Kenton City Schools

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The Local Scholarship and Financial Aid meeting for this evening (12/5) has been re-scheduled. The meeting will be held next Wednesday, December 12th, in the high school cafeteria at 7:00 p.m.

Cabin Fever 2007 will be on Sunday, November 4 at Kenton Middle School. The show starts at 2:30 p.m. $5 general admission and $3 for students. Children under 4 are free.

Kenton High School’s annual open house is scheduled for Wednesday, October 10, 2007 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  following the academic awards program.  Information and assistance with the new Online Grades program will be available in room 221.  Online Grades allows students and their parents to view posted grades from the Kenton City Schools Web site.  For more information, parents and their students are encouraged to visit room 221.

Homecoming 2007

Kenton Wildcats face the Defiance Bulldogs on Friday, October 5, 2007 at Robinson Field. The homecoming bonfire will be Thursday at dusk. Friday’s parade will start downtown at 6:00 p.m. and proceed to Robinson Field. The homecoming queen will be crowned prior to kick off.

Homecoming Attendants

• Seniors: Caitlin Deardorff, Maggie Long, Megan Vanbuskirk
• Junior: Kiley Rawlins
• Sophomore: Grace Clarke
• Freshman: Taylor Hershberger

Spirit days for homecoming week:

• Monday - pajama day
• Tuesday - opposite day
• Wednesday - favorite sports team day
• Thursday - crazy day
• Friday - red and white day

Dear Parents & Student;

The purpose of this letter is to inform you that beginning Thursday, May 10th; the Kenton High School Cafeteria is implementing a new computerized debit system that will replace the traditional cash registers currently being used in the cafeteria lunch lines. This new system will benefit you, your child, and the district in many ways, and I hope that you and your students will consider taking advantage of some of the convenient options the system has to offer. The information in this letter will outline and hopefully answer questions concerning the new system. However, if you still have questions, please feel free to call the food service office at (419)675-7216.

The new system will allow you to pay in advance if you choose to do so. Students will still be able to pay cash on a daily basis as they have in the past. The system works with a twelve key pin pad (located near the end of the serving line) that is similar to an automated teller machine (ATM). It will allow your son or daughter to enter their 4 or 5 digit student identification number (SIN) to access their account. The SIN number will stay the same throughout the remaining years your child is enrolled at KENTON CITY SCHOOLS. Please note that this system is very confidential. All students will be required to enter their SIN number regardless of meal status or payment method, thus insuring your child’s privacy.

All students will have an established debit account, although you will not be required to make advanced payments because the system has the ability to act as a cash register and can accept cash payments on a daily basis. However, for your convenience, you may wish to choose the following option for making advanced payments. To prevent fraudulent use of student accounts, each register will be equipped with a digital camera that will take a digital image of your son or daughter and download it into the system the first time they purchase foods in the cafeteria. This digital image will appear on the monitor for the cashier to view every time your child accesses his or her account, therefore insuring that no other student can use your child’s account.

Money will only be deducted from an account when the student uses the account to purchase meals and/or ala carte items. The system will know the meal status of your student (full-pay, free, or reduced) and will deduct the correct amount from the account. There is no limit on the amount of money that can be deposited into a debit account. When account balances fall below $5, the cashier will remind the student to bring in more lunch money.

Advanced Payment Option

CASH ON ACCOUNT — A cash debit account is created by making a payment of a certain dollar amount ($5.00, $10.00, $20.00, etc.) to the cafeteria. These funds are then deposited into your son or daughter’s debit account and are available to your child when purchasing meals and/or ala carte foods in the cafeteria. There are no limitations as to what may be purchased or how many purchases can be made. The account balance simply decreases as purchases take place. For safety purposes, we recommend that advanced payments be sent in the form of a check. If you are paying for more than one student in the same school with one payment, please note how much money is to be designated to each student’s account. If you do not specify, the amount will be equally divided between siblings’ account. Thank you for your cooperation and your participation. We hope that you will be patient with us as we make the transition to the new system. We are very excited about the new system and hope you will take advantage of all of the convenient options. Once again, this will begin Thursday, May 10th.

Sincerely,

Laura Widder
Cafeteria Supervisor
(419)675-7216

The Division I, II, III State Powerlifting Meet was held at Kenton High School on March 10, 2007. Results from the meet are posted here in pdf format.

Boys Results

• Individual
• Team
• Records

Girls Results

• Individual
• Team
• Records

Homecoming week is full of school spirit for KHS students as they look forward to a week of exciting activities. During the week students are showing their spirit by making banners and spirit chains and dressing up for spirit days.

Homecoming Court

• Seniors: Ashley Smith, Tiffany Weaver, Laisha Wise
• Junior: Amber Paul
• Sophomore: Brooke Hoop
• Freshman: Jeanie Ruddle

List of Homecoming Activities

Bonfire - The bonfire will be held on Thursday, October 5 at 8:30 p.m. in the north parking lot. Afterwards, we will march to the football stadium for Senior speeches and activities planned by the cheerleaders. The band and Homecoming court will be present.

Pep Rally - Students will participate in a school pep rally on Friday, October 6 at 2:20 p.m.

Parade - The parade will assemble in the ALLTEL parking lot by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6. The parade will proceed down Columbus St. and turn left on Oriental St. passing in front of the Middle School and proceed up the drive by the Middle School.

Football - The Wildcats take on the Wapakoneta Red Skins at home Friday night, October 6. GO CATS!

Homecoming Dance - The dance sponsored by the Junior Class will be Saturday, October 7 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Kenton beats Defiance 4-1

Adam Smith vs. Diego Lopez 1-6, 2-6 (D)
Jordan Martin vs. Nick Witter 6-4, 6-3 (K)
Scott Hayter vs. Jullian Foreman 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 (K)

Zach Parshall/ Skyler Rogers vs. Lachmono Bratten/ Brian Klueter 6-0, 6-4 (K)
Devin Heilman/Trent Watkins vs. Chris Vogelsong/ Mendelsson Duarte 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 (K) Continue reading “Tennis: Kenton vs. Defiance (away)”

Kenton High School’s Quiz Bowl Team came in third out of nine teams at the WBL match on Saturday, March 4, 2006. Two the team members were selected “First Team All WBL” : David LaVerne and Adam Houser. Kenton was the only team to have 2 members selected for this honor. Continue reading “Quiz Bowl Competes Against Area Schools”