Kickapoo Area Schools

Senior baskets and all Pre-K - 11 locker belongings will be delivered by the end of today. Please make sure to check for them if you are not home. Thanks!

Attention Kickapoo MS/HS parents! With May 29th as the last day of school please make sure you are communicating with your children to know that they are passing and doing the job you expect. There have been many contacts made to make sure that everyone is completing what they need to get finished and are clear on the expectations, but please make sure you are double checking again. We don't want any surprises in the end. Thank you!

Attention Seniors: A reminder about returning materials and picking up your locker belongings, on Friday, from 8-12. Please read your school email for specific instructions. Thank you!

With public pools potentially staying closed this summer and canceling swim lessons, many families are purchasing personal pools for their homes or looking for lakes and rivers to swim in. That means now more than ever, it's important to educate people on how to stay safe around water. The American Red Cross put together a great website for parents/caregivers with kid friendly videos and activities to teach water safety. https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/water-safety/water-safety-for-kids.html

The district will be running bus routes on Thursday, May 21st to return student personal belongings. These deliveries will occur between 1-4 pm. A few other items of note for the end of the school year. No new assignments will be issued after May 22nd, teachers will focus on students with missing work during the week of May 26-29, with all assignments due May 29th. The school drive through will be open for curbside drop-off of school materials such as: chromebooks, ipads, chargers, calculators, textbooks, novels, and library books on May 29 and June 1 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Please drive up to the front island and wait for a spot designate by a cone to free up, in order to drop off school materials. Please wait in your vehicle for a school staff member to come and get your items. School facilities continue to be closed to the public until June 30th.

Summer Backpack Program Information and Form: https://5il.co/g708

Kickapoo High School Choir. Special thanks to Danny Young and his technical skills! This is awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq6A_GowFkI

All seniors receiving scholarships were notified today. The final scholarship list will be put on the school website/Facebook page and released to the newspapers by next Friday, May 22, 2020.

Message from the PE Department: Mr Clements & Mrs Geary have cleaned out the PE lockers and the items that were locked up have been identified and bagged for you and will be returned with your other school locker items. If you had something in a PE locker that wasn't locked up, and would like it back please email Mrs. Geary she will find it and get it bagged to send to you when we return your other school locker items. Please contact Mrs. Geary at sgeary@kickapoo.k12.wi.us

REMINDER OF SIGN DEADLINE TOMORROW: If anyone in the community would like to order a yard sign they should email info@prolineprinting.net or call them at 637-3868. The cost is $10. If ordering by email, the email needs to include name, address, and phone number. All payments are due at the time of purchase, and orders need to be picked up directly from Proline. The deadline for the orders is Wednesday, May 12th..

6:00pm - Public Hearing 6:30pm - Expense Review 7:00pm - Regular Meeting Live Feed Link: https://youtu.be/ge5z7UkGq4Y

May 10-16 is National Hospital Week! We celebrate hospitals & healthcare workers across the nation who are committed to improving the health of our communities! It is more important now than ever to honor these incredible men & women, & say THANK YOU for all that you do!

May is Mental Health Awareness month. 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 youth experience a mental health condition (National Alliance on Mental Health). If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health and need help, please feel free to reach out to any school personnel and we will try to help you find the resources to meet your needs. Resources are available on the school website Mental Health Resources-Kickapoo Schools. If you are in distress, a 24/7 hotline option is 800-273-TALK (8255) or in case of an emergency, please dial 911. You are not alone! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bk2JXL58TQSbE6gnLSFO1w2jxEQjlziOWCaHAFrEr_I/edit?usp=sharing

Senior updates... Senior signs and graduation apparel will be delivered today! If nobody happens to be home, the Josten's order will be left outside your door. Senior banners will be put up on the baseball fence next week. Thanks to Mrs. Goodrich and Mr. and Mrs. Wiegel for helping with the delivery today! Congrats 2020 Kickapoo Seniors! We are proud of you!

Congratulations to the following high school students for maintaining a 3.5 cumulative GPA to be selected for induction into the National Honor Society. https://5il.co/fz38

Attention Seniors! A reminder to please get any pictures you would like in the Senior video to Josefine by May 18th. We want to be able to play this on the school website on May 22nd. Please email at josefine.jaynes@students.kickapoo.k12.wi.us Thank you!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We would like to take the time to thank the Kickapoo Staff for all the great things they do! The extra efforts to make a difference for Every Kid Every Day are unsurpassed and greatly appreciated. Their ability to be flexible in the current learning environment and do their best to help each student be as successful as possible has been phenomenal. We are so thankful for the staff we have and all that they do! If you have a special teacher that has made a difference in your life we encourage you to take time this week to thank them with an email or a call. Thank You and Go Panthers! Doug, Aaron, Kim and the Kickapoo School Board

Check out what the Kickapoo Elementary staff has been doing! https://youtu.be/PzKJ_aor3zI

Virtual science opportunity for K-2 students THIS Thursday. Please see the attached flyer for more info!

As a result of the overwhelming generosity of people who responded to the "Feeding the Future" fundraiser initiated by Ronda Coleman-Christensen, a former graduate of Kickapoo, over $2,500 worth of overdue lunch balances were paid in full! The Kickapoo Area School District would like to thank everyone who donated to this fundraiser that benefited so many families in our community.