Week of March 16—March 20, 2015 The KHS 1100 Red Devil Way, Lakeland, FL 33815 Phone: (863) 499-2655 Fax: (863) 499-2726 CFAA Phone: (863) 413-3620 Fax: (863) 647-4764 BE THE SPARK http://schools.polk-fl.net/khs www.facebook.com/khsreddevils Follow us on TwiƩer Instagram @KHS RedDevils FFA Nursery and Landscape Team—1st Place State Winners On March 7, Kathleen FFA’s Nursery and Landscape team won the state contest in Apopka. There were 25 high school teams competing. The team members are Taeler Dupre, Emmett Lee, Brevyn Foreman, and Madeline Creasman. They will represent Florida at the National FFA Nursery and Landscape CDE in Louisville, Kentucky next October. “The event was challenging and consisted of identification practicums in which students had to identify 30 ornamental plants from a 100 plant list, 15 pests/disorders out of a 70 item list, and identify 15 tools out of a 100 item list. In addition to identification, there were four other events: Landscape Plan Interpretation, Pruning, Dealing with Hazardous Situations/Safety, and Equipment Maintenance,” said Mr. Carlton. Emmett Lee, Taeler Dupre, Brevyn Foreman and Madeline Creasman http://schools.polk-fl.net/khs March 30-April 3 Inside This Issue PROM TICKETS ON SALE $65 - Monday, March 16 (Before School @ 6:30 am, During Lunch, and After School In Mrs. Thacker’s Office) $80—Tuesday, March 17 – Friday, March 20 (During Lunch and After School in Mrs. Thacker’s Office) Meeting Tuesday, March 24 Meeting 5:30-6:30 Media Center-Main Campus Special Recognition Ceremony for attendees Questions? Email [email protected] ALL OBLIGATIONS MUST BE PAID IN ORDER TO PURCHASE A TICKET! In order to purchase a ticket for a student who does not attend KHS, you must submit completed GUEST APPLICATION. Questions: See Mrs. Thacker or [email protected] Principal, Ernest Joe, Jr. Assistant Principal of Curriculum, Chuck Thacker Assistant Principal of Curriculum, (CFAA), Keith Smith FFA Landscape & Nursery-1st Place 1 SAC Meeting—March 24 1 Prom Tickets on Sale 3/16 1 Trident Yearbook—$85.00 2 Literary Magazine/Writing Center Senior Spotlight-Joseph Ortiz Important Dates 2 2 2 Ceramics Classes—Worldly Masks 2 Forestry Winners/Ag Dept on Radio 3 National FFA Week We Welcome New Staff Girls Tennis Update 3 3 3 Track & Field Update 4 Sports Schedule 5 Tutoring Schedule Earth Space Science-Surveying 5 5 ACT/SAT Testing Schedule 5 Lunch Menu/Word of the Week Marching Band Fundraisers 6 6 FCA/Grad Bash on April 25 6 2015 Prom—April 18 at The Mezz 2015 Prom—Guest Application 7 8 Assistant Principal of Administration, Tony Williams Assistant Principal of Administration, Mario Jenkins KHS Mission: Cultivating a Legacy of Lifelong Learners Questions, comments or to remove your name from our mailing list, please contact Lia Maffett [email protected] or call (863) 499-2655 x60192 Trident Yearbook Yearbooks are on sale for $85.00. Yearbooks can also be purchased at: www.yearbookorderc enter.com; or der #1134. Senior pages are $50 for half page and $100 for a full page with yearbook purchase. Businesses interested in advertising, please contact amanda.lavery @polk-fl.net. Literary Magazine Mrs. Lavery is accepting electronic and hard copy submissions for our new Literary Magazine. Students can submit artwork, poems, short stories and personal essays for consideration. Please must make sure each submission contains the students’ name, cell phone number and English teacher. Electronic submissions can be sent to [email protected] and hard copy submissions can be dropped off in Q-41. CFAA submissions can contact Mrs. Sasser for directions on how to submit their work. No final deadline has been set yet, as it will depend on how many submissions are received. Questions: email Mrs. Lavery. Students—Writing Center Open on Wednesdays Students—-Visit Room 40-123 (9th Grade Building) for assistance in Writing. All students can come in and receive help on papers for classes, junior and senior thesis, FSA writing, etc. Any questions, see Mrs. Desandolo; [email protected].. The Writing Center will be open every Wednesday from 2:00—3:00, except on early release days. Senior Spotlight Joseph has been accepted to USF and will major in Architecture. He was also accepted to UCF, FIU and CU in Denver. He has decided to stay in Florida and attend USF. Way to go Joseph—you make us so proud! 3/17-3/19—PERT-Juniors Art Students—Masks Students in Mr. Dragon’s ceramics classes are creating masks that can be seen all around the world. Students are learning about their variety of purposes, including religious, ritualistic and social ceremonies. 3/25—End of 3rd 9-Wks 3/30-4/3—Spring Break 4/14—Report Cards 5/12—Hall of Fame/Top 20 Awards @ 6:30 5/19—Underclassmen Awards @ 6:00 5/25—Memorial Day Kaitlyn Weeks Kayla Kinsler Emily Martinez Brayan Perez 5/26—Senior Awards @ 6:00 5/31—Baccalaureate @ 4:00/Victory Baptist 6/1—Graduation @ 8:00 6/4—Last Day of School Joseph Ortiz National FFA Week—Growing ’Em Young Tune In Your Radio To Talk 1430 WLKF On Tuesday, March 17 5:00-6:00 You Will Hear Kathleen Senior’s FFA National Forestry Winners: Brevyn Foreman Emmett Lee Lexi Sanchez Taeler Dupree and Advisors Keitha Hall Kyle Carlton Questions from Listeners are Welcome Call 863 682-1430 In Celebration of National FFA Week our Ag students put together an educational Farm Day for approximately 100 kindergarteners on March 27. After weeks of student and advisor planning, the kindergarteners arrived at approximately 9:00 a.m. and started their educational tour at KHS of demonstrations that included a petting zoo, homemade ice cream making station, hatching chicks, clipping cattle, reptiles, aquaculture, zebus and a hay ride. “Everyone had a great time. It was an exciting opportunity for our students to be able to share the importance of agriculture with our future generations, said Mrs. Morse!” We Absolutely Love and Welcome Our New Staff Members Ms. Toi Speed was born and raised in Lakeland. She is our Title One Coordinator/Reading Interventionist. Ms. Speed graduated from Nova Southeastern with a Specialist degree in Ed Leadership. She obtained her Master’s degree and undergraduate degree from FL A&M University. She taught in Atlanta Georgia for 8 years before moving back to Florida. She is a mother of 3 boys, her oldest is in Pharmacy at FL A & M University, one in middle school and the youngest is in preschool. She enjoys working and growing her business, Toi Butter, an all-natural and Toi Speed organic hair and body care product line. She also enjoys cooking, reading, and of course shopping. Mrs. Margaret Sasser is originally from West Chester, Ohio. She received a scholarship to play volleyball at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. There she received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Mrs. Sasser has joined our ESE Department. For the past four years she has been the head volleyball coach and ESE teacher at Lake Gibson. She is currently coaching 12 year olds through Southern Select Volleyball Club. She Margaret Sasser is married and has two children, Sophia, age 4 and Lomax who just turned one in December. We are so very blessed that Ms. Toi and Mrs. Sasser have joined the KHS family—Welcome!! Girls Tennis Update Congratulations to the Girls Tennis team for their victory over Teneroc High School on March 9. The top 5 for the week included: Sydney Owens, Alicia Nwajei, Reyna Castro, Aliyah Grant, Mila Cuervo. Team Pictured on right: Back Row L to R: Brizeida Cardenas, Milagros Cuervo, Latarrah Samuels, Lauren Baggett, Jaliza Rodriguez, Alicia Nwajei (Captain), Aliyah Grant, Reyna Castro (Captain), Middle: Coach Mudge Front Row L to R: Sydney Owens, Mercedes Jackson, Not pictured Katie Harwell. On March 7, the Track & Field Red Devils traveled to Berkeley to compete at the Berkeley Invite along with 31 other schools. With great competition, both boys and girls did awesome. “Our girls finished 1st Place and our boys finished 6th Place overall. I am so very proud of them,” said Coach Haggins. EVENT ATHELETE 4 x 100M Relay Jamiraih Campbell PLACE 1st Front Row L to R: Francesca Sims, Micqueysha Harvey, Tamara Wright 2nd Row: Allison Knight, Kiara Johnson, Krishaarra Carter, Del'Laijha Bouie, Anira LeCount, Amaya Small, Tiana Jones 3rd Row: Shaddei Collado, Tre'Keira Jones, Bobbi-Ann Laing, Jamariah Campbell, Dominique Langley, Coach Cenita Sanders Back Row: Anaya Thomas, G'Ona Thomas, Robyn Griffin, Destiny Small, Terion Davis, Coach Haggins, Shaniqua Stevens, Coach Michael Norman, Raina Battles EVENT 100M Dash ATHELETE PLACE Zy’Eisha Wilson 1st Robyn Griffin 1st Robyn Griffin 3rd Zy’Eisha Wilson 1st Tamara Wright 7th Tamara Wright 1st Remaining Track Meets Date 3/21 4 x 400M Relay Tamara Wright 2nd 4 x 400M Relay Dominique Langley Meet Location Polk County Frostproof Championship H.S. 7th UNF 3/27 & 3/28 Spring Invite Terion Davis 2nd Del’Laijha Bouie 7th Zy’Eisha Wilson 2nd Micqueysha Harvey 7th Shaniqua Stevens 2nd Fran Smis 7th 4/2 Sebring Meet Sebring H.S. Destiny Small 2nd Terion Davis 1st 4/2-4/5 UF Florida Relays UF, Gainesville Allison Knight 6th 4/17 3A District 8 Winter Haven H.S. Discus Allison Knight 4th 800M Run Sophia Orellana 8th 4/23 3A Regional-2 Harmony H.S. 100M Hurdles Del’Laijha Bouie 2nd 300M Hurdles Jamiraih Campbell 3rd Jamariah Campbell 8th Del’Laijha Bouie 6th 5/2 3A State Championships Robyn Griffin 1st 5/23 Golden South First Academy Classic H.S. Shot Put 4 x 800M Relay Raina Battles High Jump Long Jump 5th 400M Dash 200M Dash Fran Sims 5th Zy’Eisha Wilson 4th Bobbi-Ann Laing 5th Fran Sims 7th Sophia Orellana 5th Terion Davis 8th Anaya Thomas 8th Anaya Thomas 8th Triple Jump Anaya Thomas 4th Del’Laijha Bouie 5th Shaniqua stevens 7th Jacksonville Jacksonville athleen Monday March 16 JV Baseball vs. Lake Gibson @ 7:00 (Home) Girls Softball vs. Frostproof @ 7:00 (Varsity Only) (Home) Tuesday March 17 Varsity Baseball vs. Ridge @ 7:00 (Home) Girls Softball vs. Haines City @ 6:30/8:30 (Away) Girls Tennis vs. Teneroc @ 3:30 (Away) Boys Tennis vs. Bartow @ 3:30 (Home) Mondays & Wednesdays 2:05—3:05 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays (Mr. Haynes Only) Reading/FCAT Math Science Mr. Haynes Ms. Gibson Ms. Mahmood 31-127 14-034 03-002 Alg. 2 Earth, Bio & FCAT & Pre-Calculus Environmental ACT Prep Statistics Mrs. McKinney Mrs. Johnson Mrs. Gardner 31-107 14-014 16-004 Alg. 1/Geometry/ Physical, Chemical Reading Liberal Arts Mrs. O’Sullivan 13-006 Reading & Writing (Grades 9-10) Wednesday JV Baseball vs. Teneroc @ 7:00 (Home) March 18 Thursday March 19 Varsity Baseball vs. Lake Gibson @ 7:00 (Home) Girls Tennis vs. Haines City @ 3:30 (Home) Boys Tennis vs. Ridge @ 3:30 (Away) Friday March 20 Varsity Baseball vs. Bartow @ 7:00 (Home) Girls Softball vs. George Jenkins @ 6:30/8:30 (Home) Saturday March 21 Track & Field—Polk County Championship @ Frostproof High School Tutoring Schedule Where On Earth Are We? Mr. Bartuska’s Earth-Space Science classes experienced a hands-on opportunity recently while using real Surveying Equipment. The exercise was an introduction to Differential Leveling, a basic Surveying operation that acquires elevation data for plotting and creating topographic maps. The new Surveying instruments were purchased by a Horace Mann/Grant via Mr. Bartuska. “I plan to write a follow-on grant to purchase a higher level of Survey instrument to allow students to make additional and more complex Teresa Rocha (left) and Angela Kinlock (right) practice sighting in measurements,” said Mr. Bartuska. on a Philadelphia Survey rod (not shown) using the new Optical Levels while other classmates wait their turn ACT & SAT Testing Schedule - Remaining Dates for 2015 ACT (American College Test) http://www.ACTStudent.org ACT Test Date Registration Deadline SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) http://www.SAT.CollegeBoard.org SAT Test Date Registration Deadline April 18, 2015* March 13, 2015 March 14, 2015 February 13, 2015 June 13, 2015* May 8, 2015 May 2, 2015 April 6, 2015 June 6, 2015 May 8, 2015 Kathleen Senior will not be a test center for 4/18 & 6/13. School Code: 100-830 Test Center Code: 235570 School Code: 100-830 Test Center Code: 10374 Lunch Menu Word of Week: Equitable KHS Marching Band Fundraisers Monday — March 16, 2015 Sweet & Sour Chicken, Steamed Rice, Veggie Roll, Fruit or Chef Salad or Turkey & Cheese Sub/ Flatbread, Yogurt Snack Box, Potato Salad, Fruit Tuesday — March 17, 2015 Beef Taco Salad, Pinto Beans, Fruit, Juice or Southwest Chicken Salad or Ham & Cheese Sub or Southwest Chicken Wrap, Black Bean Salsa, Tortilla Chips, Fruit Variety Wednesday — March 18, 2015 Teriyaki BBQ Chicken, Yellow Rice, Green Beans, Fruit Variety or Asian Chicken Salad or Italian Pizza Sub/Flatbread or Hummus Snack Box, Veggie Combo, Fruit Salad Thursday — March 19, 2015 Baked Ziti, Italian Bread, Steamed Cauliflower, Garden Salad, Fruit, Juice or Chicken Caesar Salad, Turkey & Cheese Sub or Chicken Salad Wrap, Yogurt Snack Box, Veggie Combo, Fruit Sonny’s BBQ 3611 US Hwy 98 North Lakeland, FL 33809 KATHLEEN SR MARCHING RED DEVIL BAND Benefiting: KHS Red Devil Band March 21, April 18, & May 16, 2015 5:00—8:00 pm Dine-In or Drive-Through Both N. & S. Locations March 19, April 16, & May 14, 2015 (Until Closing) *Mention this organization at the register or in the drivethru for Band to receive 20% of the value of your purchase. Bring your family and friends for a Delicious BBQ Dinner S. Florida Ave. 4625 S. Florida Avenue 15%-25% of your bill will be Donated to KHS BAND For NEEDED NEW UNIFORMS (Please present this coupon when you pay) N. Lakeland 4132 US Highway 98 N Friday — March 20, 2015 Boneless Chicken Wings, Blueberry Muffin, Veggie Combo, Sweet Potato Fries, Frozen Juice or Buffalo Chicken Salad or Peanut Butter Snack Box or Ham & Cheese Sub/Flatbread, Veggie Combo, Sidekicks Frozen Juice, Fruit Variety Spend Tuesday and Thursday with FCA FCA weekly huddle meetings Thursday mornings 6:25 am in the Choice Room. Tuesday FCA host Open Gym at 6:25 am, All students are welcome to come enjoy music, basketball, fellowship, and prayer. Only students with athletic shoes are allowed to play basketball. Grad Bash April 25, 2015 Cost: $ 100.00 (Please—no $50, $100 dollar bills, or checks) All obligations must be paid. For more information see Ms. Lewis in the 9th Grade office or call 863 413-3506
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