Kingston Community School District

Please come out and show your support for Kingston High School Powderpuff participants! The volleyball game is on Monday, September 21st, and the football game is on Wednesday, September 23rd. Both will start at 7:00 pm. $1 admission for any non-participants. Popcorn and drinks will be sold. All proceeds will go toward Homecoming and Snowcoming events put on by the Student Council.

Happy International Dot Day! 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣 Today, our KES Cardinals joined in on the global celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' beloved children's book The Dot, which tells the story of a teacher who dares a doubting student to "make her mark". 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣 Mrs. Pomaville read the book to each class, then students from Young Fives to 6th grade were given a range of colors and materials to use to create their dots. Dot display coming soon!

Kingston Connected hosted their 2nd Annual Back to School Bash at KES last Saturday and it was a total blast! Thank you to all the kiddos and families who participated again this year. Special thanks to Fantastic Foam Party 🫧 and Poncho Villa Cocina 🌮 for helping our Cardinal kiddos celebrate the beginning of another awesome school year!

The student's selected "As Seen on TV" for this year's Homecoming theme:
Seniors - Spongebob
Juniors - Full House
Sophomores - NFL Showtime
Freshmen - Stranger Things
8th Grade - My Little Pony
7th Grade - Looney Tunes

Bon Appetit! 📚 KES 5th and 6th graders were treated to a book tasting event in Ms. Kolacz's class last week. Here's the scoop: Ms. Kolacz's says, "I host a book tasting with my fifth and sixth grade students as an engaging and interactive way for them to explore a variety of book genres. During the activity, students rotate through different genre stations and spend a few minutes with each book, reading and recording their first impressions. This experience allows them to discover new genres, authors, and topics they may not have chosen on their own. Our book tasting fosters enthusiasm for reading, promotes independent books, selection, and helps students find titles that align with their interests – all of which help contribute to building lifelong readers." Thanks for dishing up some fun for our Cardinals, Ms. Kolacz!

September's KHS Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Hanby, thank you for all that you do for Kingston students.

Some of our KES Cardinals earned book tokens after competing in a Back to School logic game challenge this week in Mrs. Pomaville's class. Teams worked together to solve problems using critical thinking skills and collaboration. The smiles say it all! 😊

Chain of Champions Award 🥇 At KES, we work daily to recognize our students for all the positive things we see and hear them doing. It's time to recognize our staff for the positive impact they pour in to our school community on the daily! Congratulations to Mrs. Gentner, our school social worker extraordinaire! Principal, Heather Selich, awarded Mrs. Gentner The Chain of Champions this week for her outstanding work all over our building! From planning monthly CARDS assemblies to advocating for our students to supporting our staff, she truly does it all. THANK YOU, Mrs. Gentner, for being a Champion for Kingston Elementary! Wear the Chain of Champions with Cardinal Pride! ❤️🖤

A huge thank you to Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. of Clifford for their generous donation of school supplies for the 26-27 school year. Students are already putting them to good use.

August 25, 2026


Dear Kingston Families and Staff,

Thank you for a great first day of the school year! It has been awesome seeing our hallways full of students and staff and we look forward to a great year. There is more transition going on than normal to start a school year and despite that the year has started off in an outstanding way.

A few weeks ago, Kingston Community Schools hired Mrs. Heather Selich to be our Kingston Elementary School Principal for this school year. Mrs. Selich is a recently retired school administrator and we are excited for her to add leadership and stability to our school.

In our Jr./Sr. High School building, Mrs. Coleman has announced she is taking a position in a school district closer to her home. We are happy to have her to start the school year with us, and she will be here through September 4. Our plan is to post the position and have a full time Principal hired to begin January 1, 2027. During the period of Mrs. Coleman’s departure and our hiring of a new Principal, I will assist and serve in Principal duties through September. From October through December, we will have an Interim Principal who is a recently retired Principal from a nearby district. We will announce that person at a later date as we are currently completing contract details with that person.

Again, thank you all for your part in a great first day of school! It takes each of us to positively do our best in making school the best environment for our students.

Educationally Yours,
Jeffrey J Yorke
Jeffrey J. Yorke, Superintendent
Kingston Community Schools

2025-2026 yearbooks will be available starting Monday, August 24th. They can be picked up in the high school student office during school hours. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Bundschuh.

Kingston Athletic Boosters are having their meeting on August 19 at 5:00pm in room 36 at the high school. The concession committee will meet immediately after. All are encouraged to come.

KES Classroom Supply Lists: https://aptg.co/gvQnRC

KES Open House Thursday, August 20, 2026 4:00-6:00 pm See you there!

KHS is excited to welcome our new junior high ELA teacher, Mrs. Samantha Lach.