KHS Update

KHS Community,

Happy Halloween!

Honors Festival Highlights

First, a shout-out to the KHS students who have been accepted to regional and state-level honors festivals so far this year! These students prepared their audition materials independently and competed against peers from southern Maine and across the state for a place in these ensembles. Several of our young musicians earned the top-ranked spots in their sections. Throughout the winter and spring, they will rehearse and perform with musicians from around the state and learn from world-class conductors.

Another group of KHS students will audition for the All-State Band, Orchestra, and Choir Festival in November, so please wish them luck! Results should arrive sometime during the holiday season, so stay tuned.

Please help us celebrate these students' achievements!

District 1 Honors Festival Acceptances (schools from Kittery to South Portland)

• Josephine Tammaro: Flute
• Oliver LaPierre: Bassoon (Top Bassoon in District 1)
• Bodhi Lutjen: Saxophone (Top Alto Sax AND Top Tenor Sax in District 1)
• Natalie Rood: Baritone Sax
• Bryan Tomasini: Percussion (Top Percussionist in District 1)
• Harper Perka: Percussion
• Penelope Torres: Soprano Voice
• Christianna Grassi: Soprano Voice
• Margriet Van Hemel: Tenor Voice

Jazz All-State Acceptance

• Bodhi Lutjen: Alto Sax (Top Alto Sax)

District 2 Honors Festival Acceptance

• Jude Longmire: Violin

Marching Band

Each year, the KHS Music Department partners with the Sanford and Massabesic music departments to form a volunteer marching band for the MBDA Marching Band Shows circuit. From August to November, our students work together to produce a halftime show built on memorized music, advanced marching technique, and a dedication to a demanding art form. This year, the combined band earned a Gold Medal with a 5-star rating at the MBDA Band Shows! This weekend, the band travels to compete in the New England Region of the US Band Competition. Please congratulate the KHS students in the group and wish them luck!

KHS Marching Band Students

• Harper Perka: Percussion
• Bryan Tomasini: Percussion
• Remmie Lesko: Clarinet
• Rhys Leclerc: Front Ensemble
• Elliot Norman: Front Ensemble
• Lillian Tracy: Tenor Sax
• Natalie Rood: Baritone Sax
• Alex Powell: Baritone Sax

As we wrap up Quarter 1 (seriously?!?!!?), please keep our new incomplete procedure in mind.

Sometimes a serious illness, a family emergency, or another circumstance beyond a student’s control keeps them from finishing a course on time. In those cases, an “Incomplete” may be an option. It is a temporary designation, not a way around the work, and it is designed so that the student takes the lead. See the graphic below for more information.

Who qualifies: a student who was passing the course when the circumstance arose, for a documented reason beyond their control. Incompletes are not granted for low grades, unexcused absences or missing work without documentation.

How to ask: the student or a parent/guardian submits the online Incomplete Grade Request Form] within 2 school days after the end of the term. The teacher, school counselor and an administrator review it, and you will receive a written decision, normally within 5 school days.

If approved: the student receives a written plan listing the remaining work. The default deadline is 14 calendar days after the next term begins. The student is responsible for contacting teachers, meeting every deadline and staying in touch with their counselor.

Please know:

• Only missing work can be completed. An incomplete does not replace failing work already graded.
• If work isn’t finished on time, the grade converts with zeros for missing assignments.
• An unresolved incomplete counts as failing for MPA athletic and extracurricular eligibility, and for honor roll. No graduation credit is awarded until a passing grade is recorded.
• Early College students: an unresolved incomplete must be finished before enrolling in more college courses.

Need more time? If something beyond the student’s control gets in the way, the student can request an extension before the deadline using the link in their decision letter. Extensions require administrator approval and can’t go beyond 90 days after the start of the following term.

Questions? Contact the School Counseling Office.

We've got a couple of great games and competitions coming up this weekend. First our varsity Girls Soccer team plays tonight at WIndham at 5 tonight, Our Field Hockey Co-Op team plays against Chevrus on Saturday at 11am. and the Cross Country team has states at Cony HS tomorrow as well. Good luck! GORAMS!!!

COLLEGE VISITS TO KHS

While this is the last week we will have multiple colleges visiting on Thursday and Friday, please note we have admission representatives from six Maine colleges coming to conduct ON THE SPOT ADMISSION DAYS in November and December. Students need to sign up through their school counselor to participate. During their appointment the admissions representative will evaluate their transcript, review their application and provide students with an admission decision along with an estimate on the amount of merit aid they are eligible to receive. It's a great opportunity which we hope many students will take advantage of. If interested, please see your school counselor or sign up using this quick link.

Thursday, Nov. 5

11:30 AM Saint Anselm College

12:30 PM University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Friday, Nov. 6

12:00 PM Ithaca College

1:00 PM Southern Maine Community College

Peace,

Scott Tombleson (He/Him/His - What is this?)

Principal - Kennebunk High School

Parent/Teacher Conferences - In-Person

Tuesday, November 10

Veteran's Day - No School

Wednesday, November 11

Parent/Teacher Conferences - Virtual

Wednesday, November 18

Thanksgiving Break - No School

Wednesday, November 25 through Friday, November 27

Tuesday, December 22

1/2 day for students

Holiday Break - No School

Wednesday, December 23 through Friday January, 1

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Monday, January 18

End of Quarter 2 / Semester 1

Friday, January 22

Click here for the full calendar

Below is the first Senior Memo!

Senior Memo #1 2026-27

Senior Memos are sent to the senior class periodically throughout the year to communicate a variety of information including dates and times of Colleges visiting KHS, College and Career Exploration Events, Financial Aid Info and various college specific and private scholarship offerings. Please pay special attention to scholarship application deadlines. See Mrs. Wiewel for more detailed information and paperwork on each scholarship where noted, otherwise refer to the provided website or links for more details. Please see your counselor or Mrs. Wiewel with any questions.

• All seniors should have a Senior Meeting with their counselor to discuss post grad plans.
• It's 100% your time, so we meet with you for only as long as you need for as many times as you want.
• You can email your counselor to schedule a meeting or swing by the Counseling Office to schedule one.
• Additional counselor support is available during the month of October. Counselors will be outside the cafeteria on Thursdays for drop-in help during lunches. Use this time to ask a quick question, get help with your application, talk about financial aid, or just do a quick check-in to make sure you're on track.

In case you missed the FAME Financial Aid 101 presentation last Tuesday, here's the link. Also attached is FAME's Pay: Tips for Planning and Paying for Higher Education(see attachment). We have a handful of paper copies in the Counseling Dept.

You can also book an appointment with FAME's Jess Whittier to answer all your financial aid questions.

Attachments:

• 26-FAME-Pay-Book.pdf

This week your School Counselors presented, "I'm a Senior...Now What?". There's a lot of helpful information and resources you'll be using in the upcoming weeks. We have attached the Senior Packet (copies also in the Counseling Dept) that includes:

• College Application Timeline
• Senior Meeting Checklist
• Financial Aid 101(video of 9/22 presentation coming soon!)
• Upcoming College visits and more!

Please remember to schedule your Senior Meeting in the upcoming weeks especially if you are applying Early Action or Early Decision (more about this in the presentation).

If you have questions about anything, please reach out to Ms. Bisson or Mrs. Felker

Attachments:

• SeniorPacket2627.pdf
• On-the-spot days (11).png

Please make sure you sign-up to attend via your SCOIR ACCOUNT and see your teacher to get excused from class.

The sign-ups for On-the-Spot days are here! Meet with a college rep & get an instant decision about acceptance. In addition, many of the colleges will provide you with an estimate on the merit aid you may qualify for. You can sign up for one, two, or all colleges. See the list of schools and the dates they will be in the Google Form using this quick link. Complete the form, reach out to your School Counselor, or pop down to the Counseling Dept. to sign up. As the date of the college visit nears, Mrs. Wiewel will send you an appointment time via email, so please check your email often.

Attachments (QR Code to Google Form):

• qrcode_docs.google.com (10).png

Tips on Taking an online class

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-gEuQaFu3NjGMj_PuD1ZUcvO8Avu-t8Kb0g65RD99I4/edit?tab=t.0

Maine Free College Scholarship permanent!What is Covered

Check out the following website to get an in-depth visual tour of a few colleges across the country, go to https://www.thecollegetour.com/ or check out the following list of schools with links to their tours.

The 3rd Annual Teacher Appreciation Raffle is BACK!

We hear year after year just how much our KHS teachers love this little tradition. It's such a simple gesture of gratitude, but it brings a little extra excitement to the school day. Imagine coming to work each morning in November wondering if today might be your lucky day!

We're looking for 16 families to each sponsor one day of the raffle between the beginning of November and Thanksgiving.

Simply sign up for a day and drop off a gift with Stephanie Griffin in the front office, either the morning of your assigned day or the day before. It could be a gift card to a favorite local restaurant, a cozy fall-themed basket, or something fun and unexpected. There's no set dollar amount—it's truly the thought that counts.

What makes this tradition special isn't the value of the gifts, but the collective generosity of our KHS families. Together, we get to make November a little brighter for the teachers who give so much to our kids throughout the year.

If you're willing to participate, please take a moment to choose a day on our sign-up! We'd love to keep this tradition going strong for a third year.

One last thing: When signing up, please let us know in the comments how you'd like your gift to be recognized. You're welcome to use your name, your family name, dedicate it in someone's memory or honor, or remain anonymous. Whatever feels right to you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4FA9A9292-66570458-month

APPRECIATION COMMITTEE UPDATE

On Tuesday, the KHS teaching community started their day with a big pot of coffee and cinnamon-sugar-coated cider donuts, fresh from a farm stand!

A little sweetness to show our appreciation for all that our teachers do!

A heartfelt thank you to the following for their kind donations that made this morning's treat possible:

Leah Adams, Rayanne Coombs, Maureen DiGiovanni, Megan Fernandez, Jennifer Gallagher, Katie Jensen, Mary MacDonald, Cathryn Majorossy, Patty Ford, Casi Sims, and Anne Vitello.

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English:

You have the right to an interpreter at no cost to you. If you would like to request an interpreter's assistance to communicate with our schools and teachers, all you need to do is ask. We will make sure interpretation services are arranged in advance of your meeting.

Burmese:

သင့်အတွက် အခကြေးငွေ မယူဘဲ စကားပြန်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ကျောင်းများ၊ ဆရာများနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရန်အတွက် စကားပြန်တစ်ဦး၏အကူအညီကို သင်တောင်းဆိုလိုပါက၊ သင်လုပ်ဆောင်ရန်သာ လိုအပ်ပါသည်။ သင့်အစည်းအဝေးမတိုင်မီ ဘာသာပြန်ခြင်းဝန်ဆောင်မှုများကို သေချာစီစဉ်ပေးပါမည်။

Chinese:

您有权免费获得口译员服务。如果您想请求口译员协助与我们的学校和老师沟通，您只需提出请求即可。我们将确保在您的会议之前安排口译服务。

Gujarati:

તમને કોઈ પણ ખર્ચ વિના દુભાષિયાનો અધિકાર છે. જો તમે અમારી શાળાઓ અને શિક્ષકો સાથે વાતચીત કરવા માટે દુભાષિયાની સહાયની વિનંતી કરવા માંગતા હો, તો તમારે ફક્ત પૂછવાનું છે. અમે ખાતરી કરીશું કે તમારી મીટિંગ પહેલા અર્થઘટન સેવાઓ ગોઠવવામાં આવી છે.

Japanese:

あなたには無料で通訳を雇う権利があります。学校や教師とのコミュニケーションのために通訳のサポートをリクエストしたい場合は、リクエストするだけです。会議の前に通訳サービスを手配いたします。

Portuguese:

Você tem direito a um intérprete sem nenhum custo para você. Se desejar solicitar a assistência de um intérprete para se comunicar com nossas escolas e professores, basta solicitar. Garantiremos que os serviços de interpretação sejam organizados antes da sua reunião.

Russian:

Вы имеете право на бесплатного переводчика. Если вы хотите попросить помощи переводчика для общения с нашими школами и учителями, все, что вам нужно сделать, это попросить. Мы позаботимся о том, чтобы услуги устного перевода были организованы перед вашей встречей.

Spanish:

Tiene derecho a un intérprete sin costo alguno para usted. Si desea solicitar la asistencia de un intérprete para comunicarse con nuestras escuelas y maestros, todo lo que necesita hacer es preguntar. Nos aseguraremos de que los servicios de interpretación se organicen antes de su reunión.

Ukrainian:

Ви маєте право на безкоштовний перекладач. Якщо ви хочете попросити допомоги перекладача для спілкування з нашими школами та вчителями, все, що вам потрібно зробити, це попросити. Ми подбаємо про те, щоб послуги усного перекладу були організовані заздалегідь до вашої зустрічі.

Vietnamese:

Bạn có quyền có một thông dịch viên miễn phí. Nếu bạn muốn yêu cầu sự trợ giúp của thông dịch viên để giao tiếp với trường học và giáo viên của chúng tôi, tất cả những gì bạn cần làm là yêu cầu. Chúng tôi sẽ đảm bảo sắp xếp dịch vụ phiên dịch trước cuộc gặp của bạn.