We A.R.E. SK - Home of the Pioneers!

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Volume 5. Number 17

December 9, 2013

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THIS WEEK @ SK

  

MONDAY  12/9   

 

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

 

Faculty Cookie Exchange

Workroom 

2:30 PM

 

Winter Guard

Cafeteria

3 PM

 

Driving Class

Room 191

4 PM

 

JV/V Boys BB

@ Gallatin Co.

6/7:30 PM

 

JV/V Girls BB

@ West Jessamine

6/7:30 PM

 

TUESDAY 12/10 

  

Drama Performance

Elementary Schools

Auditorium

All Day

 

Wellness Workouts

Room 186

2:30 PM

 

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

 

Academic Team

@ Scott

3 PM

 

FR Girls BB

v. Highlands @ SK

7 PM

 

WEDNESDAY 12/11

  

Service Learning

Room 211

9 AM

 

Faculty Meeting

Auditorium

2:30 PM

 

Driving Class

Room 191

4 PM 

 

Swimming/Diving

Quad Meet @ Scott

4:30 PM

 

FR Boys BB

@ Cov Cath

7 PM

 

THURSDAY 12/12

 

Wellness Workout

Room 186

2:30 PM

 

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

 

TLC

Room 311

2:30 PM
 

First Priority

Chorus Room

2:45 PM

 

Site-Based Meeting

Room 211

3 PM
 

Winter Guard

Cafeteria

3 PM

 

Bowling

v. Cov Cath/NDA

@ LaRu Lanes

3:30 PM

 

FR/JV/V Girls BB

@ Grant Co.

5/6/7:30 PM

 

Cheerleading

Cafeteria

6 PM

 

FRIDAY  12/13

 

Service Learning

Room 211

9:30 AM

 

Play Practice

Auditorium

2:30 PM

Winter Guard

Cafeteria

3 PM

 

Swimming/Diving

Holy Cross Invite

@ Scott

4:30 PM

 

Wrestling

JV Rumble @ Ryle

 

Archery

@ Williamstown

 

JV/V Boys BB

@ Grant Co.

6/7:30 PM

 

SATURDAY  12/14

 

ACT
8 AM

 

Archery

@ Williamstown

 

Wrestling

Bruins Duals @ Central Hardin HS


Wrestling

Edgewood JV

Invitational

@ Trenton, OH 

 

FR/JV/V Girls BB

v. Walton @ SK

2/3/4:30 PM 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear (Contact First Name),   

 

WINTER ART SHOW IS THIS THURSDAY, 
DECEMBER 12 IN THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
FROM 4:30-6 PM.  Come out and see what our talented,
creative students have produced this semester!

Have you participated in The Twelve Days of Giving?
It's not too late . . .
 
OPEN ENROLLMENT INFORMATION . . .

Open Enrollment and Tuition applications will be accepted
beginning December 10 through January 16.

You can call SK to obtain an application and they are also
available on the Kenton County web site -
 www.kenton.kyschools.us


Applications must be COMPLETE, and will be date stamped. 
Should there be a "numbers" issue, they will be considered in
order of date of receipt.

  

SBDM MEETING CHANGED TO DECEMBER 10
DUE TO HOLIDAY BREAK.
MAPS TESTING . . . 
All 9th and 10th graders will be MAP testing in reading and math in December.
 
SEMESTER EXAM SCHEDULE . . .
The tentative semester exam schedule is:
Wednesday, December 18 - 1st & 4th
Thursday, December 19 - 2nd & 5th
Friday, December 20 - 3rd & 6th
 
LAST DAY TO DONATE TO THE GIRLS' BASKETBALL
TOY COLLECTION IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 . . .
 
The girls basketball team will be assisting Grant Co. Middle & High Schools with a fundraiser to collect toys for patients at Children's Hospital who cannot come home for the holidays.

The team will collect until Wednesday, December 11.  Toys must be new and unwrapped.  Toys can be for any age -- male or female. 
Drop donations to Ms. Wendeln in Room 129 or in the main office.
COUNSELING CORNER
ACT PREP COURSES

For FREE ACT Prep Videos:
 
ScoreUP! Test Prep
www.scoreuptestprep.com

GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (GSA)

Kentucky High School Sophomores and Juniors: Governor's School for the ARTS is now accepting application through December 31.


Students can apply on-line or download an application from www.kentuckygsa.org

ARTSHOPS
 Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) is holding statewide ArtShops for high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors throughout Kentucky.


ArtShops are designed to give students the opportunity to participate in a hands on workshop in their chosen art form. Students who are interested in applying to the GSA summer program are highly encouraged to attend an ArtShop to better prepare then for the audition/review process in March. Please see website: www.kentuckygsa.org. 

 

GE-REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

 

This program annually awards roughly 20 college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity and citizenship with $10,000 renewable scholarships.  For more information:  www.reaganfoundation.org/scholarships

 

Deadline:  January 9, 2014

AROUND THE COMMUNITY . . .
DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS . . .
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Friday, December 13 @ 7 PM
Saturday, December 14 @ 2 PM / 7 PM
Sunday, December 15 @ 3 PM
Admission:  $5
PROUD OF OUR PIONEERS
SWIMMING/DIVING TEAM

On Monday, December 2  the SK middle school girls came in 1st place, SK middle school boys came in 6th place and SK came in 2nd overall.
 

On Tuesday, December 3 the whole team participated in the December Invite and the SK girls came in 1st place. The SK boys came in 5th place and SK came in 2nd place overall.  

  
SENIOR SUPERLATIVES
TAYLOR DRAUD
CAMERON HANSEL
Mr. & Miss SK

CHRISTINA COOK
BRENAN KUNTZ
Most Athletic

EMILY HURT
KYLER BILLITER
Most Humorous

LAUREN KNIGHT
AUSTIN KELLY
Most Talented

HEATHER DUKE
TROY STERLING
Most Likely to Succeed

KAITLIN MURRAY
MARKIE WILLIAMS
Most School Spirit

MIEKO HAMPTON
ALEX ARIAS
Best Personality

SOPHIA DUNN
TAYLOR MORRISON
Most Attractive

MICROSOFT OFFICE CERTIFICATIONS UPDATES

Word 2013
BRENNAN BECKETT
EMILY POPHAM
JACOB SHAFER
NOLAN WARNING

Powerpoint 2013
JENNIFER DECK
KATIE WISSING

Access 2013
HEATHER DUKE

Be Engaged . . .  

Teams, Clubs, Groups & Organizations 
Upcoming Meetings, Events and Information


 

 

BOOK CLUB    Are you a reader?  Join the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards Book Club and read/discuss some great young adult books with other students.  See Mrs. Moore for more information or check this link.
  
BOWLING TEAM  Practices are Mondays from 6-8 PM and matches on Thursdays from 3:15-6 PM.
 

BRIDGE CLUB   The "Bridge" is a club at SK devoted to bridging the gap between our friends with disabilities and YOU!  Please come and learn about how to get involved with Bridge. For more information, contact Eric Northrup (462.1013) or nkycapernaum@gmail.com.  Get updates by liking SK Bridge Club on Facebook.  .

 

DIVERSITY CLUB  This month the Diversity Club's goal is to help students understand the tradition and culture that makes SK a unique and great school.  

 

FIRST PRIORITY (formerly "FISH") meets every Thursday after school in the chorus room from 2:45-3:30 PM.  

  

GIRLS TENNIS  Girls' tennis conditioning will begin on Tuesday, January
7 and will be every Tuesday and Thursday after school until 4 PM.  Girls need to meet in Room 241 after school.

 

GUITAR CLUB  Guitar Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 2:45-3:30 PM.   

 

JAM-C CLUB   Jam-C meets in Room 209 the 1st & 4th Thursdays of the month. 

PIONEER PRIDE  Pioneer Pride meets in Room 207.  Watch for dates.

 

TEEN LEADERSHIP CLUB  TLC meets every Thursday after school in Room 311 until 3:30 PM.