Keystone High School

Please mark your calendars to come out and support the girls while they raise funds for our own Mrs. Gibson!! You can preorder your shirts here and ALL PROCEEDS go straight to the Gibson family to help offset costs of medical bills (as if the diagnosis and treatments aren't a kick in the gut enough, let's tack on the costs...). Shirt sale closes on September 15th.

Please consider joining our PTA as a member. Click HERE to join for only $6.75 per person! Also, the PTA is always looking for people to attend meetings and help with various events throughout the year. The PTA meets at KHS in room 111 on the third Wednesday of each month.

Even though school hasn’t started, our Wildcats are already busy getting ready for another great year! From fall extracurricular activities and athletics to painting parking spots, preparing classrooms, and finding other ways to get involved, our students are bringing great energy and excitement to KHS. We’re proud of the hard work, school spirit, and support our students are showing one another, and we can’t wait to see what this year has in store!

Photos courtesy of Ryann Smith

Are you an incoming freshmen this year? If so, please plan to pick up your yearbook in the KHS main office at Open House on Monday, August 31st. You will need to sign for your yearbook. If you can't make Open House, no problem! We will have them throughout the first week of school in the main office.

As we prepare for the start of the school year, please remember to log into Final Forms and complete all required beginning-of-year forms for your student(s). Completing these forms is an important part of preparing for a successful school year. Student schedules will be released once all required parent forms have been completed. We appreciate your prompt attention to this process and thank you for helping us get the school year off to a smooth start.

*PLEASE NOTE:
Current students already have accounts; this was verified in emails you have recieved. If you DO NOT see this email or have questions, contact Tina Bednarski.

Tina Bednarski: 440-355-2424 | tina.bednarski@keystoneschools.org

For additional information and step by step instructions to get set up, please follow the link on our website: https://keystonelocal-oh.finalforms.com/

If your student needs to take any medications during the day, please see our School Nurse at one of the following opportunities:

Open House (8/31) 4:30-6PM

August 26, 27 and 28 from 9-2

August 31 from 8-2

Additionally, please have this MEDICATION FORM completed.

We will be operating off two different schedules for the 2026-2027 school year. Our school day is from 7:25 a.m. to 2:28 p.m. Some students will start their day at 7:25 while others will start 8:10, depending on the level of support needed. Connections and Mentorship will be explained further in this newsletter.

* Connections will be on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays, never on Wednesdays

Keystone Connections is a dedicated intervention and enrichment period held every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:25–8:00 a.m. that provides students with personalized support and opportunities to grow. The time is intentionally used to help students succeed academically through extra instruction, tutoring, assessment make-ups, credit recovery support, and access to teachers for additional assistance. Connections also allows students to participate in enrichment activities, college and career planning, guest speakers, and schoolwide initiatives that build leadership, character, and a sense of belonging.

Teachers can request students who would benefit from additional academic support or enrichment, and students and parents may also request attendance. Students earning a D or F in any course are required to attend until their academic progress improves at the next grade check. Please see the graphic below for dates where grade checks will occur. It is important that students and parents are aware of when these grade checks happen as our Connections Lists will be built on this data. By providing targeted support during the school day, Keystone Connections helps ensure every student has the resources, relationships, and opportunities needed to achieve success both inside and outside the classroom.

To start the 2026-2027 school year, any student returning to KHS who earned a D or an F as a final grade in a class will start the year assigned to a Connections group. Mrs. Allison will emailed these students and parents on August 17th. Also, ALL incoming freshmen will be assigned a Connections group for the first grading period.

Freshmen will start Connections on the first day of school, September 2nd

Students assigned to Connections start on the first day of school, September 2nd

We encourage ALL 9th, 10th and 11th graders to take advantage of the PSAT Test we offer here at KHS. Students will take the PSAT Test the morning of Wednesday, October 28th. The Test is $14 for 9th graders and $18 for 10th/11th graders. The deadline to sign up is approaching quickly! This FORM needs to be completed by 2:30 PM on Thursday, September 3rd.

Click HERE to access the 2026-2027 Student Handbook.

If you qualify for Senior Release and/or CCP Release, please complete THIS FORM to apply. Students need to complete this form by Tuesday, August 25th at 3:00 p.m.. If you are not sure if you or your student qualifies, please read through our POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

The district stays focused on ensuring our district resources and our technology program is both sustainable and responsible, we want to share a reminder of how Chromebooks are distributed and managed across the district. A new Chromebook currently costs approximately $458 per student, and each student will receive two new Chromebooks during their time at Keystone—one in 4th grade and one in 9th grade. The $30 annual technology fee helps offset the cost of providing these two devices, as well as the ongoing management, maintenance, and support of our technology program.

• Students in the early grades will continue to have fully functional devices. Chromebooks will be monitored and maintained, and devices will be replaced as needed if they are no longer functioning properly.
• Families will not have the option to keep previously issued devices. All senior devices will be collected, refurbished when appropriate, and redistributed to students in grades K–3. This will help us maximize the useful life of our technology investment and ensure our resources are used efficiently.

This process allows Keystone to continue providing students with the technology they need while being thoughtful and responsible with district resources. Our goal is to provide reliable, functional technology—not simply new technology—and to make sure every Chromebook is used to its fullest potential.

9th Grade - Will receive new Chromebooks and chargers. The new Chromebooks and chargers will be available in their first period class on the first day of School.

10th, 11th and 12 Graders - At the end of last year, all students were required to turn their Chromebook and charger into our tech team for updates and tagging. The students who turned these in will receive their Chromebook in their first period class on the first day of school. Students who did not submit their Chromebooks and chargers will be required to do a quick check-in with a member of our tech team in the first few weeks of school.

All students are expected to come to school with their Chromebook charged and ready to go, daily. The only time students should be utilizing a personal device such as personal laptop should be when teacher permit this.

Here is an up to date list of our Course Fees and our Pay to Participate Fees.

Course Fees - All academic fees will be updated by September 21st. Please check at that time to see your student's balance on PowerSchool. You can pay your fees in the following ways:

• Online at https://payschoolscentral.com/
• Bring a check to the KHS office
• Cash to the KHS office (exact change only or overage can be added to lunch account)

Lunch Accounts - Please check your child's Pay Schools account or call the cafeteria to see the balance and make payments or add money. Your child's account needs to be in good standing to be able to participate in any field trips in the future.

Ways to Pay:

• Send money in with student
• Online; https://payschoolscentral.com/

Pay to Participate - Before your student's first athletic contest, it is essential that all Pay-to-Participate fees are paid in full or a payment plan is established. These fees, which can be found on PowerSchool or on PaySchools, help cover the costs of equipment, coaching, facilities, and other essential expenses that make our sports program possible. We understand that financial circumstances can vary, and we are here to work with you to ensure that every student who wishes to participate has the opportunity to do so. Please reach out to our athletic director, Jeff Holzhauer (jeffrey.holzhauer@keystoneschools.org)or the school office if you have any questions or need assistance in setting up a payment plan. The district has set a family cap at $750 total. Please see the sheet above for details.

Please note, fees cannot be paid on the PowerSchool app. Instead, you must login to https://payschoolscentral.com/

First sport: $250

Second sport: $200

Third+ sport: $100

Since most students do not use lockers, we only assign lockers to students who request them. If you are interested in having a locker, please complete THIS FORM. Students can request a locker at any point in the school year if their situation or circumstances change.

In order to park at KHS, students will need to complete the parking and consent form sections in Final Forms. Any student who parks on the Keystone Campus is required to enter the random drug testing program at KHS. The consent form allows students be entered into the program. There is no charge for a parking pass at KHS. Please see the flyer below for additional details.

Looking to snag your class shirts for upcoming spirit days, pep rallies, and student sections? Our Class Shirts form is OPEN now until September 9th for you to place orders. Money can be turned into the Counseling Office- all orders that have not been paid by the 9th will be cancelled.

ORDER HERE

Jostens will be at KHS on Thursday, September 10th to meet with seniors regarding cap/gown orders as well as sophomores for class ring information. Seniors will meet with the Jostens representative at 1:00 (6th period) and the sophomores will meet with the representative shortly after the seniors are done at approximately 1:25.

Are you a graduating senior or the parent/guardian of a graduating senior? If so, please bookmark THIS PAGE as it will contain important dates and information regarding ALL things for SENIORS!

8/31/26 - Open House 4:30-6:00

8/31/26 - Freshmen Orientation 5:30-6:00

9/2/26 - First Day of School (Connections starts for all students assigned and freshmen)

9/9/26 - Early Release Day - Students done at 1:28 PM

- Class Shirt Order Due

9/10/26 - Jostens rep meets with seniors and sophomores 6th period

9/21/26 - Picture Day

10/3 - Homecoming Dance

10/28 - PSAT Test

Wildcat Proud!

DJ Shaw & Loren Allison
Keystone High School Administration