Kenston Middle School recognized its Students of the Month for December...
KMS Student of the Month
Kenston Middle School recognized its Students of the Month for December. They were sixth-graders Maylin Bryan, Noah Butler, Jonathan (JJ) Somich and Lyla Taylor; seventh-graders Emma Chelbezan, Eleana DeWitt, Jacob Jerina and Brayden Watson; and eighth-graders Sidney Bakar, Daunte’via (Tay) Cable, Shauna Doran and Grace Leygraaf.
KMS Encore Student of the Quarter
Kenston Middle School students were recognized as Students of the Quarter by their Encore teachers, art, music, physical education and foreign language. They are sixth-graders Charles Linck and Ava Moores; seventh-graders Luke Jewell and Payton Timmons; and eighth-graders Grace Gettig and Ryan Menary.
Speech and Debate Update
Congratulations to Nathan Rolf, who was the tournament champion in Big Questions Debate at the Kenston Speech and Debate Tournament. Also placing for KHS were Micah Greenberg, fifth in Program Oral Interpretation; and Hayley and Hannah Sharp, sixth in Duo Interpretation. Competing in their first tournament were Connie Ragsdale and Cailey Rogers from KHS.
Kenston placed fourth out of 26 high school teams at its home tournament. Placing for KMS against 10 middle school teams were Marin Carlson, third in Declamation; Madelyn Foerster, fifth in Oratory; and Grace Voudris, fifth in Extemporaneous Debate. Also, congrats to Audrey Earl and William Thompson, who each won three of their four debates. Competing in their first tournaments were Graham Christopher, Thomas Dooley, Colin Haky, Austin Hoch and Christian Hoffman-Konst from KMS.
Safe School Hotline
The Ohio Department of Education has partnered up with Ohio Homeland Security to offer all Ohio school districts a safe and secure tip line. The tip line can be anonymous, or callers have the option to leave contact information. Any threatening information or suspicious activity will be assessed by the Homeland Security team to determine the level of the threat. If it’s determined to be a high-level threat, they will communicate directly with local law enforcement and the school district.
Information that is only school-related, such as bullying, social media issues or other school-related information, will be routed directly to the school administrators to address. Safer Schools Ohio tip/text line: 844-SAFEROH or 844-723-3764.
