Mr. Bestor emphasizes the difference ONE PERSON can make in today's daily announcement video. Check it out!

While the Postal Service has no official motto, the popular belief that it does is a tribute to America’s postal workers. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds”— is not the official Postal Service motto though it appears chiseled in gray granite over the entrance of the James A. Farley building at Eighth Avenue and 33d Street in Manhattan.

The phrase comes from book 8, paragraph 98, of The Persian Wars by Herodotus, a Greek historian. During the wars between the Greeks and Persians (500-449 B.C.), the Persians operated a system of mounted postal couriers who served with great fidelity.

Feb. 4, 1913 - Rosa Parks (born Rosa Louise McCauley) was born on this day.

Revered as one of the most influential people of the twentieth century, Rosa Parks is best known for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1956. Parks was born on February 4, 1913. Parks was schooled by her mother Leona McCauley until the age of eleven when she moved to Montgomery with an aunt and started attending the Montgomery Industrial School for girls. She even took a job as a janitor to support her private school education. Though Parks began to attend Alabama State Teachers College High School, she dropped out to care for ill family members.

In 1931, she became an active member of Montgomery’s NAACP, where she served as youth director and later as the secretary. She also participated in the organization’s voter registration drives. Parks became an advocate of desegregation and took pride in being a member of the organization that won the Brown v. Board of Education case.

On December 1, 1955, following the end of her shift as a seamstress for the Montgomery Fair department store, Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue city bus. As passengers boarded the bus, Parks and other African American riders were asked to give up their seats once the “whites only” section had filled. Parks refused. Like other advocates of desegregation, Parks placed herself in danger by refusing to follow Montgomery’s segregation laws. She was arrested and received a $14 fine.

Parks called local NAACP president E.D. Nixon, and informed him of her arrest. Within hours, the Women’s Political Council (WPC)—which was formed in 1946 to address the grievances of black bus patrons in Montgomery—sprang into action. The WPC printed flyers and brochures, phoned potential supporters, and created carpools, marking the beginning of the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott. After a long protest, the US Supreme Court declared bus segregation unconstitutional in 1957.

Following the boycott, Parks moved to Detroit, Michigan with her husband and worked as a seamstress before taking a job as an assistant to Detroit Congressman John Conyers. In 1987, she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, which teaches students about the Civil Rights Movement and encourages them to strive for success.

Parks received numerous honors, including over 40 honorary degrees, the Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, and two NAACP image awards. The state of Michigan honors Parks each February 4 on Rosa Parks Day. Troy State University in Alabama honored Parks by constructing a museum and library that bears her name. The Henry Ford Museum in Michigan also preserved Parks’ legacy by purchasing the Cleveland Avenue bus she rode on December 1, 1955. In addition to authoring several books about her story, in 2002, Parks teamed up with CBS to produce a biographical film titled “The Rosa Parks Story.”

On October 5, 2005, Rosa Parks passed away in Detroit. She was 92 years old. Later that month she became one of only 30 Americans and the first woman to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. In 2013, her statue was added to Statuary Hall in the same building. She was the first African American woman so honored.

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.

Mrs. Plum will be hosting a GSA Google Meet TODAY during Advisory. This meet is open to all members of the LGBTQ community as well as their allies. This meet will serve as a supportive, safe place to talk openly about current issues facing the LGBTQ community, both as a group and individually. Please send an email to plumamy@kmsd.edu with a brief description of why you'd like to be a part of this meet, and Mrs. Plum will provide you with an invite. 

Lasers, does KM got talent? This year’s Variety Show is looking for talent to compete in a fully virtual event! Singing? Dancing? Yodeling? All skills are welcome and the 1st-3rd place winners will receive cash prizes!

If you are interested in being a talent act, contact Linnea H. (hietlin@kmsd.edu) or Sylvia L.(lagasyl@kmsd.edu) with your name, grade, and a short description of your talent.

Talent acts will be pre-recorded and the event will premiere on Friday, March 5th!

Join us on Monday, February 8th, and Wednesday, February 10th after school, from 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm in the cafeteria. 

We will be spreading out in the cafeteria to social distance and make some great cards to spread some love and cheer!

Come join the fun and learn more about Model UN!

Mark your calendars!!! This coming Sunday, February 7th, is National Fettuccine Alfredo Day! To celebrate all things noodles, we are excited to announce we will be partnering with Noodles & Company for a drive-thru fundraiser on Monday, February 8th, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the Noodles & Company located at 3260 Golf Rd, Delafield, WI. 

Twenty-five percent of qualifying sales will be going to KMHS Campus student and staff celebrations (#goodnewscalloftheday, student/athlete of the month, Mr. Bestor's Trivia winner, etc.). 

Please carefully follow these instructions to make sure your in-store or online order counts!

To make sure your order counts:

IN STORE:

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Note: Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Not valid for delivery.

Ms. Emanuele's birthday is today. Happy birthday!

Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Ski Team with a 2nd place finish at last night's Ski Race. Ella W. took 1st and Gloria T. 4th. Girls JV team also finished 2nd with Megan R. 1st and Carly M. 4th.

The Intramural Basketball schedule has been released and will be posted by the Phy Ed teachers offices in the middle gym. Please review the schedule and game times. 

B V Hockey Regionals vs Whitefish Bay or Milton @ Nagawaukee Ice Rink 7:00 pm

JV Gymnastics @ Kenosha 5:30 pm

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.