Enjoy the Galloping Ghost Stories,

Mark P. Duerwaechter, Superintendent

Kindergarten and 4K Registration are upon us ... We want to give our youngest learners a great first school experience! 

KASD's  District Vision Committee Survey closes on December 19, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

If you haven't, please take a few minutes to share your opinions with us on some very important topics about potential upcoming school decisions. We need your help to continue on the path toward success; share your voice! We look forward to hearing from you.

The Kaukauna Area School District has been in the process of updating its database to plan for future student enrollment and to prepare for sending 4K and Kindergarten registration information. 

Do you know anyone living in Kaukauna that isn't yet attending a KASD school?  If so, please forward them this newsletter using the link at the bottom, or send them to our new, online census form!  

Thank you for your help!

Kaukauna Area School District really is a special place to be. There's no denying that when it comes to generosity, few can match the kind hearts and caring souls that reside within our community. And this time of the year, we are seeing it ring through the district, with caring and sharing  taking place at all of our schools. Check out  just a few of the giving activities going on in December at KASD schools. 

There sure is a lot going on this time of year, from giving drives to activities and more! Here's a little snapshot of KASD's Winter Activities and Athletics: 

National Honor Society has been busy, hosting a number of Food Drive competitions. Electa Quinney Elementary School donated over 1,000 items, winning the Traveling Food Drive Trophy in the district-wide competition. The Band beat the rest of the high school students in their food item donation with nearly 4,000 items going to Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. And the Spike it to Hunger food drive competition at the quad Boys Volleyball match saw Kaukauna, Appleton North, Notre Dame, Fond du Lac and Oshkosh volleyball teams donating to the cause. Additionally, NHS would like to extend a big thank you to Joe Huss and Greg Krause for collecting all the food from the grade schools and River View and delivering it to Loaves and Fishes!

NHS Blood Drives have been steadily gaining popularity - and helping save lives! In September, they had 111 donors (total), 40 of them stopping in for the first time! They collected 82 units ... that's 10.25 gallons of blood! In November, they had 148 donors, 33 of them new, for 112 units collected and a record 14 gallons of blood! NHS also formed a partnership with Chartwells in an effort to reduce the number of students deferred for lack of iron by providing iron-rich foods prior to blood drives. 

The Polar Plunge is coming soon - February 17, 2017 to be exact. NHS students are registering themselves to take the plunge into Lake Winnebago to benefit the Special Olympics. 

And our popular Senior Citizen Computer Classes are coming back again this year. The dates are January 25, February 22, and March 29 from 6:30 - 8:00 in the computer labs at KHS. Please contact Karla Miller-Flynn at (920) 766-6113 x 5826 to register. There is no cost for these classes.

This week in sports, Cooper Diedrich was named the Post-Crescent Boys Volleyball Player of the Year. Congratulations to Cooper on a successful season! 

In other fall wrap-up news, Girls Golfers Lily Sheppard, Hannah Moore, Emma Moore and Ally Isselmann were all named Academic All-State Honorees. These girls did an incredible job this fall, serving as role models to other student-athletes both playing and achieving academically at a high level. 

Boys Basketball won their season opener at home against Hortonville in front of a large crowd. They've been playing well and are 2-0 in the conference. They'll travel to Concordia University on December 28 and 29 to play LaCrosse Central (a rematch of last year's state semi-final!) and Whitnall. In addition to their other conference games, they'll take on Minnesota powerhouse DeLaSalle on January 28th in Apple Valley Minnesota. 

Girls Basketball opened their season with a win at home against Menasha. They'll play in a tournament in Baraboo on December 29 and 30 in addition to their conference play. 

The Wrestling team won their opening FVA dual against Hortonville, then went 5-0 at the Kettle Moraine Laser Duals. They head to the Minnesota Christmas Tournament December 16 and 17, and the Cheesehead is just around the corner, where we'll host 32 teams and some of the country's top talent right here at KHS.