Today is Your Last Chance To Get Early Bird Registration Benefits for the KHS Life Skills Class Color Run

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

Today is the last day for the early bird registration for the Knox High School Life Skills Class Color Run! Early bird registration guarantees runners a t-shirt, race bib, color packet, and a “swag bag”.

The cost for early registration for a group of four or more is $20 while the cost for a single sign-up is $25. After today, registration will cost $30.

The KHS Life Skills Class will be hosting their 2nd annual My School Color Run on Saturday, April 28th at Knox High School. One-hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the class. Continue reading →

Knox HS Counselor Receives $12,000 Creativity Fellowship to Hep Recreate College Study-Abroad Trip

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

Knox Community High School Counselor Terri Schmidt will soon be embarking on a journey with her college classmate thanks to the 2018 Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program.

Director of Curriculum Peggy Shidaker shared that Schmidt, who has 21 years of experience at KHS, was one of 100 educators in the state to receive a $12,000 grant awarded by the Lilly Endowment.

Her program proposal “You Can Go Back” suggested a reunion trip to revisit places that she and her classmate once toured during a six-month study-abroad at the London Campus of Lawrence University. Just in time as they were planning to check out the best mba colleges in UK. Continue reading →

Knox Community Schools Partner With Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

Harold Welter approached the Knox School Board Tuesday night to discuss how the charitable foundation that was created in memory of his daughter could be a helpful resource to the school corporation. The Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation was formed in order to assist underprivileged students in grades K-12 with expenses that are beyond what their families are able to afford.

Knox School Board members permitted the principals at each of the buildings to work with the Cheryl Lyn Foundation to process grants that would be provided to disadvantaged students at the elementary, middle and high schools.

Knox was just the first school board that Welter approached. He made plans to speak to the Eastern Pulaski School board in November and is meeting with the superintendent at North Judson-San Pierre later this week to arrange to be put on the agenda for their next board meeting. Continue reading →

KHS Laptop Pick-Up Dates Provided

Posted on Author WKVI

macbookStudents attending Knox Community Schools will have their first official day on Tuesday, August 4th. Prior to that first day back, high school students must obtain their laptops from the school. This can be done during Freshman orientation on July 31st from 8 until 11 am or during back-to-school night on August 3rd from 4 until 6 pm. Orientation pick-up is limited to Freshman students only. Continue reading →