PARENTS’ PARAGRAPHS for KOUTS Elementary, Middle & Senior High Schools Volume 48 Number 31 October 23, 2014 Elementary Grades K-5 Visitors Lunch Daily $2.15/Weekly $10.75 Middle/High School Grades 6-12 $3.10 Daily $2.25/Weekly $11.25 (choice not available to elementary) VISITORS: To reserve a lunch you must call the school by 9:00 a.m. MONDAY 10/27 NO SCHOOL FALL BREAK TUESDAY 10/28 Tacos Lettuce/Cheese/Salsa Refried Beans Fresh Fruit MILK WEDNESDAY 10/29 French Toast Sticks Sausage Links Tatar Tots 100% Fruit Juice MILK Grave Markers Vampire Teeth Freaky Sludge Devil’s Delight MILK FRIDAY 10/31 Popcorn Chicken Gold Fish Grahams Mashed Potatoes/Gravy Applesauce MILK Choice Pork Tenderloin Choice Glazed Chicken Choice Witch’s Brew Choice Pizza Bosco Calendar Friday Saturday Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Monday Tuesday Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Wednesday Oct. 39 Thursday Friday Saturday Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 All Day 12:30 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM All Day 4:30 PM 8:25 AM 4:30 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM THURSDAY 10/30 Fall Break – No School IHSAA Girls Volleyball Sectional @ Marquette HS (Tent) IHSAA Girls Volleyball Sectional @ Marquette HS (Tent) Lions Club Chili Supper Fall Break – No School Start of 2nd Nine Weeks HS Spell Bowl at Benton Central Late Start Wednesday – School Starts at 8:25 AM HS Spell Bowl Home MS Halloween Dance until 5:00 Picture Retakes Music Boosters Ham & Turkey Dinner (cafeteria until 8:00) Veteran’s Day Program Kouts Middle/Senior High School will have its annual Veteran’s Day program again this year. The program will be on November 11th at 10:00 AM at Kouts Middle/Senior High School. We would like to invite all local veterans or citizens who are currently serving in the military. The Veteran’s Day program will take place in the PAR gymnasium. Veterans should report to the school office or PAR gym between 9:30 and 9:45 that morning. Please RSVP to the school office (phone 766-2231). 61st Music Boosters Ham and Turkey Dinner November The Music Boosters annual Ham and Turkey Dinner is Saturday, November 1st from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. The funds raised this year will help pay for new equipment as well provide additional funding for the Kouts Band/Choir trips being planned for next year. The dinner serves between 1500 and 2000 people every year. This is the 61st annual dinner. Dine-in and carry-out are available. You can purchase tickets from any middle school or high school band or choir member. Tickets may also be purchased in the school office. Kouts Athletic Hall of Fame The Kouts High School Athletic Hall of Fame will recognize new inductees during the upcoming basketball season. Athletes are selected for their contributions to the Kouts High School Athletics while they were students at Kouts High School. The recipients will be selected by an anonymous committee. The fourth group of inductees will be recognized and honored at the home boys’ basketball game against Knox on February 7, 2015. All nominations for this year’s inductees must be received by the athletic director by November 1, 2014. Nomination forms are available through the Kouts High School Athletic Department or on the Kouts High School website. Athletes selected to the Hall of Fame must have been out of high school for at least 10 years. From the Guidance Counselor The Indiana Youth Institute has created "Trip to College Alerts" which sends texts to keep students, parents, and teachers on track for College and Career Planning. These alerts are tailored to the student’s grade in school. You can receive texts with reminders about test and application deadlines, and helpful tips about financial aid or alternatives to the traditional college route. To join the Trip to College Alerts, text the word "grad" plus your high school graduation year (example, seniors text grad2015) to 69979 (standard messages & data rates apply). You can also find more in-depth college or career planning guidance at TripToCollege.org. The week of October 28-31, Kouts School will be recognizing Red Ribbon Week. This week was started in response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena who had been working to uncover a multimillion dollar narcotics operation in Mexico. The red ribbon is a symbol of the commitment by the National Family Partnership to raise awareness of the killing and destruction caused by drugs in America. During the week, there will be different activities the students can participate in, as well as dress-up days. Following are the dress-up days and themes: TUESDAY: Too Smart to Start (dress “smart” and/or wear glasses, no sunglasses) WEDNESDAY: Love Yourself: Be Drug Free (wear red), THURSDAY: Stay in the Game: Play Drug Free (sports wear), FRIDAY: I Have the Power to Be Drug Free (superhero gear). Porter County Conference Recognizes Fall All-Conference Athletes Several fall athletes from Kouts High School earned PCC all-conference recognition this fall. Grant Hamstra and Jay Heinold received all-conference recognition in cross country this year. The top 15 runners in the meet earn allconference. Kouts had 9 soccer players selected allconference by the conference soccer coaches. Alex Sanders, Nate Anweiler, Jake Hamann, and Doug Satoski represented the Mustangs while Miranda Birmingham, Tiffany Tratar, Gabby Rogers, Gracie Birmingham and Joslyn Hemdal represented the Fillies on the PCC Girls All-Conference soccer team. Alex Garavalia and Trevor McCormick earned all-PCC representing the Mustang volleyball team, and Lauren Dowdy and Hannah Maier represented the Fillies Volleyball Team. At the championship game last Friday night Megan Heinold was awarded the Mental Attitude award for volleyball from the conference coaches as well. Congratulations to all of these fall athletes. Science Club, Science Club, Science Club! The Kouts High School Science Club will begin their Fall Fundraiser with Nature’s Vision on Thursday, October 23. Nature’s Vision was selected for their wide variety of top quality environmentally-themed products and commitment to customer satisfaction. This brand new catalog features over 150 items to choose from and includes something for everyone. These fashionable products will help promote environmental awareness at our school and in our community. The 100% preshrunk cotton shirts are available in a wide variety of styles including Organic, Animal Planet, and Tie Dye tees. Nature’s Vision donates to environmental organizations that are dedicated to protecting the Rainforest, preserving nature and ensuring a sustainable future for our planet. Sales will continue through Friday, November 7. You can support our fundraiser by placing an online order as well. Go to naturesvisionfundraising.com, click on “SHOP NOW” and enter the organization code 48916. We plan to use the funds from this fundraiser to add to the Science Club scholarship fund, support the Kouts Secondary Science Fair, and assist in the funding of an overnight trip to the Indianapolis Zoo. Please help make our sale a success! For more information, contact Andrea Clinkenbeard at [email protected]. Caring for Katie As mentioned last week, Kaitlyn Reasoner, one of our beloved 6 th grade students, is hospitalized at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. We are encouraged by the fact that she is making small signs of improvement, slowly but surely. We will continue to pray for recovery, rehabilitation, and encouragement for both Katie and her family. As a show of our community’s support, a prayer service will be held at Cornerstone Community Church in Kouts on Tuesday, October 28 at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome! We have received a tremendous outpouring in response to the gift card collection for the Reasoner family which began last week. Gift cards can be dropped off in either office at the school. Thank you to everyone who has so generously supported this family. From the Desk of Mr. Stoner I cannot believe the first nine weeks is over and fall break is here. This year is going by so fast for me. I have seen and learned much during my first nine weeks as the principal. I have learned most students love Music Mondays and the trivia challenges that go with them. I have learned that when we focus on an end goal we will rise to the challenge as a team. I have seen that when we challenge our students academically, most will rise to the challenge. I have seen that students are open to new challenges like the robotics team, computer programing, AP Lit twitter chats, collaborating with each other and students from other schools, and the list goes on. I have seen our students and staff willing to help out current and past students in need. I have talked with parents that want the very best for their students, whatever that might be. I have seen what I have already known, and that is Kouts MS/HS is a great place to be every day. Thank you so much for the support you give to me and the staff every day! Have a great four day weekend and see ya on Tuesday. Everything you ever needed to know about KOUTS MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL’S 2015 YEARBOOK! 1. How to Order Visit WWW.YEARBOOKORDERCENTER.COM and either search by school or enter school code 3370. 2. When do I get my book? Because we want to be sure that there is coverage of every school event, we work the entire year to finish the book. You will receive your 2015 yearbook in September of 2015. 3. How much is it? Ordering early will SAVE YOU MONEY! BOOKS November 1-December 31: $45 January 1-March 31: $50 April 1-May 10: $55 A limited number of books will be available at distribution for $60. 4. You can personalize it! ONE LINE NAME PLATE Available November 1-March 31 for $5 ONE LINE NAME PLATE w/ 1 Mark Available November 1-March 31 for $7.50 ONE LINE NAME PLATE w/ 2 Marks Available November 1-March 31 for $9 TWO LINE NAME PLATE Available November 1-March 31 for $7 TWO LINE NAME PLATE w/ 1 Mark Available November 1-March 31 for $10 TWO LINE NAME PLATE w/ 2 Marks Available November 1-March 31 for $12 Welcome to Wild About Cheerleading—a Day with the Cheerleaders! Dear Parents and Campers, This year’s KHS Cheerleaders are excited to be hosting a Mini Cheer Camp. Grades first through fifth are all invited to participate in this event. The camp will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 9:00-12:00 in the balcony of the new gym. Cost for this event will be $25 per child. While at camp, the girls will learn proper stretching technique and cheerleading skills such as jumping and stunting. In addition, they will learn several cheers which they will perform at a ball game. Finally, they will learn valuable teamwork skills as well. Each girl will receive a t-shirt and bow to commemorate the day. The campers will also have a chance to win prizes, play games, and have fun! Campers will need to be dressed in comfortable clothes and shoes because camp will be a lot of work, too! In addition, girls should wear their hair tied back and should refrain from wearing jewelry. In addition to the fun-filled camp day, mini camp participants will actually get to be a part of a real ball game. They will get to sit in the Pep Block and also perform their cheers during the junior varsity half time Kouts game on November 15. Mini camp cheerleaders will be expected to wear their commemorative t-shirts and bows, black shorts, and tennis shoes to the game. Hair again should be pulled back, and no jewelry should be worn. The attached form needs to be completed and returned to the school office or Mrs. Flanigan by October 23. No late forms will be accepted. Checks should be made out to Kouts High School. The KHS Cheerleaders are looking forward to spending this exciting day with everyone! Camper’s Name _____________________________________ Address ____________________________________________ T-shirt size Child Adult S S M M L L Grade Level __________ Phone _______________ XL I, ____________________________, hereby allow my child to participate in the Mini Cheer Camp. Please check one of the following: __________________ My child does have medical coverage. __________________ My child does not have medical coverage. I release the school from any responsibilities in case of an accident during this camp. KMS KEEP THE DATE! Friday, October 24 Fall Break - NO SCHOOL! Monday, October 27 Fall Break - NO SCHOOL! Tuesday, October 28 Red Ribbon Week - Dress-up days all week “Too Smart to Start” Dress smart/wear glasses (no sunglasses) Wednesday, October 29 “Love Yourself: Be Drug Free” Wear red - this counts as class competition! Thursday, October 30 “Stay in the Game: Play Drug Free” Wear your favorite sports team apparel Halloween Dance 3-5pm in the New Gym Admission: $2 with costume, $3 without Friday, October 31 “I Have the Power to be Drug Free” Wear your favorite superhero apparel Picture Re-takes PLEASANT TOWNSHIP ANGEL TREE The Pleasant Township Trustee office will have an angel tree at the Kouts Public Library. If you would like your child’s (children’s) name placed on the tree, please fill out the information below. NO NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE ANGEL TREE-ONLY A NUMBER, AGE AND BOY OR GIRL. ALL INFORMATION IS KEPT CONFINDENTIAL. QUESTIONS CALL TRUSTEE Jean Oehlman 7663216 OR Lorraine 766-3031 or 219-508-0641 Please fill this form out and return it to the Pleasant Twp. Trustee Post Office Box 548, Kouts, IN 46347 PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS FOR PLEASNAT TWP. RESIDENTS ONLY ****Please return by November 17, 2014**** *Please check all you wish to be included on: _____Angel Tree ____Toys For Tots ____Holiday Food Basket Parent Information: (We must have this information) Name:___________________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Phone #: _________________________________________________________________________ *********************Please be considerate by not requesting “big ticket” items************************ NAME OF CHILDREN (FROM INFANT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL) *Child’s Name:________________________________________Age:_________Sex:___________ Clothing Sizes: Shirts:______________________________Jeans:____________________________________ Shoes:_____________________________ Gift ideas, hobbies or interests of child: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ *Child’s Name:________________________________________Age:_________Sex:__________ Clothing Sizes: Shirts:______________________________Jeans:____________________________________ Shoes:_____________________________ Gift ideas, hobbies or interests of child: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ IF MORE ROOM IS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL NAMES PLEASE ATTACH ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER. Elementary Echoes Kouts Elementary Volume 8, Number 9 www.epcsc.k12.in.us/kes Coming Soon... Little Caesar’s Fundraiser Top Sellers Recognized Today..…………………………………………….Quarter 1 Ends Oct. 24, 27……………………………….No School—Fall Break Oct. 28..........................................Art Club—Gr. 5, 2:45 PM Oct. 31..Picture Retakes/Classroom Parties/ Report Cards Red Ribbon Week to Be Observed Red Ribbon Week will be observed next Tuesday, October 28, through Friday, October 31, with a different theme each day: Thursday, October 23, 2014 Tuesday—“Too Smart to Start” Dress “smart” Congratulations to the top-selling students; each student will receive a Wal-Mart gift card: 1st Place—third grader Hannah Peterson ($50), 2nd Place—fifth grader Elyse Bagnall ($40), and 3rd Place—second grader Madalyn King ($30). The girls sold 43, 42, and 28 pizza kits, respectively. In addition, congratulations are offered to the two random winners, kindergartners Aidan Miller and Rory Winder. Each student will receive a $20 Wal-Mart gift card. (The winners are shown below.) and/or wear glasses; no sunglasses, please. Wednesday—“Love Yourself; Be Drug-free” Wear red clothing to show your commitment. Thursday—“Stay in the Game; Play Drug-free” Wear sports apparel to show your commitment. Friday—“I Have the Power to Be Drug-free” Wear super hero gear to show your power over drugs. In addition to dressing out for RRW, students will be educated in making good choices concerning drugs and alcohol. Parents, it’s never too early to stress to your children the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Rory, and Madalyn. Caring for Katie Recently our community has been saddened by the news of one of our beloved 6th grade students, Kaitlyn Reasoner, being hospitalized at the University of Chicago with a serious illness. Her cheerful and outgoing personality has been sorely missed by everyone at Kouts School. Many people have inquired with us about how they can help the Reasoner family. Obviously, the first and most important way you can make a difference is by lifting up Katie in prayer. A community-wide prayer service will be held at Cornerstone Community Church in Kouts on Tuesday, October 28, at 7:00 PM. Of course, we want to do something tangible for the family, as well. While we have several ideas in mind for the near future, one thing we can do now is a gift card collection. Gas cards, restaurant cards, iTunes cards (Katie loves music), and grocery cards are all items that would be useful both now and later. You can drop off gift cards in the elementary or high school office. Thank you in advance for showing your love and support to this family! Title I/Specials Teachers to Receive Box Top Dollars Since our specials teachers and Title I teacher do not have a homeroom, yet teach all or many of our KES students, they will benefit from the November and February BT collections. During these two months, 10% of the overall collection total will be divvied up between the four teachers to supplement their classroom needs. “Super Strides Students” to Be Recognized Beginning next week, one student will be selected to be recognized as a “Super Strides Student.” This student will have shown significant improvement in an area such as an academic subject (math, reading, English, etc.), artistic/athletic/musical ability, work ethic, friendship, leadership, participation, etc. The selected student will host the traveling trophy for the week, receive a certificate, and be presented with a custom pin in recognition of the achievement. Fall Break to Be Observed The student will also have his/her picture in the weekly newsletter. We look forward There will be no school on Friday, October 24, and Monday, October 27. Enjoy your Fall Break! Pictured left to right are students Hannah, Aidan, Elyse, Pa to recognizing outstanding improvement! Elementary Echoes continues on the next page. individual students for Elementary Echoes Kouts Elementary Volume 8, Number 9 www.epcsc.k12.in.us/kes Thursday, October 23, 2014 Baby Food Jar Donations Requested Lunch with the Principal Held Mrs. Van Kley needs clean glass baby food jars, any size, with lids for science experiments in 6th grade. They can be dropped off in the high school office in a bag or a box whenever available. The following students had Lunch with the Principal, Student Birthdays Recognized Happy birthday to the following students that celebrated their special day during the week of October 20-27: Kindergarten—Emma Burns and Josiah James; First Grade— Natalie Hoover, Adylinne Oldham, Wyatt Robertson, and Adeline Winters; Second Grade—Leo Lindsey; Third Grade— Vester Lemons and Hannah Peterson; Fourth Grade—Hailey Andrews; and Fifth Grade—Faith Birky and Kayden Wessell. We hope your day was extra special! including ice cream, this week: Kindergarten—Anna Overholt, Gracie Krug, Ethan Moore, and Chase Nicolei; First Grade—Emily McFalls, Kole Juergens, and Jessica Lambert; Second Grade—Jacinda Klemp, Morgan Kaminskas, Hannah Nichols, and Joseph James; Third Grade—Riley Hoffman, Olivia Miller, and Ryan Kratz; Fourth Grade—Cory Hinchley, Luke Eldridge, and John Gunn; and Fifth Grade—Andrew Palmer, Timmy Hilzley, and Caleb Hammerberg. Pledge Leaders Announced The following students recited the Pledge and/or read morning announcements this week: Claire Cunningham (2E), High Attendance Winners Recognized Congratulations to last week’s High Attendance winners: Kindergarten—Mrs. Dunham and Mrs. Owens (Tie—100%); First Grade—Miss Werner; Second Grade—Mrs. Gant and Mrs. Spagna (Tie); Third Grade—Miss Blythe (100%); Fourth Grade—Mrs. Miller (100%); and Fifth Grade—Mrs. Dorgan (100%). Anastacia Kring (2G), Rhianna Montgomery (2M), and Addison Enright (2S). Kouts Christian Church Shows Their Appreciation Kouts staff was pleasantly surprised Monday morning with home-baked goods, granola bars, and Mason Jar Cookie Mixes from the women’s group at Kouts Christian Church. We so appreciate their thoughtfulness in recognizing KES Tech Time to Begin in November teachers in a tangible way. We love what we do, and it’s Tech Time, KES’s before-school opportunity for extra definitely an added bonus when our hard work is recognized practice in math for second- through fifth-grade students, in such an expected way. Thank you, ladies; you made our will begin on Monday, November 3rd. Select students have day! been chosen by their teachers to participate in this free program. Signed parent permission slips will be due back to the classroom teacher or Mr. LaPrad no later than October 30th. NWEA Reports Available Soon The NWEA testing window has officially closed, so student summary reports will be available soon; watch for updates. Pumpkin Fun for Everyone Several staff members stayed after school on Tuesday to decorate pumpkins. Students voted on their favorite, and their vote counted as a chance to win the pumpkin. The pumpkin creators/winners are below. Miss Blythe/Tyler 2S Miss Werner/Reese 4P Ms. Roccia/Emma 2M Mrs. Wigley/Michael 3B Mrs. Dunham/Aidan KO Miss Blythe/Julia KB Miss Proctor/Clay 4P Mrs. Smith/Lauren 4J Mrs. Merrell/Emmy 4J Mrs. Owens/Hailey 4J Mrs. Wigley/Stephanie 5D 3rd Place 2nd Place 1st Place
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