Kenston High School students Eden Truax and Hayley Sharp competed in the Chagrin Valley Rotary annual Four-Way Test Speech Contest....
Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest
Kenston High School students Eden Truax and Hayley Sharp competed in the Chagrin Valley Rotary annual Four-Way Test Speech Contest. Competitors must prepare a 5 to 7-minute speech to illustrate the Rotary Four-Way Test. The Four-Way Test is a guide that Rotarians use in their personal and professional relationship: “Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?”
Congratulations to Eden, who will represent the Chagrin Valley Rotary at district competition on April 9.
KMS Speech and Debate
The KMS speech and debate team competed virtually at the middle school Ohio Speech and Debate Association digital state finals on March 12. Eighth-grader Audrey Earl and seventh-grader Grace Voudris were crowned middle school state champions in Public Forum Debate by defeating Solon in the semifinals and University School in finals after going undefeated and achieving the top seed in preliminary round. It is the second time that KMS has won the state championship in Public Forum Debate in four years.
Additionally, Marin Carlson in Declamation and Zoe LeFeber in Oratory placed third in the state. William Thompson placed sixth in the state in Extemporaneous Debate, and Katherine Tobin placed seventh in Interpretation. Coming in eighth place were Kherington Swader in Congressional Debate and William Radefeld in Oratory.
In Congressional Debate, Nathaniel McIntosh was a finalist, while Riley O’Hare and Maria Shindika completed Kenston’s congressional delegation.
Winning half of their debates were Brooke Carlson, Reagan Carnes, Jillian Ragsdale, William Turner and Graham Christopher. Rounding out the team at states with impressive performances were Rachael Clark in Declamation, Austin Hoch in Extemporaneous Debate, and Madelyn Foerster and Demetria Marshall in Oratory.
Novice Speech and Debate
On March 12, Kenston High School’s speech and debate team competed virtually at the Novice State Tournament, determining the state champion for first-year competitors. Jacob Spencer was crowned Novice State champion in Humorous Interpretation, while Addison Altmann placed second. In Dramatic Interpretation, Kylie Moore placed third in the state. Congratulations to all.
City Club Debate Champ
Congratulations to Kenston speech and debate team’s debate captain Ella Jewell, who won the City Club High School Debate Championship on March 11. This year’s debate topic was, “In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.” Ella squared off in a classic Lincoln-Douglas style debate against Jeremy Battle of University School.
TES Zoo Crew
Timmons Elementary School third-graders who work hard and show great effort were named to the Zoo Crew. Members of the Zoo Crew are rewarded with goofy and crazy games and activities before school each week for eight weeks.
Third quarter Zoo Crew members are Julianna Barr, Oscar Beisner, Gianna Bordon, Giulietta Bordon, Grace Bull, Emma Butler, Kai Camara, Keller Case, Blake Christopher, Kennedy Cinadr, Chase Craig, Isabel Czekaj, Luca Dalessandro, Hannah Draves, Avery Elsoffer, Anna Gettig, Catherine Gregan, Logan Herbert, Keegan Jones, Stan Koterba, Myla Lanni, Blaine Mick, Gabby Moyer, Blake Pleune and Charlie Reeder.
2022 Bomberettes
The Bomberette Dance Team has been selected for the 2022-23 school year. The members are: Sabrina Billock, Katelyn Brogan, Brooke Bowdren, Caroline Gruver, Juliana Heiman, Angela Kale, Autumn Marshall, Monica McIvor, Anna-Cate Neime, Annabelle Pritchard, Quinn Rinke, Sheridan Sawyer, Sara Strongosky, Alyssa Svoboda, Sierra Zoes and Lily Zydyk.
