Kenston School News

November 28, 2019 by Staff Report

1st Place in Video Contest

Kenston High School students Micah Greenberg, Andrew Weaver and Myles Irvin received first place honors for their submission “Kenston Culinary Creation” in the Ohio School Board Association (OSBA) annual “Stand Up for Public Schools” video contest.

Schools were asked to submit 90-second videos showing how their public district or school building is making an impact in students’ lives and future successes. A panel of professionals judged over 75 other videos from districts across the state and scored Kenston’s video the highest on the rubric evaluation.

Kenston commends Mr. Ryan Novak for his curriculum leadership in the digital media and communications class in supporting student engagement with these types of student-led projects and assignments. View the video at www.kenstonlocal.org.

Speech & Debate

Kenston placed fourth as a team at the Chagrin Falls speech and debate tournament. In Original Oratory, Valerie Brown placed first while Chloé Peiffer placed fourth. In Declamation, Anthony Alandt placed first, Kylee Pierson placed second and Caddie Matty placed fourth.

In Big Questions Debate, Chase Tuller and Will Rottman placed fourth. In United States Extemporaneous Speaking, Laura Parsons placed fourth. Placing sixth were Micah Greenberg in Humorous Interpretation and Hannah Andrews in Program Oral Interpretation.

Placing seventh were Ryann Greulich and Samantha Stephens in Congressional Debate, Frank Hegedus in Program Oral Interpretation and Elena Perrine in Big Questions Debate. Okan Kardzhala had a 3-1 winning record in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

Timmons Lunch Bunch

Congratulations to Timmons Elementary School Students of the Month who were recognized for their gratitude.

Kindergartners honored included: Morgan Bartoshek, Loic Fortin Byrne, Aidan Falletta Michael Hallisy, Bella Liotta, Zion Louinord, Parker Thompson and Charlotte Whitworth. First-graders were Bella Bobnar, Gianna Bordon, Ethan Cerminara, Ryan Cloud, Kyle Kucharson, Zachary Latz and Evelyn Yates.

Second-graders were Reilly Booher, Anne Deken, Tyson Ehrenbeit, Jordan Fladger, Rogan Lachowski, Harper Milroy, Seraphina Stachiw and Zisimos Tomaselli. Third-graders included Daniel Aderibigbe, Emerson Bargiel, Zachary Christiansen, Aiden Currutt-Weisend, Amelie DeBoth, Gianna Sowards, Maria Volokh and Evelyn Ward.

KIS Students of the Month

Kenston Intermediate School is pleased to announce their Students of the Month for November.

Students selected for gratitude honors were fourth-graders Matthew Chu, Ellie Deken, Drew Devlin, Grace Klar, Sam Lanning, Owen Pleune, Sunny Reinart, Spencer Shirdon and Myles White; and fifth-graders Eleana DeWitt, Hannah Fladger, Dylan Gibb, Christopher McCabe, Charlie McMicken, Kaitence Paystrup, Brody Sell, Anthony Soltis, Payton Somers, J.J. Strano and Amalia Thomas.

Silver Bells Holiday Boutique

Take care of holiday shopping by stopping by Kenston High School Parent Teacher Organization’s 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 including the Bomber Hangar, junior craft vendors, a cookie sale and raffle prizes. The fundraiser supports AfterProm, which is a long-standing tradition at Kenston to provide a supervised party for juniors and seniors after the prom.

Elf the Musical

Kenston Center Stage will perform “Elf the Musical” at 7 p.m. Dec. 5, 6 and 7 in the Robert A. Lee Auditorium at Kenston High School. Tickets are $14 for mezzanine, $12 for floor and $10 for balcony and are on sale at www.kenstonlocal.org.

Kindergarten Registration 

Kindergarten information night for students entering school in August will be held Jan. 27 at 6:45 p.m. at Timmons Elementary School, 9595 East Washington St. Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30, 2020.