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No One Eats Alone is a positive initiative from nonprofit Beyond Differences aimed at creating a lunchtime of inclusion. Organized by students for students, students across the nation look beyond differences and find ways to start conversations at lunchtime – with everyone. No one eats alone.

That means every student in every lunchroom across the country should be eating with someone else. Students have taken up the charge to see to it that they invite other students to join them. They are making room, filling empty seats, or filling tables that were once occupied by only one student. They’re starting conversations, closing the divide, and sitting with others. And they’re getting to know people across the table. No matter their differences, no matter what, no one eats alone. 

Sometimes it’s hard to break the ice, but we’ve got some conversation starters perfect for lunchtime. So, when you see someone eating alone, you’ll have a few ways to get the conversation started. Don’t be nervous. You can do it! Things to start up the conversation:

National No One Eats Alone Day was piloted in 2012 by Beyond Differences in just a handful of schools in Northern California. Now, more than 2,000 schools in all 50 states formally participate in National No One Eats Alone Day, impacting more than 1 million students. 

Show your KM Kindness and participate in No One Eats Alone Day today--and let’s keep it going after today….no student should EVER sit alone. It’s more than just about today, but every day at KMHS..

#NoOneEatsAloneDay

Feb. 12, 1948 - First Lt. Nancy C. Leftneant became the first black accepted in the regular Army Nursing Corps.

Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics national championship was born in Gary , Indiana n June 17, 1968.

Dianne took up gymnastics at age 3 and before long started winning competitions. After claiming the 1981 junior championship at 13, she moved to Houston to train with Bela Karolyi. Her mother soon quit her job and moved there as well. After winning the junior national championship in 1981 and 1982, Durham was considered among the best female vaulters in the world when she entered the 1983 senior championship. She was known for rocketing her tiny frame — 4-foot-7 and 100 pounds at 15 years old — high into the air off a vaulting horse. Commentators also extolled her grace, as showcased by her balletic floor exercise in the 1983 championship.

Durham became the top-ranked female gymnast in the country and a front-runner for the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Ebony magazine ran a glowing profile of her a few months after her win, noting that she had “a chance at not only becoming the first Black woman to make the Olympics gymnastic team but the first Black to win a gold medal in the sport that has been dominated by Whites since it became an Olympic sport in 1896.”

That dream crashed when, after a series of other injuries, Durham landed awkwardly during her vault in the 1984 Olympic trials and severely sprained an ankle. She still managed a score of 9.1 in the event, good enough to keep her in the running for the Olympics, but she was struggling to walk and withdrew from the rest of the competition. The Washington Post calculated that she was .24 points shy of the final spot on the Olympic team. Durham said later that if the stakes had been clear to her, she would not have withdrawn from the trials and instead pushed through the pain. She added that the selection committee’s decision not to include her was never fully explained to her.

Durham retired from competition soon after the 1984 Olympic trials. In the early 1990s, she was the assistant women’s gymnastics coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She found work doing choreographed gymnastic and dance routines and appeared in the closing ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

From 1996 to 2013, Durham ran her own gym, Skyline Gymnastics, on Chicago’s North Side. Some gymnasts she had trained won state and regional competitions. She also served as a judge at gymnastics events, including the national championship.

The lineage of female African-American gymnasts extending from Durham includes Betty Okino and Dominique Dawes, the first Black women to win Olympic gymnastic medals, in 1992; Gabby Douglas, the first Black Olympic champion in the all-around event; and the sport’s current star, Simone Biles.

In a speech she gave while being inducted into a U.S. gymnastics regional hall of fame in 2017, Durham said her 1983 victory had “showcased to the entire country that a little Black girl from Gary, Indiana, could be the best gymnast in the country.”

Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics national championship, died just last week on February 4th in Chicago. She was 52 years old.

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.

Anyone looking for volunteer hours? The KM Girls Basketball Sweetheart Tournament needs your help this weekend.

Please sign up using this link!

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 Hietala (hietlin@kmsd.edu) or Sylvia LaGalbo (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!

KM Interact/Global is doing a hygiene drive until March 13th. 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 see Mrs. Weber in Global if you have any questions.

Attention Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors: Course selection for the 2021-2022 school year is open in the Infinite Campus portal. The selection window will be open through 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21st. All selections must be entered and finalized by this date. Students can sign up to see school counselors during advisories in this window if there are questions about course selection. For additional resources on KMHS course selection, please see the High School Website under the “Counseling” tab.

Girls Varsity: Ella W., Kiera C., Gloria T., Nicole W., Megan R., Penelope W., and Flynn G..

Boys Varsity: Hudson K., John M., Simon P., Michael W., Dillon S. & Cole T.

The Mukwonago/Kettle Moraine gymnastics team competed in their conference competition this week. The JV team placed 3rd and freshman Taylor F. placed 1st on bars. The Varsity team placed 5th and senior Kaitlyn H. placed 10th on beam. Seniors Alexa B. and Kayden K. competed in the all-around and Alexa placed 12th on vault. Sectionals is next Thursday at Mukwonago High School

G V Basketball Regionals vs Mukwonago 7:00 pm

G V Hockey Sectionals vs University School of Milwaukee @ Blueline Family Ice Center 7:45 pm

B V Basketball vs Muskego 5:30 pm

G V Basketball Regionals vs TBD 7:30 pm (If they win Friday)

B V Hockey Sectionals vs University School of Milwaukee @ The Ponds of Brookfield 7:00 pm

B and G Varsity @ WIARA State HS Ski and Snowboard Meet in LaCrosse WI

Question: In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of whom?

Question: In Roman mythology, with whom does Cupid fall in love?

Question: According to the National Retail Federation, how much do consumers plan to spend on average this year on Valentine’s Day gifts and celebrations?

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.