Veterans were celebrated by third graders at Timmons Elementary School. Every year, the students invite parents, grandparents or a special friend who has…
Salute to Veterans
Veterans were celebrated by third graders at Timmons Elementary School. Every year, the students invite parents, grandparents or a special friend who has served in the military to share stories about military life and their branch of service. Guest speakers often bring military mementos to share.
Students honored the veterans by performing military and patriotic songs.
KMS PEAKs Into STAND
Motivational speaker Morris H. Ervin Jr. visited Kenston Middle School to help students recognize how they treat others. He used friendly childhood games to help students realize how some games they play hurt others.
The assembly is part of the middle school’s S.T.A.N.D. program. S.T.A.N.D. has been established to focus on empowering youth and helping students be more accepting of others. A committee comprised of students, teachers and staff is working to prevent and eliminate inappropriate aggressive behaviors and improve the overall climate of the middle school.
Healthy High School Challenge
Kenston High School earned runner-up honors in Sodexo’s Healthy High School Challenge. The Healthy High School Challenge is a national event designed to further the nutrition education of high school students and build ongoing excitement around the buildings food service program. High school nutrition programs managed by Sodexo around the country competed in the challenge, earning points for served reimbursable meals and healthy a la carte snacks and beverages. The more meals, healthy snacks and beverages a school served during the challenge, the more points they earned. The challenge took place during September and October.
Speech and Debate
The Kenston High School Speech and Debate team competed in their second tournament at Lincoln West. Many competitors had personal bests this week.
Belle Puckett earned fourth place in Original Oratory. Emily Herbruck was awarded fourth place for Expository Speaking. Sarah Herbruck and Lindsay Wyers placed fifth in Duo Interpretation, with Emma Nidy and Anna Soryal finishing in sixth place.
