Kenston Schools

November 3, 2016 by Staff Report

TES Zoo Crew

Timmons Elementary School third graders who work hard and show great effort were named to the Zoo Crew. Members of the Zoo Crew are rewarded with goofy and crazy games and activities before school each week for eight weeks.

Congratulations to the first quarter Zoo Crew members: Mustafa Arshad, Drew Arslanian, Sidney Bakar, Brady Baran, Marissa Blackford, Lincoln Bobnar, Carson Case, Max Dooley, Ally English, Gianna Giallombardo, Chloe Hebert, Dhauna Hennessy, William Matsko, Ryan Menary, Lana Mills, Ryleigh Offutt, Annabelle Soltis, Kyle Uguccini, Andrew Wright, Brenna Zak and Joy Zambataro.

KIS Students of the Month

Kenston Intermediate School is pleased to announce their Students of the Month for October. Students selected for “respect” honors were fourth-graders Ben Beckett, Nick Gambatesa, Rowan Goglin, Ella Jackson, Chase Lyon, Adriana Maldonado, Carmella Nilsson and Peter Spellacy; and fifth-graders, Ethan Arvidson, Owen Bell, Jacob Colwell, Abigail Davis, Maggie Hamm, Janie Kerchenski, Jonathan King, Lauren Loveman, Grace Sargent, Samantha Sunderhaft, Matthew Tackitt, Gabrielle Thomas and Anthony Thompson.

KHS Students of the Month

Congratulations to Kenston High School Students of the Month for November selected for special recognition.

They were freshmen Zamir Khan and Claire Nidy; sophomores Sam Kress and Ryan Nelson; juniors Erin Mast and Joe Sugarman; and seniors Katie Smith and Matthew Stanonis.

KHS Speech

The high school speech season has started. Kenston’s Speech and Debate Team traveled to Vermilion High School for its first novice tournament of the year, competing against 19 other schools.  Congratulations go to Tia Speece and Samuel Selent, who went undefeated in Lincoln-Douglas debate and tied for first place. Also competing in their first high school tournament were Zarina Khan, Hannah Andrews and Zamir Khan.

Special thanks go to the upperclassmen who volunteered to judge the tournament: Savannah Georgian, Megan Herbruck, Rory McBrady, Nick Vitello and Kim Voudris.

PEAK Ambassadors Named

Student PEAK Ambassadors are chosen each year to represent their school and to promote a healthy climate within the schools. Kenston is very proud of the contributions these students make to the PEAK program.

This year’s inductees are Anthony Alandt, Dominic Alandt, Avari Amstutz, McKenna Benjamin, Dylan Britton, Shelby Brownfield, Sydney Brownfield, Nicholas Calvello, Donovan Carney, Morgan Cicek, Sarah Dangler, Jasmine DeJarnette, Alexandra Drsek, Will Drushel, Grover English, Rachel Fender, Ben Fink, Westin Gaskins, Adrian Guirgius,Frank Hegedus, Kristina Hemingway, McKinley Henry, Milo Henry, Hannah Kepreos, Zarina Khan, Zoe Koch, Wyatt Koenig, Isabelle Krzys, Chase Lyon, Ava Marcoguiseppe, Annika Markoff, Lillian Mastko, Joshua McMaster, Ryan Menary, Maggie Nelson, Abby Ohlsen, Michael Persichetti, Lily Peters, Emily Phillips, Elizabeth Roney, Tommy Seifried, Shriya Selvan, Maya Simpson, Michael Surtel, Cooper Timmons, Raegan Timmons, Cade White, Andrew Willkomm, Daniel Wilson and Max Yost.

Five-Year Forecast

State law requires all public schools to file of a five-year financial forecast with the Ohio Department of Education twice a year in October and May. The forecast requires district’s to evaluate their general fund for potential long-term outcomes when making current decisions about new initiatives and fund existing programs and services over multiple years. The multi-year budgeting process lends itself to meeting both short and long-term goals while maintaining financial solvency.

The general fund is the largest district fund. General funds are primarily unrestricted and are used for the day-to-day operation of the school district.

The forecast represents a series of assumptions or estimates of future economic, legislative and market conditions. It is a “snapshot” of variables known or assumed at a particular point in time. Due to the uncertainties and changing nature of school finance and economic factors, this forecast is fluid and subject to change.

Contact Phillip Butto, treasurer, with any questions. The forecast is posted on the district webpage.

KCS Presents “Radium Girls”

Tickets are now available online for the Kenston Center Stage production “Radium Girls.” The rapidly paced play with short, quick scenes in many different locations, tells a true story about young women poisoned by radium in the 1920s. Hired to paint watch dials with luminous radium-laced paint and witnessing her friends getting sick and feeling symptoms herself, one young woman begins her fight for justice against the company who denies any culpability.

Eighteen actors play over 40 characters and a large crew works to efficiently transition locations in this fast moving drama. A large rear projection screen flashing black and white photographs, many from news stories of the real events, help set the scenes.

Performance dates are Nov. 11-12 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. in the Robert A. Lee Auditorium.

All tickets are $8 and all seats are reserved. Ticket sales begin online Nov. 1 on the KHS homepage. To avoid all ticketing fees, tickets may also be purchased at the entrance to the Bomber Café during lunch blocks beginning Nov. 7. Tickets are also sold one hour prior to curtain, but carry an additional $1 processing fee per ticket.