ix seventh- and eighth-grade students represented Kenston Middle School at the 2023 Ohio Musical Arts Association (OMEA) District 7 Middle School Honor Band...
KMS Honors Band
Six seventh- and eighth-grade students represented Kenston Middle School at the 2023 Ohio Musical Arts Association (OMEA) District 7 Middle School Honor Band. They are tuba player Philip Brodsky, trumpet player Alex Morin, clarinetists Madison Gambatesa and Danica Pierce, French horn player Gino DeLuca and percussionist Kate Colwell.
They were selected as the strongest musicians from 24 local schools. They practiced individually and then joined together for two days of rehearsal with other musicians to practice and polish before performing a concert at Mentor High School on Feb. 25.
KMS Speech and Debate
The KMS Speech and Debate Team took second place out of 14 middle schools in its tournament on Feb. 25. Tournament champions were Pearl Johnson in Declamation, Georgia LeFeber in Interpretation, Zoe LeFeber in Oratory and Brooke Carlson in Congressional Debate.
Going undefeated and placing second on a tiebreaker in Public Forum Debate were Reagan Carnes and Grace Voudris, ending the regular season on a 20-debate winning streak. Placing second in their events were Sebastien Peiffer in Declamation, Ben Yamsek in Congressional Debate and Kate Tobin in Interpretation. Will Turner placed fourth in Congressional Debate. In Extemporaneous Debate, Jilly Ragsdale won three out of her four debates. Jack Zaranec competed in his first tournament of the season with excellent scores in Interpretation. The team heads to the state tournament in two weeks at Hathaway Brown.
Grace Voudris has completed her Ohio middle school debate career, winning 95 percent of her debates in Ohio over the past two years with a 57 win and three-loss record.
