Knoxville CUSD #202

It's KHS Homecoming week! The homecoming parade will start at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 7. The Homecoming Court will be announced at 6:00 p.m. at Dennis Larson field prior to Friday's homecoming game against Illini West. We hope to see you there!

Homecoming T-shirts have arrived. If you placed an order, you may pick them up today, Monday orTuesday until 4pm at the High School Office. Thank you.

KJHS Picture Day is tomorrow, 9/29/22! Order online before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/72414FF.

The KHS Music Boosters would like to invite the parents of the KHS and KJHS Band, Orchestra and Choir students to a music booster meeting. The meeting will be Wednesday, 9/21/22 at 6:00 p.m. in the KHS Band room.

You still have time to order a KHS Homecoming t-shirt! We have extended the deadline to Wednesday, September 21. Please use the following link to order your shirt: https://eliteink.printavo.com/merch/knoxvillehomecoming

KJHS Picture Day is coming up on 9/29/22! Order online before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/72414FF. Order forms are being sent home with students today.

On Monday August 29, 2022 the Knoxville Board of Education voted on the approval of two interim Superintendents for the 2022-2023 school year. Martin Payne will be in the district for the fall semester and Ralph Grimm will be here for the spring semester.

We have received several calls regarding positive COVID cases. If your student has a fever, Fever (100°F or higher), new onset of moderate to severe persistent headache, shortness of breath, new cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, new loss of sense of taste or smell, please keep them home. Please refer to the school's COVID page for more information.

All students attending school tomorrow must be registered and PAID IN FULL TODAY to attend. Please contact the building secretary to pay. All required health forms for students in Kindergarten, 2nd, 6th, 9th, and 12th grade must be turned in TODAY in order for your student to start school tomorrow. Questions? Call Jessica, RN at 289-4134 ext. 410

KHS band students - Uniform fitting will be Tuesday, August 16 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Parents, please plan on attending as well to meet Mr. Johnson, our new band director!

Please remember to register your child for school BEFORE the first day on Wednesday, August 17th. If you have not registered and paid for them, they will not be allowed to attend. Please contact your students building secretary with any questions.

Health forms are due BEFORE the first day of school. If students have not turned in the required state forms PRIOR to August 17, they WILL NOT be allowed to start school. For questions, contact Jessica Kimball, district nurse, at 289-2324, ext. 248. Thank you!!

Knoxville High School Open House will be Tuesday, August 16, 2022 from 5 to 7 p.m. We have several new teachers and administrators in our building; this would be an excellent time to meet them.

KHS Volleyball tryouts will be Monday, August 8, 2022. Varsity will be from 3 to 6 p.m. and JV will be from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

We're going nuts! Mable Woolsey will now be serving individually wrapped PB&J at lunch and will also allow nuts in students lunches. Please check your skyward inbox or mailbox for more information!

Online school registration will not open until August 1st. We are upgrading Skyward this week and will put out notifications when it is available.

Band camp the first week of August, the 1st-4th. Mr. Johnson would like to meet with the Juniors and Seniors on the 1st at 11 AM to chat about technique, procedures, leadership, etc. Should only take about an hour. All band members should attend band camp August 2nd-4th which will be 8am-3pm. Students should arrive with athletic clothes, athletic shoes, a pencil, sunscreen, and plenty of water. Any questions please contact Mr. Collin Johnson at collinjohnson@bluebullets.org

Congratulations to Mr. John Neubaum! He has been named the new principal for Knoxville High School.

Excess Equipment Sale! Friday, July 8, 2022 9-3 Saturday, July 9, 2022 8-12 Knoxville High School Commons 600 E Main St. Chairs, tables, desks, file cabinets, projectors, carpet shampooer, 2 brand new furnaces, 2 fridges, laptop/Chromebook cases, monitors, misc

School lunches for the 22/23 school year will no longer be USDA free meals for all students. Free/ Reduced applications will be available on the Foodservice portion of the Blue Bullets Website. The form can be filled out right on the foodservice website or can be downloaded from the District web page. Filled out forms can be turned into the Food Service office at KHS. Breakfast will be $2.00 per child at all buildings. An extra milk will be $ .40 Mable Lunch $2.60 KJHS lunch will be $2.70 KHS lunch will be $2.80 Extra Entrée will be $1.75