New Knoxville Local School

The Right to Read Committee would like to thank the volunteers and teachers for helping us make this week so special. A special shout out to Mr. Dusty Knapke and the New Knoxville FFA for making and donating these medallions to all the K-6 students! Enjoy the Solar Eclipse!

Thank you to our 4th grade guest readers, Mrs. Donna Hoge and Mrs. Kathy Frankenberg, during this fun Right to Read week! We are excited for the Solar Eclipse!

Our 8th graders wanted to do something special for our custodian Mr Harrod!! Wishing Mr Harrod a very much deserved Happy Birthday!!

Congratulations to all of the students in grades K-8 who earned Ranger of the Week recognition! Great job!

Congratulations to Keianna Wellman for being recognized as New Knoxville's recipient of the Franklin B. Walter Award at the annual banquet. Also, congratulations to her honored teacher, Mrs. Boyle Fledderjohann.

Thank you to 1A's guest readers, Mr. Platfoot and Mrs. Wolf! We appreciate you en'light'ening our classroom with your solar system books.

Over the course of three days, 6th grade learned about the parts of a microscope, their functions, and how to effectively focus each lens on different specimen. Great work, scientists! 🔬

Next week is Right to Read Week at NK. Our theme will be the Solar Eclipse and all events and activities will focus on this once in a lifetime event! The following are the spirit days for next week: Tuesday 4/2 - Wear BLUE for Autism Wednesday 4/3 - Wear a Shirt you can Read Thursday 4/4 - We are out of this World! (Neon/Yellow) Friday 4/5 - Deep Space BLACKOUT!

Thank you, Mrs. Tinsley, for the awesome lessons you shared with our second graders to prepare them for the solar eclipse! Today, we had a blast learning all about shadows!

Congratulations to Colin Miltner for earning second place in the New Knoxville New Bremen Rotary speech contest.

Congratulations to NK contestants Colin, Elizabeth, and Lena who participated in the district level of God, flag, and country Sunday! Colin and Lena will be moving on to the next level of competition in April! 👏🇺🇸

4th grade did a little book bracketology for March Madness and basketball stations on Friday. Out of My Mind was the 4A winner and Rescue was the 4B winner!

2B wore crazy socks today for World Down Syndrome Day!

1B is rocking our socks for this cool little fella! 💙💛

Thanks to the Extension Agency for providing chicken eggs! It certainly helped reinforce the life cycle and development of a chicken.

Thank you to Mrs. Tinsley for teaching 3rd graders about the upcoming eclipse! The students learned the different types and stages of an eclipse, how the moon orbits Earth, and that a total solar eclipse only occurs in the same place every 400 years.

Spring Play update: Due to the play being postponed on Thursday, it has been rescheduled. The play will take place on Monday, March 18, during the school day and will start at 12:40. Parents and the community are welcome to attend at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

High School Painting class is working on their Urban Watercolor sketches. Students first found an urban scene, preferably a street scene or a scene with buildings. They were instructed to use a good amount of water with a small amount of color, called a wash, as the base color. Students then built up color with a last step of using a fine point black sharpie to outline the image as a sketch. These will be beautiful hanging in our halls.

Congratulations to 4th grader Reagan Hirschfeld for representing New Knoxville at the Regional Spelling Bee last evening in Lima.

Great job and thanks to sophomore Colin Miltner for singing our National Anthem at the State of the Villages this morning.