KAMSC Newsletter

Thank you to all of the parents and students that came out to celebrate project day. There were so many people supporting the afternoon and evening awards ceremony with food donations, and set up and tear down help. It takes a village and our KAMSC village is strong!

Students took the Challenge Success Survey this week. We appreciate their honest feedback and look forward to reviewing the data later this spring. This is an important process in our continuous improvement and examination of the KAMSC experience.

Parents - please check in on students around AP testing, IB testing and final exams. This is a very stressful time and many extracurriculars are also in final stages of competition pulling on students' time. Please check in on their diet, sleep and general well being. We want to make sure healthy amounts of stress are being experienced and there is a fine line between healthy and unhealthy. As a staff we monitor this closely but ask for your help at home. Ask them to get out their KAMSC planner, if they have one, or another planner to purposely plan their time for preparation and downtime for health and well being.

Seneli Amaratunga and Dharshna Chandra Mouleeswaran were state fair qualifiers for the Invention Convention held at the Henry Ford Museum in April. They took 1st place in projects Grades 9-12 and the Best Testing and Refining Award. They also qualified for nationals June 3-5 (in Detroit). Their project was developing a plant-based antibacterial eutectogel for a sustainable wound dressing.

The following young ladies from KAMSC earned some acolades on April 18th for this program which honors women in STEM for their computing related achievements, leadership and technical interests. According to the NCWIT progrom book, "the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) High School Award honors 9th-12th grade students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, persistence, and future plans." Here is a link to the program booklet where you can learn more.

Tejashreya Dantu: Michigan Affiliate Winner

Elizabeth Bippley: Michigan Honorable Mention

Sumaya Siddiqui: Michigan Honorable Mention

Khadija Syeda: Michigan Honorable Mention

Marta Kellam: Rising Star

Poojani Attanayake: Rising Star

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.

There are always extra safety precautions in place at all KPS graduations including the KAMSC senior ceremony. We will use metal detectors to ensure the safety of all guests upon entering the building, and bags may be inspected. Flowers, balloons, food, and drinks are not allowed in the auditorium.

Please DO NOT bring large tote style bags or purses or security will likely ask you to take it back to your car. Guests, please use the Westnedge doors only.

We are in need for several helpers with different shift options available. This is a big night and requires a lot of support. Please click the button below to volunteer with us that night.

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.

May 13 - Open Lab 6-7:30 pm (last one)

May 19 - Senior Exams (11:30-2pm)

May 20 Senior Exams (11:30-2pm)

May 21 Seniors Last Day at KAMSC (11:30-2pm)

May 26 - KAMSC Senior Recognition Ceremony - 7:30pm

May 27 PM elective exams for 11th grade

May 28 AM and PM Math Exams

May 29 AM and PM Science Exams --- Last day of school at KAMSC