Congratulations to the following 7th grade students will be participating in the 2013 Regional Science Fair in Greeley Tuesday, February 19. We wish you the best of luck!
Adam Howard
Adam Hulse
Alie McEndaffer
Allison Heckman
Andrea Niemann
Claire Chung
Hayden Austin
Holly Ryan
Jay Chandra
Miranda Coldren
Nathan Dowdy
Nathan Mahoney
Raina Tate
Reaghan Lang
Samantha Myxter
Shanna Swenson
Shreya Pandit
Tori Whitcomb
Congratulations to Milena Brown, Kelsey Morris, Jazz Palmer, and Lauren Thurgood, 7th graders at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School who recently received Silver Key Awards for their Poetry in the West Region-at-Large Scholastic Art and Writing Competition.
In addition, Milena Brown and Troy Sisson also received Honorable Mention Awards in Poetry, and Lauren Thurgood won an additional Silver Key Award for her Flash Fiction. The West Region-at-Large includes Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, now in its 90th year, continues to be the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative and artistic teenagers in the United States, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers.
It is an incredible honor as a 7th grader to receive the second and third highest awards given in the Region-at-Large. Most winners are high school students, and these awards are given to only the top 10-15% of submissions in the entire region. Silver Key and Honorable Mention Awards are a high honor in this national competition.
Congratulations to our Kinard Spelling Bee Winners!
1st place: Bharghavi Cowlagi – 6th grade
2nd place: Julia Warling – 8th grade
3rd place: Jonathon Halbert – 7th grade
Kinard Band has had the most students in the honor band for four out of the past five years! This year we had a record amount of students make the group. Congratulations to these 27 band members for making the PSD Honor Band!
Flute Hana Mawlawi
Flute Emma Shelby
Flute Randy Wang
Bassoon Claire Chung
Clarinet Cassidy Hoyt
Clarinet Jamie Bonjour
Clarinet Daniel Kang
Clarinet David Perkins
Clarinet Brandon Reynolds
Bass Clarinet Ryan Yu
Bass Clarinet Johnny Lammons
Trumpet Connor Moos
Trumpet Josh Thornton
Trumpet Brenden Grubb
Trumpet Tyler Vaughn
Trumpet Kyle Smart
Horn Sarra Smith
Horn Maddie Pettine
Horn Corinne Farley
Horn Tess Beatty
Horn Morgan Herrick
Trombone Connor King
Trombone Daniel Van Farowe
Baritone Will Paulson
Tuba Caroline Frevert
Percussion Maxim Kondratenko
Percussion Shamzi Alkaff
Percussion Chloe Ellison
Percussion CJ Dvorak
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Kinard C.A.R.E.S stands for Community Action Results Environment and Service. This leadership club focuses on environmental stewardship and spreading awareness about sustainable living. Kinard C.A.R.E.S. has been very busy establishing the most innovative waste management system in PSD. In partnership with GSI and A1 Organics, Kinard has composted over 7,000 lbs of food scraps and diverted over 65% of our waste from going to the landfill so far this year. Kinard C.A.R.E.S. also spent a week in November experiencing the trip of a lifetime on Catalina Island in California. On the Island students participated in the Catalina Environmental Leadership Program (CELP) and helped the local community with outdoor service-learning projects. They made a difference by removing invasive species and planting new natives to regenerate the area. For more information and videos about this unique adventure learning experience, or to see how your kid can get involved, please visit the Kinard C.A.R.E.S. Website
Each quarter, Kinard students are recognized for their academic excellence. Below are the students who made Gold (4.00), Silver (3.750-3.999), and Bronze (3.200-3.749) Honor Roll for Quarter 3 of the 2011-12 school year.
Congratulations students for your efforts!
On Thursday, May 24th, 2012, the Middle School District Track Meet was held at Fossil 
Ridge High School where the 7th & 8th grade Boys and Girls competed in individual events and for the overall district championship title. Kinard is proud to announce that BOTH Kinard Girls and Boys won the 2012 District Track Meet! This is a rare triumph that a school sweeps both District Track Championships.
With 107 overall points and cause for further celebration, the Kinard Girls created a back-to-back win on Thursday preserving their 2011 title as District Track Champions. In addition, the Kinard Boys won with a total of 102 points to reclaim their championship title from 2006. Both Boys and Girls competed hard and produced remarkable results including setting new school records and a new district record set for the Boys 200 Yard Hurdles. Congratulations to all of our track athletes – we are proud of you! Your hard work all season deserves this recognition, and we applaud you for your outstanding effort!
Congratulations to the Kinard Golf team for a fine showing at the city tournament!
The team took 2nd place overall with all golfers playing well:
Zach Brogan—5th place medalist
Antonio Campana
Cam DeHart
Cammie Fowler
Lauren Kelley—1st Place amongst all the girls and our City Champion!
Stephanie Swanson
Alex Yu
Congratulations!
Coach Brad Blank
Congratulations to Kinard 8th Grader, Kierra Vaughan, who was selected as a winner in Colorado Municipal League's 5th annual 'If I Were Mayor…' essay contest! This is a huge accomplishment as CML received over 350 entries in Colorado, and Kierra was one of four students selected for her outstanding essay.
In honor of this achievement, Kierra and her family, and her 8th grade English teacher, Steven Ray Parker, are invited to attend the Elected Officials Luncheon on Friday, June 22nd in Breckenridge during the 90th Colorado Municipal League’s Annual Conference. Kierra will be recognized by Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia, with a certificate of achievement and will be invited to present her essay during the lunch. Fort Collins Mayor, Karen Weitkunat, will also be attending the luncheon in Breckenridge and is looking forward to meeting Kierra. Finally, Kierra will receive $500 to establish a college account through College Invest.
CML hosts the annual “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest in an effort to educate citizens about the importance of Colorado’s cities and towns. Kierra is the first student in Poudre School District to win CML’s annual essay contest. Congratulations Kierra Vaughan!
CML is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1923 and represents the interests of 265 cities and towns. For more information on the Colorado Municipal League, please visit www.cml.org or call 303-831-6411.
Each year, the National Yearbook Program designates a select number of schools in the United States to receive the National Yearbook Program of Excellence Award. There are rigorous standards to meet in order to qualify for the award, and it is only given to 250 programs throughout the country. Kinard’s yearbook student staff exceeded these standards for the 2011-12 school year with accomplishments in each criteria:
A Meaningful Book for All Students in which more than 50% of students are covered in the book three times or more
A Book in Every Student’s Hands with effectively reaching out to the student and parent community and resulting in more than 85% of students receiving a yearbook
A Hassle-Free Experience where students responsibly met all scheduled deadlines with the yearbook company.
Kinard will be honored with a plaque and a banner to display at the school and is proud to recognize the outstanding efforts of the students who comprise the yearbook staff and their sponsor: Henry Bauerle, Jordyn Becker, Hannah Fenlason, Amber Harders, Allison Heckman, Ellie Helgaas, Taylor Hill, Iris McBeth, Kaley Kearns, Kelsey Morris, Haley Maestas, Kaylee Menefee, Samantha Myxter, Jordan Odstricil, Ryane Oswandel, Katie Otto, Maria Passantino, Kaitie Philavanh, Kassidy Powers, Brandon Richardson, Holly Ryan, Tristen Smith, Aliza Tinker, and sponsor, Alli Oswandel.
Congratulations to, Megan Menard, 8th Grade English teacher, for winning 1st runner-up in
the 2012 "My Favorite Teacher Contest" sponsored by Barnes and Noble! Ms. Menard was nominated in a wonderfully written essay by 8th grader, Reagan Kissel. A ceremony was held to honor Ms. Menard and Reagan on April 19th, at the Fort Collins Barnes and Noble where Ms. Menard received a Barnes and Noble gift card and a set of classic books. She has also been entered into the regional contest with a chance to win a Nook Tablet and a $500 gift card. Good luck to her and Reagan as they move on to the regional selection!
Please enjoy reading Reagan’s essay below:
Dear Official,
I think you should know about the best teacher that I have ever had. She has changed who I am inside and outside the school building. Since her job is to help me in the school, I will start there. My leap from my writing last year to the advanced level I write at now is astronomical. Although it was a bit of a struggle initially this year, I have come out stronger. I feel as though I can really express myself in writing now. Helping us to perfect the little things in our writing, such as formatting, is one of the lovely things about her. She is one of the teachers who give us timely feedback. When I am stuck I know I can email her and she will respond quickly and helpfully.
She encourages us to be the very best we can be in and out of the brick building we go to each day. In our writing she pushes us to use strong vocabulary and voice unique to us to help our writing shine. Although things can get to be a challenge in her class, it really pushes me to the advanced level I can write at. The neatest thing, in my opinion, happened recently. Some boys were giving consent to be made fun of. She overheard and let them know that no one will be made fun of. She told them that they have more character than that. “Be the man you want to be.” What a perfect line. I broke into a huge smile when she told them that. I mean, how perfect? Our writing is supposed to represent us, not just be a bunch of words written down, but actually apply to our life.
To me, she is like a tour guide and a friend mushed into a happy little package. The tour guide part of her steers us in the right direction, makes suggestions for improvement. Our goal is the finish line, but hers is the journey to get there. The friend part of her makes us laugh, makes us think, makes us want to make a change. I love walking into her class each day because I know that I will have fun and feel something.
The wonderful teacher I have just described to you in Ms. Menard: English teacher, tour guide, friend, amazing role model, and my favorite teacher.
Reagan Kissel
Eighth Grade English Student
On Saturday, April 14th, the Kinard's 8th Girls Volleyball team showed stamina and talent as they competed throughout the day, 7 matches in all, in the Poudre School District Volleyball Tournament. Keeping strong, the Kinard girls advanced to the final round against the Preston Pumas to win the 2012 Volleyball District Championship! We are proud of all of our Kinard girls who played volleyball this season on demonstrating hard work and team effort. Congratulations 8th Grade Girls Volleyball on bringing the district championship title back home! Way to go lady Mustangs!
Symphonic Band
Did you know that our Symphonic Band is one of the top middle school bands in the state? Our symphonic band was selected as one of the top two bands to perform at the Broadmoor hotel in January, and on Friday, April 20th, traveled to the Denver School of the Arts to play for a panel of judges and other metro area middle schools. Our Symphonic Band earned a “1” (Exemplary) rating at the festival. Our symphonic band has never earned a rating lower than a 1 at all festivals they have attended!
Congratulations Symphonic Band!
Mustang Chorale
On Monday, April 30th, the Mustang Chorale performed the National Anthem at the Colorado Rockies Game at Coors Field. It was a great honor, and they made us proud! Congratulations to all the singers in the Mustang Chorale.
Symphonic Orchestra
On April 24th, 17 orchestra students from Kinard performed in this year’s PSD Honor Orchestra Concert. Congratulations to the following 7th and 8th grade students who were selected to participate:
Violinists (Violin): Catherine Cyril, Chase Petersen, Josh Fremit, Micah Zhang, XuSong Ho, Fisher Layden, Matthew Drysdale, Mina Chi, Howard Wang, Brennon Houchin, Violists: (Viola) Alex Riesenhuber, Riley Howk, Rylie Lang, Cellists: (Cello) Jonathan Mullins, Caleb Way, Christopher Van Lieu, Bassists: (Bass) Kyle Gorges, and Izzy Thilmany.
Kinard has continued to have the highest number of students participating in this Honor group out of all the schools in the district. Bravo Symphonic Orchestra!
Each quarter, Kinard students are recognized for their academic excellence. Below are the students who made Gold (4.00), Silver (3.750-3.999), and Bronze (3.200-3.749) Honor Roll for Quarter 3 of the 2011-12 school year.
Congratulations students for your efforts!
Every year, Kinard teachers choose one 8th grader to be honored with the Masonic Recognition Award. This award is given to a student who demonstrates high academic performance, leadership skills, citizenship, stewardship and integrity. The Kinard staff would like to announce that this year’s winner is Haley Donaldson! Haley will be recognized at a formal recognition ceremony in early May. Congratulations Haley!
"Congratulations to the 17 Kinard Orchestra members who were accepted as members of the Poudre School District Honor Orchestra! Once again, Kinard has the highest number of students participating in this Honor group out of all the schools in the district. We are proud of our musical accomplishments! The following 7th and 8th graders are in the Honor Orchestra and will perform in the concert on April 24th at Poudre High School: VIOLINISTS (Violin): Catherine Cyril, Chase Petersen, Josh Fremit, Micah Zhang, XuSong Ho, Fisher Layden, Matthew Drysdale, Mina Chi, Howard Wang, Brennon Houchin, VIOLISTS: (Viola) Alex Riesenhuber, Riley Howk, Rylie Lang, CELLISTS: (Cello) Jonathan Mullins, Caleb Way, Christopher Van Lieu, BASSISTS: (Bass) Kyle Gorges, and Izzy Thilmany. Congratulations!"
Congratulations to Kinard Chessmates who won this year's PSD team tournament on Saturday, March 24th. The first place team, Matthew Liu, Elizabeth Thilmany and Lesley-Ann Knee brought home the “First Place PSD Scholastic Chess Tournament” trophy for the middle school level.
We are proud of all of the Kinard Chessmates students who participated at this year’s PSD tournament: Claire Cheung, Alex Noble, Brandon Reynolds, Matthew Liu, Lesley-Ann Knee, Alex Gibson and Elizabeth Thilmany. Great job Kinard Chessmates!
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad team that competed at Preston, on Saturday, March 4th, 2012 in the Northern Regional Science Olympiad Competition. 55 students from Kinard competed in 23 different events – all having to do with science and technology.
Kinard had 40 top ten finishes (WOW) and we eaned medals in 13 events! Congratulations to these medalists: Chris Alleman, Catherine Cyril, McKayla Earley, Grace Feng, XuSong Ho, Kristine Johnson, Joseph Krafsur, Stephen New, Megan Shih, Maya Thompson, Howard Wang, Ingrid Wu and Micah Zhang. Way to go!
Congratulations to Cam Dimas for qualifying for Nationals in the 1500m race, 3000m race and high jump. Cam competed at the USA Track and Field Northeast Regional Indoor Championship in New Jersey on Sunday, February 26th. He was one of the top 6 athletes who qualified in each of these events and will go on to compete at the USATF Indoor National Championship in Normal, Illinois on March 10th. Good luck Cam!
Congratulations to 7th grader Sarra Smith for winning Dr. Ward’s Orthodontic Artist Contest. Sarra was recognized by Dr. Ward with a Spooner’s gift card and iPod Touch. Great work Sarra!
On Saturday, February 18th, the Kinard Math Counts team was one of 17 teams with a total of 126 participants who competed in the MATHCOUNTS Northern Colorado Chapter Competition. Congratulations to the Kinard team for placing 5th in the competition! The team consisted of Eric Chang, David Choi, CJ Dvorak and Stephen New. Congratulations Kinard Math Counts! We are proud of you!
One of the team members that placed individually was CJ Dvorak, who earned a 6th place finish and will be representing Kinard at the State competition at the Colorado School of Mines on March 10th. Great work CJ and good luck at State!
Congratulations to sixth-grader Roshini Narayanan for winning the Poudre School District spelling bee for the third year in a row! Roshini became the district champion in the final round by spelling the word “viability.” Congratulations!!
The PSD district spelling champion correctly spells "viability" to win the event.
The PSD Honor Choir lists are out and 29 singers from Kinard have been chosen to perform. This constitutes nearly 1/3 of the entire PSD Honor Choir. We are so proud of our talented singing Mustangs! Congratulations to:
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| Katie Ascough | Alex Francom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cammie Fowler | Charlie Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seleen Hubbert | Derrick Karas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emily Husted | Connor Medina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Passantino | Zach Norris | ||||||||||||||||||
| Megan Richardson | Thomas Ross | ||||||||||||||||||
| Regan Warner | Cooper Allenbrand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erica Wiley | Jared Brannen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor Jensen | Blake Korasick | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marky McDanel | Ian O’Toole | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melissa Rauwerdink | Richard Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kristen Sorensen | Riley Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elinor Jones | Alex Winkler | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Pannnell |
Congratulations to the following band members for making the PSD Honor Band! Kinard Band has had the most students in the honor band for three of the past four years.
Flute - Ingrid Wu
Clarinet - Andy Blomfelt
Clarinet - Erin Hood
Trumpet - David Choi
Trumpet - Ben Martella
Trumpet - Max Heavner
Horn - Paul O’Toole
Horn - Morgan Herrick
Horn - Troy Simpson
Trombone - Spencer Koelsch
Trombone - Max Martinson
Trombone - Ethan Lachman
Percussion - Grace Feng
Percussion - Shamzi Alkaff
Percussion - Maxim Kondratenko
Kinard 8th grader, Burke Snowden, and his team won their bridge tournament over the January 21st-22nd weekend which earned them a spot at the competition in China as the USA2 team. The competition in China will take place July 25-Aug 4. Congratulations to Burke for his amazing skills and good luck in China!
Each quarter, Kinard students are recognized for their academic excellence. Below are the students who made Gold (4.00), Silver (3.750-3.999), and Bronze (3.200-3.749) Honor Roll for Quarter 2 of the 2011-12 school year.
Congratulations students for your efforts!
Kinard 6th Grader, James Folkestad, winner of PSD's 2011 Culinary Competition, shares how to make his "Mother's Day Morsels" on Kids Kitchen. Click here to watch the video which was filmed at Kinard: "Mother's Day Morsels with James"
December 10th, 2011 was an exciting day of competition for Lego Robotics as 62 teams from across the state of Colorado arrived in Denver for the 2011 Lego Robotics State Tournament. These teams qualified to compete in state by placing in the top 25% in previous tournaments. About 15 of the 62 Lego Robotics teams represented Poudre School District with our “Banana Bots” being one of PSD’s teams. The Bots’ weeks of hard work shined as they received an award for 1st Place Mechanical Design.
Congratulations Banana Bots!
Banana Bots Kinard Team Members:
Holly Ryan, 6th grade, Kinard Middle School
Roshini Narayanan, 6th grade, Kinard Middle School
Team coaches and mentors:
Steve Boutelle (coach)
Ravi Narayanan (coach)
Patricia Ryan (mentor)
Burke Snowden, 8th Grader at Kinard, is stirring up a "Snowden Storm" for his tournament wins in the game of Bridge.
In July 2011, Burke, and his partner from Duluth MN, competed in the Youth Nationals Bridge Competition in Toronto, Canada. Burke, a newcomer to the tournament, and his partner won 1st place in the pairs event which earned them each a $1000 scholarship. In the team event, where Burke competed with three other teammates, he won 1st place again and an additional scholarship . Our champ came home receiving a total of $2000 in scholarships from Youth Nationals.
Recently on October 22nd, 2011, Burke competed in a bridge tournament in the North American Pairs in Phoenix, Arizona and won 2nd place qualifying him to compete in the finals tournament in Memphis, Tennessee in March 2012.
Congratulations Burke, and good luck in March at the finals!
Each quarter, Kinard students are recognized for their academic excellence. Below are the students who made Gold (4.00), Silver (3.750-3.999), and Bronze (3.200-3.749) Honor Roll for Quarter 1 of the 2011-12 school year.
Congratulations students for your efforts!
Congratulations to James Folkestad, Kinard 6th grade student, who earned a spot in Poudre School District culinary history by winning the 2011 Middle School Culinary Competition! The contest was open to all students in the district, and James was one of several students who submitted recipes in October. Read the full story below which is a article on coloradoan.com or watch the Kids Culinary Competition video on Channel 10.
"James Folkestad of Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School finishes his dish Thursday, during PSD's middle school culinary competition at Fort Collins High School. "
Kinard Middle School student James Folkestad says presentation is as important as preparation when preparing an award-winning dish.
Folkestad, 11, would know. Just after he was caught adding a final garnish of basil onto his original dish, "Mother's Day Morsels," he earned a spot in Poudre School District culinary history Thursday afternoon by winning the 2011 Middle School Culinary Competition.
"Presentation is important," Folkestad said. "I really like to dink around with the food and make it pretty."
Folkestad was one of seven student competitors who began submitting their original snack recipes in early October. The contest was open to all middle school students in PSD.
Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools Edie Eckles, who helped judge the competition Thursday, said she was impressed by the creativity, skill and poise shown by each contestant.
"It was all so delicious," Eckles said. "It was very hard to pick a winner."
Folkestad's creation, Mother's Day Morsels, is similar to caprese toast, he said.
"The bottom base layer is artisan bread," Folkestad said. "On top of that is a slice of mozzarella cheese. On top of that is a mixture of basil, tomato, salt, red peppers and it's all held together by olive oil."
To add his "secret weapon" of spectacular presentation, Folkestad garnished each dish delicately with a leaf or two of basil from his home garden.
Craig Schneider, with PSD Child Nutrition, said that all students put an impressive amount of effort into crafting their dishes.
"They came prepared and did a great job," Schneider said. "There was a lot of thought put into the items they made."
Written by Sarah Jane Kyle of The Coloradoan
Article posted on Coloradoan.com, October 21st, 2011
For twenty-three years the District Attorney's Office, along with local law enforcement agencies and Team Fort Collins, have sponsored a drug free poster contest. This contest is open to all 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade students in the Poudre and Thompson Valley school districts. This year’s theme for the contest is “Too Smart To Start.” Students from all over the two districts submitted their artwork this month and prizes were awarded to the poster winners as follows:
Calendar Winners: The judges chose 13 calendar winners; one of the 13 was selected to be featured on the cover of the 2012 Drug Free Calendar and will receive a $100 savings bond The other calendar winners will receive a $50 savings bond.
Congratulations to the following students from Kinard who represent 11 out of the 13 chosen winners for the 2012 Drug Free Calendar:Indigo Corso, 6th Grade; Audrey Pettner, 6th Grade; Caroline Dunphy, 6th Grade; Jenna Biedscheid, 8th Grade; Meg Deitchler, 8th Grade; Will Malone, 6th Grade; Rebecca LiPuma, 7th Grade; Stephen New, 7th Grade; Gianna Campana, 8th Grade; Arti Pandey, 8th Grade; Lauren Clear, 7th Grade.
Red Ribbon and Team Fort Collins Winners: Additionally, two students from each participating school were selected as Red Ribbon Week winners and one student as Team Fort Collins winner. Congratulations to Mina Chi, 7th Grade, and Hailey Derrisaw, 6th Grade, whose posters were selected to represent our school for Red Ribbon Week, and congratulations to Abby Meyer, 6th Grade, whose poster was selected to represent the mission of Team Fort Collins.
Click here to view the 2012 Drug Free Calendar.
Artwork from Kinard students was chosen to represent 8 out of 12 months and the cover on the Poudre School District 2012 Drug Free Calendar!
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A big Mustang thank you to our entire community. As a school, we totaled 7,793.2 pounds of food for our food drive. If we take out the double weight amounts for the food drive, (high need items for the food bank), the Kinard community brought in over 5000 actual pounds of food to be donated to the Larimer County Food Bank. Feel proud to be a Mustang, because we showed the power we have as a community to make a difference—and we’ve made a huge difference. Amazing work Kinard.
Thank you for stepping out and helping those who needed it. For more information, visit the CSU Cans website at http://www.slice.colostate.edu/cans-around-the-oval.aspx or the Larimer County Food Bank at http://www.foodbanklarimer.org/.
Bringing in the cans...
Labeling the cans...
Wow! Look at that food!
Canning around
Thank you Kinard Community!!
Congratulations to our Cross Country Team! The boys won the city meet and the girls got 3rd overall. Individually for the boys, Cam Dimas was 1st place in the city, Dylan Ko was 5th, Logan Manning was 6th, and Joseph Krafsur was 10th. For the girls, Lauren Zitti was 7th, and Jayden Glover was 10th. The team had a great season!
Kinard Middle School students Andrew, Jayden and Josie demonstrate 'cloud computing' tools such as Google Docs and Google Sites as a way to show off document creation, presentation, and collaboration. Kinard Middle School teacher Jacob Benson hosts.
Click here to watch the two part video produced by Channel 10:
Cloud Computing with Kinard Students Part 1
Cloud Computing with Kinard Students Part 2