a.m.

to noon, with registration at 9:30 a.m.

The 11-14-year olds will practice 1-3

p.m., with registration at 12:30 p.m.

The hitting clinic costs $35. Each camper

receives a t-shirt. Each camper should

wear workout clothes, wear gym shoes,

bring a glove, and if possible bring a bat

and helmet.

Please click here for a copy of the regis-

tration form and more information.

Sparklers Jump

Rope Clinics

Presented by the

world famous Fire-

crackers!

On March 19, the

Firecrackers will hold

its second jump rope

clinics for all interest-

ed 2-5th graders.

Click the link below

for a flyer and regis-

tration form. Spar-

klers Jump Rope Clin-

ics

Click here for a copy of the registration form.

Kings Orchestras to Perform this Weekend

Congratulations to the Kings Orchestra students who will be participating in OMEA District 13 Honor Orchestra this weekend

March 15-16. The concert is 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Garfield Middle School, 250 N. Fair Ave., Hamilton, Ohio

45011. Everyone is invited to attend this free concert!

Concert Orchestra - Chloe Byrne, Drew Dailey, Ashley Douglas, Nathan Hutzel, Anastasia Jones, Xavier Legault, Evan O'Brien,

Kaitlyn Pedersen, Ian Reitz, Shawn Render, Erin Schuster, Katey Schuster, Darby Schussel, and Samantha Schutte.

Symphonic Orchestra - Dustin Dezarn, Hannah Fite, Josh Fruh-ling, Cailie Kievit, Andrea Montenegro, Olivia Napier, Hallie Nie-mantsverdriet, Rey Pena, Erin Ryan, Nicola Campoamor, Gabri-

ella Abbey, Tabitha Song, and Thomas Yoder.

Mason VFW Donates to CES

The kind and generous folks at the Mason VFW Post 9622 recently

donated $2,000 to Columbia Elementary School. The money is to

be used to purchase playground equipment in memory of Sammy

Reagan.

Linda Holliday of the Ladies Auxiliary said “We like to do good

things for good people.” In the past the VFW post has donated

money to start a scholarship fund at Kings High School. They also

adopted Kings Mills Elementary after being invited to march in the

school’s annual Veteran’s Day Parade. The post made a donation

to KME last year.

Jill and Bill Reagan and their sons, Jack and Brian were at CES to accept the donation on behalf of the school. Pictured with

the Reagans are: Trustee Patrick Kelley, Robert Kelley, Commander Jim Barker, Adjutant Bill Hinton, First Vice Command-

er Roger Coates, and Ladies Auxiliary President Linda Holliday.

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Kings Senior Yard Signs

The time has come to take or-

ders for the 12th annual Senior

Yard Sign display! For those that

may be new this year, signs are

printed on both sides, like the

sample below (The actual size is

24” x 18”). Your student’s name

is hand printed on the bottom of

each side by parent volunteers,

stapled onto brackets. You can

personally pick up your sign or

have your senior bring the sign

home from school. Pick up is

6:30-7:30 p.m. May 9, in the HS

Cafeteria, or seniors will bring

signs home from school on May

10. We know how proud you are

of your student’s accomplish-

ment in graduating and this is

such a fun way to show it to

friends, neighbors and the com-

munity in general! We truly

hope to have 100 percent partic-

ipation so no one will be left out.

Simply complete the form from

the link below and return by

Friday, April 19, along with your

$10 (checks made payable to

KAPP (Kings After Prom Party)).

Feel free to order as many as

you want!

If you are able to help with the

printing of the student’s names

on these signs, please complete

that portion of the form as well.

Should you have any questions,

please feel free to call Diane

Westaway at 513-543-3371 or

you may email her at westa-

way@fuse.net. Thanks! (There

is a $10 fee for any returned

checks).

Senior Yard Signs Form

KJH Students Compose Songs

Students at Kings Junior High have been reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. They have also

been working on projects. Several students in Emily Boone’s class even wrote songs. You can

watch their videos on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8qMi2lZfUM—by Katie Waissbluth, Katelyn Sevier, and Caitlyn Carlson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eByO9FeIG8&feature=youtu.be—by Jack Haddix and ac-companied by his sister Emily.

Our Friends in Any Lan-

guage

The ESL students at Kings

High School wanted to

leave their mark on a map.

With the help of their

teacher Rhonda Allen-

Harman, the students cre-

ated a world map graphic

that is near the guidance

office. Each student placed

a star on the map to show

where they are from. Their

goal is to have teachers

and other international

students place a star on the map too. “They are very excited and proud of this project which they

hope will help build awareness about the increasing diversity of our student body and communi-

ty,” Mrs. Allen-Harman said.

Pictured from left: Weiming Jiang, Kelvin Yeoh, David Sepulveda, Jasmin Kostka, Zoe Rodri-

guez, Sancar Unal, and Kaan Unal.

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Students in Laurie Ste-

phens 5th grade class at

Columbia Intermediate

had the opportunity to

travel back in time and

meet a historical figure

from the Lewis and

Clark Expedition. Meri-

wether Lewis (portrayed

by 6th grade teacher

Ken Johnson) spoke to

the students about his

experiences as he trav-

eled through the wilderness looking for a Northwest Passage

between 1804-1806. The students were able to ask him ques-

tions about the challenges that he faced during his travels and

observe journal entries from members of the expedition. After-

wards, the students themselves participated in journal writing

where they imagined that they were along for the journey and

had to record the geography, vegetation, people, and animals

they encountered along the way.

It’s almost time to register for the 2013 Foot-

ball Cheer Season! Registration is April 16

and May 9. Visit

www.kyocheer.shutterfly.com for details.

This year, there will be a Uniform Resale Night, sepa-

rate from registration night. Uniform Resale Night is 6

-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at CES. Click the link below

for more information.

Uniform Resale Flyer

YES Goes Swimming

After a long day at school the chance to go swimming at the Countryside

YMCA is just what the students in the YES Club need. The YES Club is an after-

school group that meets twice weekly to focus on strengthening reading skills

and test-taking strategies.

Title 1 Reading Teacher Peggy Allen started this club many years ago. She was

looking for a meaningful incentive to get her 18 students to participate. That’s

when she and the directors at the YMCA came up with the “Swim and Read”

program. The reading program runs as usual, but January through March, a

swim component is added. Students ride the activity bus to the YMCA on

Mondays for swim lessons.

“They get so much individual attention from the swim instructors, but I think

there’s a lot more than just swimming going on—there is listening, responsi-

bility, being held accountable, teamwork, sportsmanship, respecting the wa-

ter, and a myriad of other life skills as the kids have fun and learn the im-

portance of learning to swim,” Mrs. Allen said.

At lunchtime and recess there is always a little buzz brewing on swim day,

Mrs. Allen added.

“It takes a lot of hard work and determination for these kids to put in extra

hours at school after their friends are home playing, so it is wonderful to be

able to add this layer to their class,” Mrs. Allen said.

The YES Club (as in “YES” we can do it!) meets every Monday and Tuesday

after school for one hour. It is comprised of 18 third and fourth grade students.

History Day

On Thursday, March 7,

200 students at Colum-

bia Elementary School

stood by while their

History Day presenta-

tions were judged for

an upcoming competi-

tion. School adminis-

trators and teachers

selected the top presentations.

For this project, students had to write a research paper about an

historic event, scientist or inventor. Students also had to complete a

poster board presentation. Many different famous people, events,

inventors and scientists were highlighted for this assignment.

This year 12 winners will compete at the district competition at the

Cincinnati Museum Center on April 6. The winners are: Mallory

Marchal, Brenda Lumbreras Sanchez, Tiffany Grant, Casey Jantzen,

Adele Poling, Nicole Sunderhaus, Alice Coleman, Zoey Fitzgerald,

Erica Preston, Ally Coughlin, Jess Harmon, and Dorothy Nie.

Tiffany Grant is pictured with her History Day project.

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Knight to Remember will be

here before you know it. This

10th Anniversary event, at the

Great Wolf Lodge Conference

Center, is on Saturday, April

13. The evening includes a

cocktail reception, dinner, live

entertainment by 2nd Wind, silent and live auctions and a fabulous basket raffle. Knight to Remember is present-

ed by the Kings Athletic Booster Club and benefits all junior high and high school athletic programs. Click here

for more information: Knight to Remember

Students in Lynn Wagner’s

math classes at Columbia Ele-

mentary School celebrated Pi

day, March 14, searching

through the first 3,847 numbers

of Pi! Of course they did this

while eating pie. The activity

included looking for birth dates,

phone numbers, classroom,

numbers, and more. They also

watched Pi videos while eating

pie. It was indeed a delicious Pi

day.

Prom Letter

Prom Information

Prom Forms

Guest Request

After Prom Tickets

Kings Youth Volleyball

Grades 2-6 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays,

April 10-May 15 Sports Express, 5280

Kings Mills Rd., Mason Cost: $65

To register, visit: www.kingsvolleyball.com

Questions?amandamead-

owsschuler@aol.com

Head Coach, Kings Varsi-ty Volleyball

Summer is just a few

short months away! Start

thinking about what

Sports Camps your chil-

dren might want to at-

tend this year. Click the

link below for more infor-

mation on the KABC

Sports Camps.

Your kids can play foot-

ball, bowling, baseball,

soccer, golf, lacrosse, and

so much more!

KABC Sports Camps

Brochure

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On Friday,

March 1,

Joan Hall

from the Cin-

cinnati Zoo

visited J.F.

Burns Ele-

mentary. Eva

Moore and

Buggy

Yatam, from

Mrs. Finn’s

class, are

pictured. The 2nd graders at South Lebanon Elementary had a visit from the

Warren County Solid Waste Management District for a program called

“How Surface Water Flows.” Susanne Geisler came and read a book

“Rain, Rain, Rivers” by Uri Shulevitz. After discussing the different

landforms that our earth has, the students were asked to create any

landform they wanted and then mark where they thought that “rain”

water would flow on their landform.

Pictured are Tessa Brzyton, Riley Litrenta, Kaito Brown, and Taylor

Bustle creating their landforms.

The 90th Annual Scholastic Art Awards recognized ten of KJH art

teacher Jan Thomann’s current and former students with Honora-

ble Mention and Silver and/or Gold Keys for their work with ceram-

ics and glass as well as painting. Congratulations!

The talents of our art students continue to shine all

over the state! This weekend two Kings High School

students, Kevin Butler and Matt Liebowitz, both had

photographs selected for the Ohio Governor’s Youth

Art Exhibition Top 300. Out of 12,000 entries from

across the state, only 300 were selected for this honor!

This is an incredible showcase for the talents of our art

students. Congratulations!

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

Kings Local School District

Lindsay Braud Community Relations Coordinator Phone: 513.398.8050 ext. 10014 Fax: 513.229.7590 E-mail: lbraud@kingslocal.net

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Dear Parent, The score of the big game. The name of the girl in their English class. The clothes and hairstyles. Those are just a few of the details your student will want to remember about this school year. Help your student keep those memories sharp by buying a 2012-13 Kings High School Yearbook. For only $75 your student will have a book that will be enjoyed now, and 20, 30 or even 50 years from now. You also can make the yearbook extra special by purchasing namestamping and a protective plastic cover. It’s easy to order! Buy online at www.yearbookforever.com and enter the school name. Parents of seniors will also have the opportunity to buy a personal ad in the book. Imag-ine your son or daughter’s surprise when they open the yearbook and see their own baby photo and special message from you. Or honor the seniors of that special team, sport, or activity with a photo and message they will never forget. The last day to buy a Yearbook is April 26. Order now, so your student won’t miss out when the yearbook is distributed in the Fall of 2013. Seniors who have graduated have their books mailed home to the official address on record at Kings. As an adult, you know how important high school memories become. Don’t let your stu-dent’s memories fade; make sure they get a yearbook now! Sincerely, Kelly Shields Yearbook Adviser Kings High School

SENIORS, ITS TIME TO CREATE THE SENIOR SLIDE SHOW FOR PROM & GRADUATION

We have your senior picture. Now we need a baby picture. Please submit a photo of you between the ages of 1 and 4 years old.

You must be clothed; otherwise the photo will be cropped to include just your face.

Fill out & detach the bottom of this letter, attach a baby photo & bring it to Room 143 by April 5.

Name:

College Decision, Military Enlistment, or Post-Graduation Plans:

(Photos will be returned at lunch. If you prefer not to part with the original photo, photos can be scanned at 300 ppi, named Last-

nameBaby.jpg, and emailed to kshields@kingslocal.net. Please include post graduation plans in the email as well.)