Patriot E-News, February 2021
Students Selected to Represent KDS
 at the 130th Continental Congress
KDS DAR School is pleased to announce Lizzie Hammett and Cole Edwards as its 2021 Continental Congress Representatives. Following a rigorous selection process, Lizzie and Cole, KDS juniors, were chosen to represent the school during the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s 130th annual Continental Congress in Washington, D.C., this June.

All junior students were invited to apply for this honor. Applicants’ names were passed on to a nominating committee, resulting in nine finalists who were interviewed by a panel comprised of members of the KDS Executive Committee, Administrative Staff, and High School faculty.

KDS Kicks Off
Annual Fund Campaign for 2021
When school recessed on March 13th because of rising concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, none of us were prepared for the changes to come. At KDS DAR School, instruction shifted to e-learning from home, graduation festivities were postponed for two months, and our campus closed for several months in an effort to keep our students, our staff, and our community safe from the spread of the coronavirus.
 
Even with all the change and uncertainty we faced in 2020, support for the KDS Steadfast, Loyal, Ever True Annual Fund campaign helped the school meet our unique challenges head-on.
 
KDS Teachers and Staff Receive Vaccine
One hundred eighteen members of the KDS faculty and staff were able to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on February 8th. Thanks to Nell Hannon, CRNP, of Grant Family Practice Clinic, and KDS School Nurses Beth Barnes and Brooke Neal for working so hard to organize this "big stick" event. 

The second dose of the vaccine is scheduled to be administered on March 8th.
KDS Elementary Offers After School Tutoring
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On February 22nd, KDS DAR Elementary School launched an innovative Afterschool A-Labs Tutoring Program. The program implements services with a structured state standard curriculum for students in need of reading remediation.

 
“The interruption to our normal school schedule over the past year has been difficult for some of our students,” said KDS Executive Director Heather Green. “This tutoring program will make it possible for our students and teachers to work together to close some of those skills gaps.”

The program is administered by highly qualified teachers who are on staff at KDS. Students participate in the program two days a week by staying after school from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m.

A summer tutoring program is also being planned to begin in June.
Kate Duncan Smith DAR School
6077 Main St., Grant, AL 35747
Phone: (256) 728-4236
Fax: (256) 728-5633