Discover what one of Mr. Bestor's talents by watching today's daily announcement video!

Shoutout to Mrs. Kaminski's parents for giving us all a great idea for Christmas next year based on a gift you gave her when she was little!!! Watch today's video to see what that was :)

Fun fact: The largest bubble ever blown was 23 inches in diameter. The record was set July 19, 1994 by Susan Montgomery Williams of Fresno, CA.

Feb. 5, 1962 - A lawsuit seeking to bar Englewood, N.J., from maintaining "racial segregated" elementary schools was filed in U.S. District Court.

Charles Hamilton Houston, a renowned civil rights attorney, is widely recognized as the architect of the civil rights strategy that led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education. He was also a mentor to Thurgood Marshall who successfully litigated the pivotal Brown case.

Houston was born on September 3, 1895, in Washington, DC to parents William Houston, an attorney, and Mary Houston, a hairdresser and seamstress. He attended M Street High School (later Dunbar High School) in Washington, DC. Following graduation, he enrolled at Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he was the only black student in his class. Houston was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society. Upon graduating in 1915, he was selected to deliver that year’s valedictory address.

After graduating from Amherst, Houston returned to Washington. He joined the U.S. Army in 1917 and trained at the all-black officers’ training camp at Fort Des Moines, Iowa in 1917. Houston was later deployed to France. While there, Houston and his fellow black soldiers experienced racial discrimination, which deepened his resolve to study law.

Following his military discharge in 1919, Houston entered Harvard Law School. He excelled in his studies and became the first black editor of the Harvard Law Review. As a law student, Houston was mentored by future Supreme Court Judge Felix Frankfurter. In 1922, as Houston graduated with high honors, Frankfurter nominated him for the prestigious Frederick Sheldon Fellowship, which allowed him to study law at the University of Madrid.

Upon his return from Spain in 1924, Houston practiced law with his father, William, at Houston & Houston, and began teaching in Howard University Law’s evening program. Eventually, he became dean of the Howard University Law School.

Houston’s legal accomplishments eventually captured the attention of Walter White, the chief executive of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 1935, Houston was hired as Special Counsel to the Association. Eventually, he brought Thurgood Marshall, one of his Howard University law students, into the NAACP. The pair traveled through the South in the early 1930s and noted the inequalities of black school facilities. In response, they developed the legal strategy which challenged school segregation, first calling for the equalization of facilities for black students and then eventually calling for full integration.

Houston and Marshall first applied their strategy in 1935 when they took the Pearson v. Murray case, one of the first challenges to racial exclusion in public universities. Houston and Marshall successfully argued that the state had violated Donald Gaines Murray’s rights by failing to provide an adequate law school for his studies while denying him admission to the sole state law school on the grounds of race.

Houston continued to work with Marshall for the next fifteen years, laying the groundwork for the eventual Brown decision. Charles Hamilton Houston, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, died on April 22, 1950, in Washington, DC at the age of 54, four years before the Supreme Court handed down the fateful decision that he had spent a lifetime planning and pursuing.

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.

We have just 2 weeks until our Bootcamp weekend and 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.

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:

ONLINE:

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

REMINDER - the Virtual KMHS Course Information Night is next week Monday, February 8, 2021 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.

You can find the sessions for the evening here along with a video explanation. The Course Information Night schedule is as follows:

5:30-6:00 pm - General course selection information

6:00-7:30 pm - Course Information Exploration (Live virtual department presentations)

6:00-7:30 pm - Course selection registration assistance

For more information, including dates the portal opens, please refer to this document or reach out to your counselor.

BIG WIN!!! Boys hockey lit the lamp 4 times to Whitefish Bay's 1, to defeat them in the Regional Finals! They advance to Sectionals to face the winner of tonights' Arrowhead vs Marquette game. That sectional game will be at Nagawaukee Ice Rink on Tuesday, February 9th.

WNKMP SWIM TEAM HEADS TO STATE THIS SATURDAY!!! Good luck to the WNKMP State Qualifiers, including our KM students: Andrew H., Tyler H., Drew M., Cory M. (Sectional Champ), and Joshua S., as they compete this weekend! #KMPROUD #KMGRIT

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 JV2 Reserve/JV2/JV/V Basketball vs Waukesha North 4:00 pm / 5:15 pm / 5:15 pm / 7:00 pm

G JV/V Basketball @ Waukesha North 5:30 pm / 7:00 pm

B JV Basketball @ Lake Country Lutheran 2:15 pm

JV/V Gymnastics @ Mukwonago 10:00 am

B V Swim State @ Waukesha South 10:00 am

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.