On March 9th Kohl Open School and Walton Special Center celebrated the 8th Annual Day In the Dirt on the Kohl Campus. Festivities included the Art Cordero Memorial 5K Run and a 1.5M Walk on the Calaveras River Bike Trail; Music all day from the County Performing Arts One Program under the direction of David Qualls; a barbeque hosted by the Cordero Family and Tom Whitesides from Walton; and Shave Ice donated by Joe Billingslea. During the announcements Patrick Hambright accepted a donation from the Sims Company and a check for $1000 was presented to Tim Viall representing the Emergency Food Bank. This check brings to a total $6000 donated to the EFB from Day in the Dirt. Parents, students and staff were unanimous in their praise for the event that has become a high point for both schools.

The Kohl Education Foundation has always been able to help Kohl’s creative teachers, by providing funding when needed, for fieldtrips or school supplies. There are two ways to help: Participate in our Bakeless Bake Sale, or request a catalogue for the Mixed Bag Catalogue Sale. Neither will take much time to support, but both will benefit Kohl students.

 

Here is the information on the Bakeless Bake Sale.

Here is the information on the Catalogue Sale.

Plenty of people think Kohl School is great. UOP Professor Emeritus Robert Morrow thinks so too, and he put it in the newspaper. Click here for the Record article from Saturday, Dec. 10 in which he outlines what everyone who has been through Kohl agrees with: it's an oasis, and it shouldn't be changed.

Congressman Jerry McNerney visited Kohl on November 28^thto pick up Letters to the Troops, a program that was done at many school sites in the After School Programs. Gloria Cordero the Kohl Program Director presented Gianna Rosselli to introduce the congressman and he then told the children about the program. We heard from many students reading the letters. It was a special day at Kohl to have a congressman visit and Kohl is proud of its accomplishments.

This year the Kohl Education Foundation was awarded a Garden Grant from Lowe’s. On November 12^thparents and friends of Kohl gathered on the Kohl campus to refresh the Memorial Garden and replant four large planters using the Lowe’s grant. Under the guidance of Jeff Gamboni, noted local landscape architect, the nearly 30 willing workers stripped out the old plants, raked the beds, layered new sod and humus in and planted the new plants. Included in the specialty planters are a butterfly garden which has received Butterfly Garden status by the national committee, a hummingbird garden, an herb garden, and a native California plants garden. While that was going on the Memorial Garden was getting pruned getting it ready for winter.

Thanks to all who helped. Come and see how nice the school looks.

 Ice cream was the deal but it was so much more. Not only ice cream was in evidence, but the Kohl Book Fair, but Amanda King brought the UOP Women’s Basketball team to sign autographs, Tigercat the UOP mascot, and even Clifford the Big Red Dog showed up. All in all it was a great evening and fun was had by all.

Circle of Friends is a program that bonds a Kohl student with a friend at Walton two days a week. The Kohl students come early to perform this community service project and are really appreciating the experience. Pictured are two groups at Walton.

Looking for pictures and information on the Feb. 17 Class Acts performance? Click here for more.

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On March 30, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that Kohl is one of 209 California public schools selected for the 2010-11 Title I Academic Achievement Award.The Title I Academic Achievement Award is given only to schools receiving federal Title I funds as authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. To meet the criteria for this distinction, the school must demonstrate that all students are making significant progress toward proficiency on California's academic content standards. Additionally, the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged students must have doubled the achievement targets set for them for two consecutive years. To read the full press release, click here .