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During this school year we have been promoting the message of valuing diversity and fostering kindness toward all. We began our messaging this fall with a presentation by Terrence Talley and most recently many students heard a message from Muggsy Bogues. We are working to sustain the message and expand the dialogue with students, staff and the community. I hope you take the time to read and discuss the information shared below that was written by two KHS teachers.

A Continued Dialogue about Race in Response to the Terrence Talley Presentation

Privilege

In the December newsletter, we talked about the seven categories of otherness -- ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, mental and physical ability, age, and socioeconomic status -- and how life can be drastically different for those in the dominant and subordinate groups. For individuals who are dominant in most or all of the seven categories, it can be especially difficult to understand the struggles that those in the subordinate groups face such as racism, sexism, religious oppression, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and classism, respectively.

Being dominant in one or more categories of otherness comes with privileges that those in the subordinate group don’t have. Examples of privilege include:

I am white, so I have the privilege of seeing others who look like me represented in the media.

I am a male, and people tend to listen to me when I speak.

I am middle or upper class, and I can afford the necessary school supplies and athletics fees for my child.

I am Christian, and I am able to be open about my religious beliefs and practices.

One of the privileges of being in the dominant group is not having to think about the privileges that come with belonging to that group. I don’t notice when a building is not wheelchair accessible, for example, because it doesn’t affect me (I am a part of the dominant group of physically able individuals). If I were in a wheelchair, however, not having access to buildings would be a huge obstacle in my daily life. The same is true for the other categories of otherness. Males, whites, Christians, heterosexuals, and middle and upper class individuals don’t often have to think about the challenges that those in the subordinate groups face. You may even hear someone say something that dismisses these very-real obstacles, such as “With hard work, anyone can be successful” or “I never got a handout; I had to earn everything I have.” While hard work is an admirable and beneficial quality, it does not mitigate innate disadvantages or automatically guarantee success.

It can be difficult to recognize that sometimes we take for granted privileges that are inherently ours just because of the way we look or what we believe. Something we can all work on is putting ourselves in other people’s shoes. By making a conscious effort to think about the ways in which our differences can sometimes work for us or against us, we can become more empathetic and work towards leveling the playing field.

Continue the conversation at home with these discussion questions:

What privileges do you have because of the dominant group(s) you may fall into?

What challenges do you face because of the subordinate group(s) you may fall into? Looking for more information or ideas for talking to your kids? Check out this resource:

“Talking to Kids about Privilege and Power”

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Calendar of Events...pg 2

Links...pg 2

Civics Test...pg 3

Class of 2018 News...pg 3

Weather Cancellations...pg 3

Parent Teacher Conferences...pg 4

February ACT’s...pg 4

Tutoring Opportunities...pg 5

Congratulations...pg 5-12

Athletic News & Notes...pg 13

Student Services News...pg 14

BIT News...pg 15

2018 AP Exam Information...pg 16

Choral Festival 2018...pg 17

Fox Valley Tech College Preview Night...pg 18

Post Prom Meeting...pg 19

National Children’s Dental Health Month...pg 20

ACT Assessments...pg 21-22

ACT Aspire...pg 23

What’s Up Across our District...pg 23

Disclosures...pg 24

February

7 - Graduation Celebration Planning Mtg, 6:30pm, LMC

9 - Choral Festival at Lawrence University, see pg 17

13-15 - 2018-19 Scheduling begins

16 - AM Classes Only

17 - SPREE, 8pm - midnight, Commons

19 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 5-7pm

19 - Spring Sports Meeting, see pg 13

26 - Spring Sports Meeting dates, see page 13

27, 28 - ACT’s for Juniors, see page 4 for details

March

7 - Graduation Celebration Planning Mtg, 6:30pm, LMC

9 - Little Shop of Horrors, 7pm, Auditorium

10 - Little Shop of Horrors, 7pm, Auditorium

16 - AM Classes Only

16, 17 - Little Shop of Horrors, 7pm, Auditorium

18 - Little Shop of Horrors, 2pm, Auditorium

23 - End of Quarter Three

22, 23, 24 - Little Shop of Horrors, 7pm, Auditorium

28 - AP Pre Administrative Session, 1:30pm, Auditorium

30 - No School

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

Things that are happening in the community don’t always find their way into the school’s newsletter. That is why we have created a link for you to find out what is happening in the community outside of the school. Please see the link above “Community Events”. Click on this for events that

are taking place in the community.

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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

Winter is here. If weather conditions dictate that there will be no school, a decision to keep the schools closed is usually made by 6:30 a.m. Parents with students in school receive a direct call, text and/or email from our auto-call system 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, WHBY-1150AM, WKFX-104.9FM, WEMI-91.9 FM, WGEE-1360 AM, and WOZZ-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.

SENIORS AND SENIOR PARENTS

Graduation is Wednesday, May 30th at 7:00 p.m. Class Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Top 10 are based on grades following the third quarter of the senior year. We must use this date in order to meet timelines

for submission of materials.

Seniors should start taking care of paying outstanding fees and fines that have been accessed. Updated invoices will be mailed home in February. Please note that caps and gowns will be handed the Friday prior to graduation once all obligations are taken care of.

Are you signed up for Graduation Celebration? Unsure? Stop by the main office to find out.

Four (4) tickets will be sent home to families toward the end of April for the graduation ceremony. If you are in need of more than four tickets you can call the main office between May 1st and 7th to request additional tickets for the ceremony.

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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

Letter and Brochure can be found starting on page 21.

Conferences will be held on Monday, February 19, 2018 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

Conference sign-ups will be online and will open on Monday, February 5, 2018 for

signing up. Please follow the steps below to sign up for your preferred conference

time. Time slots fill quickly, so please sign up at your earliest convenience. If all time

slots are full you should contact the teacher to schedule a time.

Directions for Conference Sign-ups

Please go to: www.myconferencetime.com/kimberlyhs

Click on the Parent Teacher Conferences Feb 19, 2018 Folder or click on Register for Multiple Conferences in the red bar if you would like to schedule conferences for more than one student at a time.

Follow prompts.

Enter required information. (E-mail address is not required, but if you enter one, you will receive an email confirmation.)

February 8th & 22nd, March 8th: Parent Cafe' information and registration

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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 mo-tivated 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 & Thursday 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!

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

Eric Trempe February

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Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce Newsletter highlights one of our own:

Kimberly DECA had 62 competitors at the DECA Districts. They walked away with 41 medalists and 16 finalists. They will be sending 15 competitors to DECA state career development conference in March. See more details on page 16.

KHS Dance Team took first place in Jazz at Regionals over the weekend. That makes them Regional Dance Champions and are headed to State next weekend. They also took 3rd in Pom! They will perform both routines at State on Saturday February 3rd.

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The Kimberly Art Department is proud to announce our 2018 Scholastic Art Award winners. The Kimberly Art Department is very proud of all of our art students who

submitted art projects into this year’s Scholastic Art competition in Milwaukee. We had a record of 20 award recipients; 2 Gold Key winners, 5 Silver Key winners, and 13 Honorable Mentions! The Gold Key and Silver Key award winners will have pieces on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum from February 5th – March 16th. The Art Department would like

to extend our congratulations to the following students:

Courtney Rammer, grade 11 Painting- Beauty in the Black Hills - Gold Teejay Bouressa, grade 12 Ceramics- A Tribute to my Dad - Gold Hallie Dix, grade 11 Painting- My Sweet Sister - Silver Breanna DuFrane, grade 12 Painting- Dress Up in My Little World- Silver Emma Gingras, grade 10 Painting- Grandma's Teacup - Silver Aubrey Steidl, grade 11 Drawing- Furball - Silver Madison Vandenberg, grade 11 Ceramics- Black Crackle- Silver Hallie Dix, grade 11 Drawing- Akeal and Akoya- Honorable Mention Hallie Dix, grade 11 Drawing- Pax - Honorable Mention Kali Frye, grade 12 Drawing- My Happy Face - Honorable Mention Emma Gingras, grade 11 Painting- Naptime - Honorable Mention Emma Handschke, grade 10 Drawing- Drop my Worries - Honorable Mention Faith Huey, grade 12 Drawing- Birthday Flowers - Honorable Mention Derek Poggemann, grade 12 Drawing- Anxious to Play - Honorable Mention Courtney Rammer, grade 11 Drawing- Bella - Honorable Mention Alysha Stuber, grade 12 Painting- Helpless - Honorable Mention Lauren Johnson, grade 11 Ceramics- Never Ending - Honorable Mention Danielle Johnson, grade 11 Ceramics- Designed Plate - Honorable Mention Kadi McClintock, grade 12 Ceramics-The Marauder Print - Honorable Mention Megan Reinke, grade 11 Ceramics- Black Crackle - Honorable Mention

Courtney Rammer- Gold Key

Breanna DuFrane- Silver Key

Teejay Bouressa- Gold Key

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Aubrey Steidl- Silver Key Hallie Dix- Silver Key

Derek Poggemann- Honorable Mention

Emma Gingras- Silver Key

Madison Vandenberg- Silver Key

Emma Handschke- Honorable Mention

Faith Huey- Honorable Mention

Alysha Stuber- Honorable Mention Danielle Johnson- Honorable Mention

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Megan Reinke- Honorable Mention Emma Gingras- Honorable Mention Kali Frye- Honorable Mention

Lauren Johnson- Honorable Mention

Hallie Dix- Honorable Mention Courtney Rammer- Honorable Mention

Hallie Dix- Honorable Mention Kadi McClintock- Honorable Mention

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KHS Students Participate in State Wide Art Show The Wisconsin Association of School Boards in cooperation with the Wisconsin Art Education

Association holds a student art show at the State Education Convention held in Milwaukee in

January. This year the theme was “My Story”. There were 64 total submissions, and three of

our dedicated art students received awards! Congratulations to Kai DeVyne who placed 2nd

and received $500, Paige Levinson who placed 3rd, and received $250, and Madeline Titera

who placed 7th, and received $125.

From Left: Madeline Titera, Paige Levinson, & Kai DeVyne

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Jack Richeson School of Art and Gallery located in Kimberly, is holding a high school show including Freedom, Xavier, Little Chute and Kimberly High schools. The show began January 10th and is currently

on display through February 10th.

Rhianna Smits Grade 10

Abiaral Adhikari Grade 10

Alysha Stuber Grade 12

Cydnee Van Zeeland Grade 12

Cydnee Van Zeeland won the People’s Choice Award and

received a $100 certificate for materials at Jack Richeson School of art and Gallery!!

Congrats!

Edward Hardin Grade 12

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Congratulations to the building construction 2 classes which completed their gazebo project at Memorial Park on Kimberly Avenue. The ribbon cutting ceremony took place on 1/18/18. Despite the cold weather the students, under the guidance of Steve Masanz, completed the project on schedule.

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KHS Athletic News and Notes

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Monday, February 12th

Girls Basketball Senior Night

Thursday, February 22nd

Boys Basketball Senior Night

Dance Senior Night

WIAA TOURNAMENT DATES

Friday, February 9th

Boys Dive Sectional

Saturday, February 10th

Wrestling Regional

Boys Swim Sectional

Tuesday, February 13th

Boys Hockey Regional

Wrestling Team Sectional

Thursday, February 15th

Boys Hockey Regional

Girls Hockey Regional

Friday, February 16th

Boys Hockey Regional

Girls Hockey Regional

Saturday, February 17th

Wrestling Individual Sectional

Tuesday, February 20th

Girls Basketball Regional

Boys Hockey Sectional

Girls Hockey Sectional

Friday, February 23rd

Girls Basketball Regional

Boys Hockey Sectional

Girls Hockey Sectional

Saturday, February 24th

Girls Basketball Regional Final

Boys Hockey Sectional Final

Girls Hockey Sectional

Tuesday, February 27th

Boys Basketball Regional

Thursday, March 1st

Girls Basketball Sectional

Friday, March 2nd

Boys Basketball Regional

Saturday, March 3rd

Girls Basketball Sectional Final

Boys Basketball Regional Final

Thursday, March 8th

Boys Basketball Sectional

Saturday, March 10th

Boys Basketball Sectional Final

SPRING SPORTS MANDATORY MEETINGS:

All spring sport athletes and their parents are expected to attend their specific sport informational meeting.

PLEASE PLAN ON ATTENDING.

Monday, February 19 Softball 6:00 LGI

Boy’s Track 6:00 Auditorium

Girl’s Track 7:00 Auditorium

Monday, February 26

Baseball 6:00 Auditorium

Boy’s Golf 6:00 Commons

Boy’s Tennis 6:00 LMC

Girl’s Soccer 7:30 Auditorium

****SAVE THE DATE****

SUNDAY EVENING

MAY 20, 2018 FALL 2018 SPORT SIGN UP NIGHT

FOLLOW ALL KIMBERLY ATHLETIC NEWS

EVENTS AND UPDATES ON TWITTER:

@Maker_Athletics

We look forward to your support at our many winter athletic events.

For athletic schedules and scores please refer to:

www.fvasports.net

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Student Services News…..

Fox Valley Technical College Preview Night

Fox Valley Technical College will be hosting a College Preview Night on Tuesday, February 6 from 3-6 pm. This is a

great opportunity for anyone to come to the Appleton campus and learn about their programs and take a look at the

high-tech labs and classrooms. There is no need to register, just stop by anytime between 3 pm and 6 pm. Use Entrance 10

for this event. Event information can also be found at: www.fvtc.edu/collegepreview.

Scholarship Workshop for Seniors

There will be a Scholarship Workshop on Wednesday, February 7, during Block 1, 2 and 4 it is an open session. It will be

held in the Smart room with Mrs. Phillip and Mrs. Pott. The Workshop is to help seniors, get organized, gain knowledge

of available scholarships offered online and at KHS and how to start the application process. This applies to students at-

tending a 4 year or 2 year post secondary education.

Scholarships

Reminder when filling out scholarships, if you need a transcript or a counselor to fill out a portion of the scholarship ap-

plication please give them 2 weeks prior to the deadline of the scholarship. This allows them plenty of time to have the

information completed for you.

Xavier College Fair

On Tuesday, March 13th from 6 pm-8:30 pm Xavier High School will be hosting a college fair . The college fair is

open to all students in Appleton. The event brings together approximately 100 colleges and helps students and their par-

ents explore a wide variety of educational options. Get more information at www.xaviercatholicshools.org.

Senior Awards Night

Senior Awards Night will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 6:00 pm in the KHS auditorium. If your student has received

a scholarship or an award, please let us know so they can be recognized in the awards program and graduation program.

Please contact student services for any updates.

Summer School

Summer school session 1 will star t June 4 and end June 22 running from 8:00-11:30. Session 2 will star t June 25

and end July 13 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.

Academic and Career Planning Meeting

On February 26th, the students MUST attend and will meet with their ACP advisor. Students will review course selec-

tions and submit their course requests in Career Cruising for the school year 2018-19. The meeting will take place at

9:05-9:55.

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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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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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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.