MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

• Come out to Liberty Place on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 5-8 pm, buy a treat and visit with friends. All proceeds will support the 9th grade class!
• Come out to Jake’s Wayback Burgers in Longwood on Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 4-8 pm, buy a meal and visit with friends. All proceeds will support the 9th grade class!

Game Club Meetings:

• The Gaming Club will regularly meet in the Demon Den every Friday from 3:45-5:15. Bring video games, consoles, board games, dice & spreadsheets for D&D, Magic the Gathering decks, or whatever else you and your friends might want to play.
• Mr. Whetsell or the club officers: Nathan Steele and Aidan Cifolelli for details

Attention Skiers and Boarders:

• The deadline to sign up for the Vermont Ski Trip has been extended until Wednesday, November 6th.
• Please see Ms. Gentekos in room 103 or Mrs. Rzucidlo in room 159 for more details.

Did you miss Financial Aid Night? Don’t worry! We have the links to the presentations here!

Check out the PowerPoints presented by Sonya Mann-McFarlan from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (English-speaking) and Giselle Bermudez from the Millersville University Office of Financial Aid (Spanish-speaking).

If you are looking for more information, we also have hard copies of Financial Aid materials in the Counseling Office. Feel free to stop by any time!

What is The Hub?
The Hub is located in Room 100 (next to elevator) and is a quiet space intended for students to be able to receive support in any area of academic need. The Hub is intended to be used for a working environment, not a place to hang out!
Who is staffing The Hub?
The Hub is being staffed by teachers and instructional assistants. NHS tutors will also be volunteering time for individual or small group tutoring! Currently, The Hub will be open the following days/periods: Advisory, 1^st , 2^nd , 3^rd (Monday and Wednesday Only), 4^th , 5^th (Monday and Wednesday Only), 7^th , 8^th. The goal is to be open every period, every day – stay tuned for more information!
How do students access The Hub?
Students can drop-in during their lunch or study hall periods, using the same procedure they would for going to the library. Students can also be assigned to The Hub via Principal recommendation, Counselor recommendation and/or KIT Team. Parents, please reach out to your child’s counselor should you have any questions!

With the holiday season fast approaching, the Kennett High School Humanitarian Club has kicked off its annual food drive to benefit the Kennett Area Community Services (KACS) Food Cupboard. Food drive chairpersons Delaney Marin-Tapia and Jerry Avalos, both seniors, have created various opportunities for community members to contribute to the effort.

The food drive began on October 14, and KHS students can bring their non-perishable donations to their advisory teacher any time before November 15. In the first week of the drive, Kennett students have already generously donated over 180 pounds of food.

Also, the club hosted its yearly Fall Fest on Friday, October 18, in front of the high school. This event, open only to students, featured s’mores, games, face painting, and, of course, a bonfire supervised by members of the Kennett Fire Company. The price of admission was five cans, and at the end of the evening, nearly 500 cans and over $400 were collected for the Food Cupboard.

On the last home football game of the season, the Humanitarian Club will be hosting “Cans for Pat” to honor the memory of Patrick Mallon, Kennett High School Class of 2010. Pat, who played on both the offensive and defensive lines on the KHS football team, organized various food drives through the National Honor Society during his time at Kennett. He was a passionate advocate for social justice and believed that no person should ever go hungry. Donations including canned goods such as vegetables, fruit, beans, soups, jelly, and peanut butter, plus non-perishable items like pasta, rice, cereal, and even diapers and wipes will be gratefully accepted at the stadium gates.

Although the Humanitarian Club is always devoted to wiping out food insecurity, there is a greater sense of urgency to their mission this year due to the recent fire at the Food Cupboard. For that reason, Jake Adelman, a Humanitarian Club and National Honor Society member, is organizing an additional opportunity: NHS members will trick-or-treat for canned goods on Halloween night to give more people the chance to participate in the fight against hunger.

“The Kennett community always takes care of its own,” said Lisa Teixeira, Humanitarian Club advisor and school librarian.

For more information on the Kennett High School Humanitarian Club Food Drive and how you can help, please contact Lisa Teixeira at lteixeira@kcsd.org

Reminders

• No School October 9, 2019
• Flu Clinic October 10, 2019-2:35pm -6:30pm
• Financial Aid Night (Spanish) October 17, 2009
• Class Rings delivered October 22, 2019
• First marking period end October 28, 2019
• College visits -See Guidance

Calling all students! Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser

The 9th grade class is selling Gertrude Hawk candy for their fall fundraiser from Friday October 4th until Monday October 21st.

If you have questions or want to submit your order please see Mrs. Ely in room 358.