Kenston School News
Kenston Middle School eighth-graders Porter Fontana, Grace Voudris, Kherington Swader and Rhys Serquinia have qualified for the State Power of the Pen Tournament at Ashland University on May 18...
Power of the Pen
Kenston Middle School eighth-graders Porter Fontana, Grace Voudris, Kherington Swader and Rhys Serquinia have qualified for the State Power of the Pen Tournament at Ashland University on May 18. Guest author justin a. reynolds will give the Power of the Pen keynote address sharing insights about making writing a career and connecting with readers.
Power of the Pen is an Ohio-wide interscholastic writing program. It empowers youth to find and develop their unique creative voice through writing tournaments. Writers craft responses to open-ended prompts during three 40-minute sessions.
Rotary Senior
Hanna Busby was selected Kenston’s Chagrin Valley Rotary Club Student of the Month. She maintains a 4.541 grade point average. She has earned AP Scholar with Distinction honors for scoring a four or above on all eight Advanced Placement (AP) exams taken thus far. She has also been awarded eight course awards for her academic performance. As a member of Bomber Bash Lead Crew, she was recognized with her peers for their service to A Kid Again charity with the Medical Mutual Pillar Award.
As a student athlete, she was named Western Reserve Conference (WRC) Scholar Athlete seven times and Kenston Scholar Athlete twice. In basketball, she also was recognized with the Lady Bomber Award for her character on and off the court and the Most Improved Award. She was also a four-year golf team member and awarded WRC honorable mention honors.
In addition to her participation in sports, Hanna is an active participant in Envirothon and has served as the recycling coordinator for the past two years. In addition, she is a Kenston Academy tutor and a National Honor Society member organizing their Carnival event last year.
Outside of school, Hanna has worked at Punderson Golf Course, where she worked collaboratively to establish a recycling program at the clubhouse and along the course.
Hanna plans to attend Boston University, where she will study biology with a specialization in ecology and conservation. She plans to minor in Earth and environment sciences and possibly environmental remote sensing and GIS to pursue her doctorate in biology. She is the daughter of Allie and Luke Busby.
Center Stage Presents Disney’s Newsies
Kenston Center Stage is pleased to present its spring musical “Disney’s Newsies” on April 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. and April 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Robert A. Lee Auditorium. Tickets are $14, $12 and $10 and are available via the Box Office link at kenstonlocal.org.
Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, the new Disney musical tells the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy who dreams of a life as an artist away from the big city. But, after publishing giant Joseph Pulitzer raises newspaper prices at the newsboys’ expense, Kelly and his fellow newsies take action. With help from the beautiful female reporter Katherine Plumber, all of New York City soon recognizes the power of “the little man.”
The cast, crew and orchestra are comprised of Brooklyn Alexander, Addison Altmann, Gaby Bates, Sasha Baum, Jack Beclay, Dom Blogna, Ava Brennan, Naomi Brewer, Natalie Brown, Maylin Bryan, Ella Butler, Marin Carlson, Brooke Carlson, Devin Cinch, Victor Como, Peter Como, Brooke Davidson, Jailyn Davidson, L. Denno, Cayla DiBernardo, Lily Emch, Elise Flinders, Sam Flinders, Jackson Goglin, Tommy Hart, Tommy Hunt, Josie Ianiro, Ava Intelisano, Madeline Jaroch, Sarah Jones, Madeline Kapela, Wilson Kentner, Brett King, Jon King, Andrea Kirschman, Jacob Kovalski, Mitchell Lai, Nick Lai, Justin Link, Eve Lucarelli, Katie Lustig, Devin Macsuga, Lisa Markoff, Megan Master, Erin McFadden, Tyshon McKinney, Lana Mills, Lily Mills, Kylie Moore, Matt Nidy, Madeline Pastor, Elena Perrine, Moraya Piunno, Zach Radefeld, Will Radefeld, Madelyn Rees, Nathan Rolf, Luke Schmidt, Ben Serafin,Maya Simpson, Faith Smith, Sam Spencer, Jake Spencer, Aly Stefancin, Henry Stice, Erriana Strong, Matthew Strong, Wren Swanson, Eden Swope, Charlotte Syslo, Lily Tatara, Payton Timmons, Kate Tobin, Arielle Tobler, Will Turner, Sophie Voudris, Hunter Vrudney, Gavin Watson, Olivia White and Charlotte Witmer-Rich.
