As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our school district, we are considering a new transportation plan. We continue to experience very challenging situations at the building level due to a severe shortage of available drivers that also impacts our family's daily routines. We would save approximately $150,000 per year by moving to a 2.5-tiered structure as well as improving the consistency of service.

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The considered plan involves creating a 2.5-tier schedule requiring an adjustment to school start times. This would allow us to consolidate our bus routes and reduce the number of buses required, resulting in cost savings for the district. This would also result in improved staffing levels to ensure a continuity of services and less disruption.

Here is a link from the board work session on Tuesday, February 14, where the new plan was discussed. More detailed information about the proposed transportation plan can be viewed by clicking here. We encourage you to review the presentation and consider the benefits and potential challenges of the proposed plan.(see below for proposed school start/end times)

After reviewing the information, we ask that you complete this feedback form to share your thoughts on the proposed plan. Your input is valuable to us, and we appreciate your time and effort in helping us make informed decisions regarding the future of our school district. We believe that your feedback will help us to make the best decisions for our students, parents, and the community as a whole.

Thank you for taking the time to review the proposed transportation plan and providing feedback. Feedback form closes on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

We would like to invite you to participate in a collaborative conversation to provide feedback on proactive long-term financial planning, state funding, and facility improvements.

Kings Superintendent Greg Sears and Kings Treasurer Mike Morrow will be facilitating the conversations on February 28 at 7:00 pm at Columbia Intermediate School and March 1 at 7:00 pm at South Lebanon Elementary.

Both sessions will be the exact same, so please feel free to attend the one that is most convenient for you. We expect each session to take approximately one hour. Your participation is crucial to ensuring that we create a plan that best serves our community. We value your input and look forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions as we work together to create a plan for the future of our school district.

We hope to see you at one of these sessions, and we thank you in advance for your time and input.

The Kings Board of Education approved a revised academic calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. You will notice that two extra days were added on to Winter Break. These days are conference exchange days. Please be sure to update your calendars.

The Board also approved the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar.

Join us as we celebrate Public Schools Week next week. February 27 through March 3 marks a week to celebrate our schools as it brings together school leaders, educators, school board members, parents & community leaders to recognize the importance of our nation’s public schools and our student’s futures.

Nine out of ten students—over 48 million—attend a public school. Public schools welcome every child—regardless of ability, race, religion, wealth, language, country of origin, or needs.

We’re proud of our schools that help your children learn and grow. THANK YOU to our dedicated teachers and staff for keeping our students safe, learning, and growing this year. Visit publicschoolproud.org to learn more about how you can help and support your local public schools.

On Thursday, February 23, the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Football Foundation held its 56th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet to award the prestigious That’s My Boy Award. The Award is given annually to a senior football player who exemplifies excellence based on football achievements, academic accomplishments, and extra-curricular activities.

This year, the banquet honored fourteen local senior high school football players and four local college football players. Kings had an unprecedented two finalists for the award – Kings High School seniors Nick Hoying and Michael Mussari. It is unusual to have two nominees from the same school. Both Nick and Michael were an integral part of the Kings High School Football Program.

Student-athletes are nominated by their coaches based on football achievements, academic accomplishments, and other extra-curricular activities. It is regarded by many as the most prestigious award a high school football player can earn. 

We are proud to announce that this year's overall winner for the That's My Boy award is Nick Hoying. “Nick's performance on the field is a direct reflection of his perspective and work ethic off the field,” Kings head coach Alex Garvin said. Nick holds a GPA of 4.0 and has committed to play football at Bucknell University this fall.

Hoying is the second recipient of the award from Kings, joining Brad Maurer (2003).  

Pictured below are Michael Mussari and Nick Hoying with the Kings Football Coaching Staff.

We told you a few weeks ago about a collaboration between Kings High School and Kings Mills Elementary for Black History Month with their project, Celebrating Black Lives in Literature.

Each partnership collaborated by reading and interacting with each other and designing a door to honor Black Lives in Literature through authors, illustrators, historical figures, and/or characters. Our staff and students showed great creativity!

This week, KME 4th graders visited KHS, and KHS students visited KME to look at the decorated doors. Students and staff voted on their favorites, and the winners are:

1st Place: Above the Rim: Mr. Crusie - KME/Mrs. Nichols - KHS 

2nd Place: Thank You, Omu: Mrs.Schriever - KME/Ms. Allen-Harman - KHS

3rd Place: Black is a Rainbow Color: Mrs. Farris - KME/Mrs. Goldie - KHS

Check out the doors here.

Forty-five students and five chaperones traveled to Monterrey, Mexico over the Presidents Day holiday to volunteer with Back2Back Ministries.

Co-Organizers Andy Endress and Alex Garvin have been making the trip with Kings students for several years. While in Mexico, our students make connections with orphans and complete projects at the orphanage. Kings High School teacher, Katlyn Gilbert said it was an amazing trip. "To witness our students' best qualities personified this past week was incredibly powerful. It unequivocally confirmed how kind, hard-working, and compassionate our kids are. They worked so hard and really bonded as a community," she said.

Kings Mills Elementary was the place to be on Thursday, February 23 for the first ever Elementary STEAM Showcase.

The school's gymnasium and cafeteria were packed with STEAM projects from individuals and classes. We found projects on volcano's, shoes, water, circuits and electricity, how to scribble without your hand, and more.

We spent some time live at KME during the showcase. We interviewed some of our students and teachers. Check it out here. Special thanks to the KHS Women in STEM organization for volunteering at the event.

This week, several Kings High School student-athletes were recognized for their post-season success and trips to State and Nationals in their respective sports.

The Walk of Champions, led by Kings Drumline, and attended by the KHS student body, cheered on the Kings Swim Team State Qualifiers, National-bound Kings Dance Team, and State bound Gymnast, Viktoria Najem.

Kings AquaKnights are in Canton this weekend for the State Swim Meet. The KHS Dance Team leaves next week for the National Dance Competition, and Viktoria heads to Columbus next weekend for the State Gymnastics Meet.

Congratulations to:

Swimmers - Will Ballard, Ashleigh Bender, Seth Broaddrick, Samantha Crum, Tyler Cukovecki, Katie Gibson, Ethan Leamer, Maya Schweikert, Melanie Schweikert, Faith Rudowski, and Cooper Tinsley.

Dance Team - Kaitlyn McCorkle, Anyi Metzger, Mackenzie Stalker, Maria Tormos, Jordan Staubitz, Cecilia Stalker, Kennedy Miller, and Sofia Thomas.

Kings Athletic Director, Eric Taylor said, "This is a major accomplishment and the culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work!" Good luck to all! 

Kings High School National Art Honor Society members took a field trip on Friday, February 24 to Neusole Glassworks.

They witnessed a demonstration by the skilled instructors and artists at Neusole Glassworks on the delicate art of blowing handmade pitchers and bowls in their hot shop. The instructors not only shared their journey of becoming expert glassblowers but also explained the intricate process step by step, taking the time to answer any questions the students had.

Following the demo, each student had the unique opportunity to work with hot glass, expertly guided by experienced instructors, and create their very own hand-blown glass flower. The students were accompanied by KHS NAHS adviser, Art teacher, Carrie Cooke.

The Warren County Area Progress Council is seeking nominations for the 2023 Project Excellence Award.

The APC seeks to recognize and honor excellent teachers within the public schools in Warren County.

Nominations are due by February 28, 2023.

 Read more to find out how to nominate your favorite Kings teacher!

If you are in the market for a new mattress, don't miss Kings Junior High's largest fundraiser of the year!

KJH's 11th Annual Mattress Sale will take place on Saturday, March 4 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the KJH Gymnasium. Every purchase benefits KJH students.

All sizes and styles will be on display. Delivery and financing are available. Clip the coupon from the flyer in Peachjar and receive free microfiber sheets with any purchase of $500 or more.

If you are interested in registering your 3-5 year-old child in preschool, Kings Early Childhood Center is now registering for the 2023-2024 school year. Classes are taught by certified general education and early childhood intervention specialist teachers. Registration packets can be found on our website.

For additional information contact Sherri Cain at 513-398-8050, ext. 10042.

Mark your calendar for Kindergarten Registration! It begins on March 13 and runs through March 31, 2023.To enroll for kindergarten, your child must turn five by September 30, 2023. More information to follow.

The annual Pat Cope BANDcakes event will take place at Kings High School on Saturday, March 11.

Check Peachjar for more information!

Board Members

Kings Board of Education (L-R): John Skerl, Board Member; Janelle Groff, Board Member; Peggy Phillips, Board Member; Deb Cowan, Vice-President; and Stacie Belfrom, President.

The Board of Education meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a Work Session at 5:30 p.m. and the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

Visit the Board of Education page on our website for meeting dates, meeting recordings, and agendas.

All meetings are live-streamed on the Kings Youtube channel.

In an effort to be "green," the District does not send paper flyers home. We use a platform called Peachjar that houses flyers of community programs and resources. 

Parents receive approved flyers via email, and they are posted on our digital flyerboard for easy retrieval. Any organization can distribute information to our community by creating an account!

Any female student-athletes in incoming 7th grade – 12th grade interested in trying out for Kings Women’s Varsity, JV, and Junior High Golf in the fall are invited to a meeting on Wednesday, March 1, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the KJH Multi-purpose Room.

All current roster players and parents are encouraged to come to this very informative meeting.

For more information, contact Coach Brian Parkhurst at pgabip@icloud.com.

Please join the Kings Athletic Booster Club for their annual gala fundraiser, Knight To Remember, to support our KINGS student-athletes! The evening will begin with a cocktail hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, live & silent auctions, a reverse raffle, and dancing!

This year's theme is KNIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE and we encourage you to dress in your favorite JUNGLE attire! 

Not able to attend? You can still participate in our online silent auction by registering for a GiveSmart account. Auction items will begin to appear on the site as we get closer to the event. 

Purchase tickets and register now for KABC's biggest night of the year!

Please email Sara Ritter at saritter@cinci.rr.com if you have any questions or if your business is interested in being a sponsor or donating to our live or silent auction!