Kettle Moraine High School

PERFORM ECOLOGY IN ACTION!!! Jake Zuehl, a Master Naturalist from Landscapes for the Future, has joined our KM Perform Ecology in Action seminar as a Guest Artist. Over the next few weeks, he’ll be working with our 9th graders to unlock the secrets of the ecosystems right here on campus. Throughout the seminar, students will be analyzing aerial maps to see how land development impacts native plants, testing soil samples from various campus locations to sprout "hidden" seeds, and cultivating fungi. We recently kicked things off by collecting soil samples to see what’s hiding underground. So far, the microscopes have revealed a hidden world of teeny worms and tiny spiders! Thanks to Mr. Callies for sharing this story.

Community Craft Fair! The students from the Kettle Moraine Beyond 18 Transition Program are proud to announce their annual craft fair event in conjunction with many other area schools and programs. Proceeds will be used to enable students to participate in more community outings and expand their social skills. Hand-crafted by students.
When: Wednesday May 13th, 2026 from 10:00 - 1:00
Where: BrandyBrook Community Center
S11W29980 Summit Ave, Delafield, WI
Mr. P’s Grilled Cheese Food Truck will be on site for Food Purchases. Contact Leah Cuda - cudal@kmsd.edu if you have questions.

PERFORM CENTER STAGE!!! KM Perform welcomed Ryan McIntyre, also a KM Perform guest artist, to Classroom Centerstage this week. He makes music with a combination of tasteful, storytelling melodies and lyrics for fans of many different genres. Stay tuned after the performance for an interview with Ryan. You can watch the performance at https://youtu.be/EAvLjz1WT34?si=37YIs0XOC0V9o8QW. Thank you to Scott Curty for the photos.

APRIL SHOWERS BRING CLEARANCE SALES!!! Stop into the Laser Locker from April 10 through May 28 to take advantage of low prices on T-shirts, selected sweatshirts, and clearance rack specials. Hours for next week are:
Monday, April 27: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesday, April 28: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Thursday, April 30: Noon – 4:00pm
Friday, May 1: Noon – 4:00pm

TRACK AND FIELD UPDATE!!! The Laser Track & Field Team was busy last week, Friday we were at Franklins Varsity Invite, and Monday at M-Club Relays at Mukwonago! Friday was a huge meet with lots of competition from outside the conference, great to see this competition as we won't see a lot of these schools again until the State Meet. Scoring top 10 at a big meet like this is a huge accomplishment! Below are our Top 10 Scorers from Fridays meet:
- Mason Ehardt was 1st in Pole Vault
- Brandon Stuke was 3rd in Shot Put and 1st in Discus
- Quinn Vosburg was 2nd in Shot Put
- Lola Schwartz was 2nd in the mile and 3rd in the KM Top 10 All Time List
- Caitlin Blawat was 2nd in the 100m dash and 5th in the 400m dash
- Graham Kelchen was 7th in the mile and 3rd in the 2 mile
- Brynn Lauters was 8th in the 400m dash
- Kennedy Gliniecki was 9th in the 800m run
- Gianna Sanicola was 10th in the 800m run
- Emma Muellenbach was 9th in the 300m hurdles
- Girls 4x4 of Lola Schwartz, Kennedy Gliniecki, Gianna Sanicola, and Caedance Gliniecki was 8th
- Ava Marjala was 7th in the Pole Vault
- Kiera Gahagan was 6th in Discus
- Kylee Zell was 8th in Discus
- Boys 4x1 of John Mazola, Blake Palicki, Cooper Walker, and Chase O'Connell was 6th
- Boys 4x4 of John Mazola, Tor Plum, Mason Ehardt, and Ryker Pignotti was 5th
- Trevor Heinzelmann was 5th in Long Jump
- Blake Palicki was 6th in High Jump
- Thomas Murphy was 6th in Pole Vault
- Sam Sanicola was 7th in Discus

Monday's meet at Mukwonago was a relay only meet, meaning every event needed to be scored as a relay with at least 3 athletes contributing to the team event score. We had several great team performances on the track and in the field. Below are our teams that scored Top 5 on Monday:
- Girls Discus relay or Kylee Zell, Kiera Gahagan, and Lydia Johnson took 1st
- Boys 800 Sprint Medley of John Mazola, Tor Plum, Ryker Pignotti, and Graham Kelchen took 2nd
- Girls Distance Medley of Lola Schwartz, Anniston Ricks, Gianna Sanicola, and Kennedy Gliniecki took 2nd
- Girls 4x2 of Caitlin Blawat, Brynn Lauters, Kennedy Kiesgen, and Lola Schwartz took 3rd
- Boys Pole Vault relay of Mason Ehardt, Thomas Murphy, and Thomas Saccomando took 3rd
- Boys Distance Medley of Carter Schroeder, Holden Dierks, Brady Hartmann, and Freddy Hertneky took 5th
- Girls Shot Put relay of Quinn Vosburg, Kylee Zell, and Kiera Gahagan took 2nd
- Boys Shot Put relay or Brandon Stuke, Sam Sanicola, and Luke Schroeder took 5th
- Boys Discus relay of Brandon Stuke, Sam Sanicola, and David Brummel took 4th

PROM TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!! Tickets can be purchased in the library or by the cafeteria during lunch. The cost is $100 (cash or check). There is a $3 service fee for credit card purchases. Tickets will be available today through Friday the 24th.

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP APRIL 28TH AT 6PM!!! Join us in the KMHS library as our board members discuss school finance with State Representative Cindy Duchow. This event will be open to all residents interested in learning more about state funding, and will be followed by a regularly scheduled board meeting at 7pm.

KMMO FUNDRAISER WITH THE DOCKHOUNDS!!! Join us for a fun night of baseball on June 17th with raffle and parking at 4:45pm and game time at 6:35pm. $10 per ticket will help support KMMO. Sign up now https://www.gofevo.com/event/Kmmo26. There are also some great group rewards if we sign up enough people!

SPEECH HEADS TO STATE!!! The KM Speech team, (formerly Forensics) will be competing at the WISDAA's state wide competition this weekend. This is no small feat! These students have put in countless hours selecting literature, honing performances, crafting speeches, and then performing them for judges across multiple events and venues. In order to qualify for state, multiple judges must award our students scores that represent advanced proficiency in their perspective categories. The following students will be attending the state-wide meet on Saturday in Madison Wisconsin: Amelia Previte reading "The Doomed City," Benjamin Previte speaking on "The Goldfish Eating Fad of 1939," and Lucy Shaw reading "Sunshine. In addition, the following students will be competing in the state-wide virtual meet next week: Kirby Roberts orating "Change is real, and change is possible," Anastasia Swanson reading "Narrow Road to the Deep North," and Maria Swanson speaking on "1930's household habits." Founded in 1895 the Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech & Dramatic Arts Association (WISDAA) is one of the country’s oldest interscholastic secondary school activities organizations of its kind. Deriving from the Latin word forensics, public discourse in search of the truth, we welcome all middle and high school students to enhance and refine communication skills, to foster creativity, and to share perspectives.

BOYS BASKETBALL ALL CONFERENCE!!!

WIAA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT!!!! The WIAA Leadership Summit was created to assist membership schools with their leadership, citizenship and sportsmanship efforts through a high-impact day of growth, connection and inspiration. It focuses on three basic principles, including teamwork, networking, and motivation with the express purpose of making a difference in athletics in Wisconsin. The following students represented KM: Chace Staude, Christian Chesny, Will Vieth, and Liam Bewer.

HELP SUPPORT KM'S INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS!!! We renovated our 30 year old auditorium to address concerns over safety, comfort, and production quality. The upgrades were extensive, providing a modern, quality venue for our students to expand their talents. As part of this program, we are still offering a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities to meet KM Music Parents and Perform Governance Council commitments to the venue. These opportunities, including a buy-a-seat campaign and founder's circle, as well as tiered sponsorships and naming rights. Please note that our founders' circle sponsorships remain intact from year to year, and that we will no longer be accepting members after June.
Tiered Sponsorships: Tiered Sponsors will be prominently recognized in all event programs.
Benefactor: $5,000+
Artist: $1,000+
Founder: $500
Buy a Seat Campaign: $300 Per Seat.
Seating Sponsorship is a one-time commitment with permanent recognition on a plaque. The campaign will be first-come-first-served and will expire when all seats are sold.
Sign up now at https://www.kmperform.org/fine-arts-fund or visit kmsd.edu/fa to learn more about these opportunities. These advertising/sponsorship opportunities are tax deductible and we appreciate the support of our KM Community as we commit to meeting the needs of our students for many decades to come!

SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS WITH KM!! We have space available at all of our venues and would love to partner with you. We have recently introduced a tour of KM package where purchasing a spot at Culver's Stadium and Alumni Gym, includes signs at Adonis Softball Field, baseball, and soccer for free! We have also added multi-year discounts. Naming sponsorships are still available for baseball and soccer!! Sign up & secure your spot at kmsd.edu/sponsor or contact tomczykr@kmsd.edu or ottosara@kmsd.edu to discuss your promotional needs! We'd like to extend a special thank you to our existing sponsors. Sponsorships are deductible by businesses as advertising expenses and may by deductible by individuals as charitable contributions based on filing method/amount.

GIVE BLOOD AND HELP OUR COMMUNITY!!! Student Government is hosting a Red Cross blood drive on Friday 4/17 in the auditorium entryway. Please consider donating and supporting our scholarship efforts. Based on the number of pints collected at our three annual drives (Key Club's too) we receive scholarship funds from the Red Cross. Last year we awarded 3 students $800 each for college.
Reasons you should donate at our drive:
Helps raise scholarship money
Enjoy a grilled cheese at the drive
Current Red Cross promo is a $15 gift card (via email later)
Staff specific- Have KM insurance? Earn 50 Vitality points! Super easy, just screenshot your appointment info and load it into the vitality app after you donate.

KMTA PICKLEBALL ALL- ACCESS YEARLY PASS FOR 2026!!! Get ready for another great season of KMTA pickleball with our all-access yearly pass, now at a new lower price! Sign up now at https://kmsd.revtrak.net/rwcommunityeducation/. Individual passes are $50 and family passes are $75 for all individuals residing in the same household. Your pass provides access to KMTA organized pickleball throughout the spring, summer, and fall and also allows you and your family to use KMTA pickleball equipment whenever the courts are available. Open pickleball will be organized through the GroupMe app, and registered participants will receive an invitation to join in late March or early April. Adult Open Pickleball (ages 14+) will take place in the spring on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm when there is no home boys tennis match, beginning with a kickoff event on April 21. Summer play will include Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm along with Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 6:30/6:45–8am. Fall sessions return to Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm when there is no home girls tennis match, with the season running through approximately the second week of October, weather dependent. Your pass will also provide rotating lock codes, changed every 10–14 days, so you and your family can access equipment when the courts are not reserved for leagues or rentals. Facility closures will be communicated through GroupMe and the courtside bulletin board. Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 second season—the KMTA staff had a great time playing and learning with you. Please note this will be the only pickleball option offered in 2026 and passes will not be prorated based on registration date. Questions can be directed to Kim Theodorakis at thekmta23@gmail.com, and watch for announcements about one or two new beginner “Learn to Play” clinics coming this spring.

KM COMMUNITY GOLF OUTING!!! Join us for a fantastic day on the greens at our 1st Annual Community Golf Outing on June 8 at Western Lakes Golf Club! Hosted by the Kettle Moraine School District and the Kettle Moraine Education Foundation, along with presenting sponsor KJN Builders, this exciting event brings our community together for:

• 18 holes of golf (foursome scramble – all skill levels welcome!)
• Great food & refreshments
• Prize events and contest holes
• Raffle baskets, silent auction & 50/50 raffle
• Connection with friends, neighbors, and supporters

Your full-day registration includes cart, range balls, lunch, dinner, and prizes!

Best of all—every dollar raised supports Kettle Moraine students! Proceeds help fund:
• AP study & review materials
• AP curriculum enhancements
• AP exam fees
• Kettle Moraine Education Foundation Scholarship Fund

Register to golf or explore sponsorship opportunities today: kmsd.edu/golf

Interested in donating, volunteering, or creating a custom sponsorship? Contact Jackie Behling at behlingj@kmsd.edu or (262) 968-6300 ext. 5305. Thank you for supporting opportunities that make a difference for Kettle Moraine students—we can’t wait to see you on the course this June!

PAPER PILING UP? STOP BY THE SHRED EVENT!!! Turn that mess into something meaningful. Join us April 25 for a Shred Event benefiting the KM Booster Club.
✔️ First 10 lbs free
✔️ $1.50 per lb after
✔️ Every pound supports local student-athletes
✔️ Declutter with purpose
Thanks to our Sponsors: The UPS Store – Delafield, Albrecht’s Sentry, Waukesha State Bank, Heaven Nail and Spa, Generator Supercenter, Wild Birds Unlimited, What’s In The Bowl, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Osteo Strong, Lake Country Acupuncture, The Delafield Chamber of Commerce - Making Delafield Stronger!

VARSITY TRACK INDOOR RESULTS!!! Varsity Track did not slow down over spring break! We had 2 final indoor meets to wrap up our Indoor Season, below are some snapshots and updates, from those 2 meets:

- Caitlin Blawat broke the School Record AGAIN in the 60m dash, running a 7.84s at Ripon, then rebroke it AGAIN at Indoor State with a time of 7.79s in Semi-Finals. She took 6th out of 81 athletes and is currently ranked #10 in the State.
- Malachi Beyerlein rebroke his own school record in the indoor 800m run with a time of 1:56.47, he took 5th at Indoor State out of 48 athletes. He is now 5th in the State.
- Mason Ehardt is now #2 on the KM Top 10 list with a vault of 13 ft' 6 in" and took 5th at Indoor State out of 30 athletes. He is ranked in the Top 20 in the State.
- Tenley Neal is #3 on the KM Top 10 All Time list after an 8.35s in the 60m dash at Ripon.
- John Mazola is now #2 on the KM Top 10 All Time list in the 60m dash with a time of 7.24s, and #3 on the KM Top 10 All Time list in the indoor 200m dash with a time of 24.04s.
- Brynn Lauters is now #6 on the KM Top 10 All Time list in the indoor 200m dash with a time of 28.24s, she is also #5 on the KM Top 10 All Time list in Long Jump with a jump of 15 ft' 10.5in".
- Aidan McDowell is now #4 on the KM Top 10 All Time list in Long Jump with a jump of 20 ft' 6.6in".
- Gianna Sanicola is #2 on the Top 10 All Time list in the indoor 800m run with a time of 2:28.89.
- Brandon Stuke is now #9 on the KM Top 10 All Time list in the Shot Put with a throw of 47 ft' 11in".
- Quinn Vosburg placed 3rd at the Ripon meet in the Shot Put.

We can't wait to get started with outdoor season at Franklin on Friday!