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Blog Entries - February 2024

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Kings Facilities Update - New Design Concepts Released

Posted on: August 21, 2024
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The first release of the initial design concepts of the new Kings High School and Columbia Intermediate School addition are now available! During the process, we received significant feedback from students, staff, and the community. The designs are

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Kindergarten Entrance Date Changes

Posted on: October 21, 2024
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The National Bureau of Economic Research, in their paper School Starting Age and Cognitive Development, found that children who are older when they begin kindergarten have a measurable advantage compared to their younger classmates over the long term. They

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KHS AP Honor Roll Silver Level

Kings High School Named to AP Honor Roll

Posted on: October 7, 2024
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College Board announced that Kings High School has been named to the Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results and broadening access for students. Schools

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Kings Local School District ranked a best school district with Niche.com

Kings Ranked Best School District

Posted on: October 7, 2024
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Niche.com has released its annual rankings of best school districts for 2025. This year’s rankings include updated data for nearly 11,000 school districts nationwide. The rankings combine quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education

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KHS National Merit Commended Scholars Nolan Clark, Justin Gardner, and Mallory Green

2025 KHS National Commended Scholars

Posted on: September 27, 2024
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The National Merit qualifying program recently recognized 34,000 commended students nationwide for their exceptional academic promise. We are very pleased to announce that three of those chosen are Kings High School Seniors, Nolan

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Ohio Report Card 2023-2024 Overall Ranking 4 stars

Ohio Report Cards Released

Posted on: September 23, 2024
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The Ohio Department of Education released its school report cards last week. This was the third year results were displayed through a star-based system rather than on an A-F letter-grade scale. The ODE collected information from the state's more than 600

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Warren County Property Revaluation

Posted on: September 23, 2024
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Warren County continues to prosper and with that prosperity comes an increase in the value of your home.  County Auditor Matt Nolan presented to the Kings Board of Education on Tuesday, September 17. He stated that home values in Warren County will

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three national merit semifinalists derek harris, matthew mcmahon and lucas webster

2025 National Merit Semifinalists Named

Posted on: September 16, 2024
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Three Kings High School students have been named Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program based on their performance last on the 2024 PreliminarySAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) Congratulations to Derek

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Neighborhood Bridges Supports Our Community

Posted on: August 20, 2024
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Kings Neighborhood Bridges is a non-profit organization that supports those in need in our community. How does Neighborhood Bridges work?  School district counselors, the resource coordinator, and appointed representatives of Joshua’s Place and

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Parent/Student Reunification Information

Posted on: August 20, 2024
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The Kings Local School District takes the safety and security of our staff and students very seriously. As a part of an Ohio Revised Code requirement, the District is required to inform students and parents/guardians before the first day of school each

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Treasurer's Office Staff Jill Nickels, Lori Birch, Mike Morrow, Dawn Rich and Jill Boehm.

Kings Treasurer's Office Receives Auditor of State Award - 8th Year in a Row

Posted on: May 18, 2024
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Congratulations to the Kings Treasurer's Office staff for receiving a clean audit report from the Ohio Auditor of State, awarding them the Auditor of State Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The District also received the Highest Achievement in

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Student athletes Paul Kelly, Sam Lockwood, Riley Platter, Jacob Reppeto, ANthony RObinson, Jaxen Unruh, Colton Weisbrod

Kings Student-Athletes Sign Their Letters of Intent

Posted on: May 10, 2024
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Seven student-athletes from the Kings Athletics programs made their official commitments to universities at the Kings Athletic Department’s Spring Signing Day on Wednesday, May 8 at Kings High School.  Families, coaches, teachers,

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2024 Project Excellence Winners Jason Shields and Cheryl Wanner

Two Kings Teachers Earn Project Excellence Award

Posted on: April 26, 2024
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Congratulations to Kings High School Engineering, Jason Shields, and J.F. Burns Elementary School Intervention Specialist, Cheryl Wanner who have been named winners of this year’s Project Excellence Award, sponsored by the Area

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congratulations kings high school named in u.s. news and world report's best high schools. Ranked top 13 in cincinnati, top5% in Ohio and top 7% in the nation

KHS Named to 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools

Posted on: April 25, 2024
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U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 Best High Schools ranking this week. The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. The highest-ranked U.S. public schools in U.S. News

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NAMM Foundation names Kings a Best Community for Music Education 25 years NAMM

Kings Named a Best Community for Music Education – 8th Year in a Row!

Posted on: April 12, 2024
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The Kings Local School District is proud to announce that we have, once again, been named a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.  The Best Communities for Music Education

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picture of valedictorian Grace Sims and Salutatorian Robert Giller

KHS Names Top of the Class for 2024

Posted on: April 12, 2024
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Kings High School has announced the Class of 2024 Valedictorian and Salutatorian.   KHS Principal, Doug Leist has announced that Grace Sims is this year's Valedictorian and Robert Giller is this year's KHS Class of 2024

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KHS Purple Star Designation 2024-2027 Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

KHS Receives Purple Star Designation

Posted on: April 12, 2024
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This week, the Ohio Department of Education announced that Kings High School has received the Purple Star designation and is a member of the Purple Star Class of 2024. This year's class includes 171 schools from across the state.   The Purple Star

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Pictured L-R: Doug Leist, KHS Principal, Annika, Mrs. Guilfoyle, and Greg Sears, Kings Superintendent

KHS Senior Receives Franklin B. Walter Scholarship

Posted on: April 12, 2024
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Kings High School senior, Annika Kleinhenz has been named this year's recipient of the 9th annual Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Award. She was honored in a luncheon sponsored by the Warren County Educational Service Center and attended by several

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Kings Early Childhood Center 5 star award winner step up to quality from Ohio Department of Education

KECC Earns ODE's 5-Star Award

Posted on: March 22, 2024
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Congratulations to the Kings Early Childhood Center (KECC) for receiving the Ohio Department of Education's Five-Star Step Up to Quality award again this year! Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) is a five-star quality rating and improvement system in the state of

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Kings Voters Approve Bond Issue

Posted on: March 20, 2024
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The Kings Community approved a $142 million bond issue on Tuesday’s Primary Election. This critical funding will allow Kings to construct a cutting-edge high school to meet current and future educational needs and address enrollment growth throughout

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9 members of the kings athletics hall of fame 2024

2024 Kings Athletics Hall of Fame

Posted on: February 16, 2024
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Kings High School Athletics proudly celebrated a momentous weekend last weekend as they inducted nine exceptional individuals into the Kings Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at TPC Riversbend, following a special recognition at the Kings

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ten kings student athletes pictured at the athletic signing day

Kings Athletics Signing Day

Posted on: February 16, 2024
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Ten Kings High School seniors participated in National Signing Day by signing letters of intent to commit to competing at the intercollegiate level next year. The ceremony occurred on Wednesday, February 7, at Kings High School. It is an honor to

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Preschool & Kindergarten Registration for 2024-2025

Posted on: February 1, 2024
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Applications are now being accepted for preschool the Kings Early Childhood Center offers 2-day, 4-day, and 5-day classes for 3-5-year-olds. All programs are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education. KECC is a 5-Star Step Up to Quality award winner. Kings

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