his/her ability level?

What does my child

do well? What can

they improve upon?

Does my child cause

any trouble? How

can we better work

together to help my

child succeed?

I look forward to vis-

iting with all of you.

Thank you for a won-

derful start to the

school year.

Alan Fields

KCHS Principal

Huge thanks goes to

our parent and com-

munity volunteers

and business dona-

tions for making

Homecoming a great

success! The fall

sports are rapidly

reaching the pinnacle

of their seasons. We

have a very high

numbers of students

participating in these

fall activities.

There will be no

school for students

October 16, 29, or 30

for end of the quarter

in-services and con-

ferences. The end of

the 1st quarter is on

October 16, this is an

in-service day. The

end of the quarter

will be followed by

another opportunity

for parents to meet

with the teachers.

Parent teacher con-

ferences will be Oc-

tober 29 from noon

to 3pm and from 5pm

to 8pm. Questions

that parents should

ask include but are

not limited to: Is my

child working up to

Principal’s Message

Alan Fields:

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I S S U E :

Counselors 2

Library 2

Career Tech 3

Yearbook 4

Yearbook 5

Band 5

Sports 5

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Counselors Corner October 9th Deadline to register for the November 7th SAT

Test

October14th PSAT in the auditorium

October 15th Guest Speaker from KPC regarding Process

Tech opportunities (During lunch in the counseling office)

October 16th End of Quarter 1

October 20th College Fair

October 22 and 23rd Mrs. Beeson visits Senior Language

Arts classes to complete the Financial Sort of AKCIS and

update PLCP ‘s

October 24th ACT Test date (late registration ends October

2nd)

coming soon. Battle of the Books is get start-ed reading the books! Overdrive is available from the library webpage to read an e-book or check one out on your own de-vice. See library for more details!

Checkout a book, read, homework, print your paper, visit with friends.

Looking for resources look on the library webpage .It is located on the top of the school webpage. New books and materials

Need Help on your homework? Study Hall in the Li-brary Monday-Thursday 2:30-3:30

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KCHS LIBRARY

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“To catch the reader's attention, place an

interesting sentence or quote from the story

here.”

Caption describing

picture or graphic.

October is a Blindness Awareness Month

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Who is blind or legally blind? Do these terms have the same meaning? Not really. A blind person is unable to see or is sightless

while a legally blind person has a visual acuity of 20/200 in the better eye with corrective aid. Here at KPBSD we have several stu-

dents and teachers that are blind or legally blind. They are students and teachers with personalities, likes and dislikes, and feel-

ings like everyone else - and by the way, they do have good and bad days just like you do!

National Federation for the Blind is an organization that advocates for persons that are blind or legally blind. Meet the Blind

Month is our nationwide campaign to increase awareness of and support for the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). The

NFB knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines us or our future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind peo-

ple because low expectations create obstacles between many people living with blindness and our dreams.

IF YOUR FRIEND IS BLIND…

As with a person with any disability, the best approach is to interact with the person, not with his or

her disability. In general, what you would do or say with a sighted person is ap-

propriate for a person with a visual impairment. However, to be most courteous,

here are some hints.

• Introduce yourself by name and make eye contact when speaking.

• Speak in your usual conversational voice.

• When a blind person enters the room, identify yourself.

• Indicate the end of a conversation, and let a blind person know when you

are walking away.

• Feel free to use vision-oriented words such as "see", "look", and "watch."

• Be specific when giving directions.

• Don't grab the arm of a person who is blind or visually impaired: offer

yours instead.

• Don't interfere with a blind or visually impaired person's cane, and don't pet or feed dog

guides.

• When in doubt, just ask.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is requesting input from interested persons at the districtwide KPBSD budget development meeting, scheduled for Oc-tober 15, 2015, starting at 6:00 p.m. at twenty-two school sites, via MS Lync. For information, or to find a convenient location, visit the www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us homepage, then community interest, and district-wide budget development meeting. If you have questions, please call Lassie Nelson at 714-8838.

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Student of the Month September 2015 Rotary – Brett Brown

Chamber – Tacy Caldwell

Elks – Sydnee Wyckoff

Kard-of-Deck - Keenan Orth

September Super Staffer - Clayton Beck

Physical Science – Johnathan Nash

Mr. Armstrong

LA 9 – Caitlyn Burdick

Mr. Beck

Study Skills – Sierra Morton

Mr. Carlson

Biology – Kylan Lakshas

Ms. Grossl

Alaska Studies – Lucienne Anderson

Mr. Lopez

Photography – Fionna Heath

Mr. Morton

LA 10 – Alexandria (Lexie) Williams

Ms. Wagoner

Physical Training – Cipriana Castelano

Mr. Baker

Geometry – Brianna Bushnell

Mr. Calvert

Health – Brook Satathite

Mr. Hanson

Geometry – Emily Olson

Mr. Nyquist

World History – Saffire Barber

Mr. Zorbas

French 1 – Yareth Santana

Mrs. McCullough

Algebraic Modeling – Mariah Graham

Mr. Peek

Band – Brett Brown

Mrs. Sounart

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From the shops……

Welding: Welding I students are welding their way through some basic joints with oxy-acetylene; some

joints with filler rod, some joints without. Welding II and III students are stick welding with 7018 and 6010

electrodes. Welding II/III students are progressing through the same joint check off list that AVTEC in Sew-

ard uses in their certified structural welding program. Students have also used our 40 ton hydraulic shears,

handheld plasma cutter, and oxy-acetylene track torch to prepare material to weld on.

*There will be an After-school welding academy starting Oct. 12. Students will be building an aluminum

snowmachine trailer; drive-on/drive-off style. 60 student hours, no fee, earn ½ credit. The class will meet

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:30. See Mr. Hartman to sign up or for more information. Parents

can call me at 283-2140.

Construction: Students worked in groups and completed a set of sawhorses. This was a great exercise to

reiterate the basics; reading a tape measure, completing accurate cuts, planning procedure, and getting

tools in the student’s hands. Students have started building floors and walls to the sheds that we’re building

this semester. Overall the class has done a great job of following directions and applying what we’ve

learned.

CAD/CAM: Students have been creating various drawings using AutoCAD. Students are required to com-

plete 12 drawings which include different layers, multi view drawings, dimensioning, and isometric drawings

before they allowed to design and draw a salmon that we will be cutting out on the CNC plasma cutter.

Once the salmon is cut out we will be going through the process of buffing the cold rolled steel and bluing it

with a propane torch. An advanced student has already completed his fish, both he and his classmates are

pretty excited with the end result. After the CNC plasma cutter we will be working through some more

drawings and then designing a drawing which we will use the laser to cut/engrave on wood or acrylic.

The pictures below were cut out on a CNC plasma cutter from previous CAD/CAM classes.

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KCHS Yearbook 2015-2016

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Yearbooks are on sale! See the attached flyer for information. Yearbooks will only be reserved for those purchased in advance.

Seniors: Deadline for pictures, baby pictures, and quotes will be October 28th!

The annual band fall concert will be Tuesday, October 20th at 7 p.m.

Bands performing will be the KCHS Concert Band, Drum Line, and the KMS Concert Band.

Admittance to the concert is free.

For the first time since 2010, the band will be going on a 2016 Spring Break trip to South Florida. Mu-

sical activities will include a music workshop with Disney composers/arrangers; Concert Band and

Drum Line clinics with Dr. Jadvani at Cypress Bay H.S., and a side-by-side concert with the Cypress

Bay H.S. Bands. Fun activities will include a day at the Magic Kingdom, Everglades National Park

biking tour, and Fort Jefferson National Monument snorkeling trip out of Key West, Florida.

Cost of trip is $1,850.00 If interested, contact Mrs. Sounart dsounart@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Anyone interested in purchasing an activity pass, please see Mrs. Epper-

heimer. This pass will get your son or daughter into all home KCHS athletic

events for the school year. They cost $20. If you have any questions, call Mr.

Hanson at 283-2104.

♫ Band Notes ♫

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PICTURE RETAKES WILL BE ON OCTOBER 8TH. PLEASE BRING YOUR FIRST

PICTURE PACKET WITH YOU. If you missed the first picture day, please pick

up a picture packet from the front office.

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interesting sentence or quote from the story

here.”

Caption describing

picture or graphic.

Caption

describing

picture or

graphic.

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October Info from your College and Career Guide! Jordan Brown

Accuplacer for Seniors only

October 21st @2:30PM in the open lab

UAA Application Day for any senior who wants to apply to the University of Alaska Anchor-age. Keep in mind-- to pursue a 4 year degree at KPC students must apply to UAA. Applica-tion fees will be deferred and they’ll get a free t-shirt with their completed application.

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GO KARDS!

For KCHS Athletic Schedules please go to http://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=11643

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October Athletics

(Home Event)

10/3 CCR State Championships @ Bartlett

10/3 Football vs. SOHI 11:00 & 2:00

10/3 Swim/Dive @ Seward 10:00

10/9 Volleyball vs. Sohi 3:30/4:30/6:00 Senior Night

10/10 Football State Semi Finals @ Dimond 1:00 or 4:00

10/12 JV Volleyball vs. Nikiski @ Seward 3:30

10/13 Volleyball @ Nikiski 3:00/4:00/5:00

10/14 First Day of Hockey Practice

10/15 Volleyball @ Palmer 4:00/5:00/6:30

10/15-10/17 Swim/Dive @ Palmer

10/16 Volleyball @ Colony 4:00/5:00/6:30

10/16-10/17 Wrestling Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament

10/17 Volleyball Wasilla 10:00/11:00/12:30

10-17 Football State Championship @ Dimond 4:00

10/19 JV Volleyball vs. SOHI @ 5:00

10/23-10/24 Volleyball @ Service/Dimond Tournament

10/23-10/24 Wrestling @ Homer Rumble Tournament

10/26 JV Volleyball vs. Seward @ SOHI 3:30

10/28 First day of Nordic Skiing Practice

10/30-10/31 Swim Dive Regions @ Valdez

10/30 Volleyball @ SOHI 3:30/4:30/6:00

10/30-10/31 Wrestling @ Seward King of the Mountain Tournament