for KOUTS Elementary, Middle & Senior High Schools Volume 52 Number 17 May 3, 2018

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1 PARENTS PARAGRAPHS for KOUTS Elementary, Middle & Senior High Schools Volume 52 Number 17 May 3, 2018 Elementary Grades K-5 Visitors Lunch Middle/High School Grades 6-12 Daily $2.45/Weekly $12.25 $3.25 Daily $2.55/Weekly $12.75 VISITORS: To reserve a lunch you must call the school by 9:00 a.m. Calendar Thursday May 3 4:30 PM HS Track and Field Boone Grove/LaCrosse H Friday May 4 4:30 PM Varsity Washington Township 4:30 PM Varsity Washington Township 4:30 PM MS Girls Soccer Hebron H 5:30 PM MS Boys Soccer Wanatah H 6:30 PM Academic Banquet Café then Auditorium Saturday May 5 9:00 AM High School Track PCC Conf. Meet H Academic Superbowl State Meet-HS English Team Sunday May 6 7:30 AM Lions Club Pancake Breakfast until 12:30 PM Monday May 7 8:00 AM AP Chemistry Test 4:30 PM Middle School Track Washington Township H 4:30 PM Varsity Baseball Covenant Christian H 4:30 PM Varsity Softball Victory Christian H Tuesday May 8 8:30 AM Blood Drive until 1:30 PM Door 4 3:30 PM Rise and Roll Pick Up Elementary Café 4:30 PM MS Boys Wanatah 5:30 PM MS Girls Hebron 4:30 PM HS Track and Washington Township Relays 4:45 PM Varsity Softball Gary West Side H Wednesday May 9 8:25 AM Late Start Wednesday 8:00 AM AP LiteratureTest 4:30 PM Middle School Westville w/south Central Thursday May 10 4:30 PM Middle School Kankakee Valley Invite 5:00 PM Varsity River Forest 6:00 PM 4-H Friday May 11 4:30 PM MS Boys Westville 5:30 PM MS Girls Westville 4:30 PM Varsity Softball PCC Tourney Washington Township H 4:45 PM Varsity Baseball Victory Christian H Saturday May 12 All Day MS Band FT to Great America Music in the Park 10:00 AM HS Track and Wheeler 10:00 AM Varsity Baseball Hammond Academy (DH) H 10:00 AM Varsity Softball PCC LaCrosse (tentative) 6:00 PM Athletic Awards Banquet Cafeteria and Auditorium Graduation is June 1, 2018 Baccalaureate (a religious service) will begin at 6:30 PM. Graduation will follow at 7:00 PM.

2 Graduation Rehearsal Graduation rehearsal this year will be at 12:30 PM on June 1. All seniors that plan to walk in graduation that night must attend the rehearsal. If you do not attend, you will not be permitted to walk. Please make any accommodations with jobs so you will be able to attend the rehearsal. Kouts Athletic Department Athletes of the Week: Kasey Dulik Kasey has had an impressive start to the baseball season. He is leading the team in hits with 4, is tied for the team lead in RBIs at four, and he's also swiped three bases. Numbers aside, Kasey has proven that great things stem from hard work. He began playing baseball just over a year ago and his work ethic and determination have not only helped the team, but have proven to younger players on the team that hard work is the way to grow with the game of baseball. We're looking forward to a big year from our only senior! ~Coach Tucker Kennedi Sternberg Kennedi opened the season by winning the 100 and 200 meter dash against conference opponents Morgan and Washington. She tied the school record in the 100 with a time of 12.8 seconds. Kennedi put in a lot of training in the off season and it is paying off with early success on the track. ~Coach Duzan Mother s Day High Tea cancelled Unfortunately, the Mother s Day High Tea scheduled for Saturday, May 12 has been cancelled.

3 From The Guidance Counselor Dr. Brenda Stenftenagel and Dr. Milena Bulic would like to offer a $500 College Scholarship Award to a senior high school student that meets the following requirements: 1) current or former full treatment patient, 2) college-bound high school senior, and 3) planning to study in the medical/dental field. The requirement includes writing a 500 word essay explaining the student s accomplishments and goals. Please fax to (219) or bfaaapril@gmail.com by June 1, The Horatio Alger Association seeks to assist students who have demonstrated integrity, perseverance overcoming adversity, strength of character, financial need, commitment to pursue career or technical certification/degree, and a desire to contribute to society. To be considered eligible for this scholarship, applicants must have a) completed high school, b) will be enrolled in eligible program in Fall 2018, c) exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a career or technical program at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution, d) demonstrate critical financial need, e) demonstrated perseverance in overcoming adversity and f) be a US citizen. For more information about this scholarship, visit application.horatioalger.org. The deadline to apply is June 15, The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at Ball State would like to offer the Balanced Man Scholarship to any senior male interested in attending Ball State. The men of Sigma Phi Epsilon are built around the ideals of virtue, diligence and brotherly love. This Balanced Man Scholarship, or BMS, was started to attract men of Sound Mind and Sound Body, while rewarding them for espousing the ideals of the Fraternity. Receiving this scholarship does not mean that the student must become a member or the organization. They are interested in men who are great students, strong leaders, and well-rounded individuals. If interested, see Mrs. Robinson for further information. The deadline for the application is July 31, The Indiana Sheriffs' Association will again be sponsoring two session of the Indiana Sheriffs' Association Youth Leadership Camp this summer. The Youth Leadership Camp is a program provided by Indiana Sheriffs for boys and girls who are currently in the 7th and 8th grade of school and are interested in learning more about a possible career in law enforcement. The camp provides a very meaningful experience and relationship with other campers from throughout the state and sheriff's officers who serve as counselor and instructors. If you would like more information, please contact Mrs. Robinson in the MS/HS office. Summer School Kouts High School will again be partnering with the Indiana Virtual Academy to offer summer school. Enrollment forms can be picked up from the guidance counselor and must be completed and returned by May 4. Students may take two classes during the summer with the counselor's permission. Classes cost $45 each and payment must be made by May 11. These classes are conducted on-line starting June 4 and ending July 27. On July 27, 2018, the student must come to the school and take the final exam.. Students must meet two pace deadlines: June 17 and July 2. If a student is not making sufficient progress when these deadlines occur, he or she will be dropped from the class. Drivers Ed The Indiana Driving Academy is going to offer driver's education in Kouts. The classroom part of this course in online, but they will come to Kouts and provide the driving portion of the course. The classes will be starting in April. If you would like more information, please visit

4 School Academic Teams This year the Middle School Academic Super Bowl teams studied the science, social studies, English, and math related to World War I. They put in hours of work to gain a thorough understanding of their topic. Their hard work paid off when they went to the area competition in LaPorte on Saturday, April 28. The math and science teams both placed third for our division. The English team placed first! Their achievement placed them in the State Top 10! We are so proud of their hard work and their new understanding of WWI! The English team included Captain Aubrey Lundquist, Brandon Benevides, Macy Brown, Alivia Carlson, Maggie Evans, Nick Robbins, and Alexis Wilborn and was coached by Ms. Erin Robbins. The science team consisted of Captain Grace Slicker, Marley Beach, Gunner Dzomba, Caleb Hajek, Jocelyn Hall, Evan Paulk, and Hunter Wood and was led by Mrs. Sarah Rock. The math team was made up of Captain Hunter Wood, Gunner Dzomba, Kassidy Gregory, Corinne Gun, Caleb Hajek, Desi Hall, Cale Kneifel-Mendenhall, Zoe Kneifel-Mendenhall, Sam Kratz, Brielle Lobody, Andrew Palmer, and Ava Smrzlick and was under the direction of Mrs. Jen Leek. The social studies team is comprised of Captain Anyssa Heinold, Becca Benefield, Faith Birky, Macy Brown, Maggie Evans, Mady Fickle, Jesslyn Gudeman, Emily Gurekovich, Jocelyn Hall, Cale Kneifel-Mendenhall, Aubrey Lundquist, Baleigh McLain, Kaitlynn Ready, Emma Roney, and Jillian Spano and coached by Ms. Jessica O'Brien. For competition, an interdisciplinary team was assembled including Captain Hunter Wood, Brielle Lobody, Mady Fickle, Aubrey Lundquist, Gunner Dzomba, Jillian Spano, and Maggie Evans.

5 StuCo Year in Review C O N N E C T E D 1 This year's theme was Connected: connected to each other, the community, the world. Students participated in Table Talk on Oct. 18 where they were provided with conversation starters to spark meaningful conversation with each other. In February, students were treated to daily surprises during Random Acts of Kindness Week to show the power of being kind. N E W S P O O P E R S In its debut year at Kouts, the Newspooper was a hit. The monthly publication located in all the bathroom stalls included hotline information, health and environment tips, and cheesy jokes. 2 BIG PROJECT 3 Community members donated over 60 bikes in November to Working Bikes, an organization based out of Chicago that provides refurbished bikes to those in need of transportation in Chicago and internationally. S E R V I C E StuCo provided a safe, warm place for young trickor-treaters on Halloween. In January, we participated in the Pulsera Project by selling handcrafted bracelets made by Central American artists. All proceeds went to those artists. In April, we hosted a service project to a homeless shelter. 4 5 FUN & APPRECIATION We shook things up this year with a pirate-themed homecoming. Though some were skeptical, a great time was had by all. The basketball team even graced the court with a choreographed dance to High School Musical's "Getch'a Head in the Game". This year, each teacher received a thoughtful gift from a StuCo member in addition to Teacher Appreciation Week in May. T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r s u p p o r t!

6 StuCo Updater May TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK May 7-11 Be sure to thank a teacher this week! StuCo will be providing daily surprises. CHECK, PLEASE! May 25 The senior play will be performed for all HS students on the last day of school in the afternoon. RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS CHALLENGE Mother's Day is May 13. Buy flowers for someone special in your life. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL MAY 25 "Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see" -Mark Twain

7 of Valparaiso East Porter County Parent Safety Council -To Help Raise Funds for East Porter County Schools. Including safety updates and potential school resource officers. - at Culver s of Valparaiso Monday May 7 th, 2018 & Thursday, May 17 th, 2018 Culver s of Valparaiso is located at 2101 LaPorte Avenue We are open from 10:30am 10:00pm Please cut out the coupon below, sign it and present it to the cashier at the time of your purchase. The cashier will keep track of the amount of all coupon sales to determine the donation for your organization. If for whatever reason you do not have the coupon with you when you come in, please just mention this to our staff and we will be happy to print a register receipt and have you sign it then for credit. Please feel free to distribute these flyers to your family, friends, co-workers and anyone who might be interested in raising money for your group. Gift Cards are always welcome. (Please note that flyers are not to be distributed at Culver s Restaurant.) East Porter County Parent Safety Council at Culver s of Valparaiso Amount Signature Valid for two days Good on Monday May 7 th, 2018 Good Thursday, May 17 th, 2018 at Valparaiso location only.

8 A MOTHER'S DAY High Tea S A T M A Y : 3 0 A M K o u t s H i g h S c h o o l C a f e d o o r 1 0 $5 per ticket $20 for 6 $25 for 8 Pre-k & under free Reserve your tickets at the high school office by April 27th All proceeds go to Days For Girls, an international organization empowering girls all over the world with feminine hygiene products. There will be a brief presentation during the tea.

9 PNW FORENSIC SCIENCE WEEK SUMMER CAMP JULY 9TH THROUGH JULY 13TH Full Day Secessions 9:30 am to 4pm FORENSIC SCIENCE AT PNW This summer Purdue University Northwest will offer its first Forensic Science Week Summer Camp. Students will get a hands-on opportunity to learn the methods and techniques of forensic science. Lean the techniques for fingerprint collection, starting with the traditional techniques and working your way to the latest methods. Learn how to process a crime scene and experience cutting edge virtual reality crime scene training. This camp isn t just for those considering being a forensic science or working in law enforcement. In today s world, almost all professions must interact with the legal system. Science and law impact everyone. The camp is open to all junior and senior high school students. Tuition is $295 and includes supplies and lunch daily. APPLICATION INFORMATION Name: Address: Telephone Number: School: Grade: SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY A limited number of scholarships are available to students attending the PNW Forensic Science Week Summer Camp. Applying is easy! To apply submit the following via to daniel.suson@pnw.edu 1. Your name and contact information. 2. An essay of no less than 500 words, explaining why you should be considered for the scholarship. For information or to apply please contact: Dr. Daniel Suson, the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Science at daniel.suson@pnw.edu. CAN YOU FOLLOW THE CLUES?

10 Need gift cards graduation Shop and with Kouts for gifts? Scrip Middle School! Orders must be placed by Monday, May 14 to ensure delivery by the end of the school year. Orders can be turned into either office, or to Mrs. VanKley Contact Sharon VanKley at with any questions. Anyone interested in purchasing gift cards for the Chatwell family please contact Mrs. VanKley for more details.

11 Family Order Form Kouts Middle School Please turn in completed forms and checks to the office or Mrs. VanKley. If you have questions please Thank you! Created: 8/29/2017 2:41:40 PM Name Customer # Check # Order Date Product % QTY Total Ace Hardware $ % $ Ace Hardware 4% $ Advance Auto Parts $ Advance Auto Parts 7% $ 7% $ aerie 10% $ Amazon.com $ % $ Amazon.com 2.5% $ AMC Theatres Single Ticket AMC Theatres Single Ticket $ % $ 10% $ AMC Theatres American Eagle Outfitters 10% $ American Girl $ % $ American Girl 9% $ Applebee's Applebee's $50.00 Arby's Babies"R"Us $ % $ Babies"R"Us $ % $ Bakers Square Restaurant & Bakery Banana Republic 13% $ 13.5% $ Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble $ Barnes & Noble Bass Pro Shops $ % $ Bass Pro Shops 9% $ Bath & Body Works Bath & Body Works Bed Bath & Beyond $ Bed Bath & Beyond 13% $ 13% $ 7% $ 7% $ Best Buy $ % $ Best Buy 4% $ Product % QTY Total Best Buy $ % $ Bob Evans Restaurants 10% $ BP $ % $ BP $ % $ Buffalo Wild Wings Buffalo Wild Wings Build-A-Bear Workshop Burger King 4% $ Cabela's $ % $ Cabela's 10.5% $ Carrabba's Italian Grill Carson's $ Carson's Carter's 10% $ Cheesecake Factory 5% $ Children's Place 12% $ Chili's Grill & Bar 11% $ Chili's Grill & Bar $ % $ Chipotle Mexican Grill Chuck E. Cheese Cinemark Theatres Cinemark Theatres Single Admit $ % $ 4% $ 10% $ Claire's 9% $ Cold Stone Creamery Columbia Sportswear $ % $ Cracker Barrel Cracker Barrel CVS Pharmacy $ CVS Pharmacy 6% $ 6% $ Dairy Queen 3% $ Denny's 7% $ Product % QTY Total Dick's Sporting Goods $ Dick's Sporting Goods Disney $ % $ Disney 3% $ Domino's Domino's Dressbarn Dunkin' Donuts 3% $ Dunkin' Donuts 3% $ Express 10% $ Family Express $ % $ Family Express 4% $ Fannie May Candies 25% $ Fazoli's 7% $ Foot Locker GameStop 3% $ Gap 13.5% $ Gap Factory 13.5% $ Home Depot $ % $ Home Depot 4% $ HomeGoods $ % $ HomeGoods 7% $ IHOP Islamorada Fish Company 9% $ itunes $ % $ itunes 5% $ JCPenney $ % $ JCPenney 4.5% $ Kmart 4% $ Kmart $ % $ Kohl's $ % $ Kohl's 4% $ Little Caesar's Pizza $20.00 Lowe's $ % $ Make Checks Payable To: Kouts School Total Due All Columns: $

12 Family Order Form Kouts Middle School Please turn in completed forms and checks to the office or Mrs. VanKley. If you have questions please Thank you! Created: 8/29/2017 2:41:40 PM Name Customer # Check # Order Date Product % QTY Total Lowe's $ % $ Lowe's 4% $ Macy's $ % $ Macy's 10% $ Marshalls $ % $ Marshalls 7% $ Maurices $ % $ Meijer (not AK and HI) $ Meijer (not AK and HI) Meijer (not AK and HI) $ % $ 3% $ 3% $ Menards $ % $ Menards 3% $ Michaels 4% $ Nike 12% $ Noodles & Company Office Depot / Office Max 5% $ Old Chicago 6% $ Old Navy $ % $ Old Navy 13.5% $ Olive Garden OshKosh 10% $ Product % QTY Total Sears 4% $ Sephora 5% $ Shutterfly 9% $ Speedway 4% $ Staples 5% $ Starbucks 7% $ Starbucks 7% $ Steak 'n Shake SUBWAY Restaurants SUBWAY Restaurants $ % $ 6% $ T.J. Maxx $ % $ T.J. Maxx 7% $ Taco Bell 5% $ Target $ % $ Target 2.5% $ Target $ % $ TGI Fridays 9% $ Toys"R"Us $ % $ Toys"R"Us $ % $ ULTA 4% $ Under Armour 11% $ Walgreens $ % $ Walgreens 6% $ Panera Bread Panera Bread Papa John's Pizza Payless Shoes $ % $ Walmart $ % $ Walmart 2.5% $ Walmart $ % $ Wendy's 4% $ PetSmart 5% $ Pier 1 Imports 9% $ Pizza Hut (Not AK or HI) Qdoba Mexican Grill 7% $ Red Robin Sam's Club $ % $ Sam's Club 2.5% $ Make Checks Payable To: Kouts School Total Due All Columns: $

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14 KOUTS GIRLS SPRING/SUMMER LEAGUE GRILLED PORK CHOP SATURDAY MAY 19. CONTACT ANY SOFTBALL PLAYER OR COACH. IF YOU CANNOT FIND ONE CONTACT HEATHER RONEY AT FOR TICKETS. ORDERS DUE MAY 11. The organization responsible for this material is an organization independent from and not sponsored by the East Porter County School Corporation. The opinions or expressions contained in this material are not necessarily the views of the school or East Porter County School Corporation.

15 Youth Soccer is kicking off in KOUTS! Do you have a child (1 st -8 th 2018/2019 school year) interested in playing soccer this fall? Join us on May 5, 2018 at the KOUTS Public Library for Fall Soccer Sign-Ups! We will be located in the front Meeting Room from 9:30am- 12:30pm. Have you considered volunteering to improve the league? We are still looking for assistance with Coaching, Assistant Coaches, Substitute Coaches, and Sponsorship Coordinator! We need you to make this year a success for our children! May 5 th, :30-12:30 *The Organization responsible for this material is an organization independent from and not sponsored by East Porter County School Corporation. The opinions or expressions contained in this material are not necessarily the views of the school or East Porter County School Corporation.

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17 Elementary Echoes Kouts Elementary School Volume 11, Number 35 Thursday, May 3, 2018 Coming Soon... May 4.Spirit Day May 7..Followers Bible Club, 2:45 PM May 7-11 Teacher Appreciation Week May 8.Rise n Roll Pick-up Elem. Café, 3:00-6:00 PM/ Book Fair Family Night, 3:00-7:00 PM/ Science Fair 6:00-7:00 PM May 9..Student Council, 2:45 PM May 12.Mother s Day High Tea, 10:00-11:30 AM Gently-used KES T-shirts Being Accepted Parents, has your child outgrown his/her KES T-shirt this year? If so, the office is accepting gently-used T- shirts for new students that enroll after ordering has concluded for the school year or who cannot afford one. Our new families are so very appreciative and excited to for their children to be able to represent KES and participate in Spirit Day right away. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this need. Kindergarten Pre-registration Continues Kindergarten pre-registration for the school year is available in the elementary office Monday-Friday from 7:30-3:30. Children whose fifth birthday falls on or before August 1 may be enrolled at this time. Please bring your child s birth certificate, immunization records, and three proofs of residency if your child does not have older siblings at Kouts Schools. You will also receive an informational packet at the time of registration. Parents, please help us spread the word. Donations Requested for Art Classes HELP! The art room is in desperate need of adult large sized T-shirts to use as paint shirts for the students. Any donations can be delivered to the elementary office or sent to the art room with your child. Thank you, Mr. Wright Visit End-of-Year Upcoming Events Announced Parents, we know that May is a crazy month with so many things to do and so little time! We would like to share the upcoming school events so that you can put your important can t miss events on the family calendar and plan accordingly. We hope to see you there! Book Fair Family Night Tuesday, May 8, 3:00-7:00 PM Science Fair Tuesday, May 8, 6:00-7:00 PM Student Success Night/Art Fair Thursday, May 17, 6:00-7:00 PM Spring Music Program (Gr. 3-5) Tuesday, May 22, 6:30 PM Field Day/Last Day of School Friday, May 25 Birky Farms to Provide Lunches for Field Day Once again, Birky Farms will be providing full lunches for all students, staff, and volunteers participating in Field Day The lunch will include the famed pork burger, chips, and homemade ice cream. We are very grateful for their continued generosity in supporting our school. Teacher Appreciation Week to Begin Monday Beginning Monday, May 7, and running through Friday, May 11, our KES teachers will be recognized in many ways for their hard work and dedication. PTO has suggested easy ways for students to show their appreciation: Monday Bring the teacher a piece of fruit. Tuesday Complete the What I like about my teacher... page. Wednesday Wear the teacher s favorite color. Thursday Complete the What I liked most this year in class... page. Friday Wear black-and-gold to show that you love KES teachers. In addition, the PTO will be treating our teachers, too. The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! Scholastic Book Fair Spring 2018

18 Elementary Echoes Kouts Elementary School Volume 11, Number 35 Thursday, May 3, 2018 Student Birthdays Recognized We d like to wish a very happy birthday to the following students that celebrated their special day during the week of April 30-May 6: Kindergarten Carson Capouch; First Grade Selah Yoder; Second Grade Peyton Sanders; and Fourth Grade Leah Croff and Julianna Reyes. We hope your day was extra special! Lunch/Recess Aide Positions Available for There will be two lunch/recess aide positions available for the school year. If you consider yourself to be firm, fair, and consistent and love working with children, this may be the perfect position! In addition, working well as part of a team and the ability to be autonomous are requirements. If interested, please complete and submit a classified application. An application can be found on our corporation website: (Employment/Applications- Forms/Classified Applications) Porter County Spelling Bee Results Shared The annual Porter County Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday, May 2, and our spellers finished strong in a very tough competition! Representing fourth grade was Emily McFalls and representing fifth grade was Adam Lundquist. Adam finished in third place for Porter County. Great job, super spellers! You have both made us very proud. High Attendance Winners Announced Congratulations to last week s High Attendance winners: Kindergarten Mrs. Dunham and Mrs. Press (Tie); First Grade Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs. Evans (Tie 100%); Second Grade Mrs. Gant; Third Grade Mrs. Sahy and Mrs. Wigley (Tie); Fourth Grade Mrs. Markley (100%); and Fifth Grade Mrs. Dorgan. The Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon! Take a Congratulations to April s High Attendance winner, Mrs. Dunham s kindergarten class. They will receive a donut/juice breakfast on Friday, courtesy of the KES PTO. Pledge Leaders Announced Leading the Pledge this week were the following students: Jacinda Klemp (5K), Kayla Florence (3R), Julia Kaminskas (3S), and Sam Allen (4Ma). We love hearing the sweet sound of the students voices first thing in the morning! Title I Reading Counts Challenge for April Ms. Roccia wishes to congratulate students who were able to complete the 10 books or 100 pages of reading during the month of April. Thank you, parents, for helping with this accomplishment. Grade 1: Beau Evans, Evan Hallett, Walker Deardorff, and Makenzie Poole Grade 2: Gena Sawyer, Kira Kneifel, Seth Yoder, and Gavet Oehlman Grade 3: Nathan Allen, Mason Oldham, Anna Overholt, and Treyton Swanson You are welcome to read to your child or share the reading. The next and final deadline will come quickly as it is Friday, May 25.