District News

The first release of the initial design concepts of the new Kings High School and Columbia Intermediate School addition are now available! During the process, we received significant feedback from students, staff, and the community. The designs are

Six Kings High School seniors participated in the Early Signing Day on Wednesday, November 13 at Kings High School. These student-athletes signed letters of intent to commit to playing sports at the next level. Families, coaches, teachers, administrators,

The National Bureau of Economic Research, in their paper School Starting Age and Cognitive Development, found that children who are older when they begin kindergarten have a measurable advantage compared to their younger classmates over the long term. They

College Board announced that Kings High School has been named to the Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results and broadening access for students. Schools

Niche.com has released its annual rankings of best school districts for 2025. This year’s rankings include updated data for nearly 11,000 school districts nationwide. The rankings combine quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education

The National Merit qualifying program recently recognized 34,000 commended students nationwide for their exceptional academic promise. We are very pleased to announce that three of those chosen are Kings High School Seniors, Nolan

The Ohio Department of Education released its school report cards last week. This was the third year results were displayed through a star-based system rather than on an A-F letter-grade scale. The ODE collected information from the state's more than 600

Warren County continues to prosper and with that prosperity comes an increase in the value of your home.  County Auditor Matt Nolan presented to the Kings Board of Education on Tuesday, September 17. He stated that home values in Warren County will

Three Kings High School students have been named Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program based on their performance last on the 2024 PreliminarySAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) Congratulations to Derek

Kings Neighborhood Bridges is a non-profit organization that supports those in need in our community. How does Neighborhood Bridges work?  School district counselors, the resource coordinator, and appointed representatives of Joshua’s Place and

The Kings Local School District takes the safety and security of our staff and students very seriously. As a part of an Ohio Revised Code requirement, the District is required to inform students and parents/guardians before the first day of school each

Congratulations to the Kings Treasurer's Office staff for receiving a clean audit report from the Ohio Auditor of State, awarding them the Auditor of State Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The District also received the Highest Achievement in

Seven student-athletes from the Kings Athletics programs made their official commitments to universities at the Kings Athletic Department’s Spring Signing Day on Wednesday, May 8 at Kings High School.  Families, coaches, teachers,

Congratulations to Kings High School Engineering, Jason Shields, and J.F. Burns Elementary School Intervention Specialist, Cheryl Wanner who have been named winners of this year’s Project Excellence Award, sponsored by the Area

U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 Best High Schools ranking this week. The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. The highest-ranked U.S. public schools in U.S. News

The Kings Local School District is proud to announce that we have, once again, been named a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.  The Best Communities for Music Education

Kings High School has announced the Class of 2024 Valedictorian and Salutatorian.   KHS Principal, Doug Leist has announced that Grace Sims is this year's Valedictorian and Robert Giller is this year's KHS Class of 2024

This week, the Ohio Department of Education announced that Kings High School has received the Purple Star designation and is a member of the Purple Star Class of 2024. This year's class includes 171 schools from across the state.   The Purple Star

Kings High School senior, Annika Kleinhenz has been named this year's recipient of the 9th annual Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Award. She was honored in a luncheon sponsored by the Warren County Educational Service Center and attended by several

Congratulations to the Kings Early Childhood Center (KECC) for receiving the Ohio Department of Education's Five-Star Step Up to Quality award again this year! Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) is a five-star quality rating and improvement system in the state of

Kings High School Athletics proudly celebrated a momentous weekend last weekend as they inducted nine exceptional individuals into the Kings Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at TPC Riversbend, following a special recognition at the Kings

Ten Kings High School seniors participated in National Signing Day by signing letters of intent to commit to competing at the intercollegiate level next year. The ceremony occurred on Wednesday, February 7, at Kings High School. It is an honor to