Kenston Schools will be closed Nov. 27-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Kenston Schools will be closed Nov. 27-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Veterans Day Celebration
Kenston students and staff recognized and honored veterans and individuals who currently serve in the Armed Forces. Kenston is grateful for their service to the country protecting, the freedoms that Americans enjoy.
Timmons Elementary School third-graders honored area veterans. Annually, students invite parents, grandparents or a special friend who has served in the military to share stories about military life and their branch of the service.
Speech and Debate
At the Hawken School speech and debate tournament, Kenston came in eighth place as a team. Micah Greenberg placed fourth in Humorous Interpretation. In Congressional Debate, Samantha Stephens placed fourth and Colin Varga placed fifth.
WRC Scholar Athletes
Congratulations to the students who earned Western Reserve Conference Scholar Athlete honors for 2019/2020 fall sports. To be selected for this award, students must have a cumulative average after seven semesters of 3.20 GPA or better and have lettered in their sport for two years.
Cheerleader Samantha Strano was recognized for her scholarship. Cross country student athletes were Sarah Bennett, Morgan Owen, Casey Pleune and David Rosinski.
Receiving honors in football were Jonathan Abbarno, Frank DiMarco, Connor Kratzert, Tyler Mintz, Jack Porter, George Sell, Harris Skaramagas, Blake Torres and Logan Vargo. Boys golfers Adam Farrell and Robert Sunderhaft received Scholar Athlete honors from the Western Reserve Conference. Boys soccer players Donovan Maynard, David Rosinski, Blake Torres and Aidan Zak were recognized.
Girls soccer players Leah Fine, Madison Journey and Julia Piazza received All Academic honors. Tennis players Isabel Weinhofer, Alexandra Akers and Kayla Eastman earned scholar athlete honors. Volleyball players Rachel Apshago, Abby Bednar, Amy Kotara, Lydia Obman and Marcie Oglesbee were recognized with a Scholar Athlete award.
Coaches of the Year
Congratulations to fall athletic coaches who were recognized as Coach of the Year for their championship seasons in the Western Reserve Conference. Boys cross country coach Chris Ickes, boys golf coach Bill Germana, girls golf coach Kip Freeman and girls soccer coach Kathleen Vass were recognized at the November board of education meeting.
Seeking KCAC Members
The Kenston Board of Education created the Kenston Citizens Advisory Committee (KCAC) at its November 2006 meeting. KCAC was formed with the overall purpose to provide input to the Board on matters, financial and otherwise, as seen from the Kenston community’s perspective reinforcing the district’s vision statement that “an exemplary school district is committed to establishing and maintaining effective partnerships with its community.”
Visit the district website for additional information; search KCAC.
School Closing Decisions
Many factors are carefully analyzed when deciding to remain open or close schools in bad weather, such as: information on road conditions from township road departments, local law enforcement and our Transportation Department. Kenston School District covers 54 square miles; amount of snow and ice accumulated; whether or not the precipitation will continue throughout the day; temperature and wind chill; weather predictions, including those from the weather alert service; timing of storm; building conditions, such as whether there is electricity, heat or water; and parking lot conditions.
The decision to close will generally be made by 5:30 a.m. or earlier. Notifications will be delivered via the district’s automated calling and text system, local TV stations, district and high school home pages of the website, Twitter @KenstonSchools or by calling the School Closing Hotline at 440-564-2134.
Center Stage Presents Elf the Musical
Kenston Center Stage will perform “Elf the Musical” on Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. in the Robert A. Lee Auditorium at Kenston High School. Tickets are $14 mezzanine, $12 floor and $10 balcony and are on sale at www.kenstonlocal.org.
The modern-day, winter classic is sure to make everyone embrace his or her inner elf. After all, the best way to spread holiday cheer is singing loud for all to hear.
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of the holiday.
Silver Bells Holiday Boutique
Kenston High School Parent Teacher Organization is hosting the Silver Bells Boutique on Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kenston High School, 9500 Bainbridge Road. The show will feature over 80 unique local vendors, junior craft vendors, a cookie sale and raffle prizes.
Thr fundraiser supports AfterProm. AfterProm is a long-standing tradition at Kenston to provide a supervised party for juniors and seniors after the prom.
