Kindergarten registration is underway for children entering kindergarten in August...
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration is underway for children entering kindergarten in August. Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30. Complete the online registration by visiting Kindergarten Registration at kenstonlocal.org and then schedule an in-person appointment to complete the paperwork and turn in supporting documentation.
2023-24 School Calendar
The 2023-24 school calendar is available on the district’s website: www.kenstonlocal.org. The link is on the right side of the page in “Quick Links” and select District Calendars.
Rotary Senior
Emily Kratzert was selected Kenston’s Chagrin Valley Rotary Club Student of the Month. She maintains a 4.44 grade point average. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction and has been recognized with the President’s Award for Educational Excellence. In addition, Emily has earned 11 class honor awards and recognition as a Western Reserve Scholar Athlete, Soccer Scholar Athlete and the Golden Bomber award in soccer.
Emily’s leadership and participation extends beyond the classroom; she is a member of the Spanish Club, Envirothon, Math Club, Student Voices for Social Justice, National Honors Society and Bomber Bash Lead Crew. In addition, she is a dual sport athlete, receiving her varsity letter in both soccer and basketball.
Currently, she is a co-candidate representing Kenston in the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s Student Visionaries of the Year campaign. She has also volunteered and shared her love of sports at multiple soccer and basketball camps.
Outside of school, Emily enjoys babysitting. She has also been a Heiman Basketball Camp counselor for several summers.
Emily plans to study sports management and business analytics or finance at either Indiana University or the University of Tennessee.
All-State Choir
Kenston High School students Jacob Spencer, L Denno, Lily Tatara and Kylie Moore, participated in the 2023 OMEA All-State Choir on Feb. 4 in Columbus. They recorded and submitted a vocal audition last spring and were selected through a rigorous evaluation process. In addition, all selected singers attended regional and state rehearsals and worked many hours independently to prepare for the concert under Dr. Julie Yu’s direction from Kansas State University.
The Ohio Music Education Association sponsors the All-State Choirs. OMEA is the third largest of the 52 federated state affiliates of NAfME, The National Association for Music Education. OMEA members are involved at all levels of music education, serving more than 1.8 million public school students in 612 public school districts and 51 colleges and universities in Ohio.
All-State Children’s Choir
Three Kenston Middle School sixth-graders Lily Shumaker, Juliana Shumaker and Kiefer Schatz and Kenston Intermediate School fifth-grader Anya DeWitt, participated in the 2023 OMEA All-State Children’s Choir on Feb. 2 in Columbus. They recorded and submitted a vocal audition last spring with the help of district music teachers. All selected singers attended regional and state rehearsals and worked many hours independently to prepare for the concert. One hundred sixteen fifth- and sixth-grade students from across the state were chosen to participate in the choir.
The Ohio Music Education Association sponsors the All State Choirs. OMEA is the third largest of the 52 federated state affiliates of NAfME, The National Association for Music Education. OMEA members are involved at all levels of music education, serving more than 1.8 million public school students in 612 public school districts and 51 colleges and universities in Ohio.
KMS Speech and Debate
Kenston Middle School’s Speech and Debate team was recognized as Cleveland’s outstanding middle school program of the year. Consistent with the award, KMS had the tournament champion in five of the six events held at Rhodes High School.
Placing first were Zoe LeFeber in Oratory, Brooke Carlson in Congressional Debate, Georgia LeFeber in Interpretation, Pearl Johnson in Declamation, and partners Reagan Carnes and Grace Voudris in Public Forum Debate, now winning 16 debates in a row over four tournaments. Additionally, Ben Yamsek placed fourth in Congressional Debate, and Elyssa Gatto placed sixth in Oratory. In Extemporaneous Debate, Charlie McBride placed seventh, and Jilly Ragsdale placed eighth. Amelie DeBoth beat a debater from Revere, and Will Turner did a great job in Congressional Debate. Avery St. John and Emma Fernandez participated in their first tournament.
