WISCONSIN SCHOOL BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION WEEK!!!! Take a moment to thank your driver! According to the Wisconsin School Bus Association, “In Wisconsin, there are more than 12,000 school bus drivers that safely transport more than 400,000 students to and from school, traveling nearly 144 million miles a year." KMSD appreciates our partners at Dousman Transport Company!
FEBRUARY 15TH IS NATIONAL SRO DAY!!!! Our student resource officers, Officer Sonenberg and Officer Catania, are a huge part of our KM Family. They are also an instrumental force in maintaining school safety, culture and structure. Both have been involved in important initiatives to protect students from online predators, bullying, and harmful substances. We are so grateful for their presence in our schools! Please give them a pat on the back Thursday!!
THREE KM STUDENTS ACHIEVE NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST HONORS!!!! The following high school students have been recognized as Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition: Penelope Whiteside - HS^2, Audra Chesny - HS^2, and Brayden Sikorski - KMHS. More than 1.5 million juniors nationwide entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/MNSQT) in the fall of their junior year. The 16,000 semifinalists represented less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and included the highest scoring entrants in each state. To become a finalist and to be considered for a National Merit scholarship, each student was required to present an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed by their high school, and earn college entrance test scores that confirmed the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying SAT. Winners of Merit Scholarship awards are chosen from the Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments. Scholarships will be awarded to approximately 7,000 finalists beginning in March, 2024. Congratulations to these outstanding students!!
Congrats to HS^2 senior Penelope W. for being named a 2024 National Merit Finalist!
Congrats to HS^2 senior Audra C. for being named a 2024 National Merit Finalist!
HOST A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT!!! We currently have one student who is looking to stay with an area family as part of this wonderful cultural exchange. Paola, 17, from France, is coming to KMHS in the fall and needs a host family. She loves skiing, and tennis and is good with pets. She will pay all expenses, and has medical insurance. Paola wants to know our culture and will participate in school and family activities. She speaks English and wants to practice by living among Americans. Contact Carrie at 414-899-3890 or schulzcarr@aol.com today for more information.
Join us for Parent Coffee on February 7!
Join us for Confirmed Student Information Night! All students that have confirmed their HS^2 enrollment for the 2024-25 school year are requested to join us, along with their guardians, at 6:00 pm at KMHS Room 443.
Come and meet some of the HS^2 staff, start registering for courses, and have all of your questions answered.
Join us for Confirmed Student Information Night! All students that have confirmed their HS^2 enrollment for the 2024-25 school year are requested to join us, along with their guardians, at 6:00 pm at KMHS Room 443.
Come and meet some of the HS^2 staff, start registering for courses, and have all of your questions answered.
A flashback to earlier this year when the HS^2 AP Psychology students decorated the hallway, drawing and labeling neurons, and also colored neural transmitter papers. The grade 9-12 students were in the midst of studying Biological Bases of Behavior.
KM OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS MONDAY 2/5!!! If you are interested in enrolling in the Kettle Moraine School District, it is important to know that we accept students from all over the region (and 6-12 students from all over the state through our virtual charter). If you are looking for an award-winning, top-tier educational experience, consider the many choices at KMSD. We have five elementary schools (including a K-5 charter), a state-of-the-art middle school, and an amazing high school with pathways for every student (including five charter schools that allow them to pursue their interests). Learn more at the KM SHOWCASE on 2/17 @KMHS from 5:30-7pm. It is our most comprehensive event to learn more about the many options in the Kettle Moraine School District. Talk with administrators, staff, and students from all of our KM Schools! Get a personalized tour of the KMHS Campus, including a broad range of career pathways and educational choices. Watch video tours of our elementary and middle schools! Learn more about K-12 programs, curriculum, and offerings! Get information on our many athletic teams, clubs & activities! Participate in interactive games and WIN PRIZES!!! To learn more about the great things that are happening in the Kettle Moraine School District... RSVP NOW to our Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeB7sTMSjs9TbS3TMgJTZ9tmYMCYrX_RuUAwWCZ84oAPspp5Q/viewform. If you'd like additional information please visit our website at www.kmsd.edu. For enrollment information, contact Kristi Feucht at feuchtk@kmsd.edu or visit www.kmsd.edu/enroll.
Over workshops, HS^2 students were able to sign up for an Engineering / Makerspace Bootcamp in the Library Makerspace! While the snowdays cut some of the days short, these students were immersed into this interactive hands-on workshop! Students built understanding of engineering careers and the engineering process through designing and creating items with tangible materials such as cardboard, microbits, circuit boards, 3d printers, servo motors, LEGO, VR headsets, and more!
Our HS^2 CNA students finished their three-week immersion training last week!
ADVANCE TICKET SALES OPPORTUNITY!! We will be promoting this in conjunction with the DockHounds next month, but wanted to give our KM Community advance options to purchase tickets. KM Day at the DockHounds will be May 22, 2024 at 6:35 pm. Join us as the Lake Country DockHounds take on the Milwaukee Milkmen at WBC Park. This will be a fun night to celebrate with your KM Community, show your support, and watch a great game against Milwaukee! For every ticket sold, $3 will be donated back to the district. As extra incentive, KM, Arrowhead, and Oconomowoc will be competing for an additional $1/ticket by selling the most tickets through the link below for their respective night. Get your tickets now!!! https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Kettlemoraine
TODAY is the last day of the early enrollment application window for the 2024-25 school year.
Students will be notified of acceptance / waitlist status by the end of the day on January 19th.
The second enrollment application window will start on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:00 am and will remain open.
STUDENTS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS? We could use help with a couple of events at KMHS this weekend. Use the Sign Up Genius Links to participate!
“B" The Best tournament this Saturday:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4CA8AB2CA7F58-46962426-bthe.
Nothin But Net tournament this Sunday:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4CA8AB2CA7F58-46962667-nothing.
STELLMACHER NAMED WASBO SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEAR!!!
KM CFO John Stellmacher was awarded Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) 2024 School Business Manager of the Year today at their State Convention. The ceremony, held at the Milwaukee Hilton, drew school superintendents and business managers from across the state. A former WASBO President, and critical advocate for educational funding, Stellmacher has been a leader in Wisconsin education. Stellmacher is a frequent presenter at both WASBO and WASB conferences. He mentors countless business managers and provides instrumental support to the Southeast Wisconsin Schools Alliance (SWSA), advising on fiscal solvency and providing quality education efficiently.
RSVP NOW FOR THE KM SHOWCASE – 2/21 FROM 5:30-7PM @ KMHS. THIS K-12 ENROLLMENT FAIR & COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS/NON-RESIDENTS. It is our most comprehensive event to learn more about the many options in the Kettle Moraine School District. Talk with administrators, staff, and students from all of our KM Schools! Get a personalized tour of the KMHS Campus, including a broad range of career pathways and educational choices. Watch video tours of our Elementary and Middle Schools! Learn more about K-12 programs, curriculum, and offerings! Get information on the many athletic teams, clubs & activities that are available! Participate in interactive activities and WIN PRIZES!!! To learn more about the great things that are happening in the Kettle Moraine School District... RSVP NOW to our Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeB7sTMSjs9TbS3TMgJTZ9tmYMCYrX_RuUAwWCZ84oAPspp5Q/viewform
KMSD RESIDENT REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY!!!!!
New registrations for RESIDENTS start today, January 18th, 2024. New Student Registration should not be confused with the annual registration that occurs every summer for students who completed the previous year at a KMSD school. Back-to-school registration for existing students can be found within Campus Parent Portal accounts beginning late July. For resident registration information, contact Kristie Feucht at feuchtk@kmsd.edu or go to our enrollment page at https://district.kmsd.edu/o/kmsd/page/enroll.
Registration for NON RESIDENTS will open February 5th, 2024 on DPI's website: https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment.
For more information on open enrollment contact Jenny Godin at jenny@kmsd.edu. There is also extensive enrollment information and links on our website at https://www.kmsd.edu/o/kmsd/page/enroll.
HS^2 RECEIVES 2023 AP COMPUTER SCIENCE FEMALE DIVERSITY AWARD!
Congratulations to the High School of Health Sciences for earning College Board's AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). The award acknowledges 1,127 schools for their work toward equal gender representation during the 2022-23 school year. HS^2 is one of only 834 schools to be recognized for achieving this important result in CSP, ONE IN FIVE in Wisconsin!
