November 22, 2016

We wish you all a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!!

Maine Mock Trial Team Congratulations to the hard-working members of the Kennebunk High School Mock Trial Team who advanced to the Semi-Finals of the Maine Mock Trial Competition for the first time in the school's history.

Team Members: Caleb Eickmann, Kyle Ryan, Anna Howarth, Abigail Montembeau, Chloe Pizey, Trea Hsieh- Lewis, Emma Cripps, Alice Hauser, Julia Plaisted, Julia Connolly, and Rory Sheehan.

Faculty Advisor: Mr. Dupuis Attorney Coach: Paige Streeter

Ski Team Schedule Monday, 11/28 - Parent/Athlete informational meeting in the cafeteria 6:30pm. Tuesday, 11/29 - First dry-land practice at the Fitness Nuthouse. 3-4pm girls; 4-5pm boys. Wednesday, 11/30 - Tuning workshop at Gorham Bike & Ski in Kennebunk 5-6pm. Thursday, 12/1 - Dry-land practice at the Fitness Nuthouse. 3-4pm girls; 4-5pm boys.

E-mail Coach Patty Woodbury ([email protected]) or Coach Emily Egan ([email protected]) with questions.

KHS School Newspaper The next publication of the Rampage goes live tonight at midnight. Curl up during break and read the feature stories about students' fashion icons, a review of Anna Kendrick's new autobiography, and reactions to the winter musical selection. Then gear up for with our survival shopping guide. Go to www.khsrampage.net.

Volunteers Needed for the Class of 2020 Tree Tour The Class of 2020 is hosting the 6th annual Tour on Saturday December 3rd from 10-4. We are in need of student volunteers to host at various houses as well as parent volunteers to chaperone, hand out pre-sale tickets, and pick up supplies at the end of the day. Please email Erin Shanahan (class advisor) at [email protected], if you are able to help!

Buy Your Tickets TODAY for the Christmas Tree Tour! Help support the class of 2020! Tickets for the 6th Annual Christmas Tree Tour are now available. Tickets can be purchased on the Facebook page (Prelude Christmas Tree Tour) and by clicking on the Shop Now button. Or click HERE. Please email [email protected] with any questions!

Winter Musical Auditions December 5th Auditions for the Winter Musical, "Around the World in 80 Days" will take place on Monday, December 5th at 3:30PM in the KHS auditorium. Students should check out the audition materials HERE. Callbacks are Tuesday, December 6th at 3:30 PM.

KHS Winter Concert The KHS Music Department will be presenting the annual winter concert on Wednesday, December 14th at 7PM in Gym A. The performance is titled "We Are The World" and will feature vocal and instrumental works from the USA and abroad. The concerts are always free and open to the public, but at this performance, donations will be accepted to benefit the United Way of York County. We hope you will be able to join us.

Captains’ Club Food Drive The Captains’ Club gathered food for the General Assistance office at Town Hall. An estimated 90 lbs. of non- perishable food was collected. In the photo with Officer Carney is Philip Rossborough.

Senior Slideshow Pictures As you start to look at baby pictures, think about what you would like the “answer picture” to be. This is the picture of the senior now. Many times, students want their baby pictures to go in and then they want a group picture with their friends. If the students want to be with certain friends in the senior slide show, they need to let Mrs. Keezer know when they turn in their baby pictures. One, two, three or four baby pictures can go in with a follow-up group picture of the seniors in the spring of 2017. For more information, please email Mrs. Keezer. We would like to have the baby pictures in by January 6, 2017. You can drop off the picture(s) in Mrs. Keezer's room or you can email them to [email protected]. They can be scanned in and sent too!

Order a Yearbook Today Please click HERE for information on: • Ordering a yearbook – cost is only $55 until January 1st and will continue to increase up to $70 until sold out • Senior pictures were due November 1st • Senior grids due December 1st • Parent/Guardian Yearbook messages due January 15th

We're excited about this school year! One great way to preserve this year's school memories is with a Kennebunk High School yearbook. You can pre-order your yearbook today at ybpay.lifetouch.com using our school's Yearbook ID code (11227317) and your student's name. Pre-order your Kennebunk High School yearbook today! Click here Not sure if you've already pre-ordered the Kennebunk High School yearbook? Click here to receive an email containing your online order history for the PrePay school year.

Thank You from the Class of 2017! Thanks to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket, donated raffle items, and helped sell tickets! The winner of the Winner-Takes-All raffle was Michelle Taggart! Congratulations!!! And Thanks Again!!!

Class of 2018 Parents/Guardians from Jill Lamontagne, Class Advisor Prelude Fundraising Info: We have been given the Clam Shack to use as a fundraising facility on the evening of Friday, December 2nd. We will need donations of hot beverages (and maybe also ways to keep them warm), along with cups and individually wrapped snack items to sell during the Christmas tree lighting in Kennebunkport. It would also be wonderful if two parents could volunteer with the students that night. Please email Jill Lamontagne [email protected] if you can donate something so a list can be created.

During that weekend, the Class of 2018 has also been given the parking lot behind The Yellow House. We will need parents and students to volunteer, assist with parking, and collect money on Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday morning (in two hour increments.) You can click HERE to sign-up (adults only) for help with parking. A separate e-mail was sent out for students to sign up, so please encourage your child to sign up as well.

If the sign-up is not working for you, please just let Mrs. Lamontagne know when you would like to volunteer, and she can put you in. Feel free to email her with any questions! ([email protected]) We appreciate all your help!!

Adventure of a Lifetime Robin Vaughan is planning a trip to Prague, Budapest, Munich and Vienna through the traveling company Explorica. The dates of travel are June 18- June 29. Even though this is an educational trip this is not sponsored by the school. If you are interested, please go to www.Explorica.com/Vaughan-5099 for more information and to sign up. There are still several openings available. There will be fund raising opportunities available once you have signed up. For more information or questions please email Robin at [email protected]. This will be an adventure of a lifetime... visit the places you have learned about in history classes.

Community Events

Secret Santa is Looking for a Few Good Elves!

Secret Santa trees are now in all three Town Offices, Graves Library, Kennebunk Free Library, and local branches of Kennebunk Savings Bank.

Simply take a tag from the Secret Santa tree and return the unwrapped gift with its tag to the tree. Each tag represents a deserving child who may otherwise not receive anything for Christmas. Secret Santa will make sure each child shares the special magic of Christmas.

Secret Santa is a special program founded by a group of local residents to ensure that the children in our towns share the joy of Christmas. Please return your gift and its tag to any tree by Friday, December 9.

Donations may be sent to:

Secret Santa P.O. Box 301 Kennebunk, Maine 04043

Kennebunk, Two days of Christmas Fun is Coming our Way! We start the festivities on Saturday, November 26. The Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce is hosting Pajama Shopping Day. This is their local version of . Many businesses will open at 7 (you'll find the full list next week on gokennebunks.com) with deep discounts, while others will have special deals throughout the day. Duffy's will host a pancake breakfast from 7-10AM, to benefit COS. We will have a Pet Holiday Market at Weirs from 7-1, featuring free mimosas, courtesy of Ambidextrous Landscaping. There will be a Christmas Community Market at the Waterhouse Center from 9-2, with skating on the rink. Wear your pajamas and shop local Nov. 26!

Later that day…

The Kennebunk Downtown Committee will be hosting the 33rd Annual Tree Lighting. Santa comes to Kennebunk Plaza to light the tree at 5 pm. There will be no parking from 3pm-6pm in area of the Water/ Storer Streets north to Bourne Street. Main Street closes to traffic at 4:30 pm. Goodies from Merchants will start at 4pm. During the day, the Kennebunk Free Library, located at 112 Main Street, will offer a Drop-in Family Holiday Crafts session from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. The Brick Store Museum, located at 117 Main Street, is open from 10 am until 5 pm. This year, for a $1 admission price, they will be offering: Making Station, A Game exhibit, where families can play game, Maine Team Etsy Fair featuring Maine- made crafts.

The fun continues on Sunday, November 27! Santa will visit the following establishments: Sebago Brewing Company 11:30 – 11:55 Squaretoes Restaurant 12:00 – 12:25 Duffy’s Tavern & Grill 12:30 – 12:55 Perfectos Cafe 1:00 – 1:25 If the elves allow, Santa may make one last stop about 1:30 at the Waterhouse Center Note: Reindeer are finicky – these times could vary a little for delays. FMI: [email protected]

The Kennebunk Downtown Committee and Chamber of Commerce will also be sponsoring a Shuttle to Prelude. This year the shuttle will run every 30 minutes on:

Friday, Dec. 2: 4-9 PM Saturday, Dec. 3: 10 AM-8 PM Sunday, Dec. 4: 2-4 PM Friday, Dec. 9: 4-9 PM Saturday, Dec. 10: 4-8 PM

Pick-Up/Drop-Off is at the Chamber of Commerce on Water Street and Village Market Place. Look for Red Shuttle Signs. In lieu of fares, donations accepted for the beach wheelchair fund.

New this year! Direct shuttle to Fire & Ice from the Chamber on Dec. 9-10 $5 by reservation FMI: [email protected]