Kimball Public Schools

KPS is utilizing Rooms again this school year for communication regarding classes and activities in our district. Please utilize the following link to answer questions and for assistance with using Rooms in our KPS app: https://info.apptegy.com/for-parents-and-guardians

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ The Junior High XC team has been competing well, and today was no different! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ This group is really starting to find their groove. They are working hard, getting stronger, and continuing to improve every time they step on the course. ❤️🖤 ⭐ Girls • Bailie Gilbert: 16:24 ⭐ Boys • Jax Anderson: 13:25 • Landyn Rogers: 13:38 PB 🎉 • Barry Baber: 16:17 PB 🎉 • Virgil Robles: 16:26 PB 🎉 • Timothy Hawthorne: 16:57 SB 👏 • Ayden Maronde: 17:08 • Joel Berger: 21:48 SB 👏 So proud of the work these kids are putting in! Keep showing up, keep working hard, and keep chasing those goals. 💪🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Keep working, kids! You've got this! 🤘❤️🖤

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Kimball XC has been busy! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ The Longhorns were back on the course today in Alliance, and the high school team competed hard and represented Kimball well! ⭐ Girls • Katie Hawthorne: 32:48 PR 🎉, her best time to date! • Mackenzie Miller: 25:15 ⭐ Boys • Kaymen Lusche: 18:25, 7th place 🏅 • Trajan Johnson: 20:14 • Landen Nunley: 21:13 • Britton Culek: 22:40 • Jax Toth: 22:42 • Colesen Gilbert: 23:54 • Connor Markum: 24:37 • Wyatt Cook: 26:47 Another day of racing, another opportunity to compete, improve, and keep pushing forward. 💪❤️🖤 Proud of the effort from this group! The season is rolling, and there’s still plenty of racing left! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🔥 Go Longhorns! 🤘

Yesterday at ELITE the kids made some pretty cute Monsters that Love School!!!

Learning to play board games at Friday ELITE today! The kids had fun playing Monopoly! 😁 And all the while they are learning! Patience, cooperation, taking turns, reading, and plenty of math:🤓 counting, adding, and dealing with money!!

Today at Friday ELITE the kids made yummy fruit salsa and cinnamon tortilla chips! 🍎🍓🍇😋

The fourth graders have been working hard in social studies learning about Nebraska history and life in the 1800s. This week, they got to put their learning into action at Flowerfield School!🌼🌾📚 Students stepped back in time for an old-fashioned school day and had lots of fun experiencing what school life was like long ago. Congrats to Harrison and Asher, our spelling bee champions from each class! 🏆✏️

ELITE Book Club yesterday: The kids listened to the story Monsters Love School, then they made their own monsters! 😈🤪

The day was full of a couple seasons and a short delay but we made it through with smiles on our faces! Congrats to Dakota Nunley for placing 3rd in our home tournament!

We had a fun lab in Chemistry this week studying intensive properties of matter! This class also won the Constitution Day Escape Room Activity today!

Kimball is the host site for WTC Conference VB this weekend! Play starts at 9AM and will be continuous for the day--Kimball girls will play around 11am. Come over to the Arena to catch them in action!

Kimball Public Schools is looking for substitute bus drivers. Please reach out to Waylon Lewis (Transportation Director) at: (308)235-7261 or wlewis@kpslonghorns.org for more information. Kimball Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer. The Kimball Public School District will not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race (including skin color, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, military or veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation or gender identity, or other protected status in its educational programs, activities or employment policies as required by Titles VI and VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Nebraska Equal Educational Opportunity Act.

Well Kimball FFA kicked off the start of contests with Range Judging in Sidney on Tuesday. The students did awesome! Lane Cook took 6th and Miles Anderson placed 7th for the individual judging. Kimball FFA Range Judging Senior Team placed 6th overall. Next stop is State Range!

Happy National Play-Doh Day! 🎉 Kindergarteners had a blast celebrating with time to create, imagine, and have some fun! So many creative ideas and lots of smiles! 😊

🤓 ELITE families: If your child plans on attending Friday ELITE this week please let me know by 6:00 pm today! mpratt@kpslonghorns.org or text 308-241-0693

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Longhorn Cross Country Meet Recap! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Yesterday was a beautiful day to run in Bridgeport, and our Longhorns made the most of it! We had some great performances, including 8 new PRs! 🔥 High School Boys 🏅 Kaymen Lusche: 17:59 PR, 6th • Trajan Johnson: 20:11 • Landen Nunley: 20:56 • Jax Toth: 22:09 PR • Britton Culek: 22:12 • Connor Markum: 23:28 • Colesen Gilbert: 23:34 PR High School Girls • MacKenzie Miller: 26:41 • Katie Hawthorne: 37:12 Junior High Boys • Jax Anderson: 12:59 PR • Ayden Maronde: 15:20 PR • Barry Baber: 16:30 PR • Timothy Hawthorne: 18:04 Junior High Girls • Bailie Gilbert: 15:41 PR • Adi Weinbender: 20:51 PR And we can't forget last Friday's home meet! Our Longhorns brought home some hardware 🏆❤️🖤 🥉 Kaymen Lusche: 3rd 🏅 Trajan Johnson: 6th 🏅 Landen Nunley: 10th 🏅 MacKenzie Miller: 7th 🏅 Jax Anderson: 9th 🏅 Bailie Gilbert: 8th So proud of the work, determination, and progress this team continues to show. PRs, medals, tough races, and plenty of miles later, we're still putting in the work! 💪 Keep showing up. Keep pushing. Keep getting better. ❤️🖤 Go Longhorns! 🖤❤️

ELITE Family Fun Night activity today: Lego challenges! Zip line, Build a bridge, Make a marble maze, Disaster island, and Sea animal builds.

Thank you to Mr. Terrill on this National IT Professionals Day!

Picture Day for 3rd grade will be POSTPONED and made up on picture retake day--- which is tentatively scheduled for December 9th. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please understand picture day was scheduled with the Thomas School Photo company well before the date of our field trip was scheduled.

The field trip is being hosted by Panhandle Public Health District. Please check the weather and plan accordingly. See the attachment for field trip details.