Caring Community
Students in Ms. Kristine Edwards’ fourth-grade classroom at Kenston Intermediate School took Superintendent Nancy Santilli’s challenge to find what inspires them to heart. Creating a “Care Club” for pets, students raised over $120, gathered blankets and made or donated toys for Rescue Village, Geauga Humane Society. Ms. Nicole Latosky, education coordinator, visited the students’ classroom along with therapy dogs and their owners. Each commended the children for their hard work, efforts and being an inspiration to them.
Ms. Latosky stated, “It’s wonderful to be with such young kids who care so much!”
Students were so happy with their achievement summarizing the reason behind their Club CEFA, “Care Enough For Animals: Adopt one until there is none!”
Heartfelt Donation
Timmons Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart campaign recently collected over $5,200 to benefit the American Heart Association. Physical education teachers Chris Maistros and Jeff George organized this longstanding community service project.
Play Blue Future Chefs
Sixty-two students submitted recipes in the Play Blue Future Chefs Cooking Contest. Six finalists competed in the “Healthy Snack” competition.
In the grade 3-5 category finalists were: Sophia Voudris with “The Perfect Parfait,” Francesca Burke with “Petit pinwheel rolls” and Max Gobles “Apple Pineapple Surprise.”
Grades K-2 finalists were Caitlin Cooley with “Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Apple Granola,” Kohani Mori with “Berry Delicious Yogurt” and Michael Thompson with “Apple Cinnamon Mug Cake.”
Caitlin Cooley and Michael Thompson won Kenston’s Future Chef Competition and will be entered in the national competition.
Stop The Hate Finalist
Freshman Devyn Gaskins has been named a finalist in the 2015 Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out contest. She is one of three students selected in her grade. Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out is an annual Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage essay contest that encourages social responsibility while fostering an appreciation for people of differing religions, races, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. Devyn wrote the essay as part of Mrs. Annie Brust’s Holocaust class.
‘Mary Poppins’ Tickets On Sale
Kenston Center Stage is pleased to present Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s “Mary Poppins” on April 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. and April 19 at 2 p.m. in the Kenston High School auditorium.
All tickets are reserved and cost $16 for floor and mezzanine and $12 for balcony seats. Tickets may be purchased through the Kenston High School website.
