KHS Community,

As we close out the 24/25 School Year, I want to take the opportunity to say thank you to the students, the faculty and staff at KHS, the families, my colleagues in the rest of the district, and the RSU 21 community at large. This is an incredible school in an incredible community, and it takes a lot of hands working incredibly hard to put this thing together and keep it moving forward, and I am so honored to have been given the trust of this school to be the principal this year.

For evidence of our incredible team, you need only look to the fantastic Commencement ceremony, the wonderful Class Night, and the impactful Senior's Last Assembly for the class of 2025 this past weekend. Believe me when I tell you that there were many folks who invested a tremendous amount of time. The KHS Main Office staff, the School Counseling office, the facilities and maintenance crew, the KHS Assistant Principals, the class advisors and countless other people who worked tirelessly and together to create a worthy send off to our beloved class of 2025. If you have an opportunity to thank any one of those folks, give them a high five! They are stars!

We're looking forward to meeting our newest Kennebunk High School Rams (the class of 2029!) on Tuesday for step up day.

Several athletic teams are winding down their strong spring seasons, so be sure to get out there and support our athletes.

Next, I want to offer a HUGE congratulations to KHS Rising Senior Quinn Wherley, who has has been selected as Maine's only representative for the 2025 Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference, a prestigious five-day program taking place June 22-27 in Washington, D.C.

Quinn is one of just 51 high school juniors selected nationwide for the program — one from each U.S. state and Washington, D.C. — which is hosted by Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to fostering First Amendment freedoms. Each scholar receives a $1,000 college scholarship and an all-expenses-paid trip to the nation's capital.

It is a TREMENDOUS honor and we simply could not be more proud and excited for her.

Thanks as always to the KHS Appreciation Committee for their support in providing snacks for finals. This group of people have done wonderful things for our staff and we could not be more thankful.

Finally, this will be the last KHS Update for the 24/25 School year, and I want to let you know that as we move through summer the KHS staff will be taking some time for some much needed time to rest and recharge and get ready for a fantastic 25/26 School year. Our response times will be slower, and you might find a day or two where the office is closed, but we will indeed be around to help when needed.

Thank you, have a safe and happy summer and take care.

Peace,

Scott Tombleson (He/Him/His - What is this?)

Principal - Kennebunk High School

The Kennebunk High School Athletic Department will be holding an information meeting for all incoming freshmen that are interested in Fall sports and/or summer basketball.

All of the fall varsity coaches will be at this meeting.

The meeting will be Monday June 16th at 6pm in the Kennebunk High School gym.

If you have any questions please call the Athletic Office 207-985-1110.

If your senior has a positive balance on their Linq meal account, please let the Nutrition Department know if you'd like to do one of the following:

• For a refund, reach out to Katie Turner (kturner@rsu21.net) to confirm your mailing address for your refund check. Include the name of the student whose account is to be refunded.
• Transfer the money to a sibling's account. This can be done from your Linq account, but the Nutrition Department is happy to help if needed.
• Donate the balance to the Child Nutrition Program

If we do not hear from you by July1, we will assume you'd like to donate your balance to the nutrition department.

Join UMaine staff for a hands-on, immersive summer experience at the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC). Designed for aspiring innovators, this residential camp offers interactive robotics training in an industry-recognized environment. Participants will work directly with collaborative robots, tour a local manufacturing facility, and earn the Universal Robots Educational Robotics Training – Core (ERT-C) Credential. Explore the UMaine campus, stay in university housing, and enjoy meals, recreation, and small-group instruction throughout this 6-day, 5-night program. With only 36 total spots available (12 per session), space is limited – apply by June 13th to secure your place! Program enrollment hold (All-Inclusive): $500 (Reimbursed upon completion of the camp). Tuition includes housing, meals, instruction, credentialing, and all activities. Payment instructions will be provided in the parent/guardian confirmation email upon application submission. ** This summer camp opportunity is offered to High-School age students (14-18) only. ***** ONLY TWO SPOTS REMAINING – SECURE THIS OPPORTUNITY NOW ****** To REGISTER GO TO: https://umaine.edu/amc/summercamp1/

UMaine will be running online Course Prep Sessions in the three weeks leading up to each semester to help students prepare for their upcoming course(s). So, think things like:

• Activating and accessing UMaine accounts
• Navigating Brightspace
• Ordering course materials

And anything else students need help with in preparation for their classes.

These sessions are fully online, only 25-40 minutes long (depending on what students bring for questions), and they are offered at various days/times in the lead-up to the semester start date. Sign-ups to take the online course begin on August 4th. If you are registered for a course through UMaine or Machias you should receive an email with the Prep Course link just prior to August 4.

If you have any questions, see your school counselor before summer break.

Check out the following website to get an in-depth visual tour of a variety of colleges across the country https://sites.google.com/rsu21.net/khs-senior-project

York County Extended Learning Opportunities in coordination with Noble High School is happy to announce they have created a FREE CNA training program at Pinnacle Health in North Berwick. They have a summer session which run M-F 12-4, and also two sessions during the school year at the same time. To participate, students must be 16+ and agree to work at Pinnacle for a period of time upon completion of the program, no fee involved. Interested students should connect with Liam Danaher at Noble High for more info (207) 698-1320.

In addition, if students would like to obtain industry-specific training, check out the Maine Public University System's offerings. They have a number of inexpensive programs that can be both interesting and great resume builders.

If you'd like to retake the SAT, here's how you sign up. There are two test dates in the summer and several in the fall.

Something to keep in mind, if you are applying Early Action (EA) or Early Decision (Types of Admissions), you'll want to take the SAT well before your first application deadline with enough time to receive your scores (typically 4-6 weeks).

Please reach out to your School Counselor if you have any questions,

Please click here for summer enrollment and course registration.

Want to stay in the loop?

Follow the Class of 2027 Facebook Page (link)
Check the school newsletter for periodic updates
Better yet—join us!

For more information, contact Susan Thombs at sthombs@rsu21.net.

There’s a saying: many helping hands make light work, and that’s certainly been true with our initiatives! Whether we needed cookies, raffle items, or donations, every time we reached out to the community, support came pouring in.

The best way I can describe being part of this group is glimmer. Our acts of appreciation give me that spark -- I feel connected to an amazing group of parents and educators, and proud to be making a difference. Yes, it’s a little extra responsibility, but it lifts me up. We’d love to have more people experience that with us.

Looking ahead, we’ll be following a similar calendar of events next year. We’d love for more people to get involved! We meet the first Thursday of each month at 8:30am at the high school, and we also host several evening meetings at The Elective throughout the year. We’re hoping to find someone interested in helping as treasurer, and we will be meeting a couple of times this summer so please send me your email if you would like to get involved.

A Note About the Directory:

All of our initiatives this year went really well… except the Directory. We simply didn’t have enough participation to make printing worthwhile. If you submitted payment and would like a refund or have questions, please reach out directly — I’m happy to help. Sorry, and thank you for understanding!

One Last Request for This Year:

We’d like to provide snacks for students during finals. We’ll set up a table in the front lobby so they can grab what they need. If you’d like to help, please see the attached sign-up. Simply drop off your donation with the front office or meet one of us there at 7am to setup a table of snacks on the 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th of June.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4FA9A9292-57206370-snacks

And finally — we’ll be reaching out again in mid-August for help providing donuts and coffee for our teachers. Until then, thank you again for being such a supportive community!

Best,

Jill A

jabrahamsen@mac.com

The results of the NESDEC Community Survey have now been posted on the Superintendent Search Webpage.

More content:

• Screening Committee - names and bios

Be sure to vote in the upcoming referendum on June 10 at your local polling place.

Hello Community Members,

The KCPTA is excited to host CIRKUS SMIRKUS again this year in Kennebunkport at 245 Arundel Road (next to Rockin Horse) on Aug 5th and 6th, with showtimes of 12PM and 6PM! As in years past, we need 72+ “day-of-show” volunteers to help make this beloved community event and worthy fund raiser possible. Please use the link below to sign up to volunteer for a show (or two). All volunteers receive free admission to the show(s) for which they volunteer. We appreciate and thank you!

-KCPTA Circus Smirkus Committee

Volunteer Sign-up: Circus Smirkus Shows (KPT)

Last day of school | HALF DAY for students

Wednesday, June 18

Click here for the full calendar

Click Here

Call or Text 988 or 1-888-568-1112

Kennebunk

Kris Fogg

207-604-1394

Arundel

Wendy Lank

207-985-4201 ext. 113

Kennebunkport

Alison Kenneway

207-967-4401

Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce

Laura Dolce

207-967-0857

English:

You have the right to an interpreter at no cost to you. If you would like to request an interpreter's assistance to communicate with our schools and teachers, all you need to do is ask. We will make sure interpretation services are arranged in advance of your meeting.

Burmese:

သင့်အတွက် အခကြေးငွေ မယူဘဲ စကားပြန်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ကျောင်းများ၊ ဆရာများနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရန်အတွက် စကားပြန်တစ်ဦး၏အကူအညီကို သင်တောင်းဆိုလိုပါက၊ သင်လုပ်ဆောင်ရန်သာ လိုအပ်ပါသည်။ သင့်အစည်းအဝေးမတိုင်မီ ဘာသာပြန်ခြင်းဝန်ဆောင်မှုများကို သေချာစီစဉ်ပေးပါမည်။

Chinese:

您有权免费获得口译员服务。如果您想请求口译员协助与我们的学校和老师沟通，您只需提出请求即可。我们将确保在您的会议之前安排口译服务。

Gujarati:

તમને કોઈ પણ ખર્ચ વિના દુભાષિયાનો અધિકાર છે. જો તમે અમારી શાળાઓ અને શિક્ષકો સાથે વાતચીત કરવા માટે દુભાષિયાની સહાયની વિનંતી કરવા માંગતા હો, તો તમારે ફક્ત પૂછવાનું છે. અમે ખાતરી કરીશું કે તમારી મીટિંગ પહેલા અર્થઘટન સેવાઓ ગોઠવવામાં આવી છે.

Japanese:

あなたには無料で通訳を雇う権利があります。学校や教師とのコミュニケーションのために通訳のサポートをリクエストしたい場合は、リクエストするだけです。会議の前に通訳サービスを手配いたします。

Portuguese:

Você tem direito a um intérprete sem nenhum custo para você. Se desejar solicitar a assistência de um intérprete para se comunicar com nossas escolas e professores, basta solicitar. Garantiremos que os serviços de interpretação sejam organizados antes da sua reunião.

Russian:

Вы имеете право на бесплатного переводчика. Если вы хотите попросить помощи переводчика для общения с нашими школами и учителями, все, что вам нужно сделать, это попросить. Мы позаботимся о том, чтобы услуги устного перевода были организованы перед вашей встречей.

Spanish:

Tiene derecho a un intérprete sin costo alguno para usted. Si desea solicitar la asistencia de un intérprete para comunicarse con nuestras escuelas y maestros, todo lo que necesita hacer es preguntar. Nos aseguraremos de que los servicios de interpretación se organicen antes de su reunión.

Ukrainian:

Ви маєте право на безкоштовний перекладач. Якщо ви хочете попросити допомоги перекладача для спілкування з нашими школами та вчителями, все, що вам потрібно зробити, це попросити. Ми подбаємо про те, щоб послуги усного перекладу були організовані заздалегідь до вашої зустрічі.

Vietnamese:

Bạn có quyền có một thông dịch viên miễn phí. Nếu bạn muốn yêu cầu sự trợ giúp của thông dịch viên để giao tiếp với trường học và giáo viên của chúng tôi, tất cả những gì bạn cần làm là yêu cầu. Chúng tôi sẽ đảm bảo sắp xếp dịch vụ phiên dịch trước cuộc gặp của bạn.