Kettle Moraine High School

Thank you Waukesha State Bank #PayitForwardPatrol! The #PayitForwardPatrol is part of their “Happy Community Banking Month” celebration! They are giving away gift cards, bringing lunch to local first responders and nurses, hosting donation drives, and more, as they give back to our community this April. Unprompted, Waukesha State Bank​ chose to ​reach out to our KMHS Campus Best Buddies Club ​to "pay it forward" as they felt the Kettle Moraine Best Buddies organization was a great fit as a ​community "surprise and delight" event during their month-long celebration! Thank you Waukesha State Bank for supporting the Kettle Moraine High School Best Buddies program with a $150 check!

SAVE THE DATE – KM'S CLASS OF '24 GRADUATION JUNE 1ST AT 7:30PM @ VOCK FIELD!! We are really looking forward to celebrating the accomplishments of these amazing students, particularly because we are able to host the event outdoors at the newly renovated Culver's Stadium. We will have fireworks following the event and intend to make this a very special and memorable evening for our graduates!

KM PERFORM STUDENT SELECTED TO JOIN KIDS FROM WISCONSIN!!!! Ryan Keller plays saxophone in Jazz 1, Wind Symphony and Pit Orchestra and enjoys collaborating, and arranging performances. One of his favorite moments was playing tenor saxophone in MYSO Senior Symphony's performance of An American in Paris at the beautiful Werner Theater in downtown Milwaukee. He looks forward to his first season with KIDS and the invaluable experience of traveling Wisconsin.

DON'T FORGET TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE THE KETTLE MORAINE EDUCATION FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER!!! Grab your wayfarers, cuff your jeans, tease your hair, and pop your collar for our 80s Dance Party! Plan to dance the night away while raising money for a great cause! This event will also feature a fabulous silent auction and raffle, cash bar, Pudgies food truck for purchase, DJ and delicious desserts made by KMHS culinary art students. All proceeds support the Kettle Moraine Education Foundation (KMEF), which provides grants to teachers for educational classroom projects, and scholarships to students. Early bird tickets are $40 per person / $80 per couple until March 15. After that they will be $50 per person / $100 per couple. KM teacher and staff tickets are $25. https://www.classmunity.com/kmsd/view-fundraiser.php?fundraiser_id=2404. We also have sponsorship opportunities available and are looking for silent and live auction items. Please contact Jen Baumann (jen02jd@hotmail.com) or Heather Coufal (heathercoufal@aol.com) for more information.

Great Franklin Track Invite! Overall Boys took 2nd and Girls 3rd, with some notable individual outcomes: Boys discus - 1st- Dayne B - 142-6 Boys discus - 3rd- Grey R - 136-3 Girls discus - 2nd- Hasley S - 110-5 Boys shot put - 3rd- Grey R - 50-1.25 Girls long jump - 2nd- Keegan L - 17-3.75 Girls 800 - 2nd- Lola S - 2:25.90 Boys 300 hurdles - 1st- Ryker P - 41.33 Girls 300 hurdles - 2nd- Keegan L - 47.78 Boys 110 hurdles - 3rd- Ryker P - 15.66 Girls 100 hurdles - 1st- Keegan L - 15.59 (New Meet Record) Great job to everyone who competed this week! On to conference relays!

Huge game TONIGHT! The two highest-ranked teams in the state face each other tonight at home. #1 ranked Waunakee travels to Vock Field to take on #2 ranked KM. It’s a State level game early in the season. Be there, be loud - help your lax bros win the #1 seed in the state! Face off at 7:30 (JV 5:30) tonight.

Our Rock Climbing Team is State Champs! The KMHS Campus Rock Climbing Team claimed another State Title this past weekend with an amazing effort from all climbers. The whole team climbed well and it was an excellent finish to an amazing season, where the team went UNDEFEATED in all competitions. The team was led by strong performances by the following climbers who had top five finishes: Madison Anderson, Samantha Smith, Katie Flemming, Carson Smith, Kaden Hartmann, and Mason Cooper (who finished first in the toughest division). Congrats to our Kettle Moraine Rock Climbing Team on another great season and state title!

KM BASEBALL COMMUNITY NIGHT AT DOCKHOUNDS STADIUM!! The Lasers take on Arrowhead May 13 for Community/Youth Night at 7 pm. The rest of the 2024 Kettle Moraine Lasers Baseball Schedule is available at: https://www.classic8conference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=3&G5button=13&G5genie=98&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=1-1-19%2C1-1-223%2C1-1-18%2C&manual_access=1&s=03

HELP US MEET OUR GOALS AND SAVE LIVES!! Blood drives are critical to maintaining the necessary supplies for area hospitals. Sign up to give now and you will be entered to win a pontoon boat! Reserve your spot onine: https://donate.wisconsin.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/261977

KM GLOBAL STUDENT RAISES MONEY FOR UKRAINE!! Jack Curty, a competitive fencer at Ataba Fencing Club and KM Global senior, would like to invite you to his Senior Capstone, Fencing for Ukraine. At KM Global, each senior is required to conduct a capstone project which is a student-led community service project that aims to raise money for either a local or global purpose. For Jack's capstone, he decided to use his love of fencing to support the millions of families displaced by the war in Ukraine. All proceeds will go to the charity organization CARE, which sends support directly into Ukraine and neighboring countries in the form of food, medical supplies, humanitarian aid packages and more.

Nice Win Boys! Lasers Baseball defeated the Waunakee Warriors 6-2 on Monday night. A single by Reed Burns drove in three runs in the bottom of the third inning. JJ Wolbert led KM with two hits in three at bats. Scott Brown went 1-for-3 and had three RBIs. Jimmy Angle and Chace Staude led the team with two walks each. Tate Robillard earned the win for the Lasers. He gave up only two hits and zero runs over five innings on the mound. Robillard struck out seven and walked only one. Sam Scaffido came in to end the game, striking out two. Lasers play TODAY, Friday, April 12, 7pm at WBC Park (Dockhounds Stadium).

Girls Varsity Softball Home Opener Win! The varsity softball team won their opening game of the conference last night by the score of 8-2 against Waukesha South. Alesandra Hernandez had 3 hits including a double and 2 rbi's. Casey Navarro also had 3 hits and 3 rbi's. Freshman Briella Hack pitched a great game striking out 8 batters and pitching the entire game. Great win ladies! JV and Varsity play Arrowhead at home again tonight at 4:30.

Boys go Undefeated! Boys Varsity and JV Tennis went undefeated against Waukesha North in the first conference match of the season.

Nice Dubb Girls Varsity Fastpitch Team! The Girls Varsity Softball Team beat a very good Waterford team by the score of 3-2. Alessandra Hernandez, Naomi Sander, and Sarah Marcheske all had 2 hits for the Lasers. Naomi Sander had a great night on the mound striking out 11 and only giving up 5 hits. Way to get it done girls! JV and Varsity play Waukesha North on Monday, 4:30 pm at the William R. Oliver Youth Complex.

DREW "Cheatcode" WAGNER WI NFF 11 Man Team! For the third year in a row, a Laser has been selected to the Wisconsin NFF 11-man team! The award recognizes leaders who succeed on the field and in the classroom! Drew "cheatcode" Wagner was named to the 2023 team joining alumni Nolan Schopp (2022) and David Trafton (2021). Congrats Drew!

Good Luck at the Special Olympics Max! Max Stritzel, a KMHS 12th grader, along with KM alumni Michael Graef and Max Brim, will compete in the Special Olympics State Basketball game this weekend at UW Oshkosh. Have fun and good luck!

SPRING LASER LOCKER CLEARANCE SALE!!!! Stop by the Laser Locker to score some fantastic KM gear at great prices. $5 T-shirts $10 Screen-Printed Sweatshirts $25 Embroidered and Appliqued Sweatshirts $25 Specialty Apparel $15 Hats Check our website for hours at kmsd.edu/laserlocker!

SHREDDING FUNDRAISER!!! The UPS Store in Delafield, along with Wild Birds Unlimited, Albrecht's Sentry, Waukesha State Bank, Sport Clips Delafield and Chick-fil-A, will be hosting a fundraising event in support of the Kettle Moraine High School Booster Club on Saturday, April 27 from 10 AM to 1 PM at Nagawaukee Shopping Center parking lot. Participants may drop off 10 lbs. of shredding at no cost. Each additional pound of shredding may be accepted with a minimum $1.50 per pound suggested donation. We can shred office paper and file folders. We cannot shred cardboard, plastics, hazardous materials, CDs/DVDs, x-rays, common trash, magnetic media, computers & accessories. Please join us for this fun-filled local event!

Great Indoor Classic 8 Conference Track Outcomes! This weekend the JV and Varsity boys and girls track teams competed in the Indoor Classic 8 Conference Championships. The JV boys finished 6th with 35 points and the JV girls finished 4th with 92 points. Top JV boys performers were: Brandon Stuke with a 3rd place finish in the 200m Tor Plum with a 5th place finish in the 55m 4x160 Relay team with a 3rd place finish (B. Stuke, T. Plum, L. Macier, E. Aschenbrenner) Top JV Girls performers were: Anna Hagedorn with a 2nd place finish in the 55m Sophie Schoen with a 4th place finish in the 55m 4x240 relay team took 2nd place (M. Derrig, A. Theodorakis, G. Gliniecki, N. Bering) Amelia Lephardt was Conference CHAMP in the 400m 4x160 relay team of Hailey Johnsen, Ava Shaikh, Brielle Gollup, and Sophie Schoen were also Conference Champs!! Ella Wagner was 3rd in the long jump Mira Derig was 3rd in the high jump Varsity Boys finished 4th with 68 points and the Varsity Girls had a top 3 finish with 88 points!! There were many top performances and several school records broken among our Boys and Girls Teams. Here is a rundown of the top performances: Keegan Lodes led all Lasers with a stunning 4 event performance. She placed 1st in the high jump and 1st in the long jump with a new school record jump of 17’9.5 inches. She also placed 2nd in both the 55m hurdles and the 200 hurdles! That's a total of 36 points scored. That was the most of any boy or girl at the meet! Noah Hait broke his own school record with a time of 6.58. This was 5th place but now has him ranked in the top 10 in Division 1. Lola Schwartz placed 2nd in the 800m run Isaac Kirby was 4th in the mile but had a huge PR of 4:36 Cassity DeChenne placed 3rd in the mile Ryker Pignotti was Conference Champion in the boys 200m hurdles Georgia Boland placed 7th in the 200m. The significance of this is with her time of 26.97 which ranks her 2nd all-time in KM history in the indoor 200m. Teig Kowalski placed 4th in the high jump with a leap of 6-0 Grey Rumhor and Dayne Baker went 2nd and 3rd place in the shot put Our 4x100m Relay team of Caitlin Blawat, Delany Eldridge, Avery Hudson, and Georgia Boland took 3rd place and in the process set a new indoor school record with a time of 52.48. The 4x400m relay team of Kennedy Kiesgen, Brynn Lauters, Lola Schwartz, and Georgia Boland took 2nd with a time 4:12. This is yet another one of the fastest 4x4 times in Division 1 during the indoor season! Congratulations to all of our Lasers on a great indoor season, now onto the outdoor season!

GLOBAL ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR!!! KM Global will be hosting an artisan craft fair at Kettle Moraine High School on Saturday, May 18th! This capstone project is a cornerstone of Global's learning. Students get the opportunity to build a community event to benefit a local organization. 100% of the proceeds from this event (from vendor fees, donations, food truck partnerships, etc.) will be donated to our friends at the Hunger Task Force. The market will start at 9:00am and end at 12:00pm in the KM high school parking lot. Join us to shop all of these wonderful products! Sign up to be a vendor or make a donation: https://www.classmunity.com/kmsd/view-fundraiser.php?fundraiser_id=2400