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Greetings from Kimberly High School,

The start of the 2017-18 school year has been filled with positive energy from students and staff. Our student population is hovering around 1600 students and we are continuing to work on creating meaningful relationships with all students so we can provide a more personalized experience for them.

Here are some thoughts and reminders: Thank you for your help in preparing your student(s) for the start of the school year. Our

students have been actively engaged in learning from the first day of school and we appreciate your help and support in making sure they have the resources and support they need to be successful at KHS.

Homecoming was a great success-even the rain held off until the end of the parade!

Kudos to all of the students who were part of this excitement filled week. Our band, choir, flag team, and dance team were again outstanding. We had nearly 1300 students at the Homecoming Dance! So much of the success of Homecoming Week can be attributed to the work of our student council, their advisors, our coaches, and the advisors of our many clubs and organizations.

We held our first advisory for our Academic and Career Planning (ACP) initiative in

mid-September. The end goal for our ACP program is to ensure students have a clearly and viable post-high plan. This will be accomplished by working through a series of activities and conferences both in school and in the community. Please check our website for more ACP information.

Thank you for your assistance with the expectations for student drop-off and pick-up in

front of the school. We are working hard to insure we have a safe area for students to cross from the parking lot into the building.

I hope you are able to join us for parent-student-teacher conferences on October 9th from

5 to 8 pm. Information on how to sign-up for an appointment was sent home to you and can also be found in this newsletter.

Please be sure to check our Twitter feed (@khsmakers), Facebook page, and website for

current news and activity information.

Always Proud to be a Papermaker,

Mike Rietveld

Principal

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Find current information and timely updates on:

www.facebook.com/KimberlyHighSchool

www.twitter.com/Khsmakers

www.kimberly.k12.wi.us

https://kimberlywi.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/kimberly.jsp

http://www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/community/community-events

Calendar of Events...pg 2

Links...pg 2

Tutoring Opportunities...pg 3

Students of the Month...pg 4

Class of 2018 Information...pg 4

Parent Teacher Conferences...pg 5

Picture Retake Day...pg 5

Pre ACT Testing Day...pg 6

Student Services News...pg 7-9

Athletic News & Notes...pg 10-11

Choir Concert...pg 12

Flowers for Algernon...pg 12

In Tune Music Boosters...pg 13

Yearbook Information...pg 13

Winter / Spring Assessments...pg 14-16

BIT Department News...pg 17

Reality Store...pg 18

Self Defense Clinic...pg 19

Disclosures...pg 20

October

6 - Picture Retakes, First thing in the morning, commons

9 - 2:00 dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences

9 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 5-8pm, appts. required

11 - Senior Class Meeting, 8am

17 - Choir Concert - 7pm - Auditorium

23 - Winter Sports Meeting, LGI,LMC, Commons 6-9pm

24 - ACT/Aspire for Juniors and Sophomores

26 - 11:30 am dismissal

27 - No School

November

4 - Fall Ball - 6:30 pm

7 - Quarter 1 ends

9 - Flowers for Algernon, 7pm, Auditorium

10 - Flowers for Algernon, 7pm, Auditorium

11 - Flowers for Algernon, 1pm, Auditorium

12 - Flowers for Algernon, 7pm, Auditorium

17 - 11:30 am dismissal

23 - No School

24 - No School

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Freshman Morning ELT Academic Annihilators

Every Wednesday Morning from 7:40-8:10 KHS offers support to freshman. Academic Annihilators are student tutors offering a wide range of support in all subject areas designed to help freshman better transition to the demands of KHS.

Contact your son or daughter’s classroom teacher or Kelly Jansen kjansen@kimberly.k12.wi.us for more information on signing up for this amazing opportunity of support.

Anniliators: Sara Haen, Collin Van Cuyk, Maddy Davenport, Mason Lawrenz, Claire DuVal, Amber Scharenbrock, Julia Thompson, Justin Coon Not pictured: Sara DeGroot

“Math Avengers” Math Another fantastic opportunity that KHS provides to kids seeking support and success in math is the

Teaching Assistant Program, we like to call the “Math Avengers.” These tutors are all currently in

Calculus AB or BC and expressed an interest in helping other students succeed in their math courses.

Avengers are designed to help kids with Math 3, 3ext or Precalc. Please speak with a math teacher or

email Kelly Jansen (kjansen@kimberly.k12.wi.us) about being connected with one of these Student

Math tutors during lunches. Math Avengers are here to help “rid the world of math-related anxiety…

one student at a time!”

Math Avengers: Sam Radtke, Travis Thyes, Alex Jansen, Brady Malcomson, Jesse Lambrecht and Joe Radtke.

Not pictured: Madison Moore and Katelyn Mauel

Need Help?

Support When Where Details How do I sign up?

Math Avengers 3abc lunches LMC--TBD

Students and their own personal Avengers connect via text and arrange their own schedules as needed.

Avengers are students in Calculus AB or beyond

Ask your Teacher to sign you up

*Avengers work best for highly moti-vated kids in Math 3

or Pre calc

Freshman Morning ELT-Wednesday

Wednesday 7:40-8:10 Room 1141

Freshmen in any course can get extra support from upper-class tutors. Mandatory attendance taken in the

office the duration of the term.

Ask your Teacher to sign you up

Math Tutoring

Mon. Wed. Thurs. 8:00 - 9:30 pm

Tuesdays 3a, 3b, 3c Wed 7:30 - 8:15 am

LMC 1:1 or small group tutoring support from a KHS Math

Teacher Just show up!

Writing Center Open Daily Blocks 3abc.

Tues & Thurs with appointment

LMC khslmc.org/writingcenter

Show up 3abc. Make appointment Tuesdays and Thursdays

Homework Help Center

Monday Tuesday & Thurs-day 3:15-3:45pm

LMC Smartroom

Members of Link Crew and NHS students offer HOMEWORK HELP after school. Focus will be on

quality daily work completion.

Ask your Teacher to sign you up- or just

show up!

Extended Learning Wednesday PM

Wednesday 2:14-3:00 Teachers Rooms

Teachers will provide 1:1 or small group support. Just show up!

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Senior Class Meeting

When: Wednesday, October 11th

Where: KHS Auditorium

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Re: Graduation

ORDER DAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH DURING 3ABC

Parents….

Graduation Celebration 2018: Sign up now to be a part of the planning committee!

The graduation celebration committee will have its first meeting Wednesday January 3rd at 6:30PM in the KHS LMC. Parents of graduating seniors are encouraged to volunteer-there is much to do and we can use your help and support planning a drug and alcohol free night of fun for the class of 2018.

Beginning in January, we will meet the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm in the LMC to plan a fabulous party to celebrate our seniors. Dates are as follows: January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2

Contact Kelly Jansen to sign up or for more information kjansen@kimberly.k12.wi.us or call 920 687-3024 x3225

Looking forward to planning another amazing event for our kids!

The Darboy Kiwanis Club and the Times Villager an-

nounce the KHS Student of the Month.

Grace Brinkmann

September

Amanjot Singh

October

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Parent Teacher Conference Information

This information was sent out on September 25th. This is a reminder notice.

1. Go to www.myconferencetime.com/kimberlyhs

2. Click on the folder that says Parent Teacher Conferences October 2017.

3. Click on the name of your child’s teacher.

4. Select the desired time for your conference by clicking on “Sign Up.”

5. Submit the requested information.

If you have several children attending our school, click on “Register for Multiple Conferences” (red banner)

and follow the prompts to schedule your children for several conferences. Please allow adequate time to move from room to room. Remember that the school is large with three

levels. Talk with your student to obtain their schedule or look at it on Infinite Campus. Any rooms that begin with

a 0 are on the ground level of the High School. First floor rooms begin with a 1 and second floor rooms with a

2. Music rooms are independent of the three levels of classrooms and are located near the main entrance. To

save time you may want to schedule your conferences by floors. Remember we have 10 minute passing periods

during the school day so our students can move between classes with ease so please plan this time

for yourself. A suggestion would be that if you have to go from room 0042 to room 2011 you should plan on 7 or

so minutes for travel time. Obviously scheduling 2 times on the same floor would only need a few minutes.

If you feel you will need more than the 5 minutes that are allocated for conference time please communicate with

the teacher to set up a longer conference.

Friday, October 6th

Bring in your original picture packet to

qualify to have a retake done.

The photographers will be set up in

the commons as you come into school

in the morning. We will make a

number of all calls in the morning to

remind students to come down for

picture retakes.

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October 24 ACT/Aspire Student Schedule

Junior ACT

Answer Doc/Directions 7:40-8:15 35

English 8:15-8:45 30

Break/Direction 8:45-9:00 15

Math 9:00-9:40 40

Break/Direction 9:40-9:55 15

Reading 9:55-10:25 30

Sophomore Aspire

Log In/Directions 7:40-8:00 20

English 8:00-8:45 45

Directions 8:45-8:55 10

Math 8:55-9:40 45

Break/Directions 9:40-10:00 20

Reading 10:00-10:45 45

Oct. 24 Afternoon Schedule

Block 1 11-11:45 45

Block 3A 11:52-12:15 23

Block 3B 12:20-12:43 23

Block 3C 12:49-1:12 23

Block 2 1:20-2:05 45

Block 4 2:15-3:00 45

Kimberly High School has decided to participate in the Pre ACT and Aspire Interim Assessment packages this fall. Each spring, as you know, students in grades nine, ten and eleven are mandated to participate in the ACT package of high school assessments, whether that be the Aspire Early High School Assessment for freshmen and sophomores or the ACT for juniors. In order to help students prepare for those important assessments and provide additional

achievement data to our staff, students will take these assessments the week of October 23.

Sophomores and Juniors will report to KHS on Tuesday, October 24 at the regular start time of 7:40 for the testing. The building schedule for October 24 has been attached to this email. A

second round of buses will run to deliver freshman and seniors to the school at 10:45.

A second bus run will occur

3.5 hours later than the first

bus run.

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KHS STUDENT SERVICES PARENT NEWSLETTER

2017-18 ACT Exam Dates

The ACT Exam will be offered at Kimberly High School in September and June. Students must register for the ACT at www.actstudent.org. Also, all juniors will take the State required ACT on February 27, 2018 and ACT Work Keys on February 28, 2018.

Test Day Registration Deadline Late Registration (Fee required) October 28, 2017 September 22, 2017 September 23-October 6, 2017 December 9, 2017 November 3, 2017 November 4-17, 2017 February 10, 2018 January 12, 2018 January 13-19, 2018 April 14, 2018 March 9, 2018 March 10-23, 2018 June 9, 2018 May 4, 2018 May 5-18, 2018 July 14, 2018 June 15, 2018 June 16-22, 2018

ACT Prep Class

Xavier High School offers an ACT Prep Class at Kimberly, dates and times will be available in August. Cost is $95 or $115 if taking the essay portion of the class. Registration forms are available in KHS Student Services or online at acttestprepxavier.com. Students must register three weeks prior to the class start date.

Scholarship, Transcripts and Letters of Recommendations

Please plan ahead when applying for scholarships. Apply as early as possible and allow the counselors a minimum of three days to complete any evaluations. Some evaluations are quite lengthy and require a great amount of time to complete. Transcript requests for college applications must be made on Parchment website at: www.Parchment.com. We will be happy to print you a copy of transcripts that are necessary for scholarships applications. When requesting letters of recommendation, please allow a minimum of 2 weeks for completion of your letters. It is the student’s responsibility to mail scholarship applications and to meet the deadlines.

College Goal Wisconsin

Receive FREE on site assistance completing your FAFSA! On October 4, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fox Valley Technical Campus located on 1825 N. Bluemound Drive, Appleton location Room HS210 (park in east lot, use entrance 17).

The FAFSA is the form students need to complete each year to be considered for grants and loans to help pay

for college.

What to Bring:

You will need the following items in order to complete your 2018-19 FAFSA. If you are considered a dependent

student for financial aid purposes, you will also need these items for your parent(s).

2016 Federal Tax Return and W2s 2016 Untaxed Income Records, such as child support or veteran’s noneducation benefits Information on savings, investments, business assets and farm assets (if applicable) Cell phone (if you have one) Driver’s License (if you have one) Social Security Number Alien Registration Card or Permanent Resident Card (if you are not a U.S. citizen) Date of birth for parent(s) Month and year of parents’ marriage, divorce or separation

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KHS Athletic News and Notes

MANDATORY WINTER SPORTS MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 23rd @6:00 PM

All athletes interested in participating in a winter sport along with at least one parent are required to attend the winter sports meeting. Students will not be permitted to begin practice until this

requirement is met.

WINTER SPORT START DATES

November 6th November 13th

Girls Basketball Boys Basketball

Boys Hockey Wrestling

Girls Hockey Boys Swim & Dive

SPORTS PHYSICALS AND ATHLETIC INFORMATION CARDS

Please make sure that your child’s physical and athletic information cards are updated and turned

into the athletic office prior to the start of the upcoming winter sports season. Feel free to

contact Marcia Van Hout in the athletic office at 423-4160 or mvanhout@kimberly.k12.wi.us to

check the status of your child’s sports physical.

ATHLETIC EVENT PASSES All Season Passes are available in the Papermaker Athletic Office from 7:30 to 3:30 Monday

through Friday. Individual passes are $40 and Family passes are $75.

(Please allow 2 days for processing)

We now offer an “ON THE ROAD” pass for just $30. This pass allows bearer one free admis-sion per FVA 'away' event that Kimberly is participating in including conference tournaments. Passes are available in the Kimberly High School athletic office. Please call the athletic office

with questions at 423-4160.

ACTIVITY SCHEDULER MOBILE APP Sign up now to have athletic schedules at your fingertips!

FOLLOW ALL KIMBERLY ATHLETIC NEWS, EVENTS AND UPDATES ON TWITTER:

@Maker_Athletics

POST SEASON TOURNAMENT INFORMATION For tournament information please be sure to check the Post-Crescent or the WIAA website

(wiaawi.org) for the most current information. You can also obtain updated sports information dates and times 24 hours a day at 687-3024 push choice number 3.

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Parents of all choir and band members and Kimberly music fans in general are encouraged to join us at our next meeting!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 6:00 - 7:30

HIGH SCHOOL BAND ROOM

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS Music Booster Bake Sale at KHS Parent/Teacher Conferences on Monday, October 9th

from 5 - 8. We will have to-go containers! Music Booster Bake Sale at JRG Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, November

15th and Thursday, November 16th. FOLLOW KIMBERLY MUSIC ON FACEBOOK!

In Tune Music Boosters: @KimberlyInTuneMusicBoosters

Kimberly High School Choir: @kimberlyhschoir

JRG Middle School Choir: @jrgatorchoir

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1662 E. Kennedy Avenue Kimberly, Wisconsin 54136 920-687-3024 FAX 920-687-3029

September 27, 2017

Dear Kimberly High School Parent or Guardian,

Beginning in the 14-15 school year, the state of Wisconsin introduced a number of changes to the state’s

student assessment system. Since that time, those changes have remained consistent and include:

Aspire Early High School Assessment – grades nine and ten

ACT and WorkKeys – grade eleven

Forward Social Studies assessment – grade ten

The ACT Early High School Assessment will cover five subject areas for students in grades nine and ten:

Reading, Math, Writing, Language Arts and Science. The tests will be computer-delivered and will be spread

out over multiple days. Students in grade nine will test during their English classes the weeks of April 9 and 16.

Students in grade ten will test on April 10 & 11 during a modified school schedule. In addition, students in grade

ten will take the Wisconsin Forward Exam, a Social Studies-only test that will be administered by computer on

Wednesday, April 11.

In addition, every junior in the state of Wisconsin is required to take the ACT and Work Keys assessments. This

year those tests will be held on February 27 and 28. All juniors will report on those dates during a modified

school schedule.

Please note the modified school schedules listed on the next pages.

Additional information about the ACT Early High School and Forward assessments will be shared as they

become available.

If you have questions about the ACT Aspire Early High School assessment, please contact me by phone or

email.

Sincerely,

Jason Nate

Kimberly High School

Assistant Principal

jnate@kimberly.k12.wi.us

920-687-3024

Mike Rietveld Lori Verhagen Jason Nate Steve Verboomen Ryan McGinnis Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Athletic Director

Our Learning for Theirs

Kimberly High School

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Wednesday, February 28, 2018

ACT Plus Writing-Juniors Work Keys-Juniors

Introduction/Demographics 7:30 7:45 15 Introduction/Demographics 7:30 7:45 15

Test 1 - English 7:45 8:30 45 Test 1 - Workplace Documents 7:45 8:40 55

In-Room Break 8:30 8:40 10 In-Room Break 8:40 8:45 5

Test 2 - Math 8:40 9:40 60 Test 2- Applied Math 8:45 9:40 55

Break 9:40 9:55 15 Break 9:40 9:55 15

Test 3 - Reading 9:55 10:30 35 Test 3 - Graphic Literacy 9:55 10:50 55

In-Room Break 10:30 10:40 10 2nd bus to run 4 hours later

Test 4 - Science 10:40 11:15 35 Junior Break/Social 10:50 11:20 30

Break 11:15 11:25 10 Grades 9, 10, 12 Report 11:10

Writing Test 11:30 12:10 40 Block 3a 11:10 11:45 35

Juniors Lunch 12:10 1:00 50 Block 3b 11:50 12:25 35

2nd bus to run 5.5 hours later than 1st run Block 3c 12:30 1:05 35

Grades 9, 10, 12 Report 12:45 Block 4 1:15 2:20 65

Block 1 1:00 1:55 55 ELT 2:25 3:00 35

Block 2 2:00 3:00 60

Spring 10th Grade Aspire

Tuesday, April 10

Report to Testing Locations 7:40 7:50 10

English Test 7:50 8:35 45

Break/Reset Computers/Directions 8:40 8:45 5

Reading Test 8:45 9:45 65

Break/Directions 9:45 10:00 15

Science Test 10:00 11:00 60

Grades 9, 11, 12 Report at 11:00

Wednesday, April 11

Report to Testing Locations 7:40 7:50 10

Math Test 7:50 9:05 75

Break/Reset Computers/Directions 9:05 9:20 15

Writing 9:20 10:00 40

Break/Prepare for Social Studies 10:00 10:10 10

Forward Exam - Social Studies 1 10:10 10:35 25

Break 10:35 10:40 5

Forward Exam - Social Studies 2 10:40 11:05 25

Grades 9, 11, 12 Report at 11:05

April 10 (Block 3 before Block 2)

Block 1 11:05 11:55 50

Block 3a 11:57 12:17 20

Block 3b 12:20 12:40 20

Block 3c 12:42 1:02 20

Block 2 1:07 1:57 50

Block 4 2:05 3:00 55

April 11 (Block 3 before Block 2)

Block 1 11:10 12:00 50

Block 3a 12:02 12:22 20

Block 3b 12:25 12:45 20

Block 3c 12:47 1:07 20

Block 2 1:10 2:00 50

Block 4 2:05 3:00 55

Class Schedule 2nd Bus to run 4 hours later on both days

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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

The Kimberly Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex, (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability ("Protected Classes") in any of its student programs and activities.

Emergency Medications: Please be aware that emergency medications that are provided for use during the school day will not be accessible before or after school hours. Parents and students must plan ahead to have emergency medication available during school activities such as clubs and sports. If an emergency arises and a student does not have their emergency medication available, 911 will be

called.

Family Move - Outside of the Kimberly Area School District

When a family moves outside of the Kimberly Area School District, students may continue to attend the school where they are currently enrolled if they qualify for a Tuition Waiver (obtained from the district office). Students who qualify for a Tuition Waiver are entitled to continue their enrollment through the waiver period. However, they are required to apply for Open Enrollment during the next Open Enrollment application period if they want to remain in the Kimberly Area School District after the Tuition Waiver has expired.

For additional information, please contact Jen Bixler at (920)423-4166 or email her at jbixler@kimberly.k12.wi.us

Family Move - Within the Kimberly Area School District

When a family move occurs within the Kimberly Area School District, students may continue to attend the school where they are currently enrolled even though their residence has changed to another Kimberly Area School District attendance area.

Parents who wish to have their student(s) remain in the same school after a move within the school district must complete the School Request Form located on the district website under Student &

Parents>Enrollment>Attendance and return it to the district office Attn: Sara Vogel.

For additional information regarding school request contact Sara Vogel at (920)423-4122

We receive many worthwhile requests to be included in our newsletter. Since we cannot possibly include them all here, please remember to go to the District website frequently and check out the Community Events. There are many more great opportunities and activities listed there.

The Kimberly Area School District charges a $25.00 processing fee for any check returned to us as non-sufficient funds.