KATHLEEN HIGH SCHOOL 1100 RED DEVIL WAY LAKELAND FL 33815

PHONE: (863) 499-2655 FAX: (863) 499-2726

FFA District Forestry 1

Cadet Challenge Update 1

Pearl Meeting Update 2

Fuel Up @ Circle K 2

Important Upcoming Dates 2

Ms. Orr Grant/PSAT 3

FCA/Battle of the Sexes 3

Senior Dues 3

Carter Clay/ACT & SAT Dates 4

Tutoring Schedule/Lunch 4

Fundraising @ 2 Infinity 5

United Way Campaign 5

Pearls 90’s Skate Party 5

Senior Pictures/SAC Schedule 5

Message to Generation Z 6

Mr. Houghton—Congrats! 6

Financial Aid Seminars 7

FCA & CFAA/G.I.R.L.S. Golf 6

Free NCAA Webinar 7

Send a Boo Gram 7

Inside this Issue

KHS Mission: Cultivating a Legacy of Lifelong Learners

Spark Your Imagination

The Spark Issue 7 Week of 10/24/16—10/28/16

Thursday, October 13, the FFA district forestry CDE was held at Kis-simmee State Park. The students took a general knowledge test, timber cruised for saw timber, completed a compass and pacing course, iden-tified forest disorders, identified forestry tools and identified trees us-ing common and Latin names. Kathleen Sr. FFA’s A-team won first place in the district. Those team members were Blair Buchanon, Nick Lewis, Jacob Yelvington and Na-thaniel Gynnip. The B-team finished third in the district. B-team members were Maddie Keim, Maddie Dvorak, Autumn Jackson, and Laci Mercer. The three alternates were Amber Hannah, Hunter Dupre and Lauryn Garner. Four of these students will participate in the state forestry contest in Perry, Florida in No-vember. All of the students put in a lot of time and effort in preparation and we are so very proud of all of them!

On Oct 17, 2016, our Kathleen/CFAA FL-092 JROTC Cadet Corps participated in the annual Polk County JROTC Cadet Challenge--13 high schools within the district competed vigorously, and the Ca-dets displayed exceptional dedication, enthusiasm, and teamwork throughout the day. Approximately 120 of our KHS Cadets attended the competition this year. They competed in nine different events and brought home five (5) “Top 5” trophies! Team Events: Female Fireman’s Carry: 4th Place, Female Board

Walk: 5th Place; Female 1 ¼ mile relay: 5th Place; Male Pull-Ups: 5th Place; Male Sit-Ups: 5th Place. We are so very proud of all of our cadets!

KHS Administration KHS Principal, Donna Drisdom Assistant Principal, Lia Maffett Assistant Principal, Tony Williams Assistant Principal, Mario Jenkins Assistant Principal, Javon Smith Assistant Principal, Keith Smith (CFAA)

Arboribus Victor KHS FFA Forestry Winners

Pictured: Mr. Carlton, Hunter Dupree, Nick Lewis, Blair Buchanon, Amber Han-nah, Autumn Jackson, Nathaniel Gynnip, Lauryn Garner, Jake Yelvington, Laci Mercer, Madyson Keim, Madison Dvorak

Senior Reminders

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Important Dates to Remember 10/27/16 Title One Scholarship Night @ 6:00—7:00

11/1/16 1st Quarter Report Cards

11/11/16 Veteran’s Day (Holiday)

11/17/16 Colton Meadows-Reach Out Night @ 6:00-7:00

11/21/16—11/25/16 Holiday (Thanksgiving)

12/2/16 2nd Quarter Interims

11/2/16 PSAT

Join FCA FCA and Coach Trout-man invite you to the FCA Huddle Meetings every Thursday at 6:30 a.m. All meetings are held in the old PE Weight Room! Hope to see you there!

KHS is teaming up with our local Circle K this year to raise funds for our school’s pro-grams. On Friday, October 21, 2016, the Circle K next to our school will have one gas pump decorated for Fueling Our Schools with KHS. Circle K is donating a percentage of all gas pumped on this pump. The hours for this event are from 3pm – 7pm. Fueling at Circle K Friday also gets you entered into their gift card giveaway. Circle K staff will be wearing our new KHS t-shirts for the event and then coming to cheer on our football team. Circle K will give away (4) $50 gift cards at Friday night’s game toward the end of

1st quarter. It’s awesome to have our community supporting our school and we are very appreciative. Circle K will also sponsor this event again—so look for details in our weekly newsletter! Thank you Circle K for your support!

Voter Registration

Extended until Tuesday, October 25

Please see Mr. Jeff Williams for more

information Jeffrey.williams@polk-fl.net

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All students participating in FCA or wanting to join FCA must fill out an application and submit a $10.00 club fee. Returning members who al-ready have a previous application need only to pay their club fee for this school year. See Coach Troutman on the main campus and Mrs. Sasser on the CFAA campus for a club applica-tion and to submit your $10.00 club fee.

Congrats Ms. Orr

PSAT

Senior Dues Cost: $50 Due: November 1st Student will receive two (2) t-shirts: a white one with a red K for the senior panorama and a t-shirt with all of the names of

the seniors printed on the back.

The PSAT will be administered to ALL 10th graders on Wednesday, November 2nd in the Freshman building. Juniors that wish to take the PSAT for the Na-tional Merit Scholarship will need to see their guidance counselor to register as well as pay the $15 fee. This is a first-come, first-serve basis as there are only 10 spots for Juniors. There is no fee for 10th graders.

Ms. Orr applied and received a grant to receive Science News magazine and their online resources. This is free: https://www.sciencenews.org/ It is a publication sponsored by Society for Science & the Public, a 501c3 non-profit organization that was estab-lished in 1921 (https://www.societyforscience.org/mission-and-history). Our KHS family can access their archives or other online re-sources through June 2017. See Mrs. Desandolo for more details. We also will receive 10 hard copies of the maga-zines, but everything is avail-able online.

Ms. Orr

FCA

Volume 1, Issue 1

Tutoring Schedule Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

2:05-3:05 Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays

ACT Mrs. Gardner Main Media Ctr Ms. Bass

Main Media Ctr

Algebra 1 Mr. Hammonds 40-111

Mr. Taylor 40-113

ESOL Mr. Gueiros-Neto 04-004

Algebra 2/Geometry Mr. Davis

31-127

Reading/English

Mrs. O’Sullivan 13-006

Breaded Chicken, Wheat Roll or Chef Salad or Turkey & Cheese Sub/Flatbread, Roasted Redskin Potatoes, Green Beans, Baked Fries, Potato Sal-ad, Chilled Fruit, Seasonal Fruit

Monday—October 24, 2016

Taco Tuesday: Taco Salad or Chicken Caesar Salad or Ham & Cheese Sub or Chicken Caesar Wrap, Seasoned Pinto Beans, Romaine & Tomato, Fresh Veg-gie Combo, Juice and Seasonal Fresh Fruit

Stromboli or Asian Chicken Salad or Italian Pizza Sub/Flatbread, Broccoli, Popeye Salad, Fresh Veggie Combo, Chilled Fruit, Fruit Variety

Wednesday-October 26, 2016

Cuban Flatbread Sandwich or South-west Chicken Salad or Turkey & Cheese Sub or Southwest Chicken Wrap, Sea-soned Black Beans, Veggie Combo, Black Bean Salsa, Fruit Variety

Thursday—October 27, 2016

Boneless Chicken Wings, Blueberry Muffin Square or Buffalo Chicken Salad or Ham & Cheese Sub/Flatbread, Car-rots, Popeye Salad, Black Bean Salsa, Juice, Fresh Fruit Variety

Friday—October 28, 2016

Tuesday—October 25, 2016

Lunch Menu

Test Date Registration

December 3, 2016 November 3, 2016 January 21, 2017 December 21, 2016 March 11, 2017 February 10, 2017 May 6, 2017 April 7, 2017 June 3, 2017 May 9, 2017

SAT Testing Dates

Senior Corner Carter Clay

ACT (American College Test) http://www.ACTStudent.org

ACT Test Date Registration Deadline

December 10, 2016 November 4, 2016

February 11, 2017 January 13, 2017

April 8, 2017 March 3, 2017

June 10, 2017 May 5, 2017

School Code: 100-830 Test Center Code: 235570

ACT Testing Dates There are some students who set the bar. They work harder, show more passion and lead by exam-ple—in the classroom, on the field and within the community. On Oc-tober 19, Wendy’s High School Heisman recognized Carter Clay from Kathleen High School and his dedication to never cutting corners by naming him a School Winner. Carter is known by the CFAA staff and his friends for his commitment to excellence. We are excited and honored that a program like Wendy’s High School Heisman also recognized Carter’s hard work. Carter is also passionate about ice skating and the sport of hockey. Thank you Carter for being a model student both inside and outside the classroom; we love and appreciate you!

Carter Clay

Senior Pictures/Yearbooks

$10 sitting fee for all senior pictures. When: Senior Portrait Retakes will be November 14, 15, & 17

Sign ups will be the week of October 31st in the Cafeteria at Lunch.

When: Club Pictures/Senior Panoramic – December 8th

See Mrs. Mahmood in 16-006 for more information.

Tues, Nov. 29, 2016 @ 5:00 Tues, Feb. 14, 2016 @ 5:30 Tues, May 2, 2016 @ 5:30 All Meetings will be held in Main Media Center/Main Campus

When: November 10 (6:00—8:00 p.m.) Where: 2Infinity, 6220 US Highway 98 N, Lakeland, 33809 Cost: $13.00 per hour or $20.00 for 2 (bring this ad) ♦ Parents sign waiver online @

www.2Infinity.Info or you must sign upon arrival.

♦ Bring Fundraising Ad ♦ Please arrive 15-20 minutes before

your reservation time. Only 110 spots available.

♦ Guests without a waiver will not be allowed to jump!

Attention Seniors

Elks Lodge Scholarship http://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/MVS.cfm Applications due 11/30/16.

Fundraising Night Benefiting CFAA

Attention Generation Z—-or teenagers ages 14-19. Are you aware of our First’s Lady’s new public awareness campaign, Up Next. FYI, Up Next is Better Make Room’s mobile messaging campaign that gives students and families across the country FREE personalized support on all things college – college search and applica-tion, federal student aid, even student loan repayment – all through texting. Students simply text “COLLEGE” to 44044 to sign up for Up Next. Better Make Room will also introduce various innovations in the

Up Next content over time, from embedding images, to providing opportunities for students to ask personal questions and receive one-on-one college advising. The campaign specifically targets under-served high school and college students, though anyone can text in and receive the services. Up Next is completely free. Students only pay for messages they receive if they are on a cellular plan that charges per message costs. The first message students receive will inform them that standard messaging rates apply. You can also opt out at any time by texting STOP. college after freshman year. Parents can also sign up as it is designed to help families navigate a student’s college enrollment and completion. Parents can just text “COLLEGE” to 44044 and answer questions about their child to get started. Nearly $3 billion in free federal grants goes unused each year due to eligible students not applying for financial aid. To learn more about Better Make Room: https://bettermakeroom.org.

Congratulations to Mr. Houghton. He has been ranked as #1 among his peers for both the

highest number of students credentialed (27), as well as the highest pass rate (averaging 87%) in his Aero-space Dual Enrollment clas-ses for Embry-Riddle Aero-nautical University. He was awarded a $500 “success in STEM” award for his efforts by the Gaetz Aerospace Insti-tute dual enrollment program. We thank you Mr. Houghton for your hard work and devo-

tion of this program, and your commitment to educating our next generation at CFAA. You are our rockstar at KHS!

Credentialed Pilots

Scottie Larson leads the FCA meeting at the CFAA cam-pus. Meetings are Friday mornings at 6:40 in the CFAA Media Center. Students take turns leading the devotion. Thank you CFAA students!

The girls golf team par cipated in the district tourna-ment on October 11, placing sixth overall. This marks the end of our regular sea-son. If you want to get involved next year, please contact Coach Sasser.

Monica Rodriguez gets ready to tee off against her Ridge opponent.

Marlene Nolasco is putting to finish the hole

Boo Grams

Send a special treat to your friends, teachers, or to yourself in celebra-

tion of Halloween! Boo Grams will be sold Monday, October 24—

Friday, October 28 during lunches. All Boo Grams will be distributed

on Monday, October 31 during 7th Period!

$2.00 each