Kenmare School District 28

📣ZOOM LINK FOR BOARD MEETING📣 Due to inclement weather, we would like to provide a zoom link as an alternate method for "attending" the school board meeting this afternoon. ⏰ 3:45 pm ⬇️The link can be found below⬇️ https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fus05web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84458579510%3Fpwd%3DeElJaklrUTZRYTFFQ24wZ1Y2TGhzUT09&sa=D&ust=1682352000000000&usg=AOvVaw0nGWNoKrtffW1dJVxbZpkE

🚨EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO WEATHER 🚨 Dear KPS Families: Due to inclement weather, we will dismiss all students at 11:15 am with no buses running. We will keep all of our families and staff informed of plans for tomorrow, Thursday, April 20. Please stay safe and warm. Thank you.

🤩APRIL MS/HS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH🤩 Congratulations to our middle and high school students of the month for April.

📣EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 📣 🚌The Kenmare Public School has a job opening for the Director of Transportation position for the 2023-2024 school year.🚌 Please contact Mrs. Hennix if you are interested.

👕 T-Shirts for sale in the main office. Adult and children sizes. $10 each

🧩♟️FIFTH GRADE PROJECT ♟️🧩 Mrs. Schmidt's fifth grade students created "Road to the Revolution" game boards. Each game has consequences and triumphs which depict where to move and eventually win the game. 👏 Way to go, everyone! What a fun and creative project!!

🏆 REGION 9 SPEECH TOURNAMENT RESULTS 🏆 The Kenmare speech team made their presence known at the Region 9 Tournament at Burke Central School on Saturday, April 15th. 🥈 Overall Team Results: 2nd place out of 10 teams 👀‼️Our team won 19 awards and State Qualified 8 students! 👀‼️ Humorous Duo: Drew Houck and William Cook (1st) SQ, Roxy Quigley and Anna Petersen (4th) SQ Serious Duo: Diontrea Anderson and Abbey Kohler (1st) SQ Storytelling: Drew Houck (1st) SQ Poetry: Abbey Kohler (2nd) SQ Dramatic Interp: Diontrea Anderson (5th), Kylie Michel (6th) EPR (Extemp Programmed Reading): Anna Petersen (2nd) SQ Speech to Entertain: Brooke Zimmer (1st) SQ, Aden Anderson (6th) Speech to Inform: Ashe Hall (3rd), Landan Spear (4th), Shae Jensen (5th) Speech to Persuade: Madysyn Madrid (5th) Radio Broadcasting: William Cook (3rd) SQ and Jesse Rodin (4th) Impromptu Speaking: Aden Anderson (3rd) SQ, Ashe Hall (6th), Jesse Rodin (7th) 👏🫶🏻We are so incredibly proud of all these students and their coach! Way to go, everyone!!🫶🏻👏

🏥First District Health will be presenting information/prevention methods on the topic of Vaping/E-cigarettes to our 6th-12 grade students next week.🏥 All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend! 🗓️ Wednesday, April 19 📍 Kenmare High School Grades 6-8 @ 8:30 am Grades 9-12 @ 9:30 am https://fdhu.org/tobacco-programs-and-resources/vaping/

💛MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT💛 Please check out STOPit Solutions that helps empower students and staff to report inappropriate behavior, mental health and safety issues to ensure the safety and well-being of fellow students and staff. ⬇️Additional information below ⬇️ https://www.stopitsolutions.com/crea

Managing the Ups and Downs of Middle School 🫶🏻Families can use these strategies to better understand the unique mind and emotions of the middle school student to help them stay excited about learning and excel in the classroom and outside of it.🫶🏻 ⬇️Check out the link below for more information and resources. ⬇️ https://www.naesp.org/resource/managing-the-ups-and-downs-of-middle-school/

🏆2022-2023 ACTIVITIES AWARD CEREMONY 🏆 Please join us as we recognize our students during our annual activities award ceremony on May 25. All are welcome to attend and join us for hamburgers and hot dogs after the ceremony. 🗓️ Thursday, May 25 ⏰ 8:45 AM 📍 Kenmare HS Auditorium

📣EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 📣 Kenmare Public School is looking to hire for the upcoming school year an Agriculture Education teacher. ⬇️Please see below for a more detailed description.⬇️ If you have any question, please contact Mrs. Hennix or Mrs. Froseth.

📣Education Standards and Practices Board Members Needed!📣 Do you enjoy collaborating with educators from higher education, the school board association, and other educational entities and making decisions related to teacher licensure? ♦️ESPB is looking for new board members who will be appointed by the Governor. ♦️A term lasts three years (limit of 6 years) and begins in July 2023. ♦️Meetings are every month, often remotely. ⬇️If you are interested in becoming a board member, please below to submit your application to the Governor’s office.⬇️ https://apps.nd.gov/gov/boards/ 📞 Please contact Becky Pitkin, Executive Director of ESPB at (701) 328-9646 with any questions.

🦌🎯 HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS🎯🦌 Wayne Stanley is holding a Hunter Education Class for anyone in the Kenmare area. 🗓️ May 4-6 📍 Kenmare High School ❗️Must be born in 2012 or earlier 📣👏A big shout-out to Goosefest for sponsoring the meals!📣👏 If interested, there is a signup sheet in the High School office. ⬇️Please see below for additional details ⬇️

🎭SPEECH SHOWCASE NIGHT 🎭 Please join us as our speech team presents their speeches in preparation for regional competition. 🗓️ Thursday, April 13 ⏰ 6:30PM 📍 High School Auditorium All are welcome!

North Dakota Car Seat Distribution Locations 👀⬇️Check out the link below for details about locations that participate in the Car Seat Program. 👀⬇️ https://www.hhs.nd.gov/health/epr/north-dakota-car-seat-distribution-locations

🫶🏻🧡PARAPROFESSIONALS DAY🧡🫶🏻 Kenmare Public School is blessed to have such wonderful paraprofessionals and support staff who support our educators and students each and every day! Thank you for sharing your compassion and time! Kristen Griffin Rachel Zeltinger Amber Bruner Sara Hess Stephanie Lotvedt Tiffany Michel Kim Wooster Amanda Peterson

Dear KPS Families: Due to the anticipated impact of the upcoming storm and our concern for our students and staff, we have decided to distance learn tomorrow, Wednesday, April 5. Please stay safe, everyone. Thank you!

Honker Extra-Curricular Updates for Tuesday, April 4th: Softball: Practice at Kenmare Elementary School after school Track & Field: Practice at KHS gym after school (net will be down) 5th/6th Boys Basketball: Games moved up to 3:30 & 4:30pm in Bowbells (vs MLS) Dismiss @ 2:30pm, Leave at 2:40pm 5th/6th Girls Basketball: Practice at KHS gym after school (net will be down) Baseball: Practice at KHS at 5:15pm

📚SCHOOL LIBRARIAN DAY📚 We want to thank our amazing school librarian, Mrs. Kris Zimmer, for all you do for our students. Thank you for making the love of reading fun and stocking our libraries with endless resources for learning and research! We appreciate all you do!