Our elementary schools celebrated Veteran's Day with concerts, letter writing, speeches, and artwork to honor those who have served. We'd like to thank the many veterans in our KM Community for all that you have given to your country.
Kettle Moraine School District
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Breakfast with Santa
SATURDAY, DEC. 7TH 8:30-1 @KMHS!!!!
The pancake breakfast will be held in the cafeteria from 8:30-11:30am. Get your tickets, cost is $8 for kids under 10 and $12 for adults. The craft fair is free and runs from 8:30am-1pm with about 50 crafters participating. This is a great opportunity to get unique, quality, homemade gifts and decorations for the holiday season! KMSD music groups will playing holiday music throughout the morning and the KMHS band plans activities for kids. Santa and his elves will also be there for photos from 8:30-11:30am! The district will be hosting a t-shirt decorating station, so stop by to visit. We look forward to seeing everyone.
DECA OPERATION CHILD!!! We are looking for NEW items for children aged 2-16 including toys, personal care items, school supplies and basic accessories. Our goal is to fill 100 shoeboxes to send to families in impoverished countries. Items can be brought to KMHS, Cushing, Culver’s Wales, Mama D’s or Chick-Fil-A Delafield by 11/15.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!! Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance presents Into the Woods at our newly remodeled auditorium!
CAMPUS INFO NIGHTS!!! This is a great opportunity to meet other students, speak with educators and administrators, and get a more in-depth look at what a particular school has to offer! It also allows students to explore our KMHS campus facilities, athletic teams, clubs, and .
BUY A SEAT CAMPAIGN!!! A one-time donation of $300 to help fund our auditorium renovation. This facility is widely used by the district and our community, and sponsors will be named on a plaque in the entry. The campaign will expire when all seats are sold. To learn more about the project, visit our site or purchase your seat here. Thanks for your support!
Our auditorium renovation is close to completion, and while we have a generous naming sponsor, they prefer students select the name. Submit your naming ideas by November 20th. Students will vote on the name and it will be announced at our grand opening early next year.
DISTRICT NEWS
KMHS Hoops to Participate in Bucks Deer District Event!
The Milwaukee Bucks & WisSports.net announced an inaugural Deer District Prep Showcase event for February 8th at Fiserv Forum. The event will feature ten of the state's top teams, and many of the state's best players, participating in what is shaping up to be a premier showcase of talent. The Lasers have earned the primetime 6pm spot vs. Nicolet. Participating schools get access to a special ticket offer of $12 per ticket. The goal is for each school to sell a minimum of 500 tickets.
Kettle Moraine School District Earns Top 20 Ranking in State of Wisconsin on Niche
Join Trap and Clays Team
Kettle Moraine Trap and Sporting Clays season is gearing up for 2025. We are going to host two registration/open house events in the High School Library. One on Thursday December 5th from 5-7pm and a second Monday December 9th from 5-7 pm. These events are for KM Students grades 6-12. We will go over what the team is all about and answer any questions. We will also be signing up new and returning athletes. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Cyndi Patrick at patrickc@kmsd.edu or visit https://kmlasers.com
ELEMENTARY NEWS
Students from Mrs. Mathison's 5th grade and Mrs. Weiss' Forest 4K buddied up to plant wine cap mushrooms with Mr. Beckmann and Mrs. Pendergast. The peg spawn mushroom kit was donated from Green Man Tree & Buckthorn Services.
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
A Tribute
A Pendleton Blanket has been hung in the Middle School Library. It is the retired Code Talker blanket, which represents Native American Marines who served during WWII and whose language was invaluable to the Allies during the war. November is Native American month and Monday was Veterans Day, so this was a fitting tribute.
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Girls Swim Headed to State
A number of individuals have qualified for the WIAA Girls Swim State Meet on Saturday, November 16th at Waukesha South: 200 Freestyle: Sara Wiedoff & Rowan Rossi-Weida, 100 Freestyle: Rowan Rossi-Weida, 500 Freestyle: Sara Wiedoff, 200 Freestyle Relay: Rowan Rossi-Weida, Adrienne Prymas, Katie Bell, Sara Wiedoff, 400 Freestyle Relay: Rowan Rossi-Weida, Katie Bell, Chloe Bell, Sara Wiedoff. Quinn Lodes took 2nd at Sectionals, narrowly missing qualifying, but earning a PR and title of #4 freshman in the state. The diving competition starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with swimming starting at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 plus online fees and must be on a mobile device. A subscription can be purchased for live-stream.
College Collaboration
Our KMHS Orchestra students recently had an incredible opportunity to collaborate with students and faculty from UW-Eau Claire! They performed some of their concert repertoire and joined our KM orchestras for an inspiring clinic led by Dr. Nobuyoshi Yasuda. It was an especially meaningful experience for our own orchestra teacher, Ms. Sternberg, a UW-Eau Claire alum, who was thrilled to welcome her former professor to work with her students. We are so grateful to UW-Eau Claire for sharing their time and talent with us!
KMHS Signing Day
We had our first signing day of the school year on Wednesday. We celebrated six senior athletes who have committed to colleges or universities for next year. We'd like to congratulate the following students on their accomplishments in both academics and athletics:
Jake Ruehl - Midland University
Bethany Provan - Wisconsin Lutheran
Tate Robillard - UW Platteville
Sylvia Marlock - Winona State
Casey Navarro - Illinois College
Isabella Mautz - Marquette University
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
KETTLE MORAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Providing Recreational and Educational Opportunities for Our KM Community!
We also rent space and are happy to facilitate your events, courses, or activities.
Youth Softball Clinics
SIGN UP NOW!!
DECEMBER 2ND, 9TH & 16TH
All sessions are run by high school coaches and players with a focus on throwing and catching. PITCHING, CATCHING, FIELDING CAMP & T-SHIRT $50, HITTING CAMP & T-SHIRT $50, BOTH CLINICS & T-SHIRT $90
U8 & 10: PITCHING & CATCHING 6:30pm-7:30pm, HITTING & FIELDING 7:30 pm-8:30pm
U12-16: PITCHING, CATCHING & FIELDING 7:30 pm-8:30 pm
HITTING 6:30 pm-7:30pm
Jr Laser Softball Clinic: The KM High School Softball coaches and players are offering a clinic for softball players U8 to U-16 on Mondays in December. Bring your own gear, helmet, bat and glove. For further information visit www.kmsd.edu/communityed.
Weight Training Grades 5-8: Weight training for grades 5-8 will take place M,W,F from 3:45-5:15 at the high school weight room with high school coaching staff members. The session will run 12/2-5/16 on school days. Sign up today at https://kmsd.revtrak.net/rwcommunityeducation/
