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Find current information and timely updates on:

www.facebook.com/KimberlyHighSchool

www.twitter.com/Khsmakers

www.kimberly.k12.wi.us

https://kimberlywi.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/kimberly.jsp

District Policies 2019-20 Parent Calendar 2018-19 Parent Calen-

Other date changes due to the “snow days”

March 15 - Full day

Q3 ends - March 27

Q4 begins - March 28

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March

6 - Revised schedule - students report at 7:40 am

6 - Graduation Celebration meeting 6:30 pm LMC

15 - Full Day, snow make up

15, 16, 17 - “Parade” - 7:00 pm in the auditorium

19 - ACP schedule, seniors to meet in auditorium

20 - Revised schedule - students report at 7:40 am

21, 22, 23 - “Parade” - 7:00 pm in the auditorium

27 - Q3 ends (REVISED DATE)

30 - Spread the Word Basketball Game 12:30pm

April

3 - Revised schedule - students report at 7:40 am

3 - Graduation Celebration Meeting, 6:30 LMC

10 - Revised schedule - students report at 7:40 am

10 - Costa Rica Parent Mtg. - 6:30 pm, LGI

15-19 - No School “Spring Break”

23 - ACP Schedule

24,25 - Sophomore ACT Aspire, grades 9,11,12 report at11am

27 - Prom

May

1 - Graduation Celebration Meeting, 6:30 LMC

8 - Revised schedule - students report at 7:40 am

10 - AM Classes only

22 - Revised schedule - students report at 7:40 am

27 - No School “Memorial Day”

29 - Senior Awards Night 6:00 pm Auditorium

June

5 - Graduation 7pm in Fieldhouse

6 - Last Day of School

10-28 - Summer School - Session 1

July

1-19 - Summer School, Session 2

Click for

Congratulations….page 3

Class of 2019 News….page 4

Academic Help….page 4

ACT Letter….page 5

KHS Test Dates at a Glance….page 6

ACT Test Days….page 7

Student Services News….page 8

Athletic News & Notes….page 9

BIT News….page10

HOSA Happenings….page11

Graduation Celebration….page 12

Post Prom….page 12

Spread the Word ….page 13,14

Online Sting Sales….page 15

Egg Roll Sale…. page16

Costa Rica Parent Mtg….page17

AP Exam Dates...page 18

Weather Alerts….page 19

District News….page 19-21

Please Note: Due to the number of snow days during quarter 3, the quarter has been extended. The new Q3 end date is March 27 with Q4 starting on March 28.

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The Darboy Kiwanis Club and the Times Villager announce the KHS Student of the Month.

March: Trevor Gardner

The following Papermakers are pursuing their leadership potential by participating in the recent African Heritage Emerging Student Leaders Institute (AHESLI). The following students participated: Elisha Brown, Kiana Davis, Janel Gilmore, Sofia Gunaratnam, Trenton Janssen, Eli Manns and Marzel Williams.

AHESLI leaders are involved in culturally relevant learning experiences that empower them to be successful and reach their

potential. As leaders, they are exposed to college admission, career exploration, and identity development workshops. There was a great turnout of hundreds of emerging leaders from many local school districts and colleges!

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SENIORS AND SENIOR PARENTS

Graduation is Wednesday, June 5th at 7:00 p.m. Class Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Top 10 are based on grades following the third quarter of the senior year. We must use this date in order to meet timelines for submission of materials.

Seniors should start taking care of paying outstanding fees and fines that have been accessed. Updated invoices will be mailed home in March. Please note that caps and gowns will be handed out Monday, June 3 and all obligations must be taken care of prior to receiving a cap and gown.

Are you signed up for Graduation Celebration? Unsure? Stop by the main office to find out.

Four (4) tickets will be sent home to families in the beginning of May for the graduation ceremony. If you are in need of more than four tickets you can call the main office at 687-3024 between May 6 - 8th to request additional tickets for the ceremony. These are also the date when you can request special seating arrangements by calling 423-4161.

Mark your calendars for a mandatory senior class meeting at 9:15 am on March 19 during ACP time in the auditorium.

Need Academic Help?

Support When Where Details How do I sign up?

KHS Peer Tutors 3abc lunches

The ARC (academic resource

center) in the LMC

We have a great team of KHS Peer Tutors ready to help students with academic

concerns during their lunches

Just show up!

Freshman Only Morning ELT-Wednesday

Wednesday 7:40-8:10

Room 1141

Freshmen in any course can get extra support from our

KHS Peer Tutors. Mandatory attendance will be taken in the office. Once signed up,

you will remain until released upon teacher OK

Ask your Teacher

to sign you up

Math Tutoring

Mon. Wed. Thurs. 8:00 -

9:30 pm

Wed 7:30 - 8:15

The ARC (academic resource

center) in the LMC

1:1 or small group tutoring support from a KHS Math

Teacher Just show up!

Extended Learning Time Wednesday

Afternoon

Wednesday 2:14-3:00

Teachers Rooms

Teachers will be available to provide 1:1 or small group

support. Just show up!

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September 24, 2018

Dear Kimberly High School Parent or Guardian,

Beginning in the 14-15 school year, the state of Wisconsin introduced a number of changes to the state’s student assessment system. Since that time, those changes have remained consistent and include:

ACT Aspire Early High School Assessment - grades nine and ten ACT and ACT WorkKeys - grade eleven Wisconsin Forward - grade ten

The ACT Aspire Early High School Assessment will cover five subject areas for students in grades nine and ten: reading, math, writing, language arts, and science. The tests will be computer-delivered and will be spread out over multiple days. Students in grade nine will test during their English classes from April 8th - 12th. Students in grade ten will test on April 24th and 25th during a modified school schedule. In addition, students in grade ten will take the Wisconsin Forward Exam, a social studies test, that will be administered by computer as part of our modified schedule on April 25th.

In addition, every junior in the state of Wisconsin is required to take the ACT and WorkKeys assessments. This year, those tests will be held on February 20th and 21st. All juniors will report on those dates for the testing schedule. One significant change from last year is that juniors will be the only class to report on February 20th. Grades 9,10, and 12 will not report on February 20th but will follow the modified school schedule on February 21st.

Please note the modified school schedules listed on the next page for important dates regarding spring assessments. If possible, please avoid these dates with scheduled absences for your student.

Additional information about the ACT Aspire Early High School Assessment and Wisconsin Forward Exam will be shared as the spring assessment dates get closer.

More information for families is available from the Wisconsin DPI by clicking here. If you have questions about any of our state assessments for the year, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Kaaren Weyers

Kimberly High School Assistant Principal kweyers@kimberly.k12.wi.us

920.423.4152

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Kimberly High School Student Schedules for Aspire Testing

Wednesday, April 24th All Sophomores State Required ACT Aspire Testing Grades 9, 11, 12 do not report in the morning Buses for all other students will run 3.75 hours later

Thursday, April 25th All sophomores State Required ACT Aspire Testing; Grades 9, 11, 12 do not report in the morning Buses for all other students will run 3.75 hours later

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Student Services News

Academic and Career Planning Focus for March 9th, 10th and 11th grade students: *Will begin to build your resume through Career Cruising *Write 1-2 short term goals to be accomplished under My Plan *Career Planning Activities: adding activities you have done 12th grade students: *Senior Meeting, Tuesday, March 19th at 9:15 a.m. in the auditorium

Fox Valley Technical College Visit - A representative from FVTC, Haley Hanson, will be in Student Services on Monday, March 11. She will be here to help students answer any questions they may have about FVTC. Stop in Student Services to sign up.

Career Speaker Series - Throughout the school year, KHS will be bringing in Career Speakers from area businesses aligned with the 16 career clusters. The sign up information is below. After you sign up, you will receive additional information as the date gets closer. If you have questions or would like more information, stop into Student Services. The following speakers have been scheduled for a visit. Please have your student sign up here if they would like to attend: WPG Shippers (Transportation, Dist. And Log), Thursday, March 7 at 9:00 a.m. Team Industries, HR Manager, Superintendent (Manufacturing) Tuesday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m.

Summer School - Summer school session 1 will start June 10 and end June 28 running from 8:00-11:00. Session 2 will start July 1 and end July 19 running 8:00-11:45. There are no classes on July 4. Driver Education and Physical Education will be offered again dates and times to come. Summer school classes are for credit recovery only, with the exception of physical education and driver’s education. At the end of quarter 3, counselors will identify students who are credit deficient and need to attend summer school. More information will be coming soon to those students who will need to enroll.

Xavier College Fair - On Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Xavier High School will be hosting a college fair. The college fair is open to all students in Appleton. The event brings together approximately 100 colleges and helps students and their parents explore a wide variety of educational options. Get more information at www.xaviercatholicschools.org.

Operation Cinderella - Operation Cinderella is again offering invitations to students to attend an upcoming one day prom boutique which provides a free prom dress, shoes, and accessories to those who have a financial situation that may prevent them for attending prom. If you are interested in receiving an invitation to this event, please contact your student’s counselor in Student Services no later than Monday, March 11th, 2019.

ACCUPLACER offered at KHS – The ACCUPLACER is being offered at KHS. This is a test that helps identify your knowledge, strength and needs in math, reading, and writing. Along with information about your academics. You can take the test at KHS if you have been accepted to Fox Valley Technical College and have a campus ID number. Please stop into Student Services to sign up. The date the test will take place is Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

Junior Athletes - If you plan on playing sport at a collegiate level for Division 1 or Division 2 College or

University you will need to register at the NCAA Student Eligibility Center. You need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center to compete at a NCAA Division 1 or 2 College or University. Create a Certification Account at: http://www.ncaa.org/students-athletes/future/eligibility-center.

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KHS Athletic News & Notes

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Girls State Basketball

March 8th semifinal

March 9th championship

Boys State Basketball

March 15th semifinal

March 16th championship

SPRING SEASONS BEGIN:

March 4th

Boys and Girls Track

March 11th

Softball

March 18th

Baseball and Girls Soccer

March 25th

Boys Golf and Boys Tennis

Eligibility Paperwork

Please make sure that your child’s physical and athletic

information cards are updated and turned into the athletic of-fice prior to the start of the up-coming spring sports season.

Please have your son/daughter stop in the athletic office or email Mrs.

Van Hout mvanhout@kimberly.k12.wi.us to check the status of his/her sports

physical.

CONGRATULATIONS:

To our Varsity Dance Team

for qualifying for the WACPC State Tournament with their hip hop routine. They placed 7th in the state!

To Max Sanderfoot, Tucker Smith and Brett Wittmann on advancing to State Wrestling!

To our Girls AND Boys Varsity Basketball teams for winning the FVA conference championships!

This is only the 6th time in the FVA’s 49 years of being a conference that the same school has won outright both girls and

boys conference championships.

SUMMER SPEED, STRENGTH & AGILITY

All students planning to participate in the Summer Speed, Strength & Agility Program need to pre-register online.

Go to the KASD website for registration information

****SAVE THE DATE****

SUNDAY EVENING

MAY 19, 2019 FALL 2019 SPORT SIGN UP NIGHT

Details to come in next newsletter.

We look forward to your support at our

many winter athletic events.

For athletic schedules and scores please refer to:

www.fvasports.net

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Planning for our post-prom party has begun and we are in need of a few more parents to help make this a great event for our students. We need help planning, and we will need help the evening of the party.

Once again, we will be hosting the party at Super Bowl from 12-3 AM immediately after prom on Saturday, April 27.

We need your help! Please join us and help us prepare to make this night a great success.

Upcoming meetings: Wednesday, March 6

Wednesday, March 20

Wednesday, April 10

Wednesday, April 24

Our meetings take place at 6PM in the commons.

If you cannot attend the meetings, but would like to help, we need chaperones at Super Bowl the night of prom. We also need lots of baked goods.

Please contact Julie Reader: jreader@kimberly.k12.wi.us with any questions.

Graduation Celebration 2019

Sign up now to be a part of the planning committee!

The graduation celebration committee will have its first meeting- come join the fun!!

Wednesday March 6th from 6:30pm- 7:30pm in the KHS LMC. Parents of graduating seniors are encouraged to volunteer-there is much to do and we can use your help and support planning a drug and alcohol free night of fun for the class of 2019.

Beginning in January, we will meet the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm in the LMC to plan a fabulous party to celebrate our seniors. Remaining dates are as follows: March 6, April 3, May 1

Contact Kelly Jansen to sign up or for more information at kjansen@kimberly.k12.wi.us or call 920 687-3024 ext 3225

Looking forward to planning another amazing event for the class of 2019!

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Seeking Substitute Paraprofessionals – Help our students reach their potential! Do you enjoy helping kids and having a flexible schedule? We are looking for substitute paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals assist teachers and students throughout the school day. Substitute paraprofessionals have a flexible work schedule and a lot of variety in their work. If you know someone who is looking for a rewarding and flexible career where they would be helping all students succeed, please help us by sharing this link with them: www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/careers

Weather Cancellations and Delays

If weather conditions dictate that there will be no school or a delayed start, a decision to keep the schools closed is usually made by 6:00 a.m. Parents with students in school receive a direct call, text and/or email from our auto-call system through Infinite Campus since that is the fastest way to communicate with thousands of parents at one time. Click here for full

details

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Emergency Medications: Please be aware that emergency medications that are provided for use during the school day will not be accessible before or after school hours. Parents and students must plan ahead to have emergency medication available during school activities such as clubs and sports. If an emergency arises and a student does not have their emergency medication available, 911 will be called.

Family Move - Outside of the Kimberly Area School District

When a family moves outside of the Kimberly Area School District, students may continue to attend the school where they are currently enrolled if they qualify for a Tuition Waiver (obtained from the district office). Students who qualify for a Tuition Waiver are entitled to continue their enrollment through the waiver period. However, they are required to apply for Open Enrollment during the next Open Enrollment application period if they want to remain in the Kimberly Area School District after the Tuition Waiver has expired.

For additional information, please contact Jen Bixler at (920)423-4166 or email her at jbixler@kimberly.k12.wi.us

Family Move - Within the Kimberly Area School District

When a family move occurs within the Kimberly Area School District, students may continue to attend the school where they are currently enrolled even though their residence has changed to another Kimberly Area School District attendance area.

Parents who wish to have their student(s) remain in the same school after a move within the school district must complete the School Request Form located on the district website under Student &

Parents>Enrollment>Attendance and return it to the district office Attn: Sara Vogel.

For additional information regarding school request contact Sara Vogel at (920)423-4122

We receive many worthwhile requests to be included in our newsletter. Since we cannot possibly include them all here, please remember to go to the District website frequently and check out the Community Events. There are many more great opportunities and activities listed there.

The Kimberly Area School District charges a $25.00 processing fee for any check returned to us as non-sufficient funds.

Are you on our mailing list?

We want to ensure parents of young children (age0-5) in our District are on our mailing list, so you can re-ceive information relative to your child’s age group, such as early childhood screening information or 4K and 5K registration information. We also need to have information for all children age 0-21 for state reporting. Click on the link http://goo.gl/DFjSne to complete the census form, or complete and mail the census from found here htps://goo.gl/TkNvX6. If you know of other families with children in our District that may not be in our system, please help us by sharing this information with them.

The Kimberly Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, col-or, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental sta-tus, sexual orientation, sex, (including transgender status, change of sex or gen-der identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability ("Protected Clas-ses") in any of its student programs and activities.