Check out today's daily announcement video to find out why Mr. Bestor is waving both the U.S. and Wisconsin flags!

Rich in copper, lead, forest, and fertile farmland, Wisconsin became the 30th state on May 29, 1848. In 1634, French explorer Jean Nicolet was the first European to reach Wisconsin while seeking a Northwest passage to China.

A mining boom, not fur trading, led to the nickname The Badger State. According to oral history, the miners burrowed into the hillsides much like badgers for shelter instead of setting up more permanent homesteads. The first wave of settlers to the area also began the uprooting of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Chippewa, and other indigenous people.

Early in Wisconsin’s settlement, dairy production began to take root. By the turn of the century, the state became known for its dairy farms and synonymous with cheese.

Mining, dairies, and breweries grew one after the other. An influx of German immigrants in the 1850s brought a new brand of dreamers. Brewers cropped up across Wisconsin satisfying the thirst of The Badger State. As with brewers in other regions of the country, the 18th Amendment of 1919 prohibiting alcohol drowned out much of the competition leaving only a handful after the legislation was repealed in 1933.

From Lake Michigan to Superior and numerous rivers and lakes in between, Wisconsin offers ample opportunity for water recreation and sport. There are also year-round trails perfect for summer hiking or substantial snow for winter activities.

Feb. 15, 1848 - Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, filed the first school integration suit on her behalf.

In the late 1930s sociologist Kenneth B. Clark and his wife and collaborator, Mamie Phipps Clark began to study the self-image of black children. The Clarks were among the first to describe the “harm and benefit” thesis in the area of civil rights and desegregation law. Attorney Thurgood Marshall and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) legal team used the Clark’s social science studies known as the “doll tests” in numerous legal challenges to the Jim Crow system of segregation.

Kenneth Bancroft Clark was born to Miriam Hanson Clark and Arthur Bancroft Clark in the Panama Canal Zone, on July 24, 1914. The Clarks, originally from the West Indies, had come to the Canal Zone to work for one of the largest employers in the region, the United Fruit Company. Desperately wanting to give her children a chance for an education, Miriam separated from her husband and moved to Harlem, New York so that Kenneth and his younger sister Beulah could be educated in the United States. Arthur stayed behind believing that discrimination in the United States would hinder his obtaining a position comparable to his job at United Fruit. Kenneth Clark graduated from George Washington High School in 1931 and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Howard University in Washington, D.C. 1935 and 1936, respectively. Clark then enrolled at Columbia University and in 1940, became the first African American to earn the doctorate in psychology at the University.

Clark taught at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) from 1940 to 1941. A year later, he moved to the City College of New York, becoming the institution’s first permanent black faculty member. Kenneth Clark married Mamie Phipps, a high school teacher, in 1938. In 1946, the Clarks founded the North Side Center for child development which provided mental health and social services for children in Harlem.

In the 1940s and early 1950s, the Clarks studied over 200 children from ages three to seven in what would be called doll studies. These studies showed that black children, when asked to choose a doll most like themselves, disproportionately choose the white dolls. The study also indicated that black children associated negative characteristics with black dolls and positive characteristics with the white dolls. Their work, replicated by other researchers, indicated that the isolation of black children in segregated schools generated psychological harm or damage.

Kenneth Clark was enlisted by Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP legal team to provide testimony in three of the four cases leading to the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Using Clark’s research, NAACP lawyers argued that racially separate educational facilities were psychologically harmful to African Americans and thereby violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Over the next two decades, Kenneth Clark published numerous books and articles in the field of social psychology. His books include Prejudice and Your Child (1963), The Dark Ghetto: Dilemmas of Social Power (1965), and Crisis in Education (1971). He was awarded numerous prizes including the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal in 1961. Kenneth Clark retired from teaching in 1975 and died in New York City on May 1, 2005, at the age of 90.

Remember to check out KM's Unity Club’s posting about past and present black leaders on their Instagram story! Follow @kmhs_unity_club on Instagram.

Calling all community members and students! Unity Club is throwing a virtual movie night on February 21 at 6:00 pm to watch The Hate U Give. The Hate U Give is a movie that looks at police brutality in America through a Black teen, Starr Carter, eyes. Unity Club will also be having a discussion night on February 24th at 6:00 pm to have a group conversation about the movie. You can also watch the movie on your own and join the discussion if you prefer. If you're interested, sign up here.

KM Drama Club is looking for ACTORS! Our Bootcamp is this weekend and we need people to fill a variety of roles, especially those on stage! This is one opportunity you don't need to audition- so come try and be fabulous. Only 2-day commitment. Look for the poster in the halls and shown in the emailed version of the announcements and click here for more details. Last day to sign up is TODAY.

GIRLS BASKETBALL IS MOVING ON TO SECTIONALS! The Varsity girls basketball team won the regional title for the second consecutive year by defeating Waukesha West 61-56 Saturday.

Braelyn T. led the way with 19 points while Mia H. added a season-high 16 points and Grace G. 10 points. The team advanced by defeating Mukwonago 45-41 Friday behind 15 points from Lily R., 12 points from Grace G., and 11 points from Braelyn T.

Next up is Verona on Thursday at home in a sectional semifinal.

Boys Basketball wrapped their regular season at 12 - 6 by winning 65-58 over Muskego on Saturday. Getting ready for playoffs next week!

B and G Varsity @ WIARA State HS Ski and Snowboard Meet in LaCrosse WI

B V Reserve Basketball vs Oconomowoc 4:15 pm

According to myth, Cupid was the son of Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods, and Venus, the goddess of love.

According to Roman mythology, Cupid fell madly in love with Psyche despite his mothers’ jealousy over Psyche's beauty. While he married her, he also told her never to look at him.

Those celebrating Valentine’s Day plan to spend an average of $164.76 ($165), down $32 on average per person, from a record $196.31 in 2020 right before the pandemic hit. Collectively, Americans will spend $21.8 Billion on Valentine’s Day items.

Students, GladyAnna A., Claire M., and Jessica K. correctly answered these questions as did Mr. Dellis!

Please make sure you are bringing your own masks to school, and wearing them properly!

Be sure to follow your classroom cleaning expectations to help us all stay as safe as possible!

Our bubblers are turned off, but the refill stations are still on. Remember to bring your reusable water bottles to stay hydrated!

Please remember to wear your student ID every day, and at all times while you are in school. It is very important that you use those IDs (examples: lunchroom, signing in and out, etc.) so we reduce any unnecessary contact.

Use hand sanitizer regularly! It's especially important to wash/sanitize before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

Please stay 6 feet or more apart, and do NOT leave your Advisory to seek face-to-face help, instead, use google meet to work with your teachers.