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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

District Policies 2019-20 Parent Calendar 2018-19 Parent Calendar

On behalf of myself and our entire Kimberly High School Staff, thank you for all you do to make our school so great. We are so grateful for our school community. From our KHS family to yours, have an absolutely wonderful holiday season!

With Great Papermaker Pride,

Jackie Schleicher

Principal

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January

2 - School resumes

2 - Graduation Celebration meeting 6:30 LMC

15 - ACP Schedule

18 - AM classes only

18 - End of S1

February

6 - Graduation Celebration meeting 6:30 LMC

9 - Spree

15 - No School

18 - Parent Teacher Conferences

19 - ACP Schedule

20 - Juniors ACT - No School 9, 10, 12

21 - Juniors ACT 9, 10, 12 report at 11am

March

6 - Graduation Celebration meeting 6:30 LMC

15 - AM classes only

19 - ACP schedule

25 - Q3 ends

April

3 - Graduation Celebration Meeting, 6:30 LMC

15-19 - No School “Spring Break”

23 - ACP Schedule

24,25 - Sophomore ACT Aspire, grades 9, 11, 12 report at 11am

27 - Prom

May

1 - Graduation Celebration Meeting, 6:30 LMC

10 - AM Classes only

27 - No School “Memorial Day”

29 - Senior Awards Night 6:30 pm Auditorium

June

5 - Graduation 7pm in Fieldhouse

6 - Last Day of School

10-28 - Summer School - Session 1

July

1-19 - Summer School, Session 2

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Congratulations….page 3

CAPP PreCalc placement test...page 3

Need Help….page 3

KHS Holiday hours….page 4

Weather Cancellations...page 5

Civics Test….page 5

Graduation Celebration….page 5

Athletic News & Notes….page 6

Student Services News….page 7

2019-20 Scheduling Info….page 8

BIT News….page 9

2019 AP Exam Information….page 10

ACT Help Available….page 11

ACT Letter….page 12

KHS Test Dates at a Glance….page 13

ACT Test Days….page 14, 15

District News….page 16-18

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Need Help?

Support When Where Details How do I sign up?

KHS Peer Tutors 3abc lunches

The ARC (academic resource

center) in the LMC

We have a great team of KHS Peer Tutors ready to help students with academic

concerns during their lunches

Just show up!

Freshman Only Morning ELT-Wednesday

Wednesday 7:40-8:10

Room 1141

Freshmen in any course can get extra support from our

KHS Peer Tutors. Mandatory attendance will be taken in the office. Once signed up,

you will remain until released upon teacher OK

Ask your Teacher

to sign you up

Math Tutoring

Mon. Wed. Thurs. 8:00 -

9:30 pm

Wed 7:30 - 8:15

The ARC (academic resource

center) in the LMC

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

Teacher Just show up!

Extended Learning Time Wednesday

Afternoon

Wednesday 2:14-3:00

Teachers Rooms

Teachers will be available to provide 1:1 or small group

support. Just show up!

The Darboy Kiwanis Club and the Times Villager announce the KHS Student of the Month.

January: Alexandra Ho

A representative from the UW-Oshkosh Testing Center will be at KHS on Wednesday,

January, 23rd to give the Math Placement Test. The test will be given at 7:30 am in

the LGI. Any student who has completed Math 3 and plans on taking CAPP

Pre calculus this year or next year for college credit may take the Math Placement

Test. To sign up for the Math Placement Test, bring $5 to the KHS Main Office by

Friday, January 18th.

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Main office – Open 8am-3pm on Dec 26th, Dec 27th

Athletics– Open 12:30pm – 3pm on Dec 26th, Dec 27th

Student Services – Open 7:30am-12:00pm Dec 26-27th

Attendance – Closed Dec 24th – Jan 1st

All offices will be closed on Friday, Dec 28th

All offices will reopen on Tuesday, Jan 2nd

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Weather Cancellations and Delays

Winter is right around the corner. If weather conditions dictate that there will be no school or a delayed start, a decision to keep the schools closed is usually made by 6:00 a.m. Parents with students in school receive a direct call, text and/or email from our auto-call system through Infinite Campus since that is the fastest way to communicate with thousands of parents at one time.

As a reminder: If you have a new phone number or email address, please update your information in the Infinite Campus parent portal or contact your school’s secretary to update the portal.

Announcements are also sent to local T.V. and radio stations, please tune to local stations such as these rather than call the school directly: WAPL-105.7FM, WIXX-101.1FM, WHBY-1150AM, WKFX-104.9FM, WEMI-91.9 FM, WTAQ-97.5FM/1360AM, WWWX-96.9FM and WGEE-93.5FM; and WBAY-TV2, WFRV-TV5, WGBA-TV26, and WLUK-FOX11. If other school events, such as concerts or sporting events are also cancelled because of weather, they are typically communicated through these stations as well.

The District’s website and Facebook page are not our primary way to communicate school closures, so we ask parents to listen to the auto-call messages or tune in to the radio and T.V. stations listed for the timeliest updates.

Weather Cancellations

Graduation Celebration 2019: Sign up now to be a part of the planning committee!

The graduation celebration committee will have its first meeting- come join the fun!!

Wednesday January 2th from 6:30pm- 7:30pm 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 2019.

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: Jan 2, Feb 6, March 6, April 3, May 1

Contact Kelly Jansen to sign up or for more information at kjansen@kimberly.k12.wi.us or call 920 687-3024 ext 3225

Looking forward to planning another amazing event for the class of 2019!

Civics Test - Graduation Requirement

As part of the 2015 state budget, the Wisconsin legislature added the passage of a Civics test as a Wisconsin graduation requirement. This test is made up of the questions used as part of the naturalization or citizenship

process. This graduation requirement began with the Class of 2017. Students at Kimberly High School typically fulfill this requirement through their freshman social studies course, either AP Human Geography or Civics and Geography. Students who do not complete as part of that course are given follow-up opportunities to insure compliance with the graduation requirement.

Recently there has been an update to this requirement. As part of the 2017 state budget passed this summer, the state legislature changed the passing score for the Civics test from 60 correct answers to 65. This change applies to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond.

More information on the test, including the actual questions and answers, can be found at

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/educators/educational-products

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KHS Athletic News & Notes

CONGRATULATIONS!

To the following All Conference Athletes:

*denotes unanimous selection

Girls Golf Boys Cross Country Boys Volleyball

Kristen Halfmann Rowen Ellenberg* Trey Anderson

Maddie Kiley Nolan Richey Tommy Clausz

Michael Schneider Spencer Herman

Boys Soccer Tyler Re Parker Hietpas

Jon Carl Eric Nickasch Landon Krause*

Chris Carreon* Chase Robinson

Dawson DeBoer Girls Cross Country

Evan Lom Shana Brinkman

Nick Riffe Brooke Edwardson

Parker Schimmers Danielle Van Grinsven Girls Volleyball

Evan Stapleton Maggie Cartwright*

Girls Swim & Dive Lauren Elliott

Girls Tennis Brynn Malcomson Kalli Mau

Grace Kieffer Jocelyn Strebel Courtney Pearson

Football

Tristan Argall * Danny Kaltenbaugh Zach Olson*

Mitch Bartol Drew Lechnir Avery Schad

Evan Buss Zach Lechnir* Cody Staerkel*

Nico De Boer Gavin McBrair* Trey Tennessen*

Will Fischer* Nate Moss Garrett Thom-aschefsky*

Trevor Gardner Caleb Oberman Logan Wilson

Adam Groat Conner Wnek

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

@Maker_Athletics

Tuesday, January 8th

Band Alumni Night

Friday, January 11th

Trading Card Night

Tuesday, January 15th

Girls Basketball Parent Night

Tuesday, January 22nd

Boys Swim Senior Night

Thursday, January 24th

Wrestling Senior/Youth Night

Friday, January 25th

Girls Hockey Senior Night

Tuesday, February 5th

Boys Hockey Senior Night

Friday, February 8th

Girls Basketball Senior Night

Monday, February 11th

Dance Parent Night

Thursday, February 21st

Boys Basketball Senior Night

Dance Senior Night

Monday, February 18th

Boy’s Track

Girl’s Track

Softball

Monday, February 25th

Baseball

Boy’s Golf

Boy’s Tennis

Girls’ Soccer

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Student Services News…

ASVAB offered at KHS

The ASVAB Career Exploration Program can help you take the steps now toward finding a career that’s right for you. You can benefit from the ASVAB CEP regardless of your plans for after high school. Sign up today to take advantage of ASVAB exclusive career exploration. Kimberly High School will be offering the ASVAB test on, Tuesday, January 29 at 7:30 a.m. sign up in Student Services.

Academic and Career Planning focus for January

9th, 10th and 11th grade students: * Create a course plan remainder of high school * Explore programs of study

12th grade students: * Building a resume

Click here to access ACP Guidebook.

Career Speaker Series

Throughout the school year, KHS will be bringing in Career Speakers from area businesses aligned with the 16 career clusters. The sign up information is below. After you sign up, you will receive additional information as the date gets closer. If you have questions or would like more information, stop into Student Services.

The following speakers have been scheduled for a visit. Please have your student sign up here if they would like to attend.

Fox Cities Visitors Bureau, Hospitality and Tourism Tuesday, January 22, at 9:00 a.m.

PSAT Results

Your students PSAT scores were available in December. If they have not picked up their scores please have them stop into Student Services to pick it up.

Scholarship Workshop for seniors

There will be a Scholarship Workshop on Wednesday, February 13 during ELT (Extended Learning Time) it is an open session. It will be held in the LMC Smartroom with Mrs. Phillip and Mrs. Pott. The Workshop is to help seniors, get organized, and gain knowledge of available scholarships offered online and at KHS and how to start the application process. This applies to students attending a 4 year or 2 year postsecondary education.

Scholarships and Letters of Recommendation

Scholarship will be updated weekly. Seniors and parents can check for updates on the KASD website: www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/kimberly-high/student-services/scholarships. Students can stop into Student Services to pick up applications or they can print off a copy at home from the Career Cruising website. When requesting letters of recommendation, please allow a minimum of 2 weeks for completion of your letters. It is your student’s responsibility to mail scholarship applications and to meet the deadlines

Summer School

Summer school session 1 will start June 10 and end June 28 running from 8:00-11:30. Session 2 will start July 1 and end July 19 running from 8:00-11:45. There are no classes on July 4. Driver Education and Physical Education will be offered again dates and times to come. Summer school classes are for credit recovery only, with the exception of physical education and drivers education. At the end of quarter 3, counselors will identify students who are credit deficient and need to attend summer school. More information will be coming soon to those students who will need to enroll.

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2019-20 Scheduling Process

Scheduling for the 2019-2020 school year will be starting soon. Please discuss the process and remind your son/daughter to bring the information home. The KHS Course Book will be available December 3 on our

website at: https://www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/kimberly-high/student-services/scheduling . A

limited supply of scheduling books will be available for students who may not have computer access. Please

have your child stop in Student Services to pick up a copy, if necessary. Listed below are important dates for

completion of your child’s schedule for the upcoming year. Should you have any questions, please call Student Services at (920) 423-4162.

December-February ~ Students, parents and teachers discuss available courses.

** 8th Grade (Class of 2023) Scheduling Information**

January 31 ~ Counselors are at JRG and meet with current 8th graders to hand out 2019-20 scheduling

information. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation will be emailed to parents.

February 8 ~ 8th graders enter their course requests into Career Cruising at school.

** Junior (Class of 2020) Scheduling Information**

January 8 ~ Counselors meet with all juniors in the LGI to hand out scheduling materials and provide a

demonstration on how to input 2018-19 course selections from home.

Assigned Times are listed below:

A-F 7:45 G-Le 8:30 Li-Schmi 9:25 Schmo-Z 10:15

** Sophomore (Class of 2021) Scheduling Information**

January 9 ~ Counselors meet with all sophomores in the LGI to hand out scheduling materials and provide a

demonstration on how to input 2018-19 course selections. Times listed below:

A-F 8:25 G-Le 9:00 Li-Schmi 9:45 Schmo-Z 10:15

** Freshmen (Class of 2022) Scheduling Information**

January 10 ~ Counselors meet with all freshmen in the LGI during their English classes to hand out

scheduling materials and provide a demonstration on how to input 2018-19 course selections from home.

January 15 ~ ACP Scheduling Work Day-Students will have time to enter future requests into Career

Cruising.

January 11 to February 18~ Students enter course requests into Career Cruising. All course requests must be entered by Monday, February 18.

February 19 ~ Students meet with their ACP advisors and review course selections and submit their course requests in Career Cruising.

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2019 AP Exam Information

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Online exam registration is available

December 1 – February 13 at

https://user.totalregistration.net/AP/501030

Exam Fee is $94 per exam

NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE?

Students currently receiving ‘Free or Reduced Lunch’ should fill out the fee waiver portion as part of the online application process.

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ACT Help Available!

Juniors- ACT PREP SESSIONS are available to help you perform better on the ACT Test this February! A combination of Student- Led and Teacher-Led offerings are listed below. You can always use ACT ACADEMY https://academy.act.org/ to help you prepare as well. Every junior already has an account set up!!

Teacher –Led Sessions Students will learn valuable tips and strategies, practice sample problems and tests and analyze their Pre-ACT test results with the help of a content area teacher. Students will be given a copy of the Practice test and their score card from this past fall to work from. Attend any or all sessions!!! Ses-sions have limited spaces, so sign up soon!!

Feb 4th 6:00-8:00pm in the LGI--- MATH Feb 5th 6:00-8:00pm in the LGI--- ENGLISH Feb 6th 6:00-8:00pm in the LGI--- SCIENCE Feb 7th 6:00-8:00pm in the LGI--- READING

Sign up: https://www.myconferencetime.com/kimberlyhs/

Student- Led Sessions Beginning Jan 2nd every Wednesday during ELT times (2:11-3:00pm) in the LMC SMARTROOM. KHS peer tutors will lead sessions to discuss ACT tips and strategies, explore the resources within the ACT ACADEMY website and work together on sample problems. Juniors are encouraged to DROP IN the Smart room weekly for ACT support.

Wednesday Dates for Drop-In Support are: Jan 2 Jan 9 Jan 16 Jan 23 Jan 30 Feb 6 Feb 13

No Sign-Up Necessary! All are welcome! Contact Kelly Jansen with questions kjansen@kimberly.k12.wi.us (920) 687-3024 ext 3225

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September 24, 2018

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:

ACT Aspire Early High School Assessment - grades nine and ten ACT and ACT WorkKeys - grade eleven Wisconsin Forward - grade ten

The ACT Aspire 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 from April 8th - 12th. Students in grade ten will test on April 24th and 25th during a modified school schedule. In addition, students in grade ten will take the Wisconsin Forward Exam, a social studies test, that will be administered by computer as part of our modified schedule on April 25th.

In addition, every junior in the state of Wisconsin is required to take the ACT and WorkKeys assessments. This year, those tests will be held on February 20th and 21st. All juniors will report on those dates for the testing schedule. One significant change from last year is that juniors will be the only class to report on February 20th. Grades 9,10, and 12 will not report on February 20th but will follow the modified school schedule on February 21st.

Please note the modified school schedules listed on the next page for important dates regarding spring assessments. If possible, please avoid these dates with scheduled absences for your student.

Additional information about the ACT Aspire Early High School Assessment and Wisconsin Forward Exam will be shared as the spring assessment dates get closer.

More information for families is available from the Wisconsin DPI by clicking here. If you have questions about any of our state assessments for the year, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Kaaren Weyers

Kimberly High School Assistant Principal kweyers@kimberly.k12.wi.us

920.423.4152

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2018-2019

KHS State Testing Dates at a Glance

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Kimberly High School Student Schedules for ACT Testing

Wednesday, February 20th All Juniors State Required ACT Testing Grades 9, 10, 12 do not report

Thursday, February 21st All Juniors State Required WorkKeys Testing Buses for all other students will run 3.75 hours later than normal pick-up

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Kimberly High School Student Schedules for Aspire Testing

Wednesday, April 24th All Sophomores State Required ACT Aspire Testing Grades 9, 11, 12 do not report in the morning Buses for all other students will run 3.75 hours later

Thursday, April 25th All sophomores State Required ACT Aspire Testing; Grades 9, 11, 12 do not report in the morning Buses for all other students will run 3.75 hours later

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Seeking Substitute Paraprofessionals – Help our students reach their potential! Do you enjoy helping kids and having a flexible schedule? We are looking for substitute paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals assist teachers and students throughout the school day. Substitute paraprofessionals have a flexible work schedule and a lot of variety in their work. If you know someone who is looking for a rewarding and flexible career where they would be helping all students succeed, please help us by sharing this link with them: www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/careers

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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.