At the Jan. 13 Kenston Board of Education organization meeting, board members unanimously voted to re-elect Dr. Beth Krause board president and Mrs. Neysa Gaskins board vice president.
Board Organizational Meeting
At the Jan. 13 Kenston Board of Education organization meeting, board members unanimously voted to re-elect Dr. Beth Krause board president and Mrs. Neysa Gaskins board vice president. Re-elected board members Neysa Gaskins and Tom Manning took the oath of office for their new four-year term ending in 2023. Other board members are Bill Timmons and Beth Ward.
An organization meeting is held annually at the beginning of January. During this meeting, the oath of office is administered to newly elected members; board president and vice president are nominated and elected; appointments are made to committees; the schedule is set for the year; legal counsel is appointed; and matters of general business addressed.
2020 board committee representatives were unanimously named. They are: Finance: Mr. Manning and Mrs. Ward; Policy: Mrs. Gaskins; Superintendent Evaluation: Dr. Krause and Mr. Timmons; Treasurer Evaluation: Mr. Manning and Mrs. Ward; Kenston Citizens Advisory: Dr. Krause and Mr. Manning; Ohio School Board Association (OSBA) Legislative Liaison: Mrs. Gaskins; OSBA Student Achievement Liaison: Mr. Manning; and OSBA Boards Conference delegate: Mrs. Gaskins, with Mrs. Ward as alternate.
Board of Education meetings will be held on the following dates at 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at the Timmons Elementary School, 9595 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls: Feb. 10, March 16, April 20, May 11, June 29, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 14 and Jan. 11. The oganizational meeting is at 6:30 p.m. followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m.
Speech and Debate
The Kenston High School Speech and Debate team traveled to Toledo to compete at the Sylvania Northview and Southview Tournament. In Declamation, Anthony Alandt placed second with Kylee Pierson taking fourth and qualifying for States.
Reaching semifinals were Laura Parsons in United States Extemporaneous Speaking and Micah Greenberg in Humorous Interpretation. Delaney Bochenek had a 4-2 record in Lincoln-Douglas Debate in the preliminary round before losing in the elimination round to last year’s state champion.
IKindergarten Parent Meeting
Information night for incoming kindergarten parents will be held at Timmons Elementary School on Jan. 27 at 6:45 p.m. for children entering kindergarten in August. Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30, 2020. Information about kindergarten and the registration process will be shared at the event.
Kindergarten registration will be held on Feb. 4 from 8-10:30 a.m. and 4:30-7 p.m. at Timmons Elementary School. Please complete registration online by Feb. 3 and bring supporting documentation along for copying (school will make copies) and a calendar to sign up for kindergarten screening.
Rotary Senior
Amanda Glime has been selected Kenston’s Chagrin Valley Rotary Club Student of the Month in December.
She has a 4.556 GPA and has been on the 4.0 High Honor Roll every semester since her freshman year. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction; Excellence in Mathematics award winner; Harvard Book Award honoree; Community Service Cord recipient and Angela Spalsbury Award winner for achieving the highest score for a female on the Challenge of Champions test.
Mandy maintains a rigorous course load; she is committed to extending herself beyond the classroom. She is a four-year varsity letter winner in swimming, qualifying for districts both sophomore and junior year. She is also an active member of the Math Club, Political Action Committee of Kenston (PAAK), Kenston Connect and Principal’s Leadership Council. She is treasurer of National Honor Society and one of the chair people of the Bomber Bash. Mandy is a member of the a cappella ensemble Varsity Jazz and participated in three Kenston Center Stage musicals.
She works as a lifeguard and enjoys teaching and coaching young swimmers.
Mandy plans to attend a four-year college to major in biomedical engineering with a pre-med undergraduate degree.
