Kenston Schools

February 23, 2017 by Staff Report

Incoming Kindergarten Parent Meeting

Information night for incoming kindergarten parents will be held Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Timmons Elementary School for children entering kindergarten in August. Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30.

Registration packets must be picked up at this time.

Kindergarten registration packets are different from those posted online.

Kindergarten registration will be held on March 6 from 8-11 a.m. and 4:30-7 p.m. at Timmons Elementary School. Please bring the completed packet, support documentation for copying and a calendar to registration.

All-State Choir

Kenston High School had five singers selected and four perform in Cleveland with the Ohio All-State Choir on Feb. 3. The students performed at the annual Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference. All-State honors are the highest level of choral singing achievable as a high school singer.

Kenston’s singers were given the rare opportunity to work with and sing for Dr. Brady Allred, the artistic director and conductor of the Salt Lake City Choral Artists located in Utah.

Senior Catherine Zickert has been named to the All-State Choir the past two years. Senior Kendall Duncan, juniors Ryan Kohn and Georgeanna Oxford and sophomore Billy Glime performed with the All-State Choir this year.

Hundreds of high schools are represented during the auditioning in hopes of participating in the Ohio All-State Choir, but only 150 are accepted.

Under the experience and leadership of choir director Julia Green, Kenston’s music programs continue to grow and flourish.

All-State Band

Sophomore Kayleigh Fisher played flute as part of the Ohio All-State Band that performed at the annual Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference. She had the opportunity to perform under the direction of Kevin Sedatole, Michigan State University director of bands.

All-State honors are the high level of musical recognition for a high school musician. Under the direction of band director Jeff Link and assistant band director Scott Sell, the instrumental music program continues to excel.

All-State Children’s Chorus

Justin Link, a fifth-grader at Kenston Intermediate School, was selected by audition to perform with the 2017 All-State Children’s Chorus at the Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference. Justin, along with other select fourth- and fifth-graders across the state Ohio, rehearsed and then performed a concert of advanced music directed by guest director Judy Bower, professor of Choral Music Education at Florida State University.

Speech and Debate

Sophomore Tia Speece has been named a national qualifier alternate in Congressional Debate. She accomplished this in her first ever tournament in this event.

Congressional Debate is a mock legislative assembly competition where students draft proposed laws and resolutions, which they and their peers later debate and vote to pass into law.

KMS Speech and Debate

The Kenston Middle School Speech and Debate team traveled to compete at Gilmour Academy against 12 middle school teams. The Duo Interpretation team of Adler Weber and Jason Spehar were the tournament champions for the third straight tournament. Dylan Britton placed second in Declamation and Alex Prodan placed third in United States Extemporaneous Speaking.

Kenston’s debaters had a seven win and two loss record for the second tournament in a row. Out of the thirty-two Public Forum Debate teams at the tournament, the team of Okan Kardzhala and Marcus Novak placed second with a three win and no loss record, and the team of Lauren Drozdowski and Claire Rottman placed ninth with a two win and one loss record. The team of Johnny Martino and Henry Cregar also had a two win and one loss record.

Science Olympiad

The KHS Science Olympiad placed 12th out of 53 teams at the Mentor Tournament. Individual results: Experimental Design – Jackie Jeromin, Alex Laidman and Anna Snyder, fifth place; Ecology – Betsy Ortner and Evan Frank, sixth place; Astronomy – Evan Frank and Jackie Jeromin, seventh place; Electric Vehicle – Sam Kiley and Ryan Sauder, seventh place; Microbe Mission – Savanna Fee and Amber Wallgren, seventh place; Optics – Fred Fikter and Ryan Sauder, seventh place; and Rocks and Minerals – Kevin Edwards and Betsy Ortner, eighth place.

The Kenston Middle School Science Olympiad team that includes freshmen placed 10th out of a field of 46 teams at the Mentor Invitational. Individual results were: Food Science – Sage Edwards and Nya Ku, first place; Ecology – Anna Ortner, third place; Ecology – Maddie Worsdall, third place; Write it Do it – Jocelyn DeCaro and Patrick Keane, fourth place; Write it Do it – Tess Hayes and Amelia Witmer-Rich, fifth place; Microbe Mission – Amelia Witmer-Rich, fifth place; Microbe Mission – Mac Snyder, fifth place; Ecology – Maddie Worsdall, sixth place; Microbe Mission – Amelia Witmer-Rich, sixth place; Place Experimental Design – Leah Jarmolowicz, Emma Spencer and Sage Edwards, sixth place; Invasive Species – Nya Ku and Maddie Worsdall, seventh place; Road Scholar – Alex Akers, eighth place; and Road Scholar – William Skaldany, eighth place.

Power of the Pen

Twelve Kenston Middle School students recently competed at the district Power of the Pen tournament. The seventh-grade team placed fourth with Audrey Cowan and Olivia Serafin finishing in the top 15. Olivia Serafin won “Best of Round” with the opportunity to be published. Eighth-grader Noelle Badolotti placed eighth. Kenston’s team is coached by Mrs. Kelly Krisfalusy.

AfterProm Fashion Show

Change of Date: The annual Kenston AfterProm Fashion Show is March 31 at 7 p.m. In the Robert A. Lee Auditorium at Kenston High School. The popular family-friendly event is a fund-raiser for AfterProm and features Kenston juniors and seniors showing off their creative choreography as they dance to great music.

Juniors will be in casual wear, and seniors will grace the stage in tuxes and formal dresses. Tickets are $6 at the door, and all proceeds go to After Prom.

The Kenston AfterProm provides a secure place for students to have fun and be safe after the prom. KHS AfterProm offers a drug and alcohol-free party filled with food, fun, games, entertainment and prizes. All juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend even if they do not attend prom. Sophomores and freshmen must have attended prom with an upperclassman to attend AfterProm