On Aug. 30, during the Kenston versus West Geauga football pregame, the Kenston Board of Education, along with trustees from Auburn and Bainbridge townships, recognized the first responders who serve Kenston...
Thank you, First Responders
On Aug. 30, during the Kenston versus West Geauga football pregame, the Kenston Board of Education, along with trustees from Auburn and Bainbridge townships, recognized the first responders who serve Kenston.
They are members of the police force, sheriff’s department, fire and emergency services and the Ohio Army National Guard’s 135th Military Police (MP) Co. of Chagrin Falls. They are the first people on the scene of a fire, accident or health emergency. Their contributions cannot be measured, and the schools and entire community are stronger and safer for their continued sacrifice and service.
Kenston Conversations
Join Superintendent Bruce Willingham on Sept. 24 from 7-8 p.m. for Kenston Conversations in the Kenston Gardiner Center Conference Room. Everyone is welcome to stop by and share a cup of coffee and conversation about Kenston Schools
OMEA All-State Choir
Kenston High School senior Jake Spencer and junior Tommy Hunt have been chosen to participate in the 2025 OMEA All-State Choir. The choir will be rehearsing and performing at the OMEA Professional Development Conference in Cleveland Feb. 6-8 at the Cleveland Convention Center. Spencer has been selected to participate in the choir for the past three years. It will be Hunt’s first year participating in the choir.
All State Choir applicants from across Ohio recorded and submitted a vocal audition last spring and were selected through a rigorous evaluation process. All selected singers will attend regional and state rehearsals and work many hours on their own to prepare for the concert in February.
The All State Choirs are sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association. 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.
Homecoming 2024
Kenston’s annual Homecoming Parade will take place on Oct. 2. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. and will feature the Kenston band and Bomberettes, building floats and individual participants.
The parade will start in the high school staff parking lot. Please park between the middle school and intermediate school or in the high school student lot and view from the lawn of the middle school or the high school driveway. For more information regarding participating in the parade, call Matt Watts at 440-543-9821.
Safe School Hotline
The Ohio Department of Education has partnered up with Ohio Homeland Security to offer all Ohio school districts a safe and secure tip line. The tip line can be anonymous, or callers have the option to leave contact information. Any threatening information or suspicious activity will be assessed by the Homeland Security team to determine the level of the threat. If it’s determined to be a high-level threat, they will communicate directly with local law enforcement and the school district.
Information that is only school-related such as bullying, social media issues or other school-related information will be routed directly to the school administrators to address.
Safer Schools Ohio tip/text line: 844-SAFEROH or 844-723-3764.
School Bus Safety
As students return to school, Kenston needs the community’s help keeping students safe as they get on the bus. Ohio has laws that require all vehicles to come to a halt when a school bus has its stop sign out and its red lights flashing. These signals indicate that children are getting on or off the bus.
When sharing the road with school buses, do not pass a school bus until the red lights and signals are turned off; always stop when traveling in the same direction as the bus; and never pass on the right side of the bus. Besides being illegal, this is where children enter and exit.
