It appears Mr. Tomczyk is giving us all a virtual hug... or is he saying he can't wait to go to Culver's over the weekend for their Turtle, Brownie Batter Overload or Butter Pecan flavors... or is it something else? Check out today's daily announcement video to find out!
National Plant a Flower Day
Would you like to know which flowers grow best in "Zone 5" and when they should be planted? Check this out!
Women's History Month
On this day in history: 

March 12, 1912 – Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 girls together in Savannah, Georgia, for the first-ever Girl Scout meeting
Today we honor:
Efforts to protect the Big Thicket date back to the 1920s when the oil and timber industries threatened to obliterate this hotspot of biodiversity in East Texas, but the campaign to create a national park there picked up in 1964 with the creation of the Big Thicket Association.

Maxine Johnston, who was working as a librarian at nearby Lamar University, joined the association and soon helped create a Big Thicket museum, edited and distributed newsletters, and took people on tours of the Thicket. In 1972, she took over as president of the association.

Over the next couple of years, she made several trips to Washington, D.C., to testify before Congress for the creation of a national park in the Thicket. Following the efforts of Johnston, the rest of Big Thicket Association, and other groups such as the Texas League of Women voters, Big Thicket National Preserve was established in 1974.

Johnston continued to advocate for the protection of Big Thicket and push for the park’s expansion, which was secured in the 1990s. She received NPCA’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas Citizen Conservationist of the Year award in 1996, and now in her early 90s, she continues to work on behalf of Big Thicket. “I’m so optimistic when I look around and see all the young, enthusiastic faces that volunteered,” she said at a longleaf pine planting organized by NPCA and others in 2018. “We need the next generation to take ownership of the work and do everything they can to protect this treasured place.”
Interested in getting to know our new Superintendent Mr. Plum a bit better? Check out this video that was first shared in the Community Forum on Tuesday this week.
Interested in completing some volunteer hours? Have you noticed the piles of pre-cut buckthorn in the wooded area east of our football stadium? We need those moved so they can be chipped. Please see Mr. Tomczyk in the community education office or feel free to email him at tomczykr@kmsd.edu.
ONE MORE WEEK! KM Interact/Global is extending their hygiene drive for just a bit longer. Items collected will be donated to St. Ben’s Homeless Shelter in Milwaukee. Please donate unopened: lotion, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, hairbrushes, combs, soap, hand sanitizer, wipes, masks, or any other hygiene products you may have! Those hotel soaps and shampoos that you have in your linen closet piling up are perfect.

Donation boxes can be found in Global or donations can be dropped off at the front office.

Please reach out to Mrs. Weber weberms@kmsd.edu in Global if you have any questions.
Seniors do you have a strong interest in Finance and/or Government? A really interesting remote summer internship opportunity as a Research Analyst, working with different branches in our state capital, is available to students entering college this fall. Check out the job posting here, and note - there is a short application window that closes on March 19. 

Pay is good and this opportunity provides great work experience!
The Wisconsin Leadership Seminar (WILS) will once again be holding its annual leadership seminar for outstanding high school sophomores from across Wisconsin this coming May 21-22. The 2021 conference will be virtual.  

Criteria:
  • Current 10th-grade student
  • Demonstrates strong leadership potential in and out of the classroom
  • Strong academics
  • Involvement in extracurricular activities

The seminar will be at no cost to the student selected to represent Kettle Moraine School District.  

Go to the KM Counseling Page under Student Opportunities to complete the application and get more information. 

Applications are due no later than 3:00 pm on Wednesday, March 24th. KM will select one student to represent KM at the Wisconsin Leadership Seminar, as well as one alternate student.
Mr. Bagdassian is celebrating his birthday today, and Mr. Logan, Mrs. Wilde, and Mrs. Weber are celebrating theirs this weekend! Happy birthday to all!
Are you interested in playing girls Rugby? If so, the Knightmares Rugby Club is looking for you! The season starts on March 16th. The team practices twice a week from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. You can check out their website for more information or contact KMHS junior Elouisa S. at szczelo@kmsd.edu for more information. 
All students - check out the lifting program! All are welcome to participate.
This Sunday is Daylight Saving Time. So here are three trivia questions related to Daylight Saving Time. According to CNN:
 
  • As the legend goes, who was the first American to conceive of the idea of Daylight Saving Time?
  • What two US states do not follow Daylight Saving Time?
  • Britain instituted Daylight Saving Time during what war?
MASKS
Please make sure you are bringing your own masks to school, and wearing them properly!
CLASSROOM CLEANING
Be sure to follow your classroom cleaning expectations to help us all stay as safe as possible!
REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES
Our bubblers are turned off, but the refill stations are still on. Remember to bring your reusable water bottles to stay hydrated!
IDs
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.
HAND SANITIZER
Use hand sanitizer regularly! It's especially important to wash/sanitize before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
SOCIAL DISTANCING
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.

Please remember that money can be added to student lunch accounts electronically via the Infinite Campus parent portal.
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