We are so close and we'd love your support. The school with the most votes wins $1,000 for their school's athletic program! KMHS has been nominated for the Midwest Sport & Turf Systems Home Field Pride campaign, which allows fans to vote on the best football field design and construction provided and installed by MWSTS. https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1286063 Voting is open until TODAY at 2 pm.
Fright Hike is still looking for student volunteers for Friday the 13th to work parking, ticket lines, candle lighting, pumpkin carving, and trail monitoring. Please use the link below to sign up! The event supports the Friends of Lapham Peak. For questions and volunteer information, contact Angela @ frighthikepeak@gmail.com. To learn more about the event visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AAAD23A75-friday#
Middle School Orchestra "Dousman Song" World Premiere! KM middle school orchestra members performed at Dousman Elementary's October Character Assembly this morning. The musicians, taught and conducted by Ms. Weber, performed a WORLD PREMIERE of "The Dousman School Song" for string orchestra. The song was originally composed by retired KM Music Teacher Vicki Marshall, who taught Ms. Weber in the early 90's. Ms. Weber arranged the piece for string orchestra and taught her students the piece, who were then joined in song by the entire Dousman student body! As a Dousman Alumni, Ms. Weber reiterates the impact that music had on her self-concept and enjoyment of school as a young student. We are so grateful to all of our current and past District music staff and the robust elementary music programming! The Dousman Bullfrogs loved the performance, and were very respectful audience members!
Help KM's future engineers! The KM FRC Laser Robotics program is looking for mentors with mechanical or electrical engineering expertise to work alongside our high school students. This team is part of the FIRST Robotics Competition which is an international high school robotics competition. The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators while fostering the life skills of confidence, communication, and leadership. Currently, the team meets on Monday nights from 5:00pm-8:00pm, but other opportunities are available once the season starts in January. Come be a part of shaping our future! For more information contact: Tara Ahrendt- ahrendtt@kmsd.edu
More Homecoming Parade photos from Mike Brickl, one of our volunteer photographers. If you see someone running around our events with a camera, whether it be Mike, Roger, Michelle, Scott, or one of the many volunteers I've not met, please thank them. We cannot be everywhere, and their incredible talent and generosity play a major role in telling our story. We'd also like to thank the KM Community for coming out to support us last weekend!
The Homecoming Parade Friday presented an opportunity for our KM Community and students of all ages to come together to enjoy the beautiful weather and celebrate this fun-filled week. It was wonderful seeing all of the various clubs and teams represented!
Homecoming Court was announced during the KMSD pep rally on Friday. The king and queen were crowned Friday night during half time. Congratulations to Amelia Derrig & Benjamin Christiaansen, Gabrialla Noel & Peter Garvin, Alison Abhold & Gavin Weiss, Violet Kleefisch & Nimai Mehta, and Madyson LaCombe & Jonathan Ksobiech! A special congratulations to Alison & Peter for being honored by your classmates as the king and Queen!
We inducted four new members into the Trailblazers Hall of Fame on Friday! Rebecca (Millman) Schug, Jane Millman, Liz Millman, and Cori (Schober) Marsh held a very uplifting and insightful discussion with KMSD students, moderated by Violet Kleeflisch and Ben Christiaansen. After the presentation, the new Trailblazers were presented with a plaque and stayed for a lovely brunch, organized by our own Jackie Behling and Jenny Godin. Congratulations to all of these wonderful ladies!
The football team participated in staff appreciation today. Each player selected a staff member to wear their jersey. The comments speak volumes about the culture at KM and highlight how important our teachers are. Thank you so much to the entire team for putting this together!
IT'S HOMECOMING WEEKEND!!!!!! We have some great events for our KM Community tomorrow. Don't miss a minute of the fun... come down to the high school just after four and be sure to stay for the parade, the game, and the fireworks! We are holding a Chili/Mac Dinner from 4-7 pm. The parade will take place at 5:15. Then, at 7 pm, the top-ranked Lasers will face off against Waukesha North! Don't miss the fun!!!
TOMORROW NIGHT IS OUR HOMECOMING GAME. We'd like to see our stands packed with KM colors! In fact, we are calling tomorrow Official Gold and Navy Day. National Childhood Cancer Month is also underway and it is being honored with a gold ribbon. As a special promotion, Mr. Bestor's Leadership Class will be selling gold pom poms at the game for $5 and donating all proceeds to cancer research! So stop in the Laser Locker for some KM gear and make sure to get your pom poms. Let's hope for a big victory over Waukesha North and childhood cancer! GO LASERS!!!!
TOMORROW NIGHT IS OUR HOMECOMING GAME. We'd like to see our stands packed with KM colors! In fact, we are calling tomorrow Official Gold and Navy Day. National Childhood Cancer Month is also underway and it is being honored with a gold ribbon. As a special promotion, Mr. Bestor's Leadership Class will be selling gold pom poms at the game for $5 and donating all proceeds to cancer research! So stop in the Laser Locker for some KM gear and make sure to get your pom poms. Let's hope for a big victory over Waukesha North and childhood cancer! GO LASERS!!!!
KMSD held its first World Cafe today with more than 65 participants and team members in attendance. This conversation with community members, parents, students, and staff will inform our strategic vision for the next 3-5 years. The discussion centered around four main questions for the district 1) What do you value most about KMSD? 2) Imagine 3-5 years from now. What do you hope KMSD looks like? 3) If you could change one thing, what would it be? What would you like more of, less of, or new? 4) Based on these discussions, what do you hope the strategic plan prioritizes? Our virtual World Cafe will take place Tuesday evening and will follow the same format. A community survey was also sent out via postcard. If you have not yet participated in this survey, we urge you to do so by 10/2. Your voice is an important part of this process! If you would like to learn more, visit https://www.kmsd.edu/page/spt. Thank you to everyone who has participated. We appreciate your time and engagement!
Play it Forward for KM 3rd Annual Doubles Tournament – Saturday, October 7, 2023. Brought to you by the Kettle Moraine Tennis Association and Dale's Home Selling Team. REGISTER NOW! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPwYRi3lVy9i49PgRClYp2Z5PWLn4rNjHD7Pck2P4lVHgC9A/viewform. Limited spots available and pre-registration is required. Flash Sale – 50% off for students!
The Kettle Moraine School District has five 2024 National Merit Semifinalists (left to right) Brayden Sikorski (HS), Penelope Whiteside (HS^2), Audra Chesny (HS^2), Ethan Onsager (HS^2), Nimai Mehta (HS^2). We are so excited about their accomplishment and look forward to learning more about their plans moving forward!
SIGN UP FOR THE HOMECOMING PARADE! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdc5Hjvhph3TpiTpKtMi1J8CkrR8NnD523MvFwMrGPxvOCU3Q/viewform. All Kettle Moraine School District Clubs and Activities are encouraged to sign up and participate in the 2023 Homecoming Parade. When: Friday September 29, Parade begins at 5:15 Where: Line up at 4:30 in the KMHS Athletic Entrance Parking Lot (south side) Please contact Kelsee Stellpflug with any questions at stellpflugk@kmsd.edu
Two HS^2 Students Earned Perfect Scores on the Advanced Placement® (AP) Research Exam. Lexi Strickland and Anna Sueflohn were among 357 students (out of more than 30,000 nationwide) to earn this distinction. Their extraordinary accomplishments highlight the ongoing efforts to support academic excellence in the Kettle Moraine School District. They also speak to the incredible learning environment provided by our High School of Health Sciences, which was recently named the best high school in Wisconsin by US News. We are so proud of Lexi, Anna, and all of our AP students and teachers. AP courses and exams provide opportunities to take college-level courses, and earn college credits and placements, while still in high school. We will be featuring an interview with Lexi and Anna in tomorrow's Laser Focused, so watch your "in-box" to learn more about the wonderful things that are happening at KM!
The Waukesha Freeman shared a really nice article this morning on our upgraded facilities! The article featured quotes from our naming sponsors, coaches, and an overview of the project from CFO, John Stellmacher. We are incredibly proud of this project and the fiscal and logistical planning that went into it. We look forward to sharing additional updates as we complete upgrades to our spring sport venues. We cannot thank the entire KM Community enough for their support during this process! https://waukeshafreeman-wi.newsmemory.com/?publink=056c34e17_134ad2d
FALL BLOOD DRIVE RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! Sign up at
https://donate.wisconsin.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/259962, call 877-232-4376, or use the QR code! 30 available spots! Appointments are encouraged, walk-ins are welcome. Save time and fill out your health screener here: https://www.versiti.org/ways-to-give/versipass.
Donate and receive these “spooktacular” Versiti Halloween socks, while supplies last. Donate and go to China Lights Lantern Wonderland! Use promo code VST23 online to receive $3.00 off general admission.
Coach Mack and three KM Seniors (Drew Wagner, Noah Hait, and Jonathan Ksobiech) were recently interviewed on Brew City Sports Tonight presented by Pick N Save. Listen to the full episode below:
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-brew-city-sports-tonight-71034433/episode/varsity-blitz-high-school-sports-show-presented-by-your-local-pick-n-save-stores---full-show---992023-122863860?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false
