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er opportunity for involvement

and hearing firsthand infor-mation pertaining to our school

Again, both Mr. Chervenak and I are happy to be back in the

swing of school. I miss your

children very much and it has

been great seeing them again,

listening to all of their summer adventures. It is going to be a

great year filled with multiple

opportunities for personalized

learning. Our staff will work diligently at tapping into each

child’s interests. Best of luck

to everyone in this upcoming

school year.

Regards,

Briana Randle Principal

My name is Briana Randle and I

am delighted to be the Principal at the best high school in the

state! My teammate, Will Cher-

venak will serve as our Assistant

Principal.

It has been an amazing start here

at KCHS with the exception of

the statewide fire activity that has put a wrench in most of our

extra-curricular activities and

travel plans. It was my hope

that by the time you read this, we would have had a downpour

of rain. We were so happy that

we had rain this past weekend!

Students entered our building on

August 20th with smiles, a posi-

tive attitude, and an eagerness to

learn. In extending this positivi-ty, if any of you would like to

help in any capacity, we have

many opportunities for you to

volunteer. You are always en-couraged to provide another lay-

er of support for our students. If

interested, you will need to sign

up with the school district for a

background check. Page two of this newsletter will show you

how!

If you need PowerSchool login information, please contact Mar-

go Waara in our counseling de-

partment at 283-2112.

We do have a Facebook page

that we will update regularly to

provide parents/guardians and

community members infor-mation regarding upcoming

events and informative dates.

The page is titled “Kenai Cen-

tral High School”. You will need to “Like” the page to re-

ceive updates.

Homecoming Week is Sep-

tember 9th-14th. Each day of

the week will be a different

spirit day. On Friday the 13th,

we will have our traditional

Homecoming parade and bon-fire. Parade line-up starts at

5:30. The bonfire will follow.

The football games will be

Saturday the 14th, with JV

starting at 11:00 am and Varsi-

ty following at 2:00 pm. Please

come support our teams and cheerleaders as we take on the

West Valley Wolfpack from

Fairbanks. The dance will be

in our auditorium starting at 8:00 pm. Please make sure

that your child is dressed ap-

propriately. The dance will be

over at 11:00 pm. If you have any questions or concerns re-

garding Homecoming, please

give us a call at 283-2100.

I would also like to mention

that our first Site Council

meeting will be held in the

KCHS library on September 10th at 5:15pm. This is anoth-

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HOW DO I BECOME A VOLUNTEER?

You are always encouraged to provide another layer of support for our stu-

dents. If interested, you will need to sign up with the school district for a

background check.

The following process will get you started:

Go to: www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Volunteers

Current Openings-Apply Now

Volunteer Screening Process

Volunteer-Kenai Central High School

Apply

You are now ready to START, LOGIN or IMPORT your application

from Frontline.

Follow the instructions for completing the volunteer application.

K C H S N E W S L E T T E R

http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us

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Counseling Corner

September 2019

September 5th – Mrs. Druce and Ms. Jade to visit Mrs. Trower’s Lan-

guage Arts class to discuss Google Classroom and Career Lessons

September 23rd – Eligibility Check

September 24th – Senior Parent Night! 6:00-7:00pm in the Library.

Calling all seniors and your parents to come hear from your counselor

about the ins and outs of senior year and getting prepared for plans after

high school!

September 25th & 26th - Mrs. Druce and Ms. Jade to visit Mrs.

Trower’s Language Arts class to discuss Career Lessons

October 15th – College and Career Fair (More details to come)

LaDawn Druce, substitute for Mrs. Beeson

([email protected]) - 10th and 12th Grade Counselor

Leslie Fazio ([email protected]) - 9th and 11th Grade Counselor

Margo Waara ([email protected]) - Registrar

PSAT

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10

The PSAT is a practice test for the SAT. When students receive their scores, they will be given access to a free SAT prep class through Kahn Academy. During the 10th grade year the PSAT is pure practice. The 11th or junior year, the test is also a qualifier for the NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). There are scholarships available to students through this test. Test date is October 30, 2019. The cost is $16. ** Sign up with Ms. Margo in the counseling office A.S.A.P. to save your spot!


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Homecoming Week is September 9th-14th. Each day of the week will be a different spirit day. On Friday the 13th, we will have our traditional Homecoming parade and bonfire. Parade line-up starts at 5:30pm and the Pa-rade starts at 6pm. The bonfire will follow.

9/13 Parade and Bonfire

* Parade Line-up 5:30 pm

* Parade 6pm- Bonfire After

* Powder Puff Game

9/14 Homecoming Dance at KCHS 8-11pm

The parade float theme this year is Las Vegas.

The Class floats are:

* Freshman: “Welcome to Vegas”

* Sophomore: Cirque du Soleil

* Junior: Vegas Skyline

* Senior: Casino

Spirit Week Theme Days

* Monday: Pajama Day

* Tuesday: Area 51 Day – Aliens or tin foil hats

* Wednesday: A Day in LV – warm weather wear

* Thursday: Decades Day – Any decade

* Friday: School Spirit Day


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Kardinal Pride Driveway Stencil FUNdraiser Order Form

Steps to obtain a Kardinal Pride Driveway Stencil

Complete page 1 of Order Form

Draw sketch of location stencil is to be applied on page 2 of Order Form

Mail Order Form and payment into Kenai Nordic Club, 4315 Eagle Rock Drive, Kenai, AK 99611

Wait for a Nordic Skier or Parent to arrange for stencil application!

Name: ________________________________________________________

Phone: _________________________________ (Cell or Home, please circle)

Business or Residence or Parking Space, please circle

Address Stencil will be applied: _____________________________________________

______________________________________________

Number of Stencils: _________

x $40 per Stencil

+ Donation $________

= $ ______________TOTAL

All profits go to Kenai Central HS Nordic Ski Team Operations

When called to make an appointment to apply the stencil, please mark the location where the stencil will be applied

in chalk or tape. Mark four corners of a 3.5ft x 3.5ft square and write TOP on the topside of the “K”. Paint conditions

are best above 50oF.

Questions – 907-740-3501

PAID by Cash or Check, please circle. Received by: _________________, Date ______________

THANK YOU!!!! Page 1 THANK YOU!!!!


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SKETCH of RESIDENCE or BUSINESS Site

Location Notes:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Please draw in fixed objects (building, street, tree, flowerbeds, etc.) and the shape of the driveway. Mark the location of where

the stencil will be located with a “K”. Be sure that the top of the K on the sketch is oriented correctly for application. A North ar-

row and descriptive distances, or “middle of sidewalk”, or other directional language can be helpful.

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Kardinal Athletics September Events


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Kardinal Athletics September Events


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Distance Education Teachers in Kenai

Several of the KPBSD Distance Learning teachers have relocated to the Work-

force Development Center at KCHS (the teachers were previously housed at

Soldotna Prep). The teachers are settled into their new offices and are hard at

work with their students. Distance teachers currently housed in the WDC in-

clude, Steve Cothran (AK Studies, Government, and World History); Gabe Evins

(Math classes and Criminal Justice); Emanuela Pokryfki (Spanish, French, Ital-

ian, Intro to Education, and Advisor for the CTE “Educators Rising”); and Beth

Swaby (Keyboarding and Computer Applications 1-4). These teachers teach stu-

dents from across KPBSD including several KCHS students. Students interested

in taking online courses should contact their counselors to get signed up for next

semester.

Educators Rising 2019/20

Educators Rising is a CTE organization for students interested in exploring a ca-

reer in Education but also is open to anybody who wants to develop stronger

skills such as public speaking, leadership, interpersonal, teamworking, and com-

munication. Every year Educators Rising students have the opportunity to partic-

ipate in a state leadership conference in which they compete with students from

across Alaska in various activities such as lesson planning, book writing, public

speaking, and Ted Talk.

In past years, KCHS has had students compete and find great success at the state

conference. Students are encouraged to join the Educators Rising course and par-

ticipate in the Educators Rising club.!

If you are interested in learning more about this organization, join us on Tuesday,

September 3rd during lunch in the KCHS Library for an informational meeting.


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KCHS Drumline 2019

Welcome 2019 Drumline new members and returning members!

New: Rowyn Clucas (bass); Jason Koenig (bass); Lorenzo Caola

(snare); Jake Phillips (snare); Charles Trickel (bass/KMS); Kaya

Lanman (guard/KMS); Haley Dunham (guard/KMS);

Dale Bryant (guard/KMS)

Snare: Brady Evoy*, Jean Dunham, Isaiah Ticknor, Silas

Thibodeau

Tenor: Connor Koppes*, Devin Murphy, Hanna Morrow, Denali

Bernard

Bass: Emma Mullet*, Julianna Hamilton*, Alex Martin, Shan-

non Murphy, Aicha Kisena

Cymbals: Ginni Orth*, Joshua Cannady, Haven Walluk, Eli

Morris

Guard: Becca Trickel*, Emmarie Edwards-Dean*, Ning

Wangnoi, Audrey Larson, Joyce Trenton & Shae Breff.

The Drum Line will be performing half-time shows at the home

varsity football games. They will be marching in the Kenai

Homecoming Parade and the Christmas-Comes-To-Kenai Pa-

rade.

Our KCHS Drum Line is one of only two marching bands in the

state of Alaska!

GO DRUM LINE!!

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From the shop….

Career and Technical Ed

Welcome back to another school year! I hope you had a safe and enjoyable sum-

mer. I am teaching Welding, Construction, and CAD/CAM in the Workforce De-

velopment Center building. There is huge difference among the 3 areas I teach,

but the same theme applies. Be safe, learn a lot, and create impressive projects on

the way! Construction students will be making 10’ X 12’ greenhouses and a shed

this semester. It’s a great project that builds student’s skills and confidence using

power tools and all the hand tools in their tool belt.

Welding students can expect to spend a majority of their time in the welding booth.

Intro Welding students will be working through a check off list starting with oxy-

acetylene welding and progressing through Wire feed (steel) and finishing with

Stick welding. Advanced Welding students will focus on Stick welding (with an

emphasis on running a vertical open root with 6010 and 7018) and TIG welding

both aluminum and steel.

Lastly, CAD-CAM students will have the opportunity to work with three CNC

(computer numeric controlled) machines. A CNC plasma cutter, a 3-D printer and

a laser engraver. I’m excited for students to operate these machines using their

drafting skills for school/community projects and also custom items. I’m looking

forward to a busy and productive school year. The sky’s the limit!

Barry Hartman Career and Technical Education Kenai Central High School Workforce Development Center [email protected] 283-2140


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KCHS Yearbook 2019-2020

Yearbook information coming soon.

Stay tuned!

Our new yearbook teacher is Ms. Amanda Trower

KCHS LIBRARY

Stop by and see what is happening! The Kardinal Corner is up and running again Come on in and hang out with your friends. The library has a little different arrangement this year.

Checkout a book, read, homework, print your paper, visit with friends. Try something new try an e-book or audio book with Overdrive. Links are available on the library website.

Look for new resources on the library webpage on the top of the school webpage. Get a password sheet for easy access to all of our resources.

New books and materials coming soon.

Battle of the Books start reading now!

Don’t forget that you may eat lunch in the library! Come in and join your friends during lunchtime.

Study Hall in the Library Monday-Thursday 2:30-3:30 pm


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PREP ARING FOR THE 2019/2020

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES

FREE & REDUCED MEAL PROGRAM (NSLP)

Student Programs Applications for 2019/2020 SY

Households with income: Households with income are encouraged to submit a KPBSD Student Programs Application (even if income is over the Income Eligibility Guidelines), because certain Federal programs base funding on the total number of stu-dents applying for benefits. Parents can submit an application (one application per household) for their household BEFORE school starts - Please allow 10 working days for processing by the Student Nutrition Services Office.

2019/2020 STUDENT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS (cream with purple printing) will be available for pick-up by August 12, 2019 at all Kenai Peninsula Borough Schools, Public Assistance / Job Service and KPBSD Central Office.

Households receiving Public Assistance Benefits: Households receiving Public Assistance benefits (Food Stamps or Temporary Assistance) DO NOT need to fill out a Student Programs Application IF they have received and turned in a School Meals/Direct Certification Notice from Public Assistance. The Department of Education and Public Assistance will coordinate efforts to implement the Categorical Eligibility Process by also sending names of qualifying households directly to KPBSD / Student Nutrition Services (SNS). Once your student’s name has been received and processed, SNS will send you a letter notifying you that benefits are available.

30-DAY GRACE MEAL BENEFITS: Students qualifying for free or reduced meal benefits on the last serving day of the 2018-2019 School Year (May 22, 2019) may re-ceive meal benefits for up to the first 30 school days of the 2019/2020 school year (August 20 – October 1, 2018). The 30 day grace period allows students to qualify for school meals while their new application, School Meals or Categorical Eligibility Di-rect Certification Notice is being processed. NOTE: If a student changes schools, a delay in receiving 30 day benefit may occur.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH PRICES: Elementary breakfast $2.00 and lunch $3.00. Mid-dle/High School breakfast $2.00 and lunch $3.50. Students qualifying for free/reduced meals, breakfast free and lunch $.40.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.


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KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 148 N. Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669

MEMORANDUM

As mandated by Federal Regulation 40 CFR PART 763, known as AHERA (the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, enacted in 1987), local educational agencies must notify parents/guardians/students in writing each school year about the existence and location of AHERA School Management Plans for each school building within their jurisdiction.

Currently, copies of all AHERA School Management Plans are located at the Kenai Peninsula Bor-ough School District’s Central Office and at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Maintenance Office. Each school’s administrative office also maintains a copy of the individual AHERA Management Plan for that school. AHERA Management Plans may be inspected at any of these sites.

Your school, KCHS Workforce Development Center, has been inspected for the presence of asbes-tos-containing building materials (ACBM), and some building materials were found to contain as-bestos. None of the identified ACBM poses a health hazard to occupants of the building when left undisturbed and properly managed in place. The Borough Maintenance Department regularly in-spects and monitors the condition of all identified ACBM in the facility.

In the past twelve months, the following AHERA- related actions have taken place regarding this facility:

Annual updates of AHERA Management Plan records;

Asbestos awareness refresher training provided for school staff, custodians and maintenance workers (required once each school year);

On-going communication of the presence of ACBM to visiting contractors and utility workers (required at the start of each site visit);

Use of operations and maintenance practices by school staff, custodians and maintenance work-ers to avoid or minimize disturbance of ACBM;

Every 6-months, a periodic inspection of all known ACBM;

Removal of the following ACBM by certified asbestos abatement workers:

No asbestos removal activities were conducted at this school in the last 12 months

If you should have any questions concerning the AHERA School Management Plans or asbestos-related activities at your school, as the designated Local Education Agency’s Asbestos Coordinator, I can be contacted at the School District’s Central Office or phone (907) 714-8875.

TO: All Parents/Guardians/Students

FROM: Kevin Lyon, Planning and Operations Director

DATE: Fall, 2019

SUBJECT: AHERA School Management Plans


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KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 148 N. Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669

MEMORANDUM

As mandated by Federal Regulation 40 CFR PART 763, known as AHERA (the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, enacted in 1987), local educational agencies must notify parents/guardians/students in writing each school year about the existence and location of AHERA School Management Plans for each school building within their jurisdiction.

Currently, copies of all AHERA School Management Plans are located at the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Central Office and at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Maintenance Office. Each school’s administrative office also maintains a copy of the individual AHERA Management Plan for that school. AHERA Management Plans may be inspected at any of these sites.

Your school, Kenai Central High School, has been inspected for the presence of asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM), and some building materials were found to contain asbestos. None of the identified ACBM poses a health hazard to occupants of the building when left undisturbed and properly managed in place. The Borough Maintenance Department regularly inspects and monitors the condition of all identified ACBM in the facility.

In the past twelve months, the following AHERA- related actions have taken place regarding this facility:

Annual updates of AHERA Management Plan records;

Asbestos awareness refresher training provided for school staff, custodians and mainte-nance workers (required once each school year);

On-going communication of the presence of ACBM to visiting contractors and utility workers (required at the start of each site visit);

Use of operations and maintenance practices by school staff, custodians and maintenance workers to avoid or minimize disturbance of ACBM;

Every 6 months, a periodic inspection of all known ACBM;

Removal of the following ACBM by certified asbestos abatement workers:

June, 2019 Removed approximately 150 square feet of gypsum wallboard with asbestos containing drywall joint compound from west wall of room 33.

If you should have any questions concerning the AHERA School Management Plans or asbes-tos-related activities at your school, as the designated Local Education Agency’s Asbestos Co-ordinator, I can be contacted at the School District’s Central Office or phone (907) 714-8875.

TO: All Parents/Guardians/Students

FROM: Kevin Lyon, Planning and Operations Director

DATE: Fall, 2019

SUBJECT: AHERA School Management Plans


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF 2019-20

KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DIS-

TRICT PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK

Name of Student

I acknowledge that our family has received a copy of the link to the Parent/Student Handbook. We under-stand that this handbook contains links to some of the more relevant Board policies, pertinent infor-mation my student needs to know, and discipline procedures. We have read and understand the infor-mation contained in the handbook. In the event there is a disparity between this handbook and policy, policy will always take precedence.

We understand and consent to the responsibilities outlined in the District’s student code of conduct. We also understand and agree that our child shall be held accountable for the behavior and consequenc-es outlined in the student code of conduct at school and at school-sponsored and school-related activi-ties, including school-sponsored travel, and for any school-related misconduct, regardless of time or location. We understand that any student who violates the student code of conduct at school or at school-related activities shall be subject to disciplinary action.

We understand that most of the general school information, rules, and student code of conduct are in this handbook and it is the responsibility of the student to familiarize himself or herself with this infor-mation. Students will be held responsible for all information within this handbook, even if this page is not returned to the school. If there is any question about something that is not covered in this hand-book, it is also the responsibility of the student to secure the answer from the teachers or office person-nel. Please allow us to help you avoid problems. Parents, please feel free to call or come by the school any time.

Telephone number where parent may be reached during the day:

I acknowledge my family has received a copy of the link to the Parent/Student Handbook and I have re-viewed the contents with my child.

Parent Signature:

Date:

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO YOUR SCHOOL K C H S N E W S L E T T E R
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