KAMSC Newsletter

Our Challenge Success coach, Ms. Wiley, spent time with both staff and students on Thursday and again today. During her classroom visits on Thursday, she observed high levels of student engagement. She noted that students were comfortable sharing their ideas both with their teachers and in her presence, demonstrating an eagerness to participate and showcase their learning. Overall, she described the student body as happy and highlighted a shared joy of learning among both students and staff. Additionally, she observed that hallway interactions were consistently safe and friendly.

As a staff, we also dedicated time to reviewing our Challenge Success goals and strengthening our interpersonal relationships.

The Challenge Success program continues to have a meaningful impact at KAMSC, and we are grateful to Ms. Wiley for her guidance and support as we strive to grow and improve as a school community.

Every student received a participatory medal. All awards and student lunches were sponsored by Zoetis.

Several awards were given out including some cash prizes.

Students qualifying for state were:

Aanya Goel, Claire Tong, Janelle Yao, Tejashreya Dantu, Ava Balint, Seneli Amartatunga, Dharshna Chandra Mouleeswaran, Austin Hale, Justin Zhou, Akshay Verma, Cayden Hincher, Aarav Dhillion, Lucas Jude, Adrien Dudek, Anni Holm, Masha Canfield

Grand Champion and headed to the International Science and Engineering Fair were Yuvan Muppireddy and Nina Shaye.

Honorable Mention (alternate if the Grand Champions are unable to attend ISEF) - Aanya Goel, Claire Tong, Janelle Yao, Ava Balint

The 9th graders in Mrs. Chapoton's Honors Biology are exploring animals by collecting and analyzing data on mealworm behavior and feeding. Transformations in matter and energy are the focus as students collaborate and engage in their lab.

Online registration closed at noon today. If you still need to schedule with a teacher, please email them directly and they will schedule you if they have open slots remaining.

The schedule for virtual conferences is:

Tuesday, March 24 - 5:30-8:30pm

Wednesday, March 25 - 11:30-2:30pm (no pm classes for 11th & 12th grade)

Thursday, March 26 7:30-10:30 am (no school for all KAMSC students)

The KAMSC parent organization would like to invite you to keep abreast of their meeting agendas/minutes and dates so that you can be as involved as you like. It would be great to get more underclassmen parents involved so that you can help lead as some of our families "graduate" out. Click this link to review meeting agendas/ minutes.

Attention Rising Seniors I have linked they brochure for ATYP summer camps but want to point out that many KAMSC students have found the ATYP College Essay Writing Camp to be very supportive. Everyone usually comes out with their common app essay completed and feel ahead of the game as most if not all of them will be applying either early action or early decision which will typically have deadlines of November 1st.

Learn about careers, skills, and sustainability at this dynamic event on April 22: Careers in a Changing Climate. Email rebecca.joyce@kamsc.org to register. Students can be dropped off at Sangren Hall at WMU at 8:00 AM and will be chaperoned by Mrs. Albee and Ms. Joyce (flyer attached).

If there are any KAMSC families that ever wish to use the food pantry on the third floor, you can simply contact Mrs. Allbee, and she will work with you to get you what you need. It is all anonymous and very simple.

I hope that you all have had a chance to review our KAMSC Handbook and sign the acceptance form through PowerSchool. Here is a direct link to it again. I would invite you to be sure that you have read through the MTSS support procedures. I will pull grades to review the 3.0 requirements and use that as a gauge to get more support for students. If your child is showing that need, Mrs. Allbee or I will email you and the child to set up support provided by KAMSC. This is required for a three week interval and then we pull grades again to review. Our hope is always that that three week interval is enough support but students will sometimes move in and out of support throughout a semester. Please know, that this is meant to be a supportive measure. We take our responsibility of helping your child achieve the high standards of KAMSC seriously.

If you are dropping off or picking up your student at KAMSC, please do so at the Vine Street entrance. Please find a safe place to pull over and then have you student proceed to the Vine street entrance. If students are driving themselves:

1. They need to acquire a parking pass from the KAMSC office - please fill this out

2. They need to park by the El Sol playground off of Dutton Street (but then walk to Vine street entrance)

3. They should be reminded to not keep anything valuable in their car and to keep their cars locked at all times.

4. The building will have a campus security officer at the Vine Street entrance during times of arrivals and dismissals.

March 24 - PT Conferences 5:30-8:30pm

March 25 - PT Conferences 11:30-2:30pm NO PM KAMSC Classes

March 25 - Parent Org meeting 6:15

March 26 - PT Conferences 7:30-10:30 am - NO KAMSC Classes

March 27 - April 3 - Spring Break