King Philip Regional High School

Greetings KP Community,

With the close of Term 1 today it is a great time to reflect on the many successes of the school year. Our clubs and activities are well underway, 9th graders have transitioned into the building and are feeling comfortable navigating their way through all aspects of KP, and our students continue to propose new ways to foster a sense of belonging and community within the school.

The start of Term 2 on Monday also brings an opportunity to reset expectations, for students to start fresh in new classes or rededicate themselves to learning in existing classes, and for all of us to find new ways to become more involved in all the KP has to offer. Please encourage your students to reach out to their school counselors if they need help finding clubs to join or if they are experiencing struggles that they need additional assistance with.

Nicole Bottomley

Principal

King Philip Regional High School

Pronouns: she/her/hers

November 1: Term ends

November 4: School Committee Meeting 7:00-9:00 pm, HS Library

November 5: No School, Professional Development Day

November 6: MCAS ELA Retest 7:30 am - 12:30 pm

November 7: MCAS ELA Retest 7:30 am - 12:30 pm

November 7: Prism Concert 7:00-9:30 pm, HS Auditorium

November 11: Veteran's Day, No School

November 12: MCAS Math Retest 7:30 am - 12:30 pm

November 13: MCAS Math Retest 7:30 am - 12:30 pm

November 18: School Committee Meeting 7:00-9:00 pm, HS Library

November 19: Picture Retake Day

November 21: Jazz Night, HS Auditorium

November 23: District Band Auditions 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

November 27: Early Release

November 28: Thanksgiving, No School

November 29: Thanksgiving, No School

Follow the following social media accounts-- @kphighschool, @kpcares, @kpstuco, @kphsathletics and Arbiter Live for sports schedules.

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2025… it’s time to order Graduation Regalia

The link below is for the required regalia to walk at graduation: cap, gown, tassel and a KP Class of 2025 stole. This package is $32.00. Please order by 11/22/2024.

https://www.jostens.com/apps/catalog/packageBuilder.mvc?customerId=1065194&customerName=KING-PHILIP-REGIONAL-HIGH-SCHOOL&catalogOsr=GRAD_PROD_HS_SENIOR_SPRING_CATALOG&catalogName=Graduation&parentCategoryOsr=PACKAGES&parentCategoryName=Graduation+Packages&categoryOsr=TRADITIONAL_PACKAGE&categoryName=Graduation+Packages&pubCatId=2586500109&packageOsr=PKMINI-MASTER-0001&packageName=ESSENTIAL+Package

If you would like to order additional graduation items you can do so on the Josten's website.

Congratulations to Riley Robinson -1st, Chris Federico -2nd, and Logan Riley -3rd! They each received a Visa gift card for their submissions to the Student Council Pumpkin Carving Contest.

The Peer Mentor Program participated in their annual scarecrow building social. Students visited the "scarecrow closet" to pick out outfits and then worked hard to stuff and build scarecrows.

Thank you to the entire KP community for their generosity to Western North Carolina!

We filled an entire mini van with donations.

The KP Cares Giving Tree is celebrating its 10th year of helping support local families during the holidays with gifts for their children.

If you could use some assistance this year please email Cheryl Rowe at rowec@kingphilip to request a form.

FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY NOVEMBER 14, 2024 TO BE INCLUDED.

Gifts will be available for pick on December 15, 2024 and you will be contacted by email with your pick up time.

While we would love to help as many people as possible we must limit our support to those families that live in one of the 3 towns King Philip services: Norfolk, Plainville or Wrentham. All family names will be kept completely confidential.

Guidelines for requests

Children must be between the ages of 0-18 (or 19 if still in high school)

Please try to limit to 3 items per child

Please note since these gifts are being purchased by students and we anticipate an increase in requests we are not in a position to fulfill requests for TVs/video game systems/or individual items in excess of $100.00.

Student Council held their annual Class Competition on October 16. Students decorated hallways and their classes’ bleachers in the Wooden Gym. They participated in an exciting barrage of competitive events, from which the Sophomore Class emerged victorious. The Class of 2027 will receive $500 from the Student Council Treasury to use towards class funding and events.

King Philip Drama Program is entering their last month of rehearsals before their production of MATILDA opens Dec. 6th! Both the High School and Middle School have been working incredibly hard onstage and behind the scenes to bring this funny and magical story to life.

Tickets go on sale on November 4th! Please check our Instagram for more pics, ticket links, and most up to date information!

Last month, the Student Council, Leo's Club and many other students participated in the 24th annual Norfolk Haunted Train Ride. "The Haunted Train Ride is a fundraiser as well as a community event that is sponsored by Norfolk Community League and Norfolk Lions. All proceeds go back into the community via grants that are administered through Norfolk Community League and Norfolk Lions."

Congratulations to Senior Sarah Joy, who has been named a National Merit Semi-Finalist.

As one of more than 16,000 high school seniors who are Semifinalists, she has the opportunity to

continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships to be offered next spring.

Congratulations to Lily Brideau and Sayan Panda on being named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program for their outstanding performance on the 2023 PSAT/NMSQT! They are among 34,000 students across the nation recognized for this exceptional achievement—something to be truly proud of!

Term 1 Grade Request for Colleges

Please use the form located in the Google Classroom for the Class of 2025 (under Class Work) to request term 1 grades for college application purposes. KP does NOT automatically send term grades; seniors MUST complete this form for term 1 grades to be sent to colleges.

PLEASE NOTE:
Term grades will be sent after they are published in Infinite Campus. Term grades will be sent to all colleges listed in Naviance.

Naviance

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ON NAVIANCE
Please take a moment to be sure your teacher letters of recommendation are currently on Naviance. There was an update yesterday and we are hearing some requests for letters of recommendation were removed.

If you are applying EARLY ACTION-please make sure your Naviance is updated and your senior update form is submitted. If you are NOT applying early, PLEASE update your Naviance account.

College Application Workshops

Throughout October the School Counselors will be hosting drop-in College Application Workshops every Tuesday and Thursday during lunch block in the School Counseling Suite. Stop by with specific questions or come chat with a counselor about Naviance, Common App, Letters of Recommendation, SAT scores, etc. We are here to help!

67th Annual Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship Awards Program

All graduating seniors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who are seeking a college degree or job training are eligible to compete. Scholarship awards this year total over half a million dollars.

To qualify, students must be a senior in high school, fill out the online application and then take our exam. Applicants must register in advance at //www.massaflcio.org/scholarships. We will be accepting applications through Friday, December 20, 2024. The deadline is firm, and no late registrations will be accepted. The exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions and one written essay. All questions will be selected from the information in the study guide.

Exams will be administered online, at KPRHS. Further testing instructions will be sent to exam proctors in the last week of January.

All study resources including the study guide, flashcards and quizzes are available by visiting www.learnlaborhistory.com.

MEFA Financial Aid Information

MEFA, Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, provides informative webinars and virtual community events on a range of topics, that include Financial Aid 101. MEFA’s Financial Aid 101 webinar series presentation provides a helpful overview of the entire financial aid process, and includes information on financial aid applications and eligibility, types of financial aid, and how colleges determine the details of financial aid offers. Weekly webinars will continue through mid-December.

View English Financial Aid 101 webinars

https://www.mefa.org/videos/ayuda-econmica-para-la-universidad-101/

To register for an upcoming live webinar, click HERE.

To view a recorded webinar, please view the MEFA Videos page HERE.

GAP YEAR Information

Interested in learning more about Gap Years? Find out why more students are taking a Gap Year between high school and college, and during their college years. Many young adults want to increase college readiness by trying out new interests, finding internships, traveling, and engaging in other experiences that increase confidence, independence, and maturity. Katherine Stievater, founder of Belmont, MA-based Gap Year Solutions is holding a Gap Year information session covering why students choose to take a Gap Year, and how to plan transformational and purposeful Gap time on any budget. This program is especially geared toward high school juniors and seniors and their parents.

The webinar will take place at 6:30 PM ET on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. You will receive a link with access instructions prior to the webinar.

Here is the link to the registration form for the webinar: https://forms.gle/NWZ5UHBgwLwJsw2A9

Youth Connections

KPRHS Counseling Office has partnered with Youth Connections to help assist students with career exploration and preparation. We are lucky to have Arianna Sierra at KPRHS each Thursday. During the school year, students can attend Workshops, Career Speakers, and Field Trips focused on career exploration. Some of these events include:

• resume building
• communication skills
• self branding & social media
• mock interviews
• Speakers from real estate, auto motive, the arts industries
• Field trips to Gould Construction, Ken's Dressing Manufacturing Plant, Mass Bay Community College
• Career Fair in April
• And more!

Students will have an opportunity to register for these workshops, career speakers, and field trips through their Google Classrooms.

Massachusetts Community Colleges are now FREE to MA residents!

Mass Educate provides FREE community college tuition and fees for all Massachusetts students
Building on the success of Mass Reconnect, which made community college free for students 25 years and older, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and state Legislature made public community college FREE for students of any age and income in Massachusetts.
Mass Educate covers the full cost of tuition and fees for all eligible students. For more information and how to apply see the Office of Student Financial Assistance website: https://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/masseducate.asp

Level Changes

Academic level change requests occur during the first two weeks of a course or with administrative approval. It is important that students spend sufficient time in a course before an academic level change is requested so that they and the teacher have the opportunity to determine the appropriateness of the placement.

Any level change that occurs after the first two weeks of the beginning of the course will require an Academic Level Change Request Form. Academic Level Change Request Forms are available in the School Counseling Office and require the student to get the signature of the current teacher and a parent/guardian.
Moving up a level only occurs within the first term. Any exceptions require administrative approval.
All courses dropped after the add/drop period will result in the appearance of a Withdrawal “WP” or “WF” on the student’s transcript. No schedule changes will take place during the last three weeks of a term.

Getting your permit?

If you need residency documentation to obtain your Learner’s Permit or Driver’s License, the Massachusetts RMV requires the following items:

• An Official Transcript

• A Letter of Residency (which includes student’s DOB and current residential address)

• To have these items prepared, please complete a Transcript Request Form, check off the RVM box, and submit it to the Guidance Office secretary, Mrs. Ludwig or email it to ludwigm@kingphilip.org
  

2024-2025 Winter Sports Registration Link

https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/winter-sports-registration-2024-2025-6

2024-2025 Tentative Winter Sports Tryout Schedule

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SEUlasKyoA_hDKV0K5Lt0BQnMic3mqdfTlrpHxhWv_w/edit?usp=sharing

All KP Team game schedules & game locations are on the Arbiter Live Website

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=11813

Watch KP Sports Teams on the KP Hudl link here

https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ma/wrentham/organization/1003/king-philip-regional-high-school

Follow KP Athletics on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/kphsathletics/

All Hockomock League news, photos and awards for all your favorite teams

https://hockomocksports.com/

All MIAA State Power Rankings for all KP Teams can be found at

https://miaa.net/power-rankings/

KP Sports Boosters

https://www.instagram.com/kpsportsboosterclub/

KP Athletics Webpage

https://www.instagram.com/kpsportsboosterclub/

Cold and Flu season is upon us. Keeping a sick child home will help prevent the spread of illness.

Parent/Caregiver Opportunity for Learning-

Through a partnership with McLean Hospital, King Philip High School and Middle School parents are invited to a presentation through McLean's Leaders in Youth Mental Health Parent Series. On Thursday, November 13th from 12:00 PM -1:00 PM, a virtual presentation, titled "Validation," will provide information about how invalidation can impact children's emotional well-being and behaviors and strategies for caregivers to learn how validation can foster emotional well-being, improved communication, and behavior change.

The speaker is Wendy Bamatter, Ph.D. who is the Program Director, Child Partial Hospital Program at McLean Hospital.

All information for this parent webinar (and others!) can be found on this link.

If you need to dismiss your student during the school day please email hsattendance@kingphilip.org. If at all possible, please do this at the beginning of the school day. Only excused absences allow students to make up missed work.The KPRHS Student Handbook lists what constitutes an excused absence.

Please note: Juniors do not have 'senior' privileges and are not allowed to leave during the school day. The consequence for any student leaving school without permission is a Saturday Detention for the first offense.

also

"Students misusing their parking privileges by leaving school grounds before the end of the school day may be subject to having their parking privileges revoked."

King Philip Regional Schools offers the following program to those who may not have internet access available for their KP student.The device provided is a modified mobile hotspot providing filtered internet intended for educational purposes.

To access the program please fill out the following form and return it to the Technology Department.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1goM-YWK8gCQEZUmk2gWFTnCdzDbk93S1/view?usp=sharing

The form is also available in printed format in the tech office at each building.

If your student is eligible for Free & Reduced Meals, with their parents permission, KPHS Administration is able to share their information with other departments to offer discounted pricing on other things such as Prom tickets, SAT tests, club activities and more. If you are interesting in sharing this information please complete the attached form Sharing Information Form

Universal Free School Meals for All Students

Governor Healey and the Massachusetts Legislature have made Massachusetts the 8th state to make School Meals for All permanent, beginning immediately for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year! School meals will be offered at no cost to all students.

Free and Reduced Cost Meals Application

Please note that even though meals will be free for all, it is very important for families in need to still complete the household Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals for the 2023-2024 school year. This allows districts to establish eligibility for other federal benefits and school programs. Families who have been eligible for Free and Reduced Meals in the past must apply again for 2023-2024. Please know that the application is confidential with only the Director of Food Services and administrators having access. All students receive the same meals.

King Philip Free and Reduced Meals Application

For more information on the School Meals Program, please visit the food services page on the district's website, King Philip Schools Food Services Department.

We establish high academic standards and expectations for personal responsibility. Students are encouraged to become lifelong learners, to be productive contributors to society, to set ambitious goals, and to use all available resources.

Principal: Nicole Bottomley

Assistant Principal: Kip Lewis

Assistant Principal: Karen Archambault

Assistant Principal: Jill Poirier

Athletic Director: Gary Brown

Website: https://www.kingphilip.org/high-school/
Twitter: @KingPhilipHS

Instagram: KPHighSchool

Location: 201 Franklin St, Wrentham MA 02093
Phone: 508-384-1000