Kenmare School District 28

Happy National School Counseling Week A big shout-out to DeVonne Hanson and Leah Holsten! Thank you for all you do to ensure our students feel seen, heard, and valued! "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

🗣️The Kenmare Speech Team attended Minot High's Invitational Speech Meet on Saturday, February 4th. All students competed well in their categories. Those placing were Roxy Quigley and Brooke Zimmer 7th place in Serious Duo, Ashe Hall 4th place in Impromptu, and Drew Houck 1st place and State Qualifying in Storytelling. Way to go!🏅

🤩JANUARY HS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH🤩 Congratulations to our high school students of the month for January!

The KPS school board is doing some professional development in Bismarck for a few days! 📝

👀 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 👀 We would love to have you apart of the team! 📧 📲 Please contact Alex Hennix if you are interested!

💞SUICIDE AWARENESS SPEAKER 💞 🗓️ Monday, February 13 📍 Kenmare High School

🚨EARLY DISMISSAL🚨 Dear KPS Families: Due to the inclement weather, we will dismiss school today at 12:30 pm. Buses will be at the elementary school by 12:20 pm and the high school at 12:30 pm. Please stay safe! Thank you!

Come join the Honkers!

Thank you to our Hudl sponsors for sponsoring our activities! The girls take on Powers Lake tonight! 🏀 https://www.youtube.com/@kenmarehonkers2539

🚨NO MORNING BUS ROUTES 🚨 Dear KPS Families: The power to the high school has just been restored. Due to this delay, we will NOT be running buses this morning and will move forward with a 10:30 a.m. start time. Please get in touch with the office if you cannot bring your child in due to the outage, as those rural absences will not count against the student. We will be running bus routes this afternoon. Thank you for being so patient this morning!

🚨2-HOUR LATE START 🚨 Dear KPS Families: Most of our community is still without power. We will plan for a 10:30 a.m. start with buses running. Breakfast will not be served. Thank you for your patience!

🚨 LATE START 🚨 Dear KPS Families: At this time, we are planning for a one-hour late start due to a power outage. We will still run buses, and breakfast will open at 9:00 am. We will update our families and staff if anything changes once power is restored. Thank you!

The STOPit Solutions app is free and our goal at KPS is to ensure all students feel safe.

🤩JANUARY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH 🤩 🤍💚The following students were chosen based on the character counts pillar-responsibility. 💚🤍 Preschool: Matix Simpson & Bennett Gottschall Kindergarten: Finley Keysor 1st-Grade: Otis Perlichek 2nd-Grade: Carter Bruner 3rd-Grade: Sadie Michalenko 4th-Grade: McKenzie Quigley 5th-Grade: Brooke Peterson 👏 Congratulations, everyone! “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”-Denis Waitley

🎲 FAMILY MATH NIGHT 🎲 This event is focused on grades K-5, but all of the student’s family members are welcome to attend and join in on the fun! 🎟️ Students attending will be entered to win door prizes; the drawing will occur at 5 PM. 🗓️ Tuesday, January 24th 📍 High School Library ⏰ 4-6pm Come and go as you please. See you there!

🎥 NOVEL CLASS FIELD TRIP 🎥 ✏️ Mrs. Zimmer's Novel Class toured the KMOT television station in Minot this morning. The students experienced a typical day for a reporter with behind-the-scenes access. 🎙️ They also learned the steps from pitching a story idea to that idea being broadcasted on the air.

Thank you to our law enforcement officers that keep us safe at school! Thank you for your support and protection, Chief Hall.

See changes below for tonight’s Honkers basketball schedule: JV GBB tonight vs Divide County has been CANCELLED! Games to be played in Kenmare: 4:15pm C GBB vs Stanley 5:45pm C BBB vs Stanley 7:15pm V GBB vs Divide County JV & V BBB practice in Bowbells from 3:30-5pm JH BBB practice has been moved to Bowbells from 5-7pm (bus leaves KHS at 4:40pm).

Dear KPS Parents and Families, This school year, our school has partnered with E-Therapy to support student mental health needs with virtual & confidential counseling from a licensed professional counselor. If you would like to find out more about E-Therapy, please visit their website: https://www.electronic-therapy.com/ Counseling helps your student to: Cope with specific emotions such as sadness or anxiety/depression Tackle challenging experiences and trauma, equipping them with tools for success Use appropriate problem-solving skills Improve their overall mood, self-worth, and confidence for better academic excellence. If you are interested in counseling support for your student, please contact your student’s administrator, teacher, or counselor for additional information. Sincerely, Mrs. Hennix ahennix@mykps.us 701-385-4996

🤩DECEMBER HS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH🤩 Congratulations to our high school students of the month for December! The student of the month for grades 6-8 was nominated by the teaching staff.