Last Day of SchoolSchool ends for students on May 23.…

May 23, 2013

Last Day of School
School ends for students on May 23. School resumes for the 2013-14 school year on Aug. 19.
Best wishes to the Class of 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. Karla Gerhard, Mrs. Terri Kempski and Mrs. Betsy Hope’s afternoon classes.
Students in Mrs. Gerhard’s class are Jackson Anderson, Addilyn Brudno, Renata Buonamici, Rocco DeLuca, Andrew DiBernardo, Olivia Healy, Joshua Koltas, Maxwell Leombruno, Logan Linsz, Alexa Loconti, Tyshon McKinney, Francis Messner, Isabella Otero, Dylan Ringness, Jack Rottman, Luke Schaedler, Luke Schmidt, Slater Schoaf, Abigail Southerland, Paige Stedman, Chloe Sureau-Syslo, Aurora Voss, Annalise Weber and Catherine Zoltowicz.
Students in Mrs. Kempski’s class are Sasha Baum, Marissa Cerha, Keely Chamberlin, Dominic Difini, Charlie Eibler, AJ Fender, Gradyn Flynn, Samantha Gautam, Ashlyn Hunter, Joshua Jaeger, Ava Kostelnick, Hannah Makesh, Gavin Meine, Keeley Mesec, Ashlyn Myers, Margaret Nelson, Colin Oakes, Jack Purcell, Max Ritt, Kizziah Russell, Jacob Spencer, Austin Stephens, William Stevens, Sophia Strauss and Andrew Zakrajsek.
Students in Mrs. Betsy Hope’s afternoon kindergarten class are Benjamin Beaumont, Marc Blackmond-Snyder, Soledad Carrion, Lilah Cornell, Anthony Daniels, Emily Ensign, Nicholas Gambatesa, Keith Gibbs, Camille Hemphill, Allison Hudson, Claire Hudson, Lauren Hudson, Nina Hudson, Daniela Lioudis, Lukas Mack, Hayden Masotti, Evan Might, Mason Satterlee, Mason Schurr, Julia Vilics, Maren Wachter and Benjamin Zawitz.
Timmons Lunch Bunch
Congratulations to Timmons Elementary School Students of the Month for May. The following first-graders honored with “Fairness” awards were: Emma Czuprun, Lia Eberhardt, Lindy Kerchenski, Rachel Lechak, Erin McFadden, Leah Ray, Alison Riley and Sophia Voudris.
Second-graders were Hannah Anderson, Ava Anderson, Leo Diamantis, Gaetano DiFini, Mara DuBay, Hope Gibbs, Nathan Lytle and Madeline Ramsey. Third-graders were Maxwell Frampton, Braden Hunt, Sophia Mighton, Morgan Mintz, Ava Moe, Cailey Rogers, Eliot Seifrit, Gwendolyn Sheely and Nicholas Vollrath.
Class of 2013 Honor Students
The following Kenston students in the Class of 2013 earned summa cum laude honors for achieving all As in their high school coursework were Jennifer Baumgartner, Lindsay Cook, Cara Fagerholm, Leah Fuller, Melissa Landsman, Owen Norley, Erica Savin, Alan Tatro, Divya Thomas and Kelsey Trimm.
Earning magna cum laude honors with four Bs or less in their high school coursework were Justin Abbarno, Maria Agostino, Drew Bailey, Hannah Bates, Jason Cordiak, Rebecca Deuley, Kevin Edwards, Stephanie Erwin, Austin Frank, Adam Gray, Allison Kumnick, Rachel Mangan, Amanda Marchant, Grace Moran, Audrey Negrelli, Carys Norley, Jay Obman, Brittany Pike, Allison Porter, Molly Reeb, Cole Schmidt, Bobbie Szabo, Alexis Taylor and John Zagar.
Students earning cum laude honors with eight Bs or less in their high school course work were Tyler Boadway, Brian Brezovec, Sydney Brockman, Sam Coverdale, Robert Craig, Kelsey Doran, Brenna Farrar, Will Glubiak, Scott Haines, Colleen Holby, Elizabeth Kantra, Benjamin Kinney, Kaitlyn Kraus, Harley Leon, Jennifer Lepri, Grant Levy, Nathan Lewis, Guy Leygraaf, Nicholas Plewacki, Marina Robertson, Kristin Romanowski, Lauren Serafino, Nadine Slezak, Bridget Wiberg and Margaret Woodworth.
KHS Math Teacher Honored
Kenston High School math teacher Pamela Garrett was presented with an Outstanding High School Mathematics Educator Award by the Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics at its awards banquet. Mrs. Garrett was one of five high school teachers in the greater Cleveland area to be recognized for her dedication to mathematics education, both inside and outside the classroom.
During her tenure at Kenston High School, Mrs. Garrett has been instrumental in the development of several new programs in the math department. Over the last 10 years, she has developed the statistics program, writing curriculum for and implementing courses in introductory statistics and Advanced Placement statistics.
Mrs. Garrett’s instructional strategies for her classroom are designed to engage her students in problem solving, reasoning, communicating and modeling mathematics. All of her lessons incorporate the use of technology.
Outside of the classroom, she is actively involved in her own professional development. For the past three summers, she has been a reader for the AP statistics exam. Mrs. Garrett has also helped facilitate at the Common Core Workshops offered by GCCTM and OCTM.