Kettle Moraine High School

2024 WSME SOLO & ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL! KM is hosting the event this year on Saturday, March 2nd at the High School. We need parents of middle school and high school music students to volunteer and donate items to make it a success. You can sign up at this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D48A5A72DA7F94-47596730-2024#/. Questions? Contact KM Music Parents at kmmpaboard@gmail.com

ANNUAL LOVE BEING A LASER SALE AT LASER LOCKER FEB 15-29!!! Get some great KM Gear during this fantastic sale! SPEND $25-$49 - SAVE $5, SPEND $50-$74 - SAVE $10, SPEND $75 - $125 SAVE $15, SPEND OVER $125 - SAVE $20. SALE DAYS: Thursday, February 15: Noon – 4:00pm, Friday, February 16: Noon – 4:00pm, Wednesday, February 21: 4:00pm – 7:30pm, Thursday, February 22: Noon – 4:00pm. Stop in during the KM Showcase with extended hours until 7:30 pm!!

KM SHOWCASE FUNDRAISER WITH PIZZA GUY!!! Wednesday February 21st, Pizza Guy in Wales will donate 25% of all orders taken between 3-7pm to Kettle Moraine High School! This includes pick-ups and deliveries! No need to show any flyer for KMHS - all sales are eligible! Visit the showcase and order your pizza to be delivered or picked up before or after the big event.

WISCONSIN SCHOOL BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION WEEK!!!! Take a moment to thank your driver! According to the Wisconsin School Bus Association, “In Wisconsin, there are more than 12,000 school bus drivers that safely transport more than 400,000 students to and from school, traveling nearly 144 million miles a year." KMSD appreciates our partners at Dousman Transport Company!

SEEKING BOYS AND GIRLS HEAD TENNIS COACHES Passionate about tennis and shaping the next generation of athletes? We're seeking dedicated and knowledgeable Head Boys and Girls Tennis Coaches for our high school teams! Check out https://wecan.waspa.org/ for the opening that interests you! SPRING 2024 Boys Head Tennis Coach - Vacancy ID: 193732 FALL 2024 Girls Head Tennis Coach - Vacancy ID: 192316 These are great opportunities to lead, inspire, and mentor young athletes in the exciting world of competitive tennis - and you can make a positive impact on students' lives both on and off the court!

FEBRUARY 15TH IS NATIONAL SRO DAY!!!! Our student resource officers, Officer Sonenberg and Officer Catania, are a huge part of our KM Family. They are also an instrumental force in maintaining school safety, culture and structure. Both have been involved in important initiatives to protect students from online predators, bullying, and harmful substances. We are so grateful for their presence in our schools! Please give them a pat on the back Thursday!!

KM MADE LICENSED FOR WISCONSIN BADGERS MERCH!!!! You heard right, in addition to some unique KM merchandise, KM Made is also selling Badgers merch! Visit their website to shop and to watch their new video on the skills students are gaining in all areas of design, production, fullfillment, and business management! https://www.kmmade.com/

THREE KM STUDENTS ACHIEVE NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST HONORS!!!! The following high school students have been recognized as Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition: Penelope Whiteside - HS^2, Audra Chesny - HS^2, and Brayden Sikorski - KMHS. More than 1.5 million juniors nationwide entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/MNSQT) in the fall of their junior year. The 16,000 semifinalists represented less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and included the highest scoring entrants in each state. To become a finalist and to be considered for a National Merit scholarship, each student was required to present an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed by their high school, and earn college entrance test scores that confirmed the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying SAT. Winners of Merit Scholarship awards are chosen from the Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments. Scholarships will be awarded to approximately 7,000 finalists beginning in March, 2024. Congratulations to these outstanding students!!

KMHS AND PERFORM STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR ARTISTIC TALENT!!!! The nationally run and recognized art competition, Scholastics Arts and Writing Awards, has announced their winners at the state level. KMHS has an amazing showing this year with 3 Gold Keys, 2 Silver Keys and 5 Honorable Mentions. The Gold and Silver Key winners will have their artwork displayed at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The Gold Keys will continue on to the national competition in NYC. This is a very competitive art competition and a huge honor for all the artists. The Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition will be on-view from February 24 through April 7, 2024, in Schroeder Galleria at the Milwaukee Art Museum. We hope you can find time to go down to the museum and see the show, it truly is an impressive show of Wisconsin student's work. Gold Keys: Zuma Effland, Emily Gerber, Ashtyn Witt. Silver Keys: Sadie Groskreutz, Taylor Mooney. Honorable Mention: Zuma Effland, Taylor Mooney, Mia Wolf-Abubakar, Syd Putz, Ozzy Davis.

​KMHS AND PERFORM STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR ARTISTIC TALENT!!!! The nationally run and recognized art competition, Scholastics Arts and Writing Awards, has announced their winners at the state level. KMHS has an amazing showing this year with 3 Gold Keys, 2 Silver Keys and 5 Honorable Mentions. The Gold and Silver Key winners will have their artwork displayed at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The Gold Keys will continue on to the national competition in NYC. This is a very competitive art competition and a huge honor for all the artists. The Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition will be on-view from February 24 through April 7, 2024, in Schroeder Galleria at the Milwaukee Art Museum. We hope you can find time to go down to the museum and see the show, it truly is an impressive show of Wisconsin student's work. Gold Keys: Zuma Effland, Emily Gerber, Ashtyn Witt. Silver Keys: Sadie Groskreutz, Taylor Mooney. Honorable Mention: Zuma Effland, Taylor Mooney, Mia Wolf-Abubakar, Syd Putz, Ozzy Davis.

FTC LASER ROBOTICS SCORES STATE RECORD AND QUALIFIES FOR STATE!! Congratulations to our Kettle Moraine FTC robotics teams, Laser Bots and Laser Tech, which had an excellent qualification tournament last weekend. For the first time in 3 years, the two teams were paired up as an alliance which resulted in scoring the Wisconsin state record. The two teams earned the right to pair up once again in the finals and placed 1st at the competition in dominating fashion. Both teams have now qualified for the Wisconsin State Tournament at MSOE on March 2nd. Additionally, the following awards were earned: Laser Bots: Winning Alliance Captain, 1st place Control Award, 2nd place Think Award. Laser Tech: 1st place Innovate Award, Winning Alliance 1st Pick, 2nd place Design Award, 3rd place Inspire Award

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL SHOOT FOR A CURE!!! Sunday, March 17, 2024 from 1:00 – 2:30pm at Kettle Moraine High School / West Gym. Led by Kettle Moraine Varsity Coach Brian Richert, the KM Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams will host a skills and drills clinic for 3-8th grade boys and girls. This event will include fun games and drills for all-level players. This is a fundraiser to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), an organization devoted to funding critical research to treat and cure blood cancers. The KM Varsity teams are doing their part to support this cause – and all proceeds of this event will go directly to LLS Wisconsin. Suggested donation amount is $25, which can be paid online click here. or at the event. To sign up now for the Shoot for a Cure, click here https://forms.gle/34a61tuZVpcv6SvT8

CLUE: On Stage (High School Edition) | March 8 & 9 @ 7pm, March 10 @ 2pm | KMHS Auditorium Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins in 1954 at a remote mansion; six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth (the butler), Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out...WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT! Content Warning: CLUE: On Stage (High School Edition) includes prop weapons including revolvers and gunshot sound effects. The plot references some mature themes, including various reasons a person may pay blackmail and/or commit murder. The High School Edition is similar to a PG film. Buy tickets now http://www.our.show/kmclue! Reserved seat tickets $15 Adults/$12 Students/Seniors

TECH ED STUDENTS AUCTION OFF PLAY HOMES!!! The Parade of Play homes was a highlight of this year's MBA Home Building & Remodeling Show. KMHS students worked closely with Espire Homes and Victory Homes to design and build the houses, which were auctioned off to provide student scholarships in technical education. Students gained valuable experience building and presenting their final product. Read the Article at https://5il.co/2e3dj.

SAVE THE DATE FOR KMEFs BACK TO THE 80s FUNDRAISER!!! Grab your wayfarers, cuff your jeans, tease your hair, and pop your color for our 80s Dance Party. Plan to dance the night away while raising money for a great cause! Mark your calendar, the event will be held at Rustic Manor on Friday, April 19th and ticket information will be available soon! In the meantime, we have sponsorship opportunities available, and we are looking for silent and live auction items. Please contact Jen Baumann (jen02jd@hotmail.com) or Heather Coufal (heathercoufal@aol.com) for more information. This fundraiser benefits the Kettle Moraine Education Foundation, 501(c )(3) which provides teacher grants for educational classroom projects, and student scholarships.

HOST A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT!!! We currently have one student who is looking to stay with an area family as part of this wonderful cultural exchange. Paola, 17, from France, is coming to KMHS in the fall and needs a host family. She loves skiing, and tennis and is good with pets. She will pay all expenses, and has medical insurance. Paola wants to know our culture and will participate in school and family activities. She speaks English and wants to practice by living among Americans. Contact Carrie at 414-899-3890 or schulzcarr@aol.com today for more information.

Pack The Laser Dome TOMORROW! Let’s pack The Laser Dome this Tuesday, February 6th, as we honor all the Parents for their support not only for their son but also for supporting KM schools. We truly appreciate all your help, support, and good wishes throughout the year. We could not do this without parents like you.

Congrats to our guys who were honored at the WIFCA All-State banquet!!

Emily Gomez, our BREAKOUT Girls Basketball Player! Thanks to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for recognizing Emily Gomez as one of their 5 Breakout Players! In this article http://tinyurl.com/yc2refb4 they wrote “With the 1-2 punch of Grace Grocholski (Minnesota) and Braelyn Torres (Northern Michigan) that led the Lasers to the 2023 state title moved on from the program, first-year head coach Adam Stranc has the team sitting at a commendable 12-5. A vital part of that is the balance of scoring offensively, the fast-paced nature of the press defense, and the play of Gomez. Gomez averaged just 3.2 points for the state champion Lasers as a reserve but has taken on a new role as a junior. She's the team's leading scorer at 14.4 points per game, including 10 games with at least 15 points. Gomez is also one of two players (Lola Bond) who is averaging at least three steals a game.” Well done Emily!

Classic 8 Conference Wrestling Tournament  1st place conference champions- -(32-5) at 113 Spencer Prado (9) -126 Charis Guerra (11) 3rd place -150 Owen Knuth (12) 4th place- 120 Milo Knuth (9) 5th place- -126 Owen Schlueter (10) -138 Daniel Beatty (11) -144 Liam Rego (9) -165 Luke Griswold (9) Congratulations Wrestlers! Good luck at Regionals this Saturday at Mukwonago High School!