Due to the canceled school day on Tuesday, January 21, students last day will be on Wednesday, May 28.
Monday, May 26 | No School - Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 28 | Students Last Attendance Day | Regular 1:45 PM - Wednesday Dismissal
Thursday, May 29 | Teachers Last Day
Potential bus route delays may happen on Tuesday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 28 due to the rerouting for Genoa Days.
The middle school band and choir traveled to Six Flags Great America for the annual Music in the Parks competition — and they rocked it! The band earned 3rd place and the choir brought home 2nd place, with both groups receiving excellent ratings. Congratulations to all the talented students and their music director, Mr. Lowe, on an amazing performance!
The 2025-2026 student registration is open through your Skyward Portal! Online registration is a simple process that will take 10-15 minutes.
https://skyward.iscorp.com/GKSchools424ILStuSTS/Session/Signin?area=Home&controller=Home&action=Index
🎨 Check out these incredible artworks created by our talented high school students! These pieces earned ribbons at the 2025 BNC Art Festival in Winnebago — way to go, artists!
🎉 Congratulations to Our Citizens of the Year! 🎉
Please join us in celebrating these twelve outstanding students who were each named Citizen of the Year by the Lions Club—one from each grade level!
🌟 Your kindness, leadership, and commitment to making our school and community a better place inspire us all. We're so proud of you! Thank you to the Lions Club for recognizing these amazing students and all they contribute. 💙
And they are off! GKHS culinary arts students are heading to Disney World for the Cooks Around the World - culinary competition. Good luck!
At last nights board meeting, we welcomed new board members: Amber Eberly, David Cleveland, Dean Gudeman and Aidan Simmons. We look forward to your ideas, passion and commitment as we work together for our students and community!
Thank you to our outgoing board members, Mark Bradac, Lisa Havener, Matt Krueger and Gordie Leahy for your service, leadership, and commitment that have made a lasting impact. We are grateful for the time and care you gave to our district!
Good luck to the GKMS students in esports! They are going to the quarter finals for Rocket League and will be competing this Thursday!
Last Saturday's Jazz Dance was a night to remember! Our incredible high school and middle school jazz groups lit up the stage with high school vocalists, and alongside a talented guest combo group. The music was smooth and the dinner? Delicious!
Big thanks to everyone who came out to support the performers and made the night so special. We’re still buzzing from all the energy and talent!
NO SCHOOL REMINDER: Thursday, April 17 through Monday, April 21.
School will be in session on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
GKHS students: A day
GES & KES students: B day
Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Wylde, third grade teacher, who received the Excellence in Education- Elementary award last night!!
The Excellence in Education is a county wide collaboration between the DeKalb County ROE and the DeKalb County Community Foundation.
Join us in celebrating our newest National Honor Society members! Well done on this amazing achievement!
Photos are of current NHS members with new members and one of the new members.
📚 From Grandpa’s Slippers in the fall to Grandpa’s Shorts before spring break — our superintendent, Dr. Wagner, made a return visit to read to our first graders! It was a great day hearing this funny story!
Kingston Elementary School is hiring for a principal secretary! For more information and to apply, visit https://www.applitrack.com/dekalb/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=255&category=Secretarial%2FClerical
Integrated Algebra classes at the high school did a competition to see who could build the tallest tower out of spaghetti, tape and string that could hold a marshmallow! Students had to problem solve and think outside of the box to create their towers in groups. The winning group had a tower that was 24 inches tall! They even had a few teachers / staff members try to compete in the challenge as well.
GKHS, AP Human Geography recently embarked on a sensory exploration of chocolate! Students were tasked with examining different brands of chocolate using all of their senses: sight, smell, touch, sound (the snap!), and taste. They then ranked their preferences, providing evidence to support their choices.
This week, they will dive deeper into the chocolate industry, uncovering the company identities of the treats they sampled. Students will explore the global supply chain, sustainability initiatives, and fair trade agreements that shape the chocolate industry.
Huge shoutout to our amazing PTO for helping scoop up some sweet sherbet for our 6th graders before break! They earned this tasty reward by winning our school-wide PBIS booster for consistently charging their Chromebooks.
The smiles, laughter, and excitement said it all—our students LOVED their treat! Thank you, PTO, for making this celebration extra special!
NIU Football and the Beautiful Lives Project hosted Field of Dreams and some of our students were able to attend! Our students learned the fundamentals of playing football and met the coaches and players.
Check out this news article written about the event by Alumni Sydni Stoffregen!
https://www.wifr.com/video/2025/03/18/beautiful-lives-project-tackles-stigma-around-disabilities-sports/
REMINDER: Spring Break starts Monday, March 24 through Friday, March 28, 2025.
School will be in session on Monday, March 31, 2025. KES, GES and GKHS students: this will be a A day.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025 there will be a Board of Education Meeting. This meeting will begin at 6:30PM in closed session. The regular meeting will begin immediately following the closed session.
📍 Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/genoa/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D4TV3T72BC76
📍 Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/@GenoaKingstonSchoolDistrict424/streams
