Important Summer Dates

ATTENTION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

KHS Scholarship Checks Available

Kingsford High School announces the schedule for scholarship recipients to pick up their checks.

The Kingsford High School Counseling Office will be open during the following days for scholarship recipients to pick up their checks:

July 14th - July 18th
July 21st - July 25th

The Counceling Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Recipients should refer to the reminder letter sent previously this summer regarding documents that must be turned in to the office to obtain their scholarship check.

Recipients of a John N, & Stella M. McNeil scholarship will have their scholarship distribution sent directly to their college/university by Wells Fargo. All renewal documentation must be submitted to KHS, but KHS will not, have a check to release.

Any questions regarding this process can be directed to the KHS Counseling Office at (906) 779-2670, ext. 5.

Mission Statement:

The mission of Breitung Township Schools, in cooperation with families and our community, is to provide a quality educational experience to assist all students in developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become successful citizens.

BTS Belief Statement

All students can learn.
All students have the right to a meaningful educational experience.
Each student has dignity and worth.
Achievement is a result of high expectations with realistic goals.
The entire community shares the responsibility of educating its citizens.

School Improvement Goals

All students will demonstrate improvement in Reading skills.
All students will demonstrate improvement in Mathematics skills.
All students will demonstrate improvement in Science skills.
All students will demonstrate improvement in Social Studies skills.

Important Parent and Student Links

GIRLS TENNIS TEAM

Any high school girls interested in joining the KHS tennis team, please contact Barb Hicks at 779-5072.

2014-15 Course Descriptions

Instructions for ordering KHS transcripts

ATTENTION PARENTS:
Kingsford High School Accepting
Schools of Choice Forms

Kingsford High School is now accepting Schools of Choice forms from families in the local area.

You can download the 2014-15 Schools of Choice form (in PDF format) and do one of the following:

Print it out and fill it in manually.
Fill out the form on your computer and print it out.

If you need an enrollment form, it can be found at KHS Enrollment Form or come into the KHS Office to pick one up.

You can return any of the completed forms to the Kingsford High School office. Any questions, please don't hesitate to call our office at 774-2670.

Let us assist you in making Kingsford High School your School of Choice!

Kingsford High School Selected for
“Best High Schools in Michigan 2014”

Kingsford High School has been honored with a recognition by U.S. News and World Report in its selection of “Best High School in Michigan 2014”. Kingsford High School has been awarded silver medal status based on their high performance on state assessments, Advanced Placement (A.P.) test scorers and student preparedness for college and post secondary careers.

Of the 588 high schools in the State of Michigan, Kingsford High School was ranked 57th putting them in the Top 10% of Michigan High Schools. Of the 18,411 high schools in the country that qualified, Kingsford High School ranked 1,951 which is an outstanding accomplishment.

Following the publication of Kingsford High School’s selection for U.S. News and World Report’s Best High School in Michigan 2014 list, the American Registry seconded the honor and added Kingsford High School to the “Registry of Business Excellence”.

Kingsford High School is extremely honored that we have been selected to be included in the U.S. News and World Report “Best High Schools in Michigan 2014”. This selection is a compliment to the students and staff at Kingsford High School. We are very proud to be included in this recognition of academic success.

Flivver Open
Shown here is KHS Principal Lyle Smithson, BTS Superintendent Craig Allen, and KHS Counselor Nancy Jayne.

Congratulations to KHS Retirees

Breitung Township Schools and Kingsford High School would like to proudly thank Bill Bertoldi and Dan Short on their retirements this year. Both teachers are retiring with more than 30 years each in education. They will both be greatly missed.

Retirees
Picture are Bill Bertoldi and Dan Short with their retirement cake at KHS.

Kingsford's Student of the Year Nomination

Congratulations go out to senior Dylan Lawton for being selected as the Kingsford High School nominee for the 2013-14 Daily News Student of the Year.

Dylan will be joined by one student from each of the other 10 area schools and one student will be recognized by the Daily News as the Student of the Year.

The winner will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship and all other final nominees will receive $100 scholarships.

Dylan has participated in concert, jazz, marching, and pep bands. He has been involved with Quiz Bowl and YAC (Youth Advisory Counsel). He has been a member of the National Honor Society since his junior year and served as Student Council President during his senior year. Dylan has participated in Cross Country and Track all four years of high school.

Dylan is ranked #1 in the Class of 2014, was a tutor volunteer, and has been a positive role model both inside and outside of the classroom.

We wish Dylan good luck!