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Klahowya News - November 12, 2021

Posted on 11/12/2021

November 12, 2021

Upcoming Events

November 13

State Swimming

November 15

High School Winter Sports Practices Begin
Choir Concerts 6:00p & 7:30p (by reservation only)

November 17

Vaccination Clinic (Ages 5-11)
Jazz Band performs at CKHS 7:00p

November 19

Girls Soccer State Semi Finals - Shoreline Stadium

November 20

Girls Soccer State Finals - Shoreline Stadium

November 24

Half Day - School out at 11:00 a.m.

November 25 & 26

Thanksgiving Holiday - No School

December 9

6:30 Orchestra Concert
7:30 Band Concert

A message from Principal McDaniel

Hello Klahowya Families and Students,

With many military families in the Klahowya family, we hope you enjoyed the extra day off this week to relax with family and honor our Veterans!

Central Kitsap School District has partnered with Peninsula Community Health Services to offer Covid vaccines for students 5-11 years old. We will be offering a first dose at Klahowya November 17, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. by appointment only. A second dose will be available December 8. More information can be found HERE.

Our talented musicians are practicing diligently for upcoming concerts. Our KSS Choirs will give two performances November 15th at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. Seating is by reservation only and can be arranged by emailing Ms. McAuley at KelliM@ckschools.org. Instrumental musicians will have their concerts December 9. Orchestra will perform at 6:30 p.m. and the bands will follow at 7:30 p.m. Our Jazz Band has also been invited to a concert at Central Kitsap High School Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m.

With Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, remember to let us know if you will be out of town for an extended absence. School will release at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 24. Thursday and Friday will be full days off. If you anticipate your student's absence, please email Mrs. Crawford or send a note with your student to give to attendance.

Thank you again for your partnership!

Scott McDaniel
Principal

Counseling and Career Corner

Scholarship, Financial Aid & College

Information is updated weekly for 11th & 12th grades in our Scholarship Newsletter. Be sure to check the Senior Google Classroom weekly for the latest updates on all things senior.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid aka the FAFSA is open!!!

Make sure to fill one out as it is the first step to see just how much YOU qualify for. This is the most important thing you can do to determine what types of aid are available to you for college or career school and is a requirement for certain scholarship opportunities. Please see Mrs. Marceau in the SSC with any questions. Follow link to: FAFSA Form. Thank you to all who joined us for our FAFSA Workshop this week. We had a strong turn-out for the event. Olympic College let us know that they are going to continue to host FAFSA/WASFA Workshops on Tuesday nights. To register: Click Here

Does your student need to request some Letters of Recommendation?

These will be a requirement for many scholarship applications. Do not wait until the last minute to ask for them as they can take the writer several weeks to complete. You want a great letter! Please contact the SSC if you have any questions. Letter of Recommendation Form

Mid-Semester Progress Review

Last week marked the unofficial mid-point of first semester. As such, it is a good time to check-in with your child regarding learning progress, study habits and academic goals. How engaged is your child in their classroom activities? Have they made steady improvement on any strategies or plans that might have been articulated during October Conferences? For high school credit-bearing classes, does your child have a college and career interest they are working toward? Consider spending 20-30 minutes with your child this week to check PowerSchool grades and review their Google Classrooms, identify missing work that could be turned in for credit, and clarify plans to make-up or retake missed quizzes/tests. Don’t forget to celebrate growth! If your child is struggling, please consider academic supports available to Klahowya students:

- After-School Tutoring M/T/W (2:40-4:15 PM) in the KSS Library/li>
- Single-use Academy Pass to get help from a teacher any T/W/F
- TutorMe--- live, online tutoring that provides subject-specific help via computer interface 24-hours/day
- Invitations are coming to high school students for the 1st & 3rd Saturday each month (8:00 AM - noon) to provide an extra, staff & internet-supported work sessions
- Klahowya now has a full-time Academic Dean, Ms. Catherine Pitcher, who is available to assist students resolving Incomplete grades,TutorMe referrals and academic check-ins.

Caught in the Act

AVID Strategies are research-based best practices in teaching methodology. The focus of these strategies is on promoting rigor through WICOR: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading. These methods increase engagement through student ownership, accountability, and critical thinking. The following teachers were "caught" by students using these strategies in their classrooms:

September
Middle School - Ms. McNulty
High School - Ms. Gibbons

October
Middle School - Mr. Witte
High School - Ms. Davis

Evening Vaccine Clinics

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Children ages 5 years or older are now eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination.

Families interested in the vaccine can make an appointment outside the school day at one of the clinics below. A parent or guardian must be present for a child to receive the vaccine.

Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS) will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Central Kitsap students ages 5 through 11 years old only at these evening clinics:

Barker Creek Community School, November 16, 2021, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
(second dose offered here on December 7, 2021)
Klahowya Secondary School Commons, November 17, 2021, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
(second dose offered here on December 8, 2021)
Central Kitsap High School Commons, November 18, 2021, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
(second dose offered here on December 9, 2021)

If you are interested in receiving a vaccine for your child who is 5 to 11 years old, you may Request an appointment at one of the clinics listed above by Monday, November 15. PCHS will send you an exact appointment time via text and/or email prior to the clinic date.

If possible, bring a completed consent form to your child’s appointment. Forms will be available at the clinic as well.

Schedule appointments on your own through the Vaccine Locator website

If you have any questions, please contact 360-662-1712.

Seniors

Deadline for senior portraits in the yearbook is Friday, January 14th.

Your Scholarship Newsletter is available HERE

Athletics

Good morning baseball fans! Baseball season is only 4 months away and this season Klahowya Eagle Baseball is trying something a bit new. Our first fundraiser will be through FlipGive, and what a great time with the holiday’s approaching…..

If you are not familiar with FlipGive, like me, here's how it works. We earn cash back on every purchase made during our open time period! All you do is shop anytime on FlipGive using the brands you already love like Home Depot, Under Armour, Safeway, Albertson’s, Walmart, Old Navy, Apple, Mobil, Dick's Sporting Goods, CVS, Nike, etc. It’s completely virtual, contactless and most of us already shop online so why not make it worth a little bit more!

Join our team now, Klahowya Eagle Baseball, click on your favorite player or join as an individual who would like to support or donate to the team. It’s that easy. Your options for joining are: Going online and using the URL - https://flipgive.app.link/teams/join?joincode=6F6ZH6 - And/or - enter code 6F6ZH6 after downloading the FlipGive app to your phone from your favorite app store.

Here’s the cool part, share the code with anyone! Copy and paste this email to anyone! The more folks who join and spend on FlipGive under the KSS Baseball umbrella the more our team will make. Share the URL or download the app, plug in the code, pick a player to support or just click donate/support the team and you are helping KSS Baseball buy equipment, uniforms, etc. So, spend away.... :)

Want to learn more if you are not getting how this works? Check out this 2 minute video before joining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vTO_Qg4n80

Our holiday window for this fundraiser began on 10/25 and will end January 8. Shop till you drop between those dates!! Thanks everyone! If you have any questions please let me know!

Coach Beloate

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High School Fall Season Wrap-up

Eagle Volleyball lost a 1st round playoff game against Cascade Christian ending their season on November 2nd. Senior Charlize Katz was given the District Playoff Sportsmanship award after the game for the Eagles. Coach Kraft led the Eagles to the Postseason game despite numerous injuries and challenges throughout the Fall season. We are thankful to our Eagle Volleyball program for a great season and look forward to next year!

Eagle Cross Country showed out in a major way at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships last week on Saturday the 6th of November! The Girls Cross Country group competed in the team competition and took 5th in state in a remarkable ending to an incredible season! The Girls team was represented by Seniors Olivia Wildes, Kylie Franklin, Hannah Nelson, Sophomores Jordan Clark, Allison Fletcher, Hannah Bench, and Freshman Natalie Oathout. Freshman phenom Oathout placed 9th overall in the state individually and represented Klahowya on the podium for the top 12 girls competitors in the state! On the Boys Cross Country side, Cody Kuss and Kelton Gagnon qualified individually as well for the State Championships on the 6th. Kelton Gagnon finished 2nd overall in State in what was an amazing finish as he dove across the finish line to capture 2nd.

Eagle Boys Tennis battled hard in the District Playoffs ultimately losing out in their 4 matches to

qualify for state. It was an incredible season for the boys tennis program competing in the Nisqually League for the first time and finishing with a 8 and 3 record overall. Sophomore Eli Kraft had a great season as the Eagles #1 singles player, while Freshman Carson Langutth also had an amazing season as the Eagles #3 singles player. Alex Isaccs battled all season long as the #2 Eagles Singles player also losing in the District playoffs in some tough matchups. In Doubles Robie Slater and Zach Schweitzer made it to Districts losing some tough matches and had a great season. Dylan Michael and Casey Bergman represented the other Eagle Doubles tennis team all season long as well. Looking forward to next year and even more from our tennis athletes!

Eagle Swimming has qualified for state in 4 categories. Loren Swaney took 4th and 7th respretively in the 500 and 200 free swims earning her a spot in Saturday November 13th's WIAA State Championships! In our Relay event, Loren Swaney, Addy Leaf, Maggie Keenan and Caley Haydu qualified for the state championship on Saturday as well in the 200 free. Coach Danielle Hanson in her 1st year as Eagles Girls Swimming Hed Coach has done an amazing job leading the team to the State Championships! The State Finals will be broadcasted on the NFHS Network for a small fee, the link can be located at www.nfhsnetwork.com.

Eagle Football finished their season losing a tough game on Senior night to the Cascade Christian team from the Nisqually League. Despite the loss Coach Witte and Coach Beloate led the Eagles to a 4 and 4 overall record in a challenging season that included schedule changes, game cancellations and many other roadblocks. It was a welcome sight to be back for Friday Night Lights and seeing the stands full of Eagle Students, family and friends was very rewarding, and we cannot wait to see what Eagle Football does next year!

Eagle Girls Soccer has continued their amazing season finishing as the Nisqually League and West Central District Champions as well as the #1 overall seed in the WIAA State Championships. The Eagles led by coaches Krista Oschalger, Troy Oschlager and Jeff Quinn have continued the magical season by defeating Wahluke in the 1st round of the State Playoffs on Tuesday November 9th. Senior Kyla Radford, and Sophomore Ali Divano led the Eagles in the game with 2 goals a piece while Junior Tori Peters knocked in the other goal. The Eagles will host the final home game of the season Friday night at 6:00 pm against league rival Bellevue Christian with the winner heading to the SemiFinals next Friday the 19th at Shoreline High School.