KIS Students of the MonthKenston Intermediate School is pleased to…

April 18, 2013

KIS Students of the Month
Kenston Intermediate School is pleased to announce their Students of the Month for April.
Students selected for Student of the Month “Most Improved” honors were fourth-graders, Jennifer Adams, Madison Baucco, Luci Blazek, Ethan Brauer, Angelina Castro, Aaron Manis, Tyler McMahan, Brendan Meister, Owen Orlowski and Kegan Sheely; and fifth-graders, Victor Agresta, Taylor Beebe, Joseph Benjamin, Shelby Brownfield, Larry Czerr, Evan Glasscock, Logan Latz, Nathan Moss, John Palmer and George Sell.
KMS Power Of The Pen Victory
The Kenston Middle School Power of the Pen team won the regional tournament against 34 other teams. They also earned the most points from the district and regional tournaments of all schools to earn the sweepstakes honor.
The team is comprised of seventh-graders Luke Caputo, Aya Henry, Alyssa Kassouf, Erin Mast and Georgie McCarley; and eighth-graders Jenna Barrett, Erica Belfi, Katelyn Giebner, Mira Grcevich, George Quay and Nick Vitello.
Georgie McCarley earned 10th place overall and Best of the Best honors. Erin Mast was honored with a Best of the Best award. George Quay earned a Best of Round award for his story that was judged the best overall of all the stories submitted in one round. Eighth grader Katelyn Giebner placed second overall.
Tickets On Sale For Hello, Dolly!
Kenston Center Stage will present “Hello, Dolly,” an ebullient and irresistible story of the joy of living, glittering with happy songs, shining with loving scenes, alive with the personality of one of the most fabulous characters on the musical stage – Dolly Gallagher Levi. The show features classic musical numbers, including “Put On Your Sunday Clothes,” “Ribbons Down My Back,” “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Elegance,” “It Only Takes A Moment” and “So Long, Dearie.”
Online tickets are available through the Kenston High School website. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the high school box office April 18 and 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reserved tickets are available for $8 or $14 for the shows on April 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. or April 21 at 2 p.m.
Vocal Music Competition
The Kenston High School chorus and the chorale competed in the District 6 Ohio Music Education Association Large Group (OMEA) Contest on March 15 at Revere High School. The chorus competed in Class A and the newly formed Kenston Chorale competed in Class C. Both groups received “superior” or “1” ratings.
Chorus members are: Claire Abourjeily, Erin Bennett, Ben Blazek, Sydney Brockman, Lindsay Cook, Jason Cordiak, Katie Coverdale, Matt Croft, Rebecca Dennis, Rebecca Deuley, Katherine Devonshire, Eryn Donnellon, Dana Drewniak, Riley Drewniak, Alex Dvorak, Madison Fallon, Cooper Good, Cory Gray, Alexandra Hadar, McKade Hatfield, Cordell Holmes, Cassie Holub, Logan Honsaker, Payton Hulsinger, Halley James, Michala Jepson, Dylan Johnson, James Johnson, Lydia Jones, Kristina Kazimir, Stephen Kocsis, Jaime Kosiorek, Dustin Kovacs, Hannah Kubbins, Madison Kusner, Melissa Landsman, Emma Leonetti, Paige Lewis, Jeanna Lopez, Maggie Lowman, Monica Luther-Volny, Michelle Marein, Will McKnight, Rachel Metz, Kristina Meyer, Emily Miller, Miranda Miranello, Liam Newberry, Emily Nichols, Owen Norley, Eve O’Brien, Andrea Orszag, Andrew Pine, Ben Poe, Eric Poe, Sarah Porter, Debrion Prevost, Belle Puckett, Molly Reeb, Katie Reisinger, Michael Rengers, Danielle Rezmann, Kyle Richter, Drew Sanders, Max Seewald, Nadine Slezak, Stephanie Soja, Bobbie Szabo, Alexis Taylor, Jas’Reonia Thomas and Shelby Wanen.
Chorale is comprised of: Michaela Barnes, Brianna Bellamy-Landers, Ashley Bernett, Mary Campbell, Chantell Clayton, Sierra Culver, Ashley Dvorak, Erica Faller, Rebecca Fantauzzo, Carrie Fazekas, Haley Galaska, Jill Gold, Sarah Greff, Eva Hocher, Anastasia Janosik, Shannon Kane, Brigitte Kolibab, Hannah Kubaitis, Lauren Lawes, Lindsay Lawes, Christina Leskovec, Hannah Malm, Megan Mollohan, Katherine Morey, Cameron Oakes, Molly, Pavilonis, Kassidy Robertson, Grace Rundelli, Amanda Simone, Morganne Standley, Rachel Tuskes, Bailey Van Winkle, Euneata Walker and Carli Yoho.
Instrumental Music Competition
Kenston High School band members participated in the District 7 Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Large Group Contest on March 8 and 9 at Mentor High School.
The symphonic band competed in Class A and received a “superior” or “1” rating. The concert winds competed in Class C and received an “excellent” or “2” rating.
Symphonic band is comprised of: Claire Abourjeily, Maria Agostino, Drew Bailey, Seth Blankenship, Scott Brown, Mara Cass, Lindsay Cook, Ian Eshelman, Cara Fagerholm, Ian Gray, Paul Gray, Leah Grcevich, Hannah Hall, Leander Held, David Henry, Ryan Herpy, Chris Hoffmann, James Hogan, Andrew Horvath, Claire Kasavich, Andrew Krause, Gina Lanese, Katie Latimer, Mark Leskovec, Grant Levy, Morgan Measures, David Mellone, Aaliyah Morgan, Jillian Paster, Ben Poe, Eric Poe, Sarah Porter, Brandon Raab, Zach Roshon, Britney Royer, Rachel Sauder, Nick Shaw, Vinoth Sivapalan, Bobbie Szabo, A.J. Tatro, Divya Thomas, Cynthia Washabaugh, Natalie Washabaugh, Rachel Waterbury and Marissa Weeks.
Concert wind band members are: Samantha Adams, Alexandra Agostino, Mitchell Babej, Matt Ballard, Kyle Banham, Aaron Blankenship, Jeff Brown, Blake Cserhati, Natalie Cserhati, T.J. Daunch, James Fabyan, Rebecca Fantauzzo, Abby Fikter, Melanie Formica, Allison Frygier, Patrick Giebner, Jake Gratto, Katie Hajek, Owen Hall, Aaron Hietanen, Lauren Hoefler, Matt Kelley, Molly Kimpton, Dustin Kovacs, Maggie Krause, Katie Kuckelheim, Emily Latimer, Sam Levy, Matt Lewis, Sam Maeder, Rachel Metz, Katie Moore, Bailey Mulhern, Danielle Osborne, Andrew Pine, Belle Puckett, Ty Reighard, Kaitlyn Robertson, Caitlin Rogers, Drew Sanders, Morgan Sanshuck, Savannah Smith, Elizabeth Soreo, Wyatt Soreo, Nate Spicuzza, Elizabeth Tuason, Harrison Uveges and Joslyn Wrona.
Groups Perform At Disney
Kenston High School marching band, chorus and Bomberette dance team traveled to Florida over spring break. The marching band performed in Epcot on March 25 and the chorus performed at Epcot on March 27. All three groups participated in workshops facilitated by Disney cast members.
The students also enjoyed time together at The Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Blizzard Beach.
Renewable Energy Dedication
The Kenston Community is invited to celebrate Earth Day 2013 with the dedication of the wind turbine and solar panels on April 21 at 1 p.m. adjacent to the tennis courts. Refreshments and hands-on activities will take place following at short ceremony in the Kenston Intermediate School multi-purpose room.
Earth Day 5K
Kenston High School Envirothon is hosting a community race to recognize Earth Day on April 28 at 9 a.m., with registration beginning at 8:15 a.m. The race will begin at Kenston Community Stadium.
Cost covering entry and a T-shirt is $15.
Proceeds from the race will be used to support Kenston Trails and scholarships for environmental learning. Registration forms are available on the high school website.