U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Bainbridge Township) recently visited Kenston Middle School to recognize the renewal of its designation as an Ohio Department of Education Purple Star school...
Purple Star Recognition
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Bainbridge Township) recently visited Kenston Middle School to recognize the renewal of its designation as an Ohio Department of Education Purple Star school. The award recognizes a school’s commitment to serving and supporting students and families connected to the United States Armed Forces and Ohio National Guard. KMS is 1 of 432 active Purple Star schools that dedicate time and support to students in military families.
The Purple Star Advisory Board helps determine school eligibility requirements. A Purple Star School receives the designation for three years, after which time the school can re-apply for renewal of the designation. Kenston Middle School was first bestowed with the honor in 2020, and the renewal carries through to 2025. Timmons Elementary School is also recognized as a Purple Star School.
Scholarship Recipients
Kenston’s Class of 2022 received over $92,000 in financial support for college from individuals, local and civic organizations. Thank you.
Winners of local scholarships include:
Bainbridge Area Food for Friends Scholarships, Rachel Adams, Summer Cooper and Nicole Sciuva; Bainbridge Civic Club Scholarships, Dominic Alandt, Alexander Bayus, Dominic Clark, Isabel Czernicki and Michael Yost; Jack Batchelor Scholarship, Allyson Vickers; Bainbridge Civic Club ROX Scholarship, Leah Jarmolowicz; Bainbridge Civic Club Takacs Memorial Scholarship, Connor Kluesner; Jack Barkan Memorial Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Bowen Fogel; Bergansky Team 4-H Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Gavin Scocos; Bomber Elite’s Gridiron Award of Character and Leadership The Kenston Foundation, Garrett Uhlir; Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce Student Business Leader of the Year, Michael Yost;
Chagrin Valley Jaycees Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Dominic Alandt; Chagrin Valley Rotary Scholarships, Rachel Adams, Dominic Clark, Bowen Fogel and Nicole Sciuva; Chagrin Valley Women’s Club Scholarships, Rachel Adams, Leah Jarmolowicz, Kaitlyn McFadden and Allyson Vickers; Dentistry at Winbury, Inc. Mark P. Vogley, DDS and Kelly L. McClintock, DDS Health Professional Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Valerie Brown; The K. Epprecht Scholarships The Kenston Foundation, Ella Wenger and Michael Yost; First National Bank Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Brandon Cloud; Tim Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship, Aidan Myles; Forward Together Scholarships The Kenston Foundation, Summer Cooper, Andrea “Gabby” Heard, Nicole Sciuva and Garrett Uhlir; Paul S. Gardiner Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Allyson Vickers;
Golden Gate Masonic Scholarships, Dominic Clark and William Lauer; Tom E. Goodman Memorial Scholarships The Kenston Foundation, Madeleine Blazey and Luke Dunnam; Zinn Gorby Football Memorial Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Connor Kluesner; Orbie Hanks Memorial Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Elena Lioudis; Leora Mae Hrabak Memorial Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Regan Chamberlin; Robert W. Janosko Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Presley Gabram; James P. Jimison Memorial Scholarships Bainbridge Police Department,Rachel Adams and Maximus Yost; Andrew Kenen Auditorium Technology Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Matthew Pierce;
Kenston Academic Boosters Scholarship, Matthew Pierce; Kenston Athletic Boosters Scholarships, Paul Hamm and Rachel Fender; Kenston Baseball Association Scholarship, Jake Vasil, Kenston Community Education (KCE) Scholarships, Madeleine Blazey, Rourke McGrath and Miranda Wood; Kenston Education Association Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Rachel Fender; The Kenston Foundation Arts Scholarship, Lydia Oleskiewicz; The Kenston Foundation Award of Merit, Rowan Collier, Kelsi Currington Alexandra Ensign, Olivia Serafin and Miranda Wood; The Kenston Foundation First Generation College Scholarship, Gwen Gembarski; Math/Science Scholarships The Kenston Foundation, Joseph Drsek, Emma Salem and Hannah Sharp; The Kenston Foundation Vocational Education Scholarship, Bowen Fogel;
The Kenston High School Achievement Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Lily Peters; Kenston PTO Scholarships The Kenston Foundation, Ryan Stuart and Madeline Worsdall; LEAF Willis E. Kelly Scholarships, Samuel Gulas and Ashley Handwerk; Robert A. Lee, Ph.D. Go Green Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Leah Jarmolowicz; Mary Martha Scholarship, Allyson Vickers; Malcolm Scott McVay Memorial Scholarship, Valerie Brown; Musical Arts Association of Kenston (MAAK) Scholarships, Samuel Gulas, Mary Hatcher, Leah Jarmolowicz, Olivia Serafin and Jonathan Tatara; Ann Myers Memorial Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Nichole Herendeen; Edward L. Randall Memorial PEAK Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Ryan Peters;
Jessica Reisinger Raubenolt “Let Me Be… The Hope” Memorial Scholarships, Summer Cooper and Presley Gabram; Cella Sulc Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Creative Writing The Kenston Foundation, Maximus Yost; William T. and Helen Sullivan Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Nicholas Grams; Cameron Toth Memorial Scholarship The Kenston Foundation, Dominic Clark; and The True Grit Scholarships The Kenston Foundation, Gwen Gembarski and Jennifer Kapcio.
Presidential Education Awards
The President’s Education Awards Program was founded in 1983 on behalf of the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Education. The program’s purpose is to recognize and honor U.S. students in elementary, middle and high school. The program has provided individual recognition from the president of the United States and the Secretary of Education to those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet challenging standards of excellence.
To receive the President’s Award for Educational Excellence at Kenston High School, students must meet a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.5 while committing to a minimum number of community service hours per grade level.
Each year thousands of students are deserving of this recognition in the United States. For the 2021-22 school year, Kenston High School recognizes over 110 students.
Seniors honored were Rachel Adams, Dominic Alandt, Alec Barrett, Alexander Bayus, Lucian Benz, Madeleine Blazey, Valerie Brown, Kelsi Currington, Isabel Czernicki, Jacob Eastburn, Alexandra Ensign, Rachel Fender, Lillian Forney, Clayton Foster, Presley Gabram, Gwen Gembarski, Micah Greenberg, Kathryn Hutchison, Leah Jarmolowicz, Jennifer Kapcio, Kathryn Klotz, Braden Krupp, Nya Ku, Julia Lechak, Elena Lioudis, Ronja Markoff, Kaitlyn McFadden, Rourke McGrath, Vivek Patel, Lily Peters, Ryan Peters, Matthew Pierce, Zachary Pijor, William Pollack, Emma Salem, Connor Seely, Hannah Sharp, Samantha Stefancin, Garrett Uhlir, Allyson Vickers, Ella Wenger, Miranda Wood, Madeleine Worsdall, Maximus Yost and Michael Yost.
Juniors recognized with the award were Ava Arslanian, Caroline Beeman, Emma Bobnar, Hanna Busby, Victor Como, Anne Costello, Olivia Damiano, Jailyn Davidson, Laura Decroos, Gaetano DiFini, Mara DuBay, Payton Fetzner, John Carter Flynn, Benjamin Gurd, Benjamin Hamilton, Maria Insana, Gianna Iosue, Jack Jaeger, Lauren Jaroch, Madison Jones, Nathaniel Kirschman, Samuel Koltas, Emily Kratzert, Trent Krueger, Nicholas Lai, Sophia Lowe, Brooke Pagon, Emma Parker, Robert Phillips, Ella Pitz, Madeline Ramsey, Nathaniel Schaedler, Paige Spicuzza, Matthew Strong, Viktoriya Taran, Eden Truax, Chase Tuller and Olivia Walker.
Sophomores honored with the award were Alexis Black, Caroline Gruver, Alexa Hebert, Ava Intelisano, Amy Jarmolowicz, Troy Krahe, Colette LaSalvia, Tegan Lewis, Lisa Markoff, Devan McCabe, Erin McFadden, Kyle McMahan, Emily Phillips and Samantha Sunderhaft.
Freshman honored with awards were Benjamin Axelrod, Alexandra Baum, Maddison Bushnell, Hannah Cooper, Andrew DuBay, Gradyn Flynn, Reese Gabram, Joshua Jaeger, Joshua Koltas, Jacob Kovalski, Dylan Krupp, Thomas Lowe, Alison Manis, Daniel Offutt, Ewan Paterson, Annabelle Pritchard, Luke Schmidt, Paige Stedman, Mackenzie Villers and Owen Woodward.
