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🚨 Due to the dangerously high Heat Index number for Monday, August 21 - we are 🚫 cancelling 🚫 our home 🏃🏻♂️ cross country 🏃🏼♀️ meet. 🚨
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If you have purchased an activity ticket, your high school son or daughter can pick up activity tickets from their advisor on August 22nd 3:30-6:00 PM. If you are unable to pick it up then you can always pick them up in the high school office
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An important announcement was sent out today in reference to town bus stops. Please check your email for more information.
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Hey, you!! Want to know more about how the Knoxville Community School District operates? Then join us for a 4-week KCSD Leadership Academy! Come take an in-depth look at the various departments and learn how we are working together to help each student be successful!
Each session runs 6pm-8pm with dinner provided. Please click the link below to register!
https://forms.gle/wKpc9pRrJdYutfR57
Deadline is August 21, 2023.
Questions? Call 641-842-6551 or email kendra.higginbotham@kcsd.k12.ia.us
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As the countdown to the 1st day of school has begun for many, let's dive into ways to make the 2023-2024 school year successful!
Attendance matters!! Let's look at the difference between Truancy vs. Chronic Absence. This will help to get a better understanding in which category your child's absences would fall.
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Did you know? Our district-wide open house is almost here! Mark you calendar!
On August 22nd from 4pm-6pm you can tour your school, meet your teacher(s) and pickup your iPads (6th-12th)! See you there!
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Are you ready for the 2023-2024 school year?? Check through this list of reminders to double check that you are all ready for the school year to begin in just 13 days!
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KCSD has joined the Attendance Awareness Campaign! Please stand with us as we are 'Showing Up Together' to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Chronic absenteeism is missing 10% or more of the school year or approximately 18 days over an entire year.
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Don't forget to log into Infinite Campus to complete a variety of back to school tasks!
Need Infinite Campus help? Email: ichelp@kcsd.k12.ia.us
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Guess what! There is still time to sign up for the 4-week KCSD Leadership Academy! Come take an in-depth look at how our district operates! Each session runs 6pm-8pm with dinner provided.
Please click the link below to register!
https://forms.gle/wKpc9pRrJdYutfR57
Deadline is August 21, 2023.
Questions? Call 641-842-6551 or email kendra.higginbotham@kcsd.k12.ia.us
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Meet The Panthers Night is coming! Mark your calendars for Friday, August 18th!
Check out the schedule and come out to support all the Fall activities!
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Our Panther student-athletes start practices for fall athletics today! Here’s to a fantastic season. Games, matches, and meets will begin in just a few weeks! 🏃♂️🏈🏃♀️🏐🏆
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As school is quickly approaching, you might find yourself wondering about the ins and outs of the Knoxville Community School District. The various presenters at the KCSD Leadership Academy can help answers some of your questions. Join us for our 4-week course this fall to get some insight on the various departments and how each member is taking great steps to serve our students. Please click the link below to register now!
https://forms.gle/7e5hddb1BaB7v7E37
Deadline to register is Monday, August 21, 2023
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the district office at 641-842-6551 or email kendra.higginbotham@kcsd.k12.ia.us
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Today is the day! From 8am-Noon, let's FILL THE BUS with school supplies. Thanks to Iowa Realty for providing the community with this wonderful opportunity to give students a great start to the 2023-2024 school year!!
Come visit the bus parked under the Knoxville mural!!
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Don't forget to help FILL THE BUS tomorrow, August 5 from 8am-Noon!
Thanks to our community partner, IOWA REALTY, there will be a bus parked under the Knoxville mural collecting school supplies for our school district. Please plan to stop by with some supplies to help our students start off this school year successfully!!
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Iowa Realty has provided our community with a wonderful opportunity to FILL THE BUS!!
On Saturday, August 5th from 8am-Noon there will be a bus parked under the Knoxville mural collecting school supplies for our school district. Please plan to stop by with some supplies to help our students start off this school year successfully!!
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Quick Reminder!! The Back to School Bash will take place on Monday, July 31st from 3pm-6pm in the Knoxville High School Commons! There will be KCSD staff members available to help you with registration and you can meet some of our community partners to learn more about their organizations and how they can help!! Mark those calendars!
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It’s IGHSAU/IHSAA Family Week! There will be no KCSD athletic activities. We’ll get right back at it next week! ⚽🥍
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The Back to School Bash will take place on Monday, July 31st from 3pm-6pm in the Knoxville High School Commons! There will be KCSD staff members available to help you with registration and you can meet some of our community partners to learn more about their organizations and how they can help!! Mark those calendars!
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Our baseball team will play at home TOMORROW night (Wed, July 12) against Ballard in the Substate Final beginning at 7:00 PM with the winner advancing to the Class 3A State Tournament in Iowa City next week!!
Online ticketing only; here is the link -
https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/
The game will be broadcast live on the SCC Network -
https://www.facebook.com/GoSCCTV
The gates will open at 5:30 PM. In addition to parking at the baseball field, fans will very likely have to park at the softball field lot, West Elementary, and the lots at the District Office and Middle School are also available.
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