September 25—October 2, 2015

Friday, Sept. 25 Insight KCS—Session 1: KCS Overview/Leadership/Organizational Overview (All Day, KCS)

Jefferson Bays Mountain Field Trip: Kindergarten (All Day, Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium) Johnson Volunteer Training (2 p.m., Johnson Elem.)

Lincoln PTO Family Night at Mafair (6—8 p.m., Mafair United Methodist Church) Saturday, Sept. 26 D-B Orchestra Pancake Breakfast (7:30—10:30 a.m., Applebee's—E. Stone Drive, Kingsport)

Roosevelt Elem. Pancake Breakfast (8—10 a.m. , Fatz—W. Stone Drive, Kingsport)

D-B Volleyball & Girls Basketball Test Drive Fundraiser (10 a.m.—4 p.m., Dobyns-Bennett parking lot) Monday, Sept. 28 Lincoln Assembly: 7 Habits (8:30 a.m., Lincoln Elem.)

Sept. 28—Oct. 2 College App Week Tuesday, Sept. 29 Johnson Family Program Mastering the Math: 3rd—5th Grade Families (5 p.m., Johnson Elem.)

KCS Running Group (5:30 p.m., ASC—Meet in back parking lot) Robinson vs. Sevier Football Game (JV: 6 p.m., Varsity: 7 p.m., J. Fred Johnson Stadium)

Robinson & Sevier Bands: Football Game Performance (7 p.m., J. Fred Johnson Stadium)

Wednesday, Sept. 30 D-B College App Week—Engineers Day: UT Engineering Department & Eastman Chemical Company UT Alumni host Engineering presentation (1:30 p.m., Dobyns-Bennett HS—Pridemore Theatre)

October 2015 National Principals Month Thursday, Oct. 1 Jackson Field Day (All Day, Jackson Elem.)

Jefferson Fun Run Field Day (All Day, Jefferson Elem. & Robison MS)

D-B College App Week—Manufacturing Day: Eastman & Northeast State Community College host Manufacturing Day event (11 a.m.—1 p.m., Dobyns-Bennett HS—Buck Van Huss Dome)

Kennedy PTA Fall Festival (5:30 p.m., Kennedy Elem.) BOE Meeting (6 p.m., ASC—Tennessee Room)

FOOTBALL AWAY GAME: D-B @ Maryville (7 p.m., Maryville HS) Friday, Oct. 2 NO SCHOOL: In—Service Day

Education Day at Eastman (7:15 a.m.—12 p.m., Eastman Chemical Company—Toy F. Reid Employee

Center) Click here for agenda!

Upcoming Events

Monday, Oct. 5 Lincoln’s Sudan Chalkboard Kick-Off Event (Lincoln Elem.)

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Adams Family Library Night (4—6 p.m., Adams Elem.) Palmer Literacy Night (5:30—7 p.m., Palmer Center)

Adams Family Fall Concert (6:30 p.m., Adams Elem.)

Sevier Chorus/Orchestra: Chorus/Orchestra Parent Preview Concert (7 p.m., Sevier MS—Auditorium) Wednesday, Oct. 7 College/Career Shirt Day

National Walk to School Day Lincoln Walk-to-School Day (7:30 a.m., Meet in Mafair Parking lot)

Kennedy Walk-to-School Day (7:45 a.m., Meet at Lynn Garden Baptist Church) Jefferson Fall Picture Day (All Day, Jefferson Elem.)

Thursday, Oct. 8 Report Cards

Johnson PTO Meeting (5:30 p.m., Johnson Elem.) Robinson Band: 7th & 8th Grade Fall Concert (7 p.m., Robinson MS—Auditorium)

D-B SINGS: Fall Concert (7 p.m., Dobyns-Bennett HS—Pridemore Theatre) Friday, Oct. 9 Jefferson Walk-to-School Day: 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades (7:20 a.m., Jefferson Elem.)

Jefferson Pumpkin Patch Field Trip: Kindergarten (All Day)

Warriors Path Visits Jefferson: 1st & 5th Grades (Jefferson Elem.) D-B Soccer: Football Tailgate Dinner w/ Texas Roadhouse (5—8 p.m., Dobyns-Bennett HS—Dome Lobby)

FOOTBALL HOME GAME: D-B vs. Bradley Central (7:30 p.m., J. Fred Johnson Stadium) Saturday, Oct. 10 D-B Band: Competition (All Day, Winston-Salem, NC)

Monday, Oct. 12 Columbus Day

Oct. 12—16 NO SCHOOL: FALL BREAK

News and Information

The Hero in You Foundation, in partnership with Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, Kingsport Fire Department and

Kingsport City Schools, invites students in grades K–5 to write an essay based on R. Hero, describing who and why they are

inspired by their hero. Three (3) essays will be selected for awards by Kingsport Central Fire Station #1. Send essays to Marybeth McLain via email or school mail. Winning essays will receive an award for the student and the classroom - students will

receive a $50 VISA check card and the students’ teachers will receive a $200 VISA check card for use in the classroom.

Deadline is September 30, 2015. 2015 Students Rise to the Challenge Scholarship Competition CALL FOR ENTRIES! SCORE wants to know more about the

great learning that is happening every day in classes, schools, and districts across the state and are inviting Tennessee public school

students in grade 3—12 to enter the scholarship competition. The winners will receive a $1,000 college scholarship OR a $500 college scholarship and their choice of an Apple iPad Air or an HP Laptop. The teacher who helped submit or inspire the

winning entries will be awarded a $250 Donors Choose gift card. Deadline is October 1, 2015 at 5 p.m. CST.

Starting October 15, FREE Flu vaccinations will be available at the Kingsport Employee Wellness Center for KCS employees,

spouses, retirees and dependents ages 4 and up who are currently enrolled in the KCS Health Insurance Plan. No appointment is necessary. Click flyer for dates and times.

THE FRIDAY UPDATE: Highlights & Recognitions

The News and Information “Friday Update” previews the upcoming week’s events and other important KCS information.

FULL Events Calendar!

Find more highlights & recognitions on our FB Page!

September 25, 2015 THE FRIDAY UPDATE

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Daily Pledge of Allegiance videos!

Lincoln Elem.

9/19/15

Johnson Elem. 9/20/15

Kennedy Elem.

9/21/15

Jefferson Elem. 9/22/15

Roosevelt Elem.

9/23/15

Lincoln Elem. 9/24/15

Jefferson Elem.

9/25/15

7th Grade Robinson

MS students played bingo with residents

at Kiwanis Towers!

Rebekah Haren, TN Teacher of the Year

Finalist and Dobyns-Bennett English and Journalism teacher!

“Our students’ willingness and ability to grow

and learn directly reflects their teacher’s ability

and willingness to grow and learn. In this

technologically-advanced age, we can best teach

students not by telling them the “right answers”,

but instead giving them the tools and confidence

needed to learn independently of us.”

Classroom Chronicles

Pictured are the first five of the six

students in the world accepted to the University of Tennessee this year for the

UT class of 2020. # BigOrangeBusTour

Pictured: UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, Avery

Aulds, Parker Wilkins, Maci Snodgrass, Allison Kilgore, Brandon Gilliam and Dr.

Chris Hampton. Not pictured: Hayden Correll

Video News Release

Congratulations to the Sevier

MS Cross Country boys and girls teams on being 1st Place

Conference Champs!

Music class at Johnson Elem. is an

experience that appeals to all learning styles.

Congratulations to

Dobyns-Bennett’s Chandler Woods on received the TSBA

Student Recognition Award.

Johnson Elem. bus riders will now be able to access

"Books on the Bus" thanks a new collaboration with the KCS Transportation Department and Johnson

Library! Bus Drivers, Billy Nelson (Bus 2) and Donna Nelson (Bus 11) will pilot the program along with

Johnson Librarian Rebecca Thomasson.

This initiative gives students a way to pass the time on bus

rides, promotes an interest in reading, and gives the library one more opportunity to place a book in a child’s

hand.

D-B EXCEL

students hands on learning:

Amino Acids

test.

Spirit Week at

Robinson MS!

Mrs. Fleming’s

2nd Graders at Jefferson

Elem. released their butterflies!

Half the garden is weeded and planted

thanks to the Jackson Elem. GIRLS ON THE RUN!