Last night's retirement dinner was a truly wonderful celebration of some amazing careers. It was made even better by these beautiful centerpieces, prepared by Mr. Langenecker's students. | | |
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KMSD Facilities Naming Sponsors Honored !
We honored our Naming Sponsors before the school board at our most recent meeting. We are incredibly grateful for their partnership.
Thank you to Milazzo Family Culver's, Foot & Ankle Associates, Phoenix Roofing, and of course our good friends at Three Pillars!
You have made a meaningful and lasting contribution to our community and to KMSD.
Vock Field is on schedule and should be ready for our first home game. The tennis courts are largely complete as well!
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KMHS Students Get an Introduction to Construction!
Findorff welcomed some of our high school students to the construction site to learn about the building process. The trades are in need of workers, and this was a great way to show them what a career in construction would entail.
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FOCUS ON ENERGY 2023 Energy Efficiency Excellence Award
The award was presented to Dale Zabel, KMSD Facility Services and Safety Director, by Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez.
We Energies nominated the Kettle Moraine School District for this award based on a Focus on Energy Retro-commissioning Grant that Dale had applied for to confirm that all of the improvements made in 2015-17 to the HVAC systems were performing at the specified levels. The grant is worth approximately $100,000 in energy investments.
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Congratulations to our new KMHS Associate Principals!
The high school recently hired two associate principals. Jill Gilbert and Lori Dittmar will be filling openings left by Jennifer Balzer, new principal at Wales Elementary, and Ryan Tomczyk who will be concentrating on his role as Athletic Director and KM Community Education Director.
Jill Gilbert has been a teacher and leader within the Kettle Moraine School District for the past 12 years. She has been an English educator within Kettle Moraine High School and KM Global, a Lead Teacher, an Instructional Coach, and our Director of Learning for our English Department.
Lori Dittmar joins the Kettle Moraine School District with over 15 years of educational experience. She has previously been a general music educator within the River Ridge and Stockton School Districts, both in Illinois. Two years ago, she was an Assistant Principal for Harlem High School (Illinois) and this year she is the Principal of Orangeville Schools (Illinois).
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Celebrate our district Speech Pathologists during "Better Hearing and Speech Month!"
Thank you to our dedicated Speech-Language Pathologist who work diligently each day to promote student independence, inspire confidence, and give each child a voice.
You truly make a difference in the lives of our students and we appreciate all that you do!
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KMSD ROBOTICS EVENT
June 24th At KMMS | Family friendly free STEM event
Watch FRC robots from area high schools competing on a full field in the West Gym. Team pits will be in the middle gym where they can work on the robots between matches. Concessions to purchase in the cafeteria. Silent auction items in the entryway to bid on.
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Movin’ on to Kindergarten
June 19-July 28 (No Class July 3 & 4)
This program is designed only for children who are entering five year old Kindergarten in the fall. The
purpose of this program is to provide an enjoyable transition to school. Children will be introduced to the basics of Kindergarten. They will become more confident as they look forward to their first school year starting in the fall.
Past experience has shown that children who have attended this class have found themselves to be one step closer to Kindergarten readiness. This class runs periods 1 through 4.
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Congratulations to Our Scholar Athletes!
The following Top 10 Athletes for Classic 8 conference Scholar-Athlete and Top 2 Athletes for WIAA Scholar-Athlete have achieved at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.5, are multiple sports athletes, participated in their Senior year, and have had no Athlete Code Violations.
WIAA Scholar Athletes: Grace Grochoski | Volleyball, Basketball and Nick Knuth | Football
Classic 8 Scholar-Athlete: Aubrey Berlowski | Volleyball, Madeline Blanchard | Tennis, Stella Delcore | Swimming, Carmen Follettte | Softball, Giana Gende | Soccer, Ava Heimsch | Swimming, Ava Kacsur | Soccer/ Golf, Norah Mantey | Golf, Anna Niezwaag | Soccer, Hanah Stark | Track/ Softball
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KMHS Hosts Family of Ducks!
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck!
Over the weekend 13 ducklings hatched in the science courtyard. With limited room and resources, several students and teachers were able to safely guide mama and babies out of the courtyard and out into a pond in the wild; but not without the ducks walking the halls of KMHS first!
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2023 Kettle Moraine High School Prom Court
(Left to Right)Eli Rife, Briana Binagi, Samantha Brown, Scott Brown, Max Stritzel, Brady Zell, Haylee Mitcham, Julia Oteman, Allie Schaten, and Noah Hait (In Front) Brooks Voigt, Dakota Stellpflug
Prom will take place at the Mitchell Park Domes on Saturday night!
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As part of the ceremony, our students entering the military received a number of generous scholarships, including a $500 award from the Brown Family Patriot Fund (School Board Member Kelly Brown).
Owen Robinson – US Marines, Purdue University
Christopher Biondo – US Marines
Dillon Soik – US Marines
Maxx Perez – US Navy
Thomas Kelly – US Army
Robert Newhouse – US Army
MIchael Wawrzyn – US Navy, University of Colorado
Olivia Hagedorn – US Air Force
Additionally, Owen Robinson was awarded a full scholarship to Purdue University by the US Marines and Michael Wawrzyn was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Colorado by the US Navy.
The following KMHS student athletes also signed during the ceremony!
Callan Harris – MSOE
Tyler Hartmann – University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
Dana Valdez Berber – University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Chad Kohlmann – Carthage College
Riley Nicholson – MSOE
Cade Ziegler – University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
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GREAT CAUSE!
GREAT GEAR.
Please come and check out the great patriotic merchandise in the Laser Locker - $5 for each patriotic merchandise item sold will go toward a donation to www.starsandstripeshonorflight.org
Tuesday, May 23 | 2-4p
Thursday, May 25 | 12-4p
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As part of Signing Day, each student entering the military was also given a patriotic sweatshirt and was allowed to pick one additional item from the Laser Locker. | |
Congratulations Jerry Award Winners!
Congratulations Kettle Moraine School for Arts & Performance!
Your production has been awarded the following 2023 Jerry Awards for your production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood!
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Leading Performance: Thatcher Jacobs, William Kastner, Kyla Moore
Spirit Award: Kyla Moore
Outstanding Costume Design: Abigail Kean
Congratulations Kettle Moraine High School!
Your production has been awarded the following 2023 Jerry Awards for your production of The Music Man!
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Leading Performance: Ryan Vanselow, Kyla Moore
Spirit Award: Ben Christiansen, Kyla Moore"
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Dousman’s annual VIP Day was a HUGE success
We had over 500 VIPs attend this year and the event was a tremendous success for both students and families.
Thank You to all our VIPs for helping to celebrate our student's incredibly hard work. Your support means so much.
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Good luck to all of the Girls on the Run participants
They run their first official 5K Race at American Family Field, this Sunday, with 1,600 other Girls on the Run participants! We are so proud of these young ladies. They have been practicing and preparing for the race for the last 3 months.
As leaders, they also chose, created, and completed a community service project. As a group, they created 40 Wonder Loom bracelets and handmade cards for the residence at Three Pillars. Thank you to our coaches - Sandy Aushwitz, Erika Emanuele, and Mary Dopierala as well as the parents who volunteered to support this after-school program.
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Magee Student Honored for Poem at UW-Whitewater
We have another moment of pride to celebrate at Magee. Our very own, Nolan L. (4th Grade), was honored at UW-Whitewater this week for a poem that he wrote that has been published in the 2022-2023 Southern Lakes Anthology Series, the book it titled "One in a Million".
Nolan shared his poem during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade concert Thursday evening. Congratulations, Nolan!
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Cushing Prepares Future Entrepreneurs
Our third grade classes have been engaging in an economy unit where they have collaborated in teams to design their own businesses and develop a product to market and sell. This week, our third grade classes held a Business Panel where experts came to speak to students, answer questions, and offer business advice. We would like to thank the third grade parents and grandparents who volunteered their time to share their experiences in entrepreneurship, marketing, banking, finance, and more.
Then on Friday, third graders had their first chance to buy and sell their goods and services at the Business Expo. They will use what they learn to refine their products, services, or marketing before having the chance to sell again. Here are some photos from our third grade students engaging in this week’s Business Panel!
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Check out this is job board for students! Wijobboard.com is a multi-school collective connecting students with local businesses in our community and more. Businesses post their openings, knowing it is targeting high school students, to fill open positions, which give students much-needed experience! | |
Providing Recreational and Educational Opportunities for Our KM Community!
Visit our website often for
programming updates.
We also rent space and are happy to facilitate your events, courses, or activities.
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Golden Lasers
Area senior citizens are invited to join us for lunch and a program the 2nd Friday of each month at 11:15 at the Brandybrook Community Center. Calling 262-968-6273 x4641 for reservations! Learn More!
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KM Jr. Laser Dance Team
For students entering grades 6-8 in the fall. Practices begin in July and run through the fall football season with performances on Saturday mornings. Interested in trying it out? Join us for an open gym at the KM Middle School on 6/5/23 from 6-8pm. Sign up at the same registration link.
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Summer Volleyball Camps offered
This summer there is a wide variety of volleyball camps being offered to students in grades K-8. Work on skills, drills, position speciality camps and much more during the month of July.
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Adult Spanish Classes - Live Virtual
Two opportunities are offered this summer to learn basic conversation skills. These courses are held in June, and will help learn basic conversation skills for travel and another course for Spanish in the kitchen.
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Spanish Summer Camp – Live Virtual
Students will blaze new trails “visiting” a zoo! Each class students will explore new animals and habitats at the zoo all in Spanish! Class will include interactive activities learning Spanish vocabulary. For grades 1-5. Join us for this one week in June.
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Youth Volleyball Mini League
Students in grades 1-4 during the fall of 2023 are encouraged to join us for a mini fall volleyball league. Learn technique and game play with Girls Varsity Coaches and players. League is held on Fridays at the high school beginning in September.
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Girls Basketball Summer Camp
Girls currently in grades 3-8 are invited to participate in basketball camp June 12-15. This camp will focus on offensive/defensive fundamentals with plenty of competitions. KM Varsity Coaching staff and Varsity players will instruct campers in station work and one-on-one instruction. Grade is based on the 2022-23 school year. Each player will receive a free Laser Way Basketball Camp t-shirt. Campers should bring their own ball and a water bottle.
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Boys Basketball Summer Camp
Laser Academy camp will be held for two weeks, June 19-22 and July 17-20. This is for students in grades 3-8. Work with high school varsity coaches and players on skills, drills, and game situations.
Little Laser Academy for students in grades K-2 will be held July 17-20. All grades are based on the 22-23 school year.
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The Kettle Moraine School District Human Resources Department is actively recruiting for several positions across the district including several opportunities in Food Services. Please refer interested friends, family and professionals to KM's jobs listings on WECAN! | | | | |
