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Do YOU have a winning chili cook-off recipe?

Feel free to share it with Mr. Bestor or Mrs. Kaminski!

Feb. 25, 1870 - Hiram R. Revels of Mississippi was sworn in as the first black U.S. Senator and first black Representative in Congress.

Hiram Rhodes Revels was a Republican U.S. Senator, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate. Revels was born on September 27, 1827, to a family that had been free for several generations. ...In 1838, Revels trained and worked as a barber in the shop of his older brother, Elias. After Elias died in 1841, his wife, Mary, deeded the shop to Hiram, who was then fourteen-years old.

 

Revels attended Beech Grove Quaker Seminary in Indiana and Darke County Seminary in Ohio in 1844. Although his education was incomplete, he was ordained into the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1845. From 1855 to 1857, Revels took additional classes at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, graduating with a degree in divinity and theology. He then took a minister position in Baltimore, Maryland, and also served as principal at a local black school.

 

At the start of the Civil War in 1861, Revels joined the Union Army in Maryland and became a chaplain. He helped raise the first two regiments of African American soldiers in Maryland and Missouri and took part in the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi. Revels also established a school in St. Louis, Missouri for freedmen in 1863. In 1866, Revels took a position as pastor at a church in Natchez, Mississippi, and founded more schools for African American youth. 

 

In 1868, Revels was elected alderman in Natchez, and the following year he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate. On February 25, 1870, after a two-day debate, Revels was elected by a vote of 81 to 15 in the Mississippi State Senate to finish the term of one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate, which had been left vacant since the Civil War. With this election, Revels became the first African American in the U.S. Senate. His term ended on March 3, 1871, and it would be 100 years until the next African American was elected.

 

Revels later served as the first president of Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Alcorn State University). In 1873, he briefly served as Mississippi Secretary of State. During the last several years of his life, Revels taught theology at Shaw College (now Rust College), where he also served on the Board of Trustees. He also remained active as a minister in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Revels died at a church meeting in Aberdeen, Mississippi on January 16, 1901. He was 73 at the time of his death.

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.

Auditions for KM Drama Club's Spring Play Escape the Dawn produced in collaboration with Chicago based EDGE of Orion Theatre will be Wednesday March 3 after school. Come be a part of this exciting new play that tells the story of amazing Allied pilots on a secret mission during WWII! There are multiple roles suitable for new and experienced actors alike; students from across the KMHS campus are encouraged to audition.

Check out details linked HERE or contact Ms. Kean with questions.

LAST WEEK TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK! Events may be canceled, but we will still tell the story of this historic year through the voices of our students. It is going to be GREAT!

Please order your book by Friday, February 26th. You can place your order online at jostensyearbooks.com. Don’t miss out on your last chance to guarantee and personalize a 2021 yearbook.

If you have already purchased a book, thank you! This year’s book is one you won’t want to miss!

Attention all AP students who are planning on taking an AP Exam. Payment for your exam, whether you signed up 1st or 3rd term is due Friday, March 5th. If you do not pay by the end of the school day that day your exam will not be ordered. Emails have been sent out to those students who have a balance due, and reminders will continue to be sent up until the 5th. If you wish to no longer take your exam, and have already signed up and paid for one, please cancel in Total Registration.

If you have questions please reach out to Mr. Rortvedt or your AP teacher.

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:

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.

Today is Mrs. Mora’s birthday! This weekend, Ms. Huttner and Ms. Mata Tessman are celebrating their birthdays. Happy birthday ladies! 

Boys - interested in participating in Track and Field? There will be a short informational meeting after school next Wednesday March 3rd, for 9th and 10th graders at 2:45 pm in the middle gym. There will be another informational meeting on Thursday March 4th for 11th and 12th graders in the middle gym at 2:05 pm. This meeting will only take 10-20 minutes. Can't wait to see you there!

B V Basketball Sectionals @ Arrowhead 7:00 pm

 

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B V Basketball Sectionals vs TBD 7:00 pm (if they win on Thursday)

V Gymnastics State @ Wisconsin Rapids 11:00 am

Name three frequent morning basketball playing staff members (you can't include Mr. J Bestor).

Who was the MVP of this morning's game?

Review the parking regulations outlined in the student handbook on page 24 to keep them fresh in your minds. Violations of the parking regulations may result in the loss of a parking permit, or towed and/or ticketed vehicles.

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.

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.