KCSD Menu Changes:
Wednesday: Crispito
Thursday: Chicken Sandwich
Friday will return to the regular scheduled menu
KCSD 2-hour delay Wednesday, January 24, 2024. No morning activities. Drive safely Panthers.
We are going to postpone all scheduled extracurricular activities today (Tue, Jan. 23). This will entail district facilities remaining closed as well for the remainder of the day - so no practices/rehearsals that were scheduled in addition to the games/meets that were originally planned.
Information about make-ups/reschedules will be communicated soon.
KCSD Closed Tuesday, January 23, 2024 due to icy conditions throughout the morning. Evening events will still be held.
2-Hour Delay on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 due to icy conditions. Will re-evaluate at 7 AM. No morning activities. Buses hard surface routes.
Our Varsity girls & boys basketball teams will play Newton at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, February 3 starting at 1230 PM. Tickets are only $10 and get one into our games along with the Iowa Wolves game that evening at 700 PM.
Here is the ticket link: https://fevo.me/47AnvpA
Go Panthers!
Activities Update for Fri, Jan. 19 -
* JV/Varsity girls/boys bowling against Sigourney has been postponed; make-up date pending.
* JV/Varsity girls wrestling at Dallas Center-Grimes has been cancelled.
* High School girls/boys basketball at Chariton has been postponed; make-up dates pending.
There will be no practices today and district facilities will remain closed.
2-Hour Delay Friday, January 19, 2024
No morning practices or preschool
Busses hard-surface only
Will re-evaluate roads in the morning and make a decision by 7:30 AM
Activities Update for Thu, Jan. 18 -
* JV/Varsity girls wrestling at Dallas Center-Grimes has been rescheduled to tomorrow (Fri, Jan. 19).
* JV/Varsity boys swimming at Indianola has been cancelled.
* 8/7 boys basketball against Chariton has been rescheduled to Fri, Feb. 16.
* JV/Varsity boys wrestling against Chariton, E-B-F, and Centerville has been cancelled.
Practices tonight can occur after school, but will be finished no later than 530 PM.
KCSD closed Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 due to wind chill warning. Buses will run hard-surface only routes Wednesday-Friday this week.
Activities Update for Fri, Jan. 12 and Sat, Jan. 13 -
* JV/Varsity girls/boys bowling against Sigourney will now be Fri, Jan. 19 at Statesmen Lanes in Oskaloosa at 200 PM.
* JV boys wrestling tournament at Centerville has been cancelled.
* High School girls/boys basketball against Clarke (and Panthers v. Cancer) will now be Mon, Jan. 22.
* JV/Varsity girls wrestling at Pella has been cancelled.
* Varsity boys wrestling at Centerville has been cancelled.
KCSD will be closed Friday, January 12 due to a blizzard warning. No activities.
Reminder: No school Monday, January 15 for students due to staff professional development.
The start times of high school girls and boys basketball games tonight at Pella Christian have been moved up.
@ Pella Christian Grade School
4:00 PM: JV1 boys
Then: JV2 boys
@ Pella Christian High School
4:00 PM: JV1 girls
Then (appx. 5:15 PM): Varsity girls
Then (appx. 6:45 PM): Varsity boys
No school on Wednesday, January 10.
KCSD will be closed Tues. January 9, 2024 due to weather. No activities.
On December 19th, during the Knoxville at Pella basketball games, Pella will be hosting a toy drive to support Crossroads of Pella and their Toy Shelf program. This program benefits children in need throughout all of Marion County.
Students learned about effacement and dilation during labor today by giving birth to ping pong balls 😆
We had a small group of students attend the Jostens Leadership Conference yesterday at Ballard High School. The students learned a lot from the motivational speaker Dustin Galyon. We hope to implement some of the strategies and ideas we learned with our entire school.
Thank you to the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) and Eric Danielson for coming to speak with our Junior and Senior families about Financial Aid Planning on Wednesday night. If you were unable to attend or have questions about the financial aid process, please reach out to one of your school counselors.
On October 25th, the Knoxville FFA hosted a blood drive. We collected 26 units, which has the potential to save 78 lives! Thank you to everyone who came in to donate!
