Kenston School News
Kenston High School junior Emma Salem earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36...
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Kenston High School junior Emma Salem earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36.
We recognize her accomplishment, hard work, preparation and diligence.
Only around two-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2020, only 3,731 out of more than 1.8 million graduates who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36. Scores of 34 and up fall into the 99th percentile.
The ACT consists of English, mathematics, reading and science tests, with each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. ACT’s optional writing test score is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
In a letter to Emma recognizing this exceptional achievement, ACT CEO Marten Roorda stated, “Your achievement on the ACT is significant and rare. Your exceptional scores will provide any college or university with ample evidence of your readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.”
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students have learned in school. Students who earn a 36 composite score have likely mastered all of the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas.
ACT scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the country.
KIS Students of the Month
Kenston Intermediate School is pleased to announce their Students of the Month for April. Students selected for “honesty” for April were fourth-graders Avery Branthoover, Joey Brendorfer, Zach Christiansen, Tyler Cingcade, Brooke Corcoran, Lizzy Czernicki, Alison El-Hayek, Mia Fratoe, Will Freshman, Will Gordan, Eloise Mulheman and Kylie Wright; and fifth-graders Amelia Argo, Rory Booher, Hunter Dalton, Journey Davis, Caroline Hamby, Evan Kunzler, Alaina Murphy, Brody Race and Jake Selby.
KHS Students of the Month
Kenston High School is pleased to announce their Students of the Month for April. Students selected for Student of the Month honors were ninth-graders Angela Kale and Tristan Tubbs; 10th-graders Emma Parker and Matthew Strong; 11th-graders Luke Dunnam and Emma Salem; and 12th-graders Colin Doran and Emma Rumbarger.
Rotary Senior
Adler Weber has been selected Kenston’s Chagrin Valley Rotary Club Student of the Month in April. He maintains a 4.489-grade point average. Adler is an AP Scholar and National Merit Commended Scholar. From Kenston, he has been recognized with the President’s Academic Achievement Award for scholarship and community service, Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and departmental awards in AP computer science A, Honors physics, web development and Spanish I.
Adler has earned varsity letters in speech and debate and track and field as a pole vaulter. For the past three years, he has directed the lights for all Kenston Center Stage productions. He is the senior class treasurer, a member of the Principal’s Leadership Council and National Honor Society. He has served as a mentor to incoming freshmen as part of the Kenston Connect program and has volunteered to raise funds for A Kid Again as part of the Bomber Bash Lead Crew.
During the school year, Adler frequently works as a DoorDash driver. He prefers his summer job as a U.S. Sailing Level 2 sailing instructor at Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. This summer, he plans to competitively sail a Thistle with friends before heading off to college.
Adler plans to attend Cornell University and study computer science.
Top 15 Honored
Kenston Academic Boosters honored the Top 15 Senior Scholars and the educator who had a notable impact on their Kenston career.
Students being honored were Nicolas Sanchez, Okan Kardzhala, Adler Weber, Maxwell Vollrath, Alexa Busby, Jessica Kirschman, Elizabeth Cooper, Hannah Fender, Amelia Witmer-Rich, Stephen Kale, Chloe Peiffer, Morgan Polcar, Delaney Bochenek, Molly Hubert and Nathan Spencer.
Educators recognized were Jeffery Link, Robert Tripi, Karen Sunderhaft, Pamela Garrett, Anthony Marchesi, Gregory Koltas, Kathy Werner, Kimberly Scola, Deborah Kramer, Anissa Smith, Shannon Wirthwein, Katherine Detwiler, Robert Segulin, Anne Dubovec Kowitz and Nicole Costigan.
Child Find
Kenston Local Schools are committed to locating, identifying and evaluating all students with disabilities from age 3 through 22. If one knows of a child who may have special educational needs, between the ages of 2 and 22 and not in school, call Rita Pressman at Kenston’s Special Education Office at 440-543-3013.
Safe School Hotline
The Ohio Department of Education have partnered 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. The Homeland Security team will assess any threatening information or suspicious activity to determine the threat level. 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.
