King William High School

Last week, we witnessed an inspiring concert featuring our talented band and choir students. Their performances not only showcased their hard work and dedication but also highlighted the importance of arts education in nurturing young talent. 🎶

The last XC race of the regular season took place this last Wednesday at Middlesex with 20 of our runners finishing with their best race time for the season. For many of our runners this was their final race and we are so proud of what they have accomplished this year. Boys team took second place by just a few points. Leading the team was Jeremy Mace, Henry Kite, DJ Harris, Grady Heinsman and Joel Barber. Kellan Silva and Jameson Tetrault also helped bring in the final score. The girls team took third place led by Logan Johnson, Alexis Hassler, Callie Hurson, Katie Simal and Lilly Anthony. Next week we begin our competitive races hoping to qualify all the way to the state level. Good luck Cavs! Picture Credit: LeeAnn Walpole

🚍✨ It's National School Bus Safety Week from October 21-25! This year's theme is "Driving Safely into the Future." Join us in promoting safety for our students! 🌟 Key reminders: Stay seated, use quiet voices, and watch out for the danger zone around the bus. Let's work together to keep our children safe!

🏈The 2024 PowderPuff game is TONIGHT, November 8th at 5:00pm! Come out and support Service Learning and all of their awesome projects this year.🎉 $5 at the gate or bring in 2 items from our Wish List (see below) and get in for free! Bring cash to the game to play carnival games and buy snacks, as well. Go Cavs!

Middle and High School student volunteers needed to help with an emergency drill on November 4 from 1:30-3:30. The drill will occur at King William High School. This is the Registration Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9YnaYMEVEO0vN7ZxqcF9WtXAj40skGb6hu0xRqQ9rDrY50g/viewform This is the Parental Permission Form - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1671cK4e-ZKSzfnRWMBY6faZCnYvVQVOe6fZxV4qezHM/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations, Annabelle Townsend, for competing at the VHSL Girls Open Championships at the beautiful Gauntlet Golf Club in Fredericksburg today. As the only female KW golfer, she faced the unfamiliar 18-hole course without the rest of her KWHS team, but she persevered and finished her KWHS golf career in strong fashion. We're so proud of you, Annabelle! Go Cavs!

What a beautiful Saturday for our Cross Country team at the Virginia XC Showcase! 🌞 With 36 schools and 330 runners, it was an exciting competition! A special shoutout to our boys team for finishing 14th out of 35 teams! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Trent Mace for his impressive 38th place finish out of 328 boys! 🏃‍♂️👏 We're so proud of everyone’s hard work!

This past week, our ITRT, Mrs. Martin and Mr. Lacy's Government classes came together to dive into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and its effects on elections! 🤖✨ Students used AI image generators to craft visuals comparing candidates.

📣 Attention music lovers and foodies! 📣 Get ready for a night of delicious eats and sweet beats! 🎵🌮 Join us at Don Pedro's on Monday, October 21st for KWCPS Bands Spirit Night. Your dinner out will be music to our ears as a portion of sales goes to support our school bands! 🎺🥁🎷 Tag a friend you'll bring along and let's make some noise for our talented musicians! 👇 #KWCPSBands

What a fantastic Senior Night! 🎉 Last night, both our JV and Varsity volleyball teams triumphed over West Point! 🏐💖 It was an unforgettable evening celebrating our seniors and their incredible journey. Thank you to everyone who came out to support!

✨🎉 What a week! Our teachers had a Secret Spirit Week filled with surprises! Swipe through to see the fun highlights! Can you guess the themes? Let us know in the comments! 🥳💖

Congratulations to the following runners who will be representing King William at the VA XC Showcase on Saturday at Pole Green Park. Over 15,000 spectators and runners will be in attendance throughout the day and we wish them the best of luck! Boys: David Harris, Grady Heinsman, Henry Kite, Jameson Tetrault , JD Carson, Jeremy Mace, Joel Barber, Kellan Silva, Maddox Heck and Trent Mace. Girls: Alexis Hassler, Callie Hurson, Lane Penny, Logan Johnson, Natalie Wechsler, Paisley Harper, Reagan Walpole and Riley Redd.

Registration is OPEN now for the 2nd Annual KWHS Winter P.E. Camp! When: Sat., Dec. 14th, 2024 Time: 9am-1pm Where: King William HS gymnasium What: 4 hours of fun and exciting organized activities! Cost: $35 Registration form link: https://forms.gle/jkThqioJqcijKtUc6 Any questions, contact Coach Hood at AHood@kwcps.k12.va.us

Congratulations to both teams for taking first place during yesterday's meet at Lancaster. Leading the girls team was Alexis Hessler, Logan Johnson, Katie Simal, Riley Redd and Callie Hurson. Natalie Wechsler and Lilly Anthony also helped push back opposing team members to lead to the winning score. Leading the boys team was Jeremy Mace, Trent Mace, Grady Heinsman, Joel Barber and DJ Harris. Henry Kite and JD Carson also helped push back opposing teams members to lead to the winning score. Our last race of the regular season takes place next Wednesday at Middlesex. Top members of our team will be moving on to represent King William in the District meet on the 30th. Photo Credit: LeeAnn & Regan Walpole

🎉 Come celebrate our Volleyball Seniors at tonight's game vs. West Point. Senior Celebrations begin at 7 p.m. 🏐

October is "National Disability Employment Awareness Month!" Service Learning has been raising awareness by researching and creating infographics about various topics. We then welcomed David Robbins from Sportable to talk to our class about sporting opportunities for people with physical disabilities. For more information about Sportable, please visit www.sportable.org

🚀🌎 Mrs. Lohr's Ecology class has been hard at work learning about the layers of Earth! They've created some incredible 3D projects representing all 8 layers. 🎨✨

🎶 Food, fun, and fantastic music – what's not to love? 🍽️ Mark your calendars for Monday, October 21st, and join us at Don Pedro's for the KWCPS Bands Spirit Night! 🎺🥁 By dining out, you'll be showing love to both our talented school bands and a great local restaurant. A portion of the night's sales will directly benefit KWCPS Bands, helping to support music education in our community. Who's ready to eat good and do good? Let us know in the comments! 👇

🏑Come out tonight to support our field hockey team. Game is at 5:30 on the KWHS football field. Free admission.

🏀🔥 So proud of our HHMS and KWHS adapted curriculum classes for coming together for their first basketball game of the year! It was incredible to see the KWHS students cheering on our players with such enthusiasm and sportsmanship. This event was a true testament to the power of unity and positivity.