District Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knoxvillecusd202/

District Calendar: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2723/KCUSD/4137720/2024_-_2025_Tentative_District_Calendar.pdf

• November 4 - No School
• November 5 - No School (Election Day)
• November 11 - No School (Veterans Day)
• November 27-29 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)
• December 19 & 20 - FINAL EXAMS
• December 20 - 1 Hr. Early Dismissal (End of 2nd Quarter)
• December 23 - January 3 - No School (Winter Break)
• May 18 - Graduation

Homework help is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 4:10 PM and on Wednesdays before school from 7:50 AM - 8:10 AM. Bus service is available.

For more information on Homework Help, please contact Mrs. Salsman: mariasalsman@bluebullets.org

Jostens met with our senior class on October 3 to discuss graduation. Your student will be brining home a packet with details on how to order graduation items, including gowns. Orders are due by October 10. Jostens will be at the high school next Thursday, October 10 to review graduation orders with our graduating seniors during lunch.

If your student did not receive a graduation packet, they can pick one up in the KHS office.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Not sure who to contact at KHS? See below to see who you need to contact, depending on your needs.

Principal: Adam Mize amize@bluebullets.org

Assistant Principal/Athletic Director: Brad Weedman bweedman@bluebullets.org

Principal's Secretary: Sandy Pemberton sandy.pemberton@bluebullets.org

Athletics/Activities Secretary: Sonya Jones sjones@bluebullets.org

District Nurse: Jessica Lenz jessicalenz@bluebullets.org

Nurse: Christy Dunn cdunn@bluebullets.org

Click here to view our Student Expectations Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gITiPfOPhjZFTBd0G3o6JCAgDDKMo5BVJNCGuLnti8g/edit?usp=sharing

Athletics Registration:

Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, Knoxville CUSD #202 is moving to a paperless registration system for extracurricular activities and athletics. Once you click on the link below, you will need to click on the registration tab. First time users will need to create an account. Please note, you can only register one participant at a time. In order to register another child, you will have to complete registration for one child, then go back to step 6 and register additional children.

Here is the link for athletics registration: schools.snap.app/khsbluebullets

College Updates/Info

University of Illinois- Springfield has free applications until December 1st

University of Illinois- Chicago free tuition for families with a combined income of 75,000 or less.

Methodist College of nursing is having an open house November 16th. Students can apply for free during the open house and have an admissions decision that day. There will also be campus tours and tours of student apartments.

Megan Jones from Carl Sandburg will be at KHS on November 7th to enroll interested students in dual credit courses for next semester.

See Mrs. Nolan with questions about any of the above!

Librarian/Media Specialist: Ellen Shrader eshrader@bluebullets.org

Upcoming FFA Events:

11/3 - FFA meeting / Friendsgiving

11/13 - Section Agronomy CDE

Last week, 16 Knoxville FFA members traveled to the 97th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Members participate in educational tours, attended leadership workshops, listened to motivational speakers (including Temple Grandin), and networked with 70,000 other members from across the country.

Thank you to everyone that donated and came out to the KHS Trunk or Treat!

Mrs. Recchio's chemistry classes got into the Halloween spirit by engaging in different experiments involving making gummy worms, pumpkin pie spice, dry ice, slime, and more!

Ms. Thompson's PE classes demonstrating various activities and skills played during their soccer unit. The students were able to attempt to use different equipment to learn different skills during game play.