🍎TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK🍎It's teacher appreciation week! A huge 👏🏼THANK YOU👏🏼 to all teachers who have inspired us, accepted us, understood us, and taught us! Even through the difficulties of distance learning, you show your passion and work ethic to ensure your students are connected and educated. We appreciate you more than you know! 💛👩🏫👨🏫📖 Comment below with the hashtag #ThankATeacher to share how a teacher in your life has impacted you!
SENIOR SHOUT OUT: Annika Christensen shares a fun KHS memory and her future plans! 👩🏼🎓🌟
As of a Friday, May 1st 2020:
The NDHSAA Board of Directors voted to cancel the remaining 2020 NDHSAA Winter Postseason Basketball Tournaments, Spring Sports and Spring Fine Arts Contests. The cancellation applies to all remaining Association sponsored athletic and arts contests and postseason events. The suspended activities practice guidelines were amended and remain in effect. The amended “canceled activities practice guidelines” can be found at:
https://bit.ly/cancel-activ-practice
SENIOR SHOUT OUT: Jacie Ankenbauer shares her after graduation plans and long list of activities she's involved in! 👩🏼🎓🌟
🍎SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY🍎Today is school lunch hero day! Thank you SO MUCH to our cooks who are working tirelessly to make sure we're receiving proper nutrition and keeping our bodies healthy! We appreciate all that you do and can't wait to get back to school eat chili crispitos again 😁😋
💛PARENT NEWSLETTER💛Souris Valley Special Services shares some resources on helping your student through the COVID crisis and dealing with work refusal in this newsletter. As always, KPS is here to help with any questions or concerns!
SENIOR SHOUT OUTS: Get to know a little more about Keagan Lautenschlager today! 👨🏻🎓🌟
📚E-BOOKS📚Some awesome ebooks were created by Mrs. Van Berkom's Multimedia class! Viewers can read the books themselves or listen to the book narrated by the student author. Click this link to check them out! https://bit.ly/KPSEbooks
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION: A school board election vote will be held on JUNE 9TH, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will be an ABSENTEE BALLOT ONLY election.
You can vote in one of two ways:
1. USPS mail
2. Drop off at one of the secure voting locations: Front door of the KHS building, or Kenmare City Hall.
You can obtain an absentee ballot application by going to our website, going to https://vip.sos.nd.gov/absentee, or contacting business manager Mary Ann Melin.
For more information, click this link! https://www.kenmare.k12.nd.us/o/kenmare-school-district-28/page/school-board-election-2020
SENIOR SHOUT OUT: Ashley Bauer starts our shout outs for this week! 👩🏼🎓🌟Read about her favorite KHS memory and advice for younger students! 🎉
Juniors (next year's seniors): KPS is offering a new class next year: Agriscience Technology II (drones). This class is an FAA approved drone certification class and will prepare you to take the FAA drone certification test. The class is limited to 10 students and next year's seniors get first chance at registration. Please check your mykps email if interested.
Looking for a weekend activity? Check out these honker themed coloring and connect the dot activity pages!
PARENTS: We know adjusting to distance learning hasn't been easy, but we THANK and APPRECIATE your willingness to help us educate your students! You already wear many hats as a parent and KPS is so grateful for your hard work in helping education happen at home. 👏🏼💛
KPS is here for you in any way that you need. Please reach out if you have questions, concerns, or a funny story to share about your student! We miss them dearly!
SENIOR SHOUT OUT: Dallas Childress wraps up our shout outs for this week! 👩🏼🎓🌟Read about her favorite KHS lunch and post graduation plans! 🎉
🔍SPOTTED🔎A nice sign in the window at the little school! Thanks for the sweet message, Mrs. Balvitsch! I bet your students miss you too 💕
Happy Administrative Professional's day to Candace and Lori! We appreciate all of your hard work and keeping everyone organized! Thank you for everything that you do! 💛🌟
SENIOR SHOUT OUT: Next up is Skyler Ford 👨🏻🎓🌟Check out his long list of KHS activities and great advice for younger students!
PARENT RESOURCES: The NDSU Extension center is offering Zoom sessions to meet and brainstorm ideas with other caregivers! The first session is April 22nd. If you are interested, please email holly.arnold@ndsu.edu.
Some other details:
🟣Three Wednesday evenings (April 22, 29 and May 6) from 8:30-9:30 pm (more dates will be added if there is an interest)
🟣You are not committed to be on every session-whatever dates work for you
🟣There will not be an agenda. I want this to be participant directed and very fluid.
🟣Audrey Williamson will co-host
SENIOR SHOUT OUTS: To give our awesome seniors some recognition, we'll be showcasing a few seniors a week! The first senior is Bella Roering 👩🏼🎓🌟She shares her future plans, favorite KHS lunch, and advice for younger students!
DISTANCE LEARNING SURVEY: Hi, Honker families! We want your feedback on distance learning! Mrs. Hennix created a quick survey to better help us help you in this distance learning process. Please click the link at the end of this post *one survey per family please* so we can get feedback and make any changes or provide any assistance to you. Thanks for your help! 💛📚https://bit.ly/KPSsurvey