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APRIL 2016 KETCHIKAN HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 1, ISSUE 5 2610 FOURTH AVE., KETCHIKAN, ALASKA 99901 MAIN OFFICE: 907-225-9815 ATTENDANCE OFFICE: 907-225-2115 FAX: 907-247-5761 BOB MARSHALL, PRINCIPAL MIKE RATH, VICE PRINCIPAL JENN SMITH, ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR

We’re in the homestretch: 4th quarter of this 2015-2016 school year. For us this becomes the busiest time of the year. April especially is quite full due to State testing and hosting the SE Music Fest. Our 9th and 10th grade students will be taking the AMP (Alaska Measure of Progress) Assessment during the first two weeks of April. Although we know

the State is planning on using a different assessment in the future this will be another great opportunity to see if we have made appropriate gains over the last year. Please encourage your students to do their best and we will do everything we can to provide the best testing environment for them. Thank you to those parents who volunteered on very short notice to make time to come in and meet with the accreditation team. We appreciate your willingness to sit down and chat with the team and discuss the happenings (good and bad) at Kayhi. Lastly, we are asking for help with Music Fest. This is a great opportunity to host hundreds of students from Southeast as they showcase their musical talents. We need housing and if you would be willing to open your home to some of these visitors, please contact our AD, Jenn Smith, so we can get you on the list! Fasten your seat belts; this quarter is going to go fast!

THIRD QUARTER GRADES Included with this mailing are third quarter grades. There is only one more quarter to go, so if your student is concerned about their grades they have time to improve before the end of the year. Keep in mind that 4th quarter grades, as well as

the 2nd semester grades, determine the student’s eligibility for the fall sports of 2016. If you have any questions about your student’s grades, please contact their teacher as soon as possible.

JUNIOR NIGHT Kayhi’s Counseling Department, along with Gail Klein from UAS, as well as a representative from ACPE & Delta Kappa Gamma, would like to invite juniors and their parents to attend Kayhi's Annual Junior Night, Tuesday, May 3rd from 5:30-7:30 PM in Kayhi’s Auditorium. We will cover the following topics that evening:

q Planning your senior year ahead of time q Identifying and choosing the right school for graduating seniors q Timelines and activities to get into a school of your choice q The school enrollment process including college applications q How to start securing financial aid & scholarships

Many school applications and scholarships are available by July and submission may be in November. So by attending this workshop it will benefit both the parents and students alike, as they will know what the colleges expect and how to secure money for them as well.

SENIOR/JUNIOR NEWS If you are a parent of a graduating senior and have not yet signed up to help with any of the wonderful spring events associated with graduation season, there are many ways to be of help- from donating snacks for prom breakfast to

chaperoning the all night graduation party. Lupe Thompson & Phaedra Kleinschmidt are co-leading the grad and prom parties, so please email senior advisor, Susan Stone at susan.stone@k21schools.org and she’ll forward your contact info to these two parents. Parent help ensures that the graduating class has the best prom, senior-senior prom, skip day & graduation ever! If you have any questions about the upcoming senior activities, please contact one of the senior advisors: Rebecca Bowlen, Susan Stone, Terri Whyte, DJ O’Brien or Sally Stockhausen.

Parents of Seniors:

•Seniors are required to wear a cap and gown if they wish to participate in graduation ceremonies. If you have questions about how to order, please contact Mrs. Stone. •Job applications and 100-hour work/service forms must be turned in as soon as possible.

•American Government/Street Law seniors are required to attend one public meeting and complete two hours of community service during fourth quarter. In addition, they have the option of going on a police ride-along or completing an additional three hours of community service. •If you have questions about scholarship or post-high school planning, please talk to Mr. McClory. •It is very important that seniors continue to apply their best efforts and have a strong finish to the year. Missing classes diminishes success.

Please reserve Sunday, May 22 for Baccalaureate @ 2pm followed by the Senior Tea from 3-5pm in the commons. The junior class is hosting the annual tea for family and friends of graduating seniors and all are invited to share an afternoon of fun, music, light snacks and tea. Graduation is Sunday, May 29th @ 2pm in the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium.

Parents of Juniors: Soon we will be contacting you to ask for donations of desserts and finger foods for the annual senior tea slated this year for May 22nd from 3-5pm in the Kayhi Commons. Volunteers from the junior class and their parents are needed to set up and serve an afternoon tea. If you know you are able to assist, please contact Judy Christensen at judith.christensen@k21schools.org. This is a community tradition and next year your children will be honored in like fashion! Thank you in advance for your help and generosity.

KAYHI CLOSET Are your closets overflowing with old, but good conditioned prom apparel, graduation caps and/or gowns? Are you scratching your head wondering what to do with them now that your son or daughter has finished high school? Well, do we have a suggestion for you! Donate the clothes to Kayhi for our closet for students who cannot afford them. We would love

to have them!! If so, please bring them to the high school’s main office or email Sally Stockhausen at sally.stockhausen@k21schools.org. Thank you!

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR APRIL 3/31-4/2 V-Boys Soccer @ WA 3/29-4/2 Baseball @ AZ 1-2 JV Boys Soccer vs. Sitka @ Home 1-2 Girls Soccer vs. TMHS @ Home 4-13 AMP testing @ Home 7-9 Boys/Girls Soccer @ Wasilla, Palmer, Colony 8-9 Baseball vs. TMHS @ Home 8-9 Track Scrimmage vs. PSG @ Home 8-9 Softball @ Sitka 9 ACT testing @ Home 14-16 SE Music Festival @ Home 22-23 Boys Soccer vs. JDHS @ Home 22-23 Track @ Home 22-23 Softball vs. TMHS @ Home 22-23 Girls Soccer @ JDHS 28-30 Softball @ JDHS 29-30 Boys Soccer @ Sitka 29-30 Baseball @ Petersburg 30 Prom

MAY 2 No School for Students-Staff Development Day 3 Junior Night @ Home-5:30 pm 5-7 Softball vs. JDHS @ Home 6-7 Track @ JDHS/TMHS 6-7 Girls/Boys Soccer @ TMHS 13-14 Softball @ TMHS 13-14 Boys Soccer @ JDHS 13-14 Track @ Home 13-14 Girls Soccer vs. JDHS @ Home 13-14 Baseball vs. Sitka @ Home 20-21 Baseball vs. JDHS @ Home 20-21 Boys Soccer vs. TMHS @ Home 20-21 Track Regionals @ TMHS 22 Baccalaureate/Senior Tea @ Home 26-28 Baseball Regionals @ Petersburg 26-28 Girls/Boys Soccer @ State-Anchorage 27-28 Softball vs. Sitka @ Home 27-28 Track @ State 29 Graduation @ Home-2pm 30 No School for Students/Staff-Memorial Day JUNE 6/2 Last Day of School 6/2-4 Baseball @ State-Anchorage 6/3-4 Softball @ State-Fairbanks