Congratulations to Timmons Elementary School Students selected for Lunch Bunch honors in October.
Timmons Lunch Bunch
Congratulations to Timmons Elementary School Students selected for Lunch Bunch honors in October.
Kindergartners honored with “respect” awards were Emily Ayyappan, Victoria Closs, Blake Pfenning, Mason Puma, Luke Rice, Andrew Rosneck, Andrew Solak and Avery Stroble. First-graders honored were Beckham Camara, Canaan DeLoach, Carter Henning, Aria Lemons, Katelyn Liotta, Kennice Murray, Henry Myles and Jaxsen Timmons.
Second-graders were Maylin Byan, Eyla Brudno, Iszabella Ersek, Addison Lowe, Hailey Niehenke, Jonathan (J.J.) Somich and Myles White. Third-graders were Jackson Allotta, Jamie Ashby, Sydney Corcoran, Job Pahner, Sadie Petrash, Chianne Rondo, Warren Stevens and Joseph Triscaro.
Speech and Debate
Kenston competed in Vermilion’s combined middle school and novice high school debate tournament on Oct. 28. Freshmen Ben Millard, Nick Sanchez, Brennan Fisher and Henry Cregar tied for first in Public Forum Debate, while Delaney Bochenek tied for first in Lincoln Douglas debate. In Middle School Congressional Debate, Cadie Matty placed first, Alex Prodan placed second and Ryann Greulich placed third. Peter Como went undefeated and placed first in the Big Questions Debate.
KCS Presents Leading Ladies
Kenston Center Stage presents “Leading Ladies” Nov. 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at Kenston High School, Lee Auditorium.
The cast features Aron Butler, Julia Fugedy, Kennan Garceau, Megan Herbruck, Alex Hubert, Jack McDonough, Colin Montville, Anna Snyder, Nate Wasinski and Phillip Witmer-Rich.
Ken Ludwig’s comedy is about two English Shakespearean actors who find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, Pa., is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces. Romantic entanglement abound.
All tickets are $10 and general seating is first-come, first-served. Purchase tickets online or at the door an hour before curtain.
KMS Drama Production
Kenston Middle School will be presenting Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” on Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Kenston High School, Robert A. Lee Auditorium.
The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
The cast is comprised of Valerie Brown, Nick Cleary, Victor Como, Audrey Cowan, Will Deken, Leah Denno, Cayla DiBernardo, Bridgette Donovan, Sage Edwards, Alexandra Ensign, Lily Evans, Lauren Farrell, Presley Gabram, Jacob Gertsburg, Caroline Gruver, L.E. Healy, Kate Hutchison, Maria Insana, Camille Jackson, Claudette Jones, Sarah Jones, Clare Kenny, Katy Klotz, Zoey Kost, Nya Ku, Jordyn Ladd, Julia Lechak, Justin Link, John McClellan, Danny McDonough, Kyle McMahan, Sophia Mighton, Ava Moe, Nicole Nelson, Matthew Pierce, Lauren Reding, Becca Rengers, Cailey Rogers, Maya Simpson, Nathan Snyder, Sam Snyder, Aly Stefancin, Lauren Stever, Matthew Stirewalt, Tristan Tubbs, Charlotte Witmer-Rich and Madeline Worsdall.
Gold Level Recognition
Timmons Elementary School has been awarded Gold Level recognition from the Ohio Gold, Excellence in Physical Education program. Physical education teachers submitted curricular materials, including lesson plans, and a detailed questionnaire to be considered for the award. Timmons Elementary School has been recognized with this honor for five consecutive years. Physical education teachers Jeff George and Chris Maistros will be honored at the annual conference in December.
Rotary Senior
Pedro Michels has been selected Kenston’s Chagrin Valley Rotary Club Student of the Month in October. He maintains a 4.4 GPA.
In his sophomore year, Pedro received academic awards in mathematics, English and social studies and received the Hugh O’Brian Leadership Award, therefore being named as Kenston’s representative for the HOBY Seminar Program. As a junior he was awarded both the President’s Award for Educational Excellence and AP Scholar with Distinction.
Throughout his tenure at Kenston High School, he has dedicated much of his time to extracurricular memberships. He strived to grow collective interest in the Speech and Debate Team, which he has been a participant for four years. He is a member of National Honor Society, secretary of PACK and has worked alongside Mrs. Deborah Kramer in developing a new club called Cultures Without Border, whose goal is to help multi-ethnic and foreign exchange students assimilate into the community, discuss current events pertaining to immigration and inspire cultural awareness in the Kenston community.
Pedro is a member of the cross country team and tennis team and volunteers as a court-side regulator in Youth Orange Ball Tournaments, and in a youth running camp this summer.
His volunteerism goes outside of the district as he has devoted many hours of volunteer work at the Cleveland Clinic through the Junior Ambassador Program, and the pediatric section of the APAMI Oncology Center in Petrolina, Brazil. His love for playing the guitar has also encouraged him to help and mentor summer rock camps at Warren Henry Music.
He plans to attend college and major in statistics, business or political science with a double major or minor in French language.
Bomber Hanger
The holiday season will bring new items to the Bomber Hanger. Stay cozy with fleece jackets, flannel PJs, hoodies, headbands and winter hats for the whole family.
The Kenston spirit wear retail store at the stadium will continue to be open on Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. and Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. throughout November. It will head over to the high school in December where the community will see it as a “Pop-up” shop in the cafeteria at various events.
