Kenston High School juniors Cooper Akers, Nya Ku, Elena Lioudis, Michael Overman and Madeline Worsdall met the 2021 National Merit Scholar Program requirements as a result of their 2020 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test score...
National Merit Scholars
Kenston High School juniors Cooper Akers, Nya Ku, Elena Lioudis, Michael Overman and Madeline Worsdall met the 2021 National Merit Scholar Program requirements as a result of their 2020 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test score. They are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants who will be recognized as either a semifinalist or commended student in the fall. Those selected as semifinalists will then have the opportunity to pursue the competition for about 7,600 National Merit Scholarships to be offered in 2021.
Fulbright Scholar Program
For the third time, Kenston is pleased to be part of The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Media Literacy Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The program focuses on global education and provides teachers with an opportunity to increase their expertise and knowledge of media literacy.
The Fellows from all over the world come to the United States to learn and take valuable information about media literacy back to their own countries and classrooms. Kent State University is a host university in the program.
The locally placed Fellows are involved in seminars within Kent State University and in cultural experiences around the Kent campus. They are assigned to approximately five different partner districts in the area, including Kenston. In the assignments, they also have the opportunity to learn about U.S. classroom environments and instruct alongside U.S. teachers. Kenston hosted English teacher Aytan Musayeva from Azerbaijan and Ausra Skeivyte from Lithuania, who teaches English and theater.
KMS Presents Into the Woods, Jr.
KMS Drama will stage “Into the Woods, Jr.” on May 21 and 22. A retelling of classic Brothers Grimm Fables, “Into the Woods, Jr.” is a fairytale that comes to life featuring everyone’s favorite characters, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack in the Beanstalk.
The cast is comprised of: Addison Altmann, Julia Barnett, Gaby Bates, Sasha Baum, Marin Carlson, Keely Chamberlin, Thomas Hart, Emma Hart, Hannah Jamieson, Jacob Kovalski, Charlie McBride, Tyshon McKinney, Piper Noda, Charlie O’Brien, Will Radefeld, Luke Schmidt, Cassidy Simms, Henry Stice, Charlotte Syslo, Kate Tobin and Arielle Tobler.
Athletic Signing Day
Eight Kenston High School student-athletes recently signed their letters of intent to continue their successful athletic careers as they compete next year in college.
Nathan Bertman will compete in cross country/track at Denison University and major in environmental science. Baseball player Alec Kolenic will attend Bryant & Stratton College and is undecided in his major. Ben Millard will continue his lacrosse career at Marietta College and study petroleum engineering.
Michael Persichetti will play baseball at John Carroll University and major in business. Cole Pitz will continue his track career at Lourdes and is undecided in his area of study. Ellie Pleune will attend Stetson University in Florida and compete in cross country and track.
Max Reardon will compete in cross country and track at Ohio Northern University and study mechanical engineering. Cameryn Walters will compete in field events at Mount Union and major in criminal justice.
