News and Announcements

We Did It! New Total for Jog-A-Thon Sets a New King Record: $60,225.97!

2016 TSK Jogathon was a HUGE success, with more than $60K raised for the entire school!! Thanks to all the students, teachers and staff for working so hard for the event. A special thanks to all the parent volunteers who came out to support the students. GO KING!!!

'Best Overall Middle School' Digital Voice Award Winner

King wins for the 3rd year in a row!

Multiple Digital Voice Award Winners!

Ms. Hoefer, Ms. Cimino and Mr. Palayan student Films win Awards!

King Girls Attend STEM Conference at Mount St. Mary's University!

Ms. Wills' students attended a STEM Conference at Mount St. Mary's University that is intended to inform young women about careers in math/science related fields. It is aimed at girls in grades 5-8. The girls participate in hands-on workshops such as dissecting pigs hearts, isolating DNA, genetics, neuroscience and math.

Testing starts on Monday, May 2nd and ends on Friday, May 27.

Families: please make sure your child has a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast! Click on the headline for more information.

King's Got Talent 2016

What an amazing day and such great talents in this year's King's Got Talent Competition! Every finalist performed his/her best and thrilled the audience for three periods. Congratulations to the winners:
1st Place - Paul Burnet
2nd Place - Krystian Angeles & Khariz Egango
3rd Place - Jordin Davis
3rd Place - Anton Hense

Check out the pictures and video clips of each performance inside! We want to thank everyone who participated in this event, specially those who contributed their time to make it a great success: Solomon Colaiaco - Emcee; Mr. Ruben Hernandez, Mr. Patara Yontrarak, Ms. Paige Leven - Judges; Mr. Craig Uwaine - Behind the Scenes; Ms. Alejandra Torres - King Drill Team & King Dance Team, Ms. Jill Rinaldi's KSNC students - Camera/Live Streaming; and Leadership.

-Mr. Olmedilla

Congratulations to our own Jr. Dodger Broadcaster!

Solomon Colaiaco, 8th grader in the Gifted Arts & Tech Magnet, was picked to be a Jr. Dodger Broadcaster. He will broadcast the Dodgers game live from the broadcasters booth. Throughout this time, he will announce the game play-by-play, will be guided to monitor/operate mic audio levels and mixing into/out of radio breaks (between innings). He will get a minimum of 6 innings of play by play announcing and 2 innings of audio/producing. The broadcast will stream live on the Dodgers website.

King's Got Talent Sign-ups/Auditions

The sign-ups for the King Got Talent Contest is now open. Please go to the Indian statue during lunch if you're interested in participating in this annual event. After you sign-up, please go to room 223, above the student cafeteria, the next day to audition. The last day for auditions will be Tuesday, April 19th. The talent show will be on Thursday, April 21st!

Parent Workshop - "Mental Health"

Thursday, April 7, 2016
8:15
Parent Center
* Engage in learning about Mental Health
* Learn about the signs and symptoms as well as risk factors for youth who self-injure and/or are suicidal
* Learn how to identify and support youth who need linkage to mental health services.
* Become familiar with resources within LAUSD, within the community, and your campus

Get Your Kids Where They Need to Go With HopSkipDrive

HopSkipDrive is giving King families a first free ride (a $20 value)!

Could We Have Prevented the Cherokee Trail of Tears?

T.S. King Middles School Film and Media Arts Magnet Presents: Could We Have Prevented the Cherokee Trail of Tears? Thursday, March 17 - T.S. King Art Gallery

Join us for the opening of this special exhibition of paintings created by the 8th grade students of Ms. Bennett's U.S. History classes. Students worked in groups to explore answers to the driving question of this project: Could We Have Prevented the Cherokee Trail of Tears?. Primary source documents that include voices from the Cherokee, the U.S. government, and other American citizens informed the student groups as they created this unique show. Each piece depicts one of the factors that led to the Trail of Tears. After exploring the entire show, the visitor will have an understanding of how this crucial event unfolded and be able to provide their own answer to the driving question of this project. This exhibition was previously shown at the Autry Museum of the American West and will be on display at T.S. King's Gallery until April 1.

GATE Parent Meeting Thursday, March 17

GATE Parent Meeting in the Auditorium, Thursday, March 17, from 3:45-4:15pm (right before Student-Led Conferences). Have all your questions answered about the GATE Identification process, from GATE categories to GATE deadlines. This is geared mainly towards parents whose children have not been identified Gifted yet.

King's Peer Mediators Atttend the Western Justice Center

On February 23, 2016, six of King’s peer mediators attended the Western Justice Center Peer Mediation Invitational. Students were provided additional skills coaching along with the opportunity to meet counterparts from different schools. The activities they participated in reinforced their training and provided them with an introduction to legal and mediation professions as career options. The day celebrated and validated the key role that peer mediators have in their schools. Our students represented Thomas Starr King Middle School with pride and were recognized individually for their character and performance.

Jaxx Educational Theatre School Presents: High School Musical!

The Jaxx Theatricals is happy the program attracted enough kids this year to have our own production in the auditorium! Hopefully it will continue to grow. Thanks so much for your support and to Ms. Quintanilla for all her help with scheduling the auditorium.
Friday, April 1st - Doors Open at 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 2nd - Doors Open at 3:00 pm

The National Junior Honor Society is back at King Middle School!

Please see attachment for more details and how to apply. This Spring 2016, it is only open to 8th graders. Current 6th and 7th graders can apply starting next year. Please see Ms. Guthrie, Ms. Cimino, or Ms. Stewart for additional questions.

7th Annual GATE/SAS Parent Conference

The 7th Annual Districtwide GATE/SAS Parent Conference will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 from 8:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m. at RFK Community Schools (registration begins at 7:30 am). This free parent event is open to all parents of LAUSD GATE/SAS students. Translation will be provided in Spanish.

Judy Galbraith, author and gifted education expert, is the keynote speaker. Parents will receive a copy of Galbraith’s book, THE SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR GIFTED KIDS (one per family while supplies last). There will also be a variety of workshops for parents addressing the academic and social-emotional needs of gifted learners.

SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age

We are thrilled to announce the Los Angeles premiere of SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age, a documentary about the biggest parenting issue of our time. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Producers Karin Gornick and Lisa Tabb.

School Experience Survey

Dear Families: Please take a few minutes to fill out the School Experience Survey and have your child return it to her/his HR teacher as soon as possible. Some information from the survey will be used in our annual School Report Card, which shows our school's progress against District-wide goals. Turn it in and make a difference! Thank you for your cooperation!

Meet this year's Students Run LA team!

First row: Aylin Mota, 8th Film, Daniel Dimaggio, 7th GAT, Ivan Rios, 7th ESM, Aiden Cervantes, 7thFilm, Ms. Chavez: Back row: Ms. Quintanilla, Julian Gudiel, 8th ESM, Gerardo Cordon, 8th GAT, Ricy Garcia, 8th ESM, Ms. Jovel and Ms. Bishop.

School Board prepares to welcome student member

When the School Board convenes on Tuesday, there will be an eighth member sitting in the “horseshoe” – a math and science whiz from the STEM Academy at Bernstein High who will provide an official student voice on the issues and challenges affecting the District.

Leon Popa won last month’s student election to become a non-voting member of the board. The seat was created after some 3,000 students signed petitions seeking a seat for one of their own on the dais.

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