Check out today's daily announcement video to find out which toy Mrs. Kaminiski is pretending to play with!

How many toys do you have that require batteries?!?

Fire detectors also use batteries... use this quick message as a reminder to check those batteries to make sure they are working!

Feb. 18, 1931 - Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford), who will win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved, was born on this day in Lorain, Ohio.

Born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931, novelist Toni Morrison grew up in a working-class family. She received a B.A. from Howard University after majoring in English and minoring in the classics, and an M.A. in English from Cornell University. Morrison then taught at Howard University and Texas Southern University, before entering the publishing world as an editor at Random House.

Recognized internationally as a major American writer, Morrison was the author of eleven novels..., ...and her early works received critical acclaim, including National Book Awards nominations and the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Song of Solomon.

Morrison’s fifth novel, Beloved (1987), a haunting story about the atrocities of slavery and a black slave mother’s effort to protect her children against its dehumanizing effect through infanticide, won the Pulitzer Prize and was instrumental in her receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. In 2006, Beloved, made into a movie starring Oprah Winfrey, was named the greatest work of American fiction in the past twenty-five years by The New York Times Book Review.

...Morrison published a play, Dreaming Emmett (1985), a short story, “Recitative” (1982), a series of children’s stories (with her son Slade), a libretto, Margaret Garner, and several non-fiction works, including The Black Book (1974) and a collection of critical essays, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (1992). The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Morrison was named curator for an art exhibit, “Stranger at Home” (“étranger chez soi”) (2006), for the Louvre in Paris, France, where she read from her ninth novel, Mercy.

Toni Morrison passed away on August 5, 2019... She was 88 years old. She is survived by her son, Harold Ford Morrison, and three grandchildren.

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.

Junior Dylan H. was awarded a Gold Key, the contest’s top honor.

Junior Lily G. and First-Year Ashlynn P-S. took home Silver Keys.

And honorable mentions went to first Years, Ashlynn P-S. (with 2) and Taylor M., Juniors, Kenzie G. and Adan D-Q. and Seniors, Nate S., Hunter P-S., and Lauren W.

Only 99 Gold Keys were awarded out of 2000 entries in Wisconsin, representing the top 5% of all entrants. The 235 Silver Keys awarded represent the top 15% and the 450 Honorable Mentions represent the top 35% of all entrants.

To put our numbers in perspective, long-established Art powerhouses can receive 25-30 total awards. However, Arrowhead only received 3 awards this year, including 1 gold and 1 silver. Oconomowoc had 9 total awards including 2 golds and 2 silvers.

KM did break into the top 10 high schools in the state this year and the Art Department feels we have the talent here to do even better next year. So drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and pathways students ask your art teacher about how to submit work for next year’s contest!

Link to Video at Old World Wisconsin, Anansi starts @ 13:00

Yes, there is going to be a yearbook this year! Events may be canceled, but we will still tell the story of this historic year through the voices of our students. It is going to be GREAT!

Please order your book by February 26th. You can place your order online at jostensyearbooks.com. Don’t miss out on your last chance to guarantee and personalize a 2021 yearbook.

If you have already purchased a book, thank you! This year’s book is one you won’t want to miss!

Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors: Reminder that the portal to enter 2021-2022 course requests will close at 3:00 p.m. on THIS SUNDAY, February 21. All selections must be finalized by this date. School counselors will be available for you if you have any questions. You can book an appointment or email them.

Mr. Zeiler is celebrating his birthday today. Happy birthday!

Ava Craven was recognized for her ability to make an impact, as she has demonstrated servant leadership led her on and off of the field. She has been a 4-year Cross Country/Soccer team member, a member of the KM Rock Climbing Club, on the student advisory board, and has served as Team Captain.

Ava started the KM chapter of “She's the First.” There are currently 30 members in the club supporting women in Ethiopia in low-income areas so that they have the opportunity to gain educational opportunities.

Here is the link to the radio segment.

Her section starts at 48:30.

Girls - interested in playing softball this spring? Come to the open gym tonight from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the East Gym.

All boys interested in joining the KM Boys Golf team please email Coach Sams by Wednesday, February 24th at deckbro@sbcglobal.net to sign up for tryouts.

The high school baseball program is having open gyms every Tuesday night starting at 6:30 pm in the middle gym. Pitchers and catchers will report on April 12th and tryouts will be on April 19th and 20th. Times for tryouts will be announced later. If you are planning on coming to pitchers and catchers practice or tryouts please make sure you send your contact information to Coach Karvala at karvalak@kmsd.edu

G V Basketball Sectionals vs Verona 7:00 pm

V Gymnastics Sectionals @ Mukwonago 5:30 pm

Ski team JV Conference Meet @ Alpine Valley 5:00 pm

Review the parking regulations outlined in the student handbook on page 24 to keep them fresh in your minds. Violations of the parking regulations may result in the loss of a parking permit, or towed and/or ticketed vehicles.

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.

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.

Hold the delivered pickles, hold the lettuce, anything outside the school cafeteria or your home-prepared meal does upset us.

Parents/guardians and students are asked not to bring/deliver food or beverages from any outside commercially prepared eating establishments to school to be consumed by students during their regular mealtimes, or any school hours.

It is noted in the student handbook that food from area restaurants will not be accepted during the school day. In addition, in our August 14, 2020 campus welcome back letter, we mentioned “Special food deliveries will not be allowed during the school day. Special deliveries sent to the school will be sent back with the person delivering the food, and will not be accepted or delivered to the student. When a parent/guardian needs to drop off a delivery for a student, the parent/guardian must communicate that to the student. Students will not be called down to the office to pick up their delivery. They will be required to pick it up during passing time or during their lunch break. Students will be required to turn the product over to office staff for disposal upon entering the building and will then be sent to class.