WE KNOW KM HAS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY AND WE NEED YOU! Parents, staff, students and community members, we are asking you to show up big tonight, and hopefully Saturday, for our boys basketball team as they make another trip to the State Championship! But, it doesn't begin or end there. We have so many great things happening in our schools each week, from plays, to robotics, cheer, wrestling, art, skiing, fishing, academic awards, DECA... there is truly something for everyone, and we want you to share in all of it!! So this post is for the FANS in KM NATION. We appreciate YOU!!!!!

KMMade produced over 250 shirts front and back in a short amount of time to get them ready for the game tonight. Students designed, handled ordering and inventory, produced the shirts, and got them all packaged up and organized for delivery today.

Enjoy an evening of Jazz on Tuesday, March 19th! Jazz In The Kettle is our annual district jazz festival featuring KMMS 7th and 8th Grade Jazz as well as KMHS Jazz Ensembles I and II. This free concert starts at 7pm in the KMHS Auditorium.

KM Day at the DockHounds will be May 22 at 6:35 pm. This will be a fun night to celebrate with your KM Community and show your support while watching a great game! For every ticket sold, $3 will be donated back to the district. Get your tickets now!!!

Mountain Biking Info Meeting April 3rd at Bike Doctor in Dousman 5:30-7:30. The season runs from July-October. This 6-12th grade, co-ed MTB team is a great way to access the awesome lifetime sport of riding bikes. Click here to learn more!

ABC YOGA AT KM!!! Promote Agility, Balance and Coordination within your daily world, or even just have FUN moving? Join our KM sponsored ABC class held in the Wales Elementary Gym! Thursdays from 4:30-5:15 from 4/3- 5/3/24. Free for KM Staff. Sign up now!!

Sign up for SHOOT FOR A CURE!!! March 17, 1-2:30pm at KMHS West Gym. Led by KM Varsity Coach Richert and the Boys and Girls Basketball teams, this skills and drills clinic for 3-8th graders supports the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Suggested donation $25

PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE KMEF FUNDRAISER!!! Early bird tickets are $40 per person / $80 per couple until March 15. After that they will be $50 per person / $100 per couple. KM teacher and staff tickets are $25. For more info, contact jen02jd@hotmail.com or heathercoufal@aol.com)

Several foreign students need host families for the 24/25 school year at KMHS. We have two girls, Freiya, 15, from Germany and Karen, 16, from Chile. We also have Malte 15, a boy from Germany. Their families pay all expenses and provide their medical insurance. They speak English and want to learn about America. Please help them realize their dream, Contact Carrie asap for information at 414-899-3890 or schulzcarr@aol.com.

Erin Browning, junior in KM Perform took second place in the Optimist International Essay Contest for the local club level. She submitted an essay on the topic "Optimism: How It Connects Us” and competed against 78 other high school students from the Lake Country area. Erin received a monetary award to go towards her post secondary education. Emma Manion, sophomore in HS^2 took first place and Sydney Loehrl, junior in KMHS took second place for the local club level in the Optimist International Oratorical Contest in Speech where they presented on the topic “How to Change the World with Optimism”. Both students won a monetary award to go towards their post secondary education.

Addison Foss (KMHS) has been named for the first time as a Carson Scholar, winning a $1,000 college scholarship as part of her award. Emma Manion (HS^2) and Reese Albert (KMHS) were recognized by the Carson Scholars organization for their continued achievement and humanitarian efforts in our community. They are repeat applicants, so they do not win a scholarship again, but it says a great deal about these young ladies that they continue that same level of commitment to the organization. The Carson Scholars Fund awards scholars in grades 4-11 who demonstrate the highest standard of academic achievement, integrity, and civic and social responsibility.

Cushing Elementary held a fifth grade pirate musical this week and it was argghhhmazing! Students did a wonderful job of dressing their parts and singing their hearts out! About 250 people were in attendance and everyone got into the spirit of this rousing performance!

The fifth-graders at Dousman Elementary have been working hard creating fantastic Rube Goldberg machines with a twist—food chains inspire them! What's a Rube Goldberg machine, you might ask? It's a contraption designed to perform a simple task in a complicated way, often involving a series of chain reactions. But here's the twist: our students have ingeniously incorporated the concept of food chains into their designs, making for an educational and entertaining showcase!

ENROLL IN KM 4 AND 5K NOW!!! The open enrollment window closes on 4/30 and it is important to apply and secure a spot before it re-opens in summer, as enrollment is first-come, first-served. We also need district residents to enroll in 4K so we can meet your choice of schools and accommodate wrap care requests. There is no need to enroll in KM 5K if your child was in KM 4K this year. Kindergarten in the Kettle Moraine school district is truly a magical experience and we have many wonderful options to meet the needs of young learners and their busy families. Our 4/5K programming builds a strong foundation for lifelong learning and connects families to our school district. To explore options and learn more about each of our elementary sites and wrap-around care partners, contact 4K Director Justin Nies, at niesjustin@kmsd.edu.

I cannot say enough about the quality of this show! If you saw it, you are probably still talking about it. In fact, I did not have a clue how a) the butler remembered all of those lines b) they transitioned the set in and out of rooms so smoothly c) the bodies remained so lifeless and limp as they were dragged and dropped or d) how perfectly every cast blended into their characters. BRAVO!!!!!!

Four KM students have earned individual honors in high school skiing. Boys: Theo Johnson – 1st Team All-Conference, Owen Fennig – 2nd Team All-Conference. Girls: Monica Wawrzyn – 1st Team All-Conference, Penelope Whiteside – Honorable Mention. Great job everyone!!!

It has been a wonderful season for KM with a number of State Competitors. We are missing a few, but appreciate everyone who participated in the walk of champions. Thanks also to Mr. Brad Bestor for the great drone footage. Click the video to watch!!

KMHS INFO NIGHTS ARE UNDERWAY!!! Interested in learning more about the KMHS campus and our five unique high schools? Join us for our information nights to explore each option! At KMHS, we offer incredible choices and opportunities. There is truly something for everyone!