Exciting Opportunity for Our Sophomores!
We're proud to announce a special opportunity for our sophomore class, presented by Kimball Public Schools' very own Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, a former graduate who has excelled academically and professionally. After earning his Bachelor's degree at the University of Pennsylvania, Nicholas became a Rhodes Scholar and completed his master’s degree at Oxford University. He is now pursuing his doctorate at both the University of California, San Francisco, and Berkeley.
Along with fellow Rhodes Scholar Coleman Warren, Nicholas has co-founded the Compass Program, which is designed to provide students in rural communities with experiences that foster growth and future success. This unique program is now available to Kimball sophomores, with the potential to expand to more rural schools across the country.
Parents, we need your help to encourage your students to apply! This is an amazing chance for them to gain new skills, network with leaders, and explore career possibilities. Please take a moment to discuss this with your sophomore and support them in taking advantage of this life-changing opportunity.
Check out the information below for more details and application information.
📢 Attention Sophomores! Your Path to Success Starts Here! 📢
Introducing the Compass Scholar Program – Now at Kimball High School!
Are you:
✅ Curious about college or career options but don’t know where to start?
✅ Looking for guidance and mentorship from college students and professionals?
✅ Excited to develop leadership skills and grow as a person?
The Compass Scholar Program is here to help YOU!
Our program is designed to support sophomores who want to go far but may face obstacles like limited resources, being a first-generation college student, or just needing more guidance. We offer:
🔹 Mentorship: Work with college students and young professionals who know what it’s like to be in your shoes!
🔹 College & Career Help: Learn about college options, applications, and even vocational/technical careers.
🔹 Personal Growth: Develop leadership skills and build confidence in who you are!
🔹 Financial Support: We cover costs like college applications, test fees, and tutoring!
📅 Application Deadline: November 22nd
Put in your application today! Find it here: https://bitly.cx/CompassApp
This is your chance to get the tools and support you need to achieve your dreams. Don’t wait!
For more information, contact Mrs. Reader.
Compass Scholar Program – Find Your Direction! 🌟
2nd grade had fun with author/illustrator Bruce Arant today.
Mary Lynch hosted author/illustrator Bruce Arant today. Together, they illustrated a character using the characteristics of many animals. 4th - 6th grade worked on developing writing skills such as the importance of describing words. Kindergarten - 3rd grade sequenced stories and stretched their imagination muscles. It was a great day to be a Longhorn!
📢 Big Day Tomorrow at Mary Lynch! 🎉
We’re excited to celebrate the 1st quarter accomplishments of our amazing students! Our awards ceremonies will take place tomorrow afternoon:
Kindergarten - 3rd grade: 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
4th - 6th grade: 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
If your child is receiving an award, their teacher should have reached out, but feel free to call the office if you're unsure. We’d love to have you join us in celebrating their hard work! 🎓✨
Following the ceremonies, Parent-Teacher Conferences will run from 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM. If you haven’t scheduled a time yet, please reach out to the office to get on the schedule. During conferences, we’ll also have:
📚 Book Fair for all your literary needs!
🍪 Leadership Bake Sale for all your sweet and savory desires!
📖 Title 1 Information Presentation in the media room to help you understand how your students are supported through our Title 1 Program!
Additionally, we’d love for families to stop by the lobby tomorrow evening to show appreciation for our incredible teachers. We’ll have supplies for notes and thank-you cards, so you or your child can write a special message to their teachers, recognizing the dedication and hard work that go into helping every student succeed! 💌
We value the strong partnership between our families and school—it’s what helps our students thrive! See you tomorrow for a day of celebration and connection! 🎉👩🏫👨🏫
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held at the Jr/Sr High School Thursday, October 24th from 4:30-8 pm and on Friday, October 25th from 8 am to noon. Teachers will be seated at individual tables in the Student Center and will be available to meet with parents on a first-come, first-served basis when they are not engaged with another parent. We’ve had a successful first quarter, and our staff is excited to share all the positive progress and achievements of your children1. We look forward to discussing their growth and how we can continue supporting them together moving forward.
Our national qualifying ffa team competed today in Indianapolis! Lots of coffee to start the day and results will be available tomorrow. #LonghornPride
Today at ELITE the 4th-6th grade group started a STEM rocket program with Mr. Rice from the 4-H Extension Youth Development program. Today they started building their rockets!
Lego club at ELITE today. The kids worked on Halloween challenge cards👻🎃
Longhorn Volleyball in action for their final regular season game at Perkins County.
Subdistrict play will take place on Monday 10/28. TBA
High School Advanced Art got the wonderful opportunity paint the side of a storage container at the High School. Students created stencils then used them to paint the letters and player.
Dissecting owl pellets in A&P.
Yesterday at ELITE the kids made Halloween masks.
Longhorn volleyball ended the night with losses in 2 to both Hemingford and Minatare.
They will be back on the road tomorrow to Perkins Co for Reserve / JV / Varsity starting at 4pm. Good luck ladies!!!
Lady Longhorn Volleyball inaction tonight with a tri against Hemingford and Minitare.
Dropped their first set against Hemingford in a hard fought 23-25 battle. #GoLonghorns!!
Attention ELITE Families!
Don't forget: Family Fun Night this Thursday 4:45-5:45.
Leadership loves our manor visits!!
Just a reminder to go to the media lab during P-T conferences to go through a brief Title I PowerPoint and receive a $1.00 off at the Bake Sale.
A big thank you to Gerald and Joyce Johnson and the Quarter Cirlce J Ranch for their generous donation of beef to our students as they are the newest members of our growing Longhorn Beef Board! If you are interested in donating beef to the program or would like more information about our Longhorn Beef program, please contact Superintendent Trevor Anderson at: tanderson@kpslonghorns.org or (308)235-2188 #LonghornPride
The book fair opens at 4:00 today! Ask about the special discount for all Mary Lynch students at checkout.
Kindergarten enjoyed listening to several fun read-alouds this week, thanks to the 6th Graders! 📚😊❤️
