KHS Spark Volume 2 - Polk County School District

Week of March 23—March 27, 2015
1100 Red Devil Way, Lakeland, FL 33815
Phone: (863) 499-2655 Fax: (863) 499-2726
CFAA Phone: (863) 413-3620 Fax: (863) 647-4764
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Sizzling Singing Success
“Kathleen High School Red Hot Voices Concert Choir performed at the Polk County Music Performance
Assessment at Lake Gibson last week and achieved an overall excellent and an excellent in sight reading. We are so
very proud of the students; they were awesome” said Mr. Poletis.
Pictured: Kgalalelo Alford, Cory Alred, Jesus Arrongo, Gianna Azzaro, Amanda Begley, Caleb Blancherd, D’Ahna Brown, Anayla
Burress, Ashley Carrera, Dustin Cheasebro, Arieana Dail, Courtney Degroat, Anna Dusci, Chris Estrada, Kyle Estrada, Deanna
Ford, Jada Fulse, Luis Garcia, Taiz Garcia, Joey Gonzalez, Sabrina Gonzalez, Khaliah Grubbs, Torriyah Hart, Zsa’Vell Hawkins,
Amberlie Hensley, Tevin Huffman, Nicole Kasperitis, Brittany Krystyniak, Eboni Lockhart, Zach Marsh, Hannah Mathe, Alicia
Miller, Dalton Mills, Damien Minor, Robbi Muniz, Courtney Murphree, Chris Nicoll, Samantha Nicoll, Alicia Nwajei, Stephanie
O’Neill, Mileysis Palomo Pena, Samantha Patch, Israel Pinto, Sarah Pyles, Adriana Rivera, Kyle Turner, Marelia Uribe, Ashley
Velez, Ashley Washington
Congratulations to IgnitionTV’s 2015 Student of the
Year, Michael Boyette. “A self-motivated learner, Michael finds success with each skill he develops, from
writing, reporting, and anchoring to directing, editing,
and much more. In every area of his life Michael strives
to be professional: in his interactions with teachers and
peers, in his creation of content for our program, even in
his attire and his life outside of IgnitionTV. Michael will
represent IgnitionTV at the 23rd Annual Polk County
Video Awards at Victory Church in Lakeland, FL on
Tuesday, May 5. The ceremony begins at 7 pm. We invite you to join the IgnitionTV crew for this very special
evening,” said Mr. Gash.
Tuesday, March 24 SAC Meeting-5:30-6:30
Media Center-Main Campus
Meeting
Special Recognition Ceremony for attendees
Questions? Email [email protected]
Principal, Ernest Joe, Jr.
Assistant Principal of Curriculum, Chuck Thacker
Assistant Principal of Curriculum, (CFAA), Keith Smith
Assistant Principal of Administration, Tony Williams
Assistant Principal of Administration, Mario Jenkins
March 25, 2015
Early Release Day!
Inside This Issue
Red Hot Voices—MPA Performance
1
Michael Boyette-Student of the Year
1
SAC Meeting—March 24
1
Sure it Goes Fast—Do the Math
2
Devil’s Angels Dance Team
FCA Fundraiser
Powerboat Regatta
2
2
3
Stephen Ohsiek
3
Senior Spotlight
3
Engineering for Flight
Trident Yearbook
Senior Spotlight/Literary Magazine
3
4
4
Senior Panoramic/Writing Center
4
Mr. Bakker-Respects Pi Day
4
Polk County Reading Council
5
Tutoring Schedule/ACT & SAT Date
Sports Schedule
5
5
ACT/SAT Remaining Dates
Lunch Menu/Word of the Day
Gradbash
Senior/Class of 2015-Tip of the Week
5
6
6
6
KHS Marching Band Fundraisers
6
FCA—Tuesdays & Thursdays
6
KHS Mission: Cultivating a Legacy of Lifelong Learners
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Sure it goes fast...just do the MATH
On March 17, Pre-Engineering students attended a special presentation by the Mazda racing team at Florida Polytechnic.
Mazda engineers and racecar drivers spoke to students about the integration of STEM in racing and encouraged students
to consider careers in those fields. They also explained the use of renewable fuel that is used to power their racecars. Students were
able to tour
the facilities,
classrooms
and the
STEM Innovation labs.
Students
were exNelson Afanodor, John Ammon, Abigail Anderson, Kevin Anderson, Bogdan Antonov, Jacob Baxley, Terrence
posed to the Bobet, Logan Boltin, Timothy Brigman, Michael Brown, Stephen Brown, Skylar Burnham, Matthew Cardwell,
Supercom- Mikayla Cates, Gustavo Contreras, Juan Velez Cruz, Jacarri Durant, Misael Fuentes, Jesse Greenwood, Mark
Guibeault, Daniel Holley, Jessica Jacobovitz, Kylie Jeffris, Daniel Kelly, Geness Kennedy-May, Hans Lehman,
puter and
Student Da- Nick McCaslin, Sean Miller, Nahama Nicolas, Santos Nwachukwu, Patrick Palma, Marshall Richmond, Saul
Sanchez, Travis Schou, Nicholas Schulcz, Conner Snow, Isaiah Stewart, Jacob Vincent, Drakon Vines,
ta Center
Lab, Media Makinsy Wendel, Indya Williams, Thomas Yingling
and Robotics Lab, the Rapid Application Development (RAD) Makerspace Lab. Many students found the labs to be the highlight
of the trip and may consider attending Polytechnic.
FCA Fundraisers
FCA is selling Tropical Smoothie Café
coupon books for $10.00 to help raise
funds for final club activities for the
school year. The Coupon Books have
over $35.00 in savings on tasty and
healthy tropical smoothie drinks and
foods. Please see Coach Troutman or a
FCA student for your coupon book. Get
them while supplies last.
CFAA Students Get Special Attention at
Polytechnic University
Girls—Join the Devil’s Angels Dance Team
Ms. Rui has scheduled an interest meeting for
all girls interested in the Angels Dance Team.
Mark your calendar for April 7. More details
to come! Tryouts will be held May 4—May 9.
Please stop by Q Wing/Building 16, Room 011
to pick up a tryout packet. Questions, see Ms.
Rui.
CFAA Training
Stephen Ohsiek, 9th
grader at CFAA, holds a
plane he built in 2nd
Period, Aviation Maintenance at CFAA. (Ms.
Claudio, Instructor)
Stephen Ohsiek
http://schools.polk-fl.net/khs
Senior
Spotlight
Engineering for Flight… Aero Design East International
On March 13, 2015, Lockheed Martin and
the Florida Air Museum hosted 75 university engineering design teams in the 2015
SAE Aero Design East International Competition. Students were given an opportunity to observe the presentations, assembly,
safety and technical inspections and test
flights of radio-control aircraft designed
and built by university teams from all over
the world. There were three classes of
competition - Regular, Advanced, and Mi- Back Row/L to R: Michael Brown, Drakon Vines,
cro. The Regular Class allowed competiStephen Brown and Gustavo Contreras with the
tors to develop the fundamental underUniversity of Toronto Team
standing of flight. The Advanced Class
required teams to have a systems approach to design while integrating engineering disciplines: aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers. Micro Class teams
were required to make trades between two potentially conflicting requirements, carrying
the highest payload fraction possible, while simultaneously pursuing the lowest empty
weight possible. “After spending the day at the competition, many CFAA students were
impressed by the students in the
competition. It was a great opportunity for high school students to
see what they could be doing in a
Thomas
Sean
few years. The expectations of
what young students can achieve is
high, and seeing what other students from around the world are
developing is a great way to get
our students interested in developThomas Yingling and Sean Miller with the team from Ohio ing their own designs and ideas,”
Northern University
said Mr. Bresler.
Powerboat Regatta
Building for Speed
Shakira Garcia-Diaz
Shakira has been accepted to Keiser University. Way to go
Shakira!
The Central Florida Aerospace Academy holds a regatta on campus. It is said if it has a
motor, then someone will race it. Engineering students at CFAA had to design and
build a propulsion system and boat hull for
a speed boat project. The students tested and
timed their prototypes in a makeshift lake
this week and will present their designs and
results to their classmates next week.
CFAA engineering students navigate the
waters to test their experimental speed boats
Senior
Spotlight
Literary Magazine
Be a part of our new Literary Magazine at Kathleen High School. Mrs. Lavery is accepting
black and white artwork, photos, poetry, short stories and other submissions of literary
merit. We are currently gauging interest, so
initial submissions should be made by April
20th Electronic submissions can be sent to
[email protected] and hard copy
submissions can be dropped off in Q-41.
CFAA submissions can contact Mrs. Sasser for directions on how to submit their work.
Goldie Garrett
Goldie Garrett was
accepted to
Florida A & M.
Way to Go!
Students—Writing Center Open on Wednesdays
Students—-Visit Room 40-123 (9th Grade
Building) for assistance in Writing. All students can come in and receive help on papers
for classes, junior and senior thesis, FSA writing, etc. Any questions, see Mrs. Desandolo;
[email protected].. The Writing Center will be open every
Wednesday from 2:00—3:00, except for early release days.
Trident Yearbook
March 30-April 3
Conor Belvin
Conor Belvin was
accepted to
Southeastern
University.
Great Job!
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Yearbooks are complete and are being printed.
First come-first served. Price=$85.00.
www.yearbookordercenter.com
order #1134
Questions/Please contact
[email protected].
 3/25—End of 3rd 9-Wks
 4/14—Report Cards
 5/12—Hall of Fame/Top
20 Awards @ 6:30
 5/19—Underclassmen
Awards @ 6:00
 5/25—Memorial Day
 5/26—Senior Awards @
6:00
 5/31—Baccalaureate @
4:00/Victory Baptist
 6/1—Graduation @ 8:00
Mr. Bakker
Pi Day!
 6/4—Last Day of School
A VERY limited number of senior
panoramics are available.
Price: $16
Cash Only Please.
First Come, First Served.
See Mrs. Lavery
for more details
athleen
Monday
March 23
Tuesday
March 24
Girls Tennis County Tourn @ Lakeland City Courts @ 2:30
Boys Tennis County Tourn @ Kelly Rec @ 2:30
Boys JV Baseball vs. McKeel @ 4:30 (Away)
Girls Tennis County Tourn @ Lakeland City Courts @ 2:30
Boys Tennis County Tourn @ Kelly Rec @ 2:30
Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Haines City @ 7:00 (Away)
Girls Softball vs. Lakeland @ 6:30/8:30 (Lake Bonney)
Wednesday Boys JV Baseball vs. Lake Region @ 7:00 (Home)
March 25
Girls Softball vs. Ridge @ 7:00 (Varsity) (Away)
Thursday
March 26
Boys Varsity Baseball vs. McKeel @ 7:00 (Home)
Girls Softball vs. Ft. Meade @ 6:30/8:30 (Away)
Friday
March 27
Boys Varsity Baseball vs. George Jenkins @ 7:00 (Home)
Track and Field—UNF Spring Invite @ Jacksonville
Saturday
March 28
Track and Field—UNF Spring Invite @ Jacksonville
Tutoring Schedule
Mondays & Wednesdays 2:05—3:05 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays (Mr. Haynes Only)
Reading/FCAT
Math
Science
Mr. Haynes
Ms. Gibson
Ms. Mahmood
31-127
14-034
03-002
Alg. 2
Earth, Bio &
FCAT &
Pre-Calculus
Environmental
ACT Prep
Statistics
Mrs. McKinney
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Gardner
31-107
14-014
16-004
Alg. 1/Geometry/
Physical, Chemical
Reading
Liberal Arts
Mrs. O’Sullivan
13-006
Reading &
Writing
(Grades 9-10)
Join the Polk County Reading Council
To promote quality literacy instruction
 To advocate lifelong reading
 To provide networking and collegiality
 To develop and implement literacy projects to benefit the
community
Join while the membership dues are only $10.00. Fee will increase to $15.00 during the
2015-16 school year.
http://www.polkcountyreadingcouncil.org/
President: Leslie Phillips, [email protected]
ACT & SAT Testing Schedule - Remaining Dates for 2015
ACT (American College Test)
http://www.ACTStudent.org
ACT Test Date
Registration Deadline
April 18, 2015*
March 13, 2015
June 13, 2015*
May 8, 2015
SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
http://www.SAT.CollegeBoard.org
SAT Test Date
Registration Deadline
May 2, 2015
April 6, 2015
June 6, 2015
May 8, 2015
Kathleen Senior will not be a test center for 4/18 & 6/13.
School Code: 100-830 Test Center Code: 235570
School Code: 100-830 Test Center Code: 10374
Lunch Menu
Word of Week: CompaƟble
KHS Marching Band Fundraisers
Monday — March 23, 2015
Shepherd’s Pie, Mashed Potatoes, California Veggies, Fruit or Chef Salad or Turkey & Cheese Sub/
Flatbread, Yogurt Snack Box, Veggie Combo, Fruit
Tuesday — March 24, 2015
Chicken Taco Bowl, Cilantro Lime Rice, Black
Bean Salsa, Fresh Fruit, Juice or Southwest Chicken Salad or Ham & Cheese Sub or Southwest
Chicken Wrap, Peanut Butter Snack Box, Black
Bean Salsa, Fruit
Wednesday — March 25, 2015
Hearty Chili, Grilled Cheese, Baked Fries, Veggie
Combo, Fruit, Fruit Salad or Asian Chicken Salad
or Italian Pizza Sub/Flatbread or Hummus Snack
Box, Corn Salad, Fruit Salad, Fresh Fruit
Thursday — March 26, 2015
White Spaghetti, Broccoli, Garden Salad, Fruit,
Chocolate Chip Cookie or Chicken Caesar Salad or
Turkey & Cheese Sub or Chicken Salad Wrap, Yogurt Snack Box, Veggie Combo, Fruit, Juice
Sonny’s BBQ 3611 US Hwy 98
North Lakeland, FL 33809
KATHLEEN SR
MARCHING
RED DEVIL BAND
Benefiting:
KHS Red Devil Band
April 18, &
May 16, 2015
5:00—8:00 pm
Dine-In or Drive-Through
Both N. & S. Locations
April 16, & May 14, 2015 (Until
Closing)
*Mention this organization at
the register or in the drivethru for Band to receive 20%
of the value of your purchase.
Bring your family and friends
for a Delicious BBQ Dinner
S. Florida Ave.
4625 S. Florida Avenue
15%-25% of your bill will be
Donated to KHS BAND
For NEEDED NEW UNIFORMS
(Please present this coupon
when you pay)
N. Lakeland
4132 US Highway 98 N
Friday — March 27, 2015
Cheese Pan Pizza, Baby Carrots, Popeye Salad,
Fruit, Applesauce or Buffalo Chicken Salad or
Ham & Cheese Sub/Flatbread or Peanut Butter
Snack Box, Veggie Combo, Applesauce, Fresh Fruit
Variety
Spend Tuesday and Thursday
with FCA
FCA weekly huddle meetings Thursday mornings 6:25
am in the Choice Room. Tuesday FCA host Open
Gym at 6:25 am, All students are welcome to
come enjoy music, basketball, fellowship, and prayer. Only students with
athletic shoes are allowed
to play basketball.
Class of 2015—Tip of the Week
Social Media: Make your FB and other social
media pages private. The pages should show no
information to anyone who is not a friend.
Colleges and school college counselors will
occasionally check FB pages.
Check out this website:
http://www.college-financial-aid-advice.com/
scholarships-for-high-school-seniors.html
Grad Bash
April 25, 2015
Cost: $ 100.00
(Please—no $50, $100 dollar bills, or checks)
All obligations must be paid.
For more information see Ms. Lewis in the
9th Grade office or call
863 413-3506