SmilemakersKindergartners who work hard to be good friends, follow the…

May 2, 2013

Smilemakers
Kindergartners who work hard to be good friends, follow the school rules, concentrate on learning and put a smile on everyone’s face are honored with the “Smile Maker” award by Principal Marilyn Kahle. Three kindergarten classes were recognized this month including students in Mrs. Debbie Medlar, Ms. Mary McCabe and Mrs. Betsey Hope’s classes.
Students in Mrs. Medlar’s class are: Braelyn Akins, Thea Andrews, Jessica Brill, William Clarke, Lily Emch, Ethan Gaskin, Rowan Goglin, Lucas Hajec, Nicholas Hudson, Mallory Hughes, Jacob Kovalski, Dominic Lacny, Chase Lyon, Adriana Maldonado, Avery Moor, Annabelle Pritchard, Xavier Rondo, Zya’r Scott, Cassidy Simms, Joshua Slates and Matthew Wood.
Students in Ms. McCabe’s class are: Addison Altmann, Charlie Cianciolo, Grace Doyle, Blake Emmerth, Benjamin Fink, Reese Gabram, Roarke Healy, Ella Jackson, Aaron Lesner, Madeline Little, Thomas Lowe, Nicole McCalla, Brianna McIvor, Evan Mills, Sebastian Murphy, Carmella Nilsson, Samantha Pijor, Jack Polien, Kyle Raymond, Joshua Rice, Gray Schmittel, Campbell Schmoldt, Elena Seman and Ruby Rose Swanson.
Students in Mrs. Betsy Hope’s morning kindergarten class are: Aiden Baran, Charlie Bargiel, Noah Bauraktar, Sabrina Billock, Tymir Cardona, Justin Cloud, Oscar DeLeon, Gunnar Didier, Dalton Eberhardt, David Ersek, Hunter Foreman, Mar’Khi Gamble, Hallie Hendrickx, Madison Kyle, Ja’quez Le’sure, Daniel Offutt, Jamari Pipkins, John Pustai, Owen Snider and Sophia Thomas.
Timmons Lunch Bunch
Congratulations to Timmons Elementary School Students of the Month for April. The following first-graders honored with “Integrity” awards were: Bailey Corto, Evan Glontz, Kate Mills, Sofia Salvini, Sophia Scholl, Gabrielle Thomas, Weston Toth and Martin Weber.
Second-graders were Zoey Cosgrove, Bridgette Donovan, Lauren Farrell, Aidan Jackson, Lauren Jaroch, Graham LaGanke, Louis Polien and Katelyn Torres. Third graders were Justin Croucher, Isabel Czernicki, Alexandra Ensign, Zoe Grant, Samuel Gulas, Julia Lechak, Aidan Myles, Nicholas Snider and Jenna Thompson.
OMEA Solo, Ensemble Winners
Kenston Middle School students recently competed at the Ohio Musical Educators Association Solo and Ensemble Contest for instrumental and vocal performers.
Instrumental soloists earning Superior (I) ratings were: Joey Belsan, trombone; Erin Mast, flute; and Matt Zeldin, euphonium. Earning Excellent (II) ratings were: Gillian McMaster, french horn; and Katie Smith; piano.
Vocal soloists earning Superior (I) ratings were: Mia Bester and Sophi Dennis. Mackensie Bush and Emily Stephens each earned an Excellent (II) rating for their vocal performance. The eighth-grade ladies ensemble of Jenna Blackburn, Mackensie Bush, Kiara Kestranek, Kaitlin McGrath, Andrea Rengers, Ellie Schabel and Samantha Secura earned a Superior rating.
District Art Show
The community is invited to celebrate Connections Kenston Schools 42nd annual District Student Art Show on May 2 from 6-9 p.m. at Kenston High School, 9500 Bainbridge Road. The art show will feature a variety of student artwork from all grade levels, including work inspired by famous artists and other cultures, wood and scrap sculptures, graphic design, mixed media illustrations, portraits and landscapes, ceramics and sculptures in a variety of medium such as clay, plaster, foam and soapstone.
AfterProm Preview
The Kenston community is invited to preview Kenston AfterProm Carnival on May 4 from 8-10 p.m. at Kenston High School. AfterProm is a long standing tradition at Kenston to provide a drug and alcohol free party for juniors and seniors after the prom. Community volunteers have worked all year to provide this safe and memorable event for the students.
Child Find
Kenston Local Schools are committed to locating, identifying and evaluating all students with disabilities from age 3 through 22. If you know of a child who may have special educational needs, between the ages of 2 and 22, and not in school, call Rita Pressman at Kenston’s Special Education Office at 440-543-3013.
Play Blue in Motion
On April 14, the Kenston School District hosted more than 1,000 attendees at its second annual Play Blue in Motion event, designed to engage the community in celebrating physical fitness and its positive impact on academic performance. “Play” is an acronym for Promoting Learning through Active Youth.
The event included an appearance by Play Blue honorary chair, chef Kimberly McCune Gibson, local representative of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. In addition, the Play Blue keynote athlete, New England Patriots punter Zoltan Mesko, made a presentation, signed autographs and held a kids punting clinic.
Throughout the Play Blue in Motion event, Kenston High School coaches and athletes and local fitness experts lead 20 mini sports-clinics, and the event included 60 health and wellness vendors, a Future Chefs cooking contest for kids sponsored by Sodexo, a Biggest Loser weight-loss challenge for Kenston staff and more.
The Play Blue initiative began when Kenston was awarded a $677,000 federal grant in October 2010 for physical education programming for the district’s 3,200 K-12 students. As a result, each of the Kenston school buildings now features a state-of-the-art, age-appropriate fitness room that is used by Kenston students during physical education class.
Green Ribbon School
On Earth Day, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, along with the Chair of White House Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley and Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Bob Persiacepe, announced that Kenston High School is among the 64 second annual U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. The selected schools are being honored for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education, including civics and green career pathways.