Students of the Month

Friday was the ceremony to honor Kilbourne's April Students of the Month. 32 students were nominated by WKHS staff in recognition for demonstrating the characteristics that are the foundation of the Portrait of a Learner - Confident Communicators, Adaptable Leaders, Critical Thinkers, Responsible Collaborators, and Resilient Learners. Students are only eligible to receive this recognition once throughout their high school career.

Congratulations to the following students who were honored this month: Ben Blankenship, Mia Calcara, Leandro Cobo, Ella Cottell, Allison Davis, Michael Dolciato, Ikrame Eddahraoui, Gavin Exclusa, Kayden Gates, Laney Grant, Lillian Griffith, Scarlett Haase, Cylie Holman, Fatin Juniad, Mia Kim, Hawthorne Kitay, Joshua Krebs, Elena Lively, Isabel Ludsin, Alex McCracken, Reese Miller, Angel Morales Ramirez, Amanda Riberio De Barros, Nayla Riberio De Barros, Brayden Rippel, Justin Serralde Romero, Brooks Tweedle, Addison VanLear, Sophia Wang, Amauri Williams, Traiden Winegar, and KaMaila Woodson-Levey. We are proud of you all!

Socratic Society

Last Friday morning, 24 Kilbourne students were inducted into the Socratic Society. Students are selected for the Socratic Society based upon their display of the Socratic Core Virtues - scholarship, lifelong learning, compassion, integrity, and personal effort. Students are only eligible to receive this award once throughout their entire high school career. 

Congratulations to the students recognized (alphabetically): Adam Al Kharyo, Finn Barker, Ryan Burke, Tyra Butler, Madisyn Genheimer, Malachi Green, Mayrin Gutierrez Gallegos, Kevin Henderson, Isabel Ludsin, Quinn McGlone, Marisabel Morales, Caitlyn Ohlemacher, Andrea Pelcastre, Anna Popkie, Afia Prempeh, Ayden Rambo, Luke Renneker, Matthew Richey, Liam Ryan, Michal Scott, Avery Tate, Brooke Todd, Camdyn Vantell, and McKenzie Wade.  Congratulations to each of you! We are proud of you!

Tomorrow

There are lots of exciting happenings tomorrow related to WKHS students.

First, we are going to be on a 2A/2B bell schedule to enable all students to see a teaser of the Black History Month celebration.

Here is the bell schedule:

• 1st: 8:40-9:20
• 2nd: 9:25-10:50 (class and assembly)
• 3rd: 10:55-11:35
• 4th: 11:40-12:20
• 5th: 12:25- 1:05
• 6th: 1:10- 1:50
• 7th: 1:55-2:35
• 8th: 2:40 - 3:20

Then, tomorrow evening at 7pm, everyone is invited to the WKHS Auditorium to see the whole Black History Month celebration presentation. It is a free event and open to all students, parents, and community members who are interested. The students have been working really hard to make this a special evening and it should be fun!

And, as if that wasn't enough, tomorrow members of our girls swim team have qualified for the Swimming State Championships and will be competing in Canton, Ohio! Good luck to (in alphabetical order): Grace Baker, Keira Fidler, Caity Fuller, Abi Goodrich, and Madelyn Richner. We are so proud of you and will be cheering you on from afar. Go Wolves!

February Students of the Month

Earlier this month there were 21 students honored as being Kilbourne's February Students of the Month. Nominated by WKHS staff, these students are recognized for demonstrating the characteristics that are the foundation of the Portrait of a Learner - Confident Communicators, Adaptable Leaders, Critical Thinkers, Responsible Collaborators, and Resilient Learners. Students are only eligible to receive this recognition once throughout their high school career.

Congratulations to the following students who were honored this month: Idir Ben Zaid, Ben Blankenship, Kenzo Burgher, Leandro Cobo, Sa'Kiyah Coleman, Murphy David, Layla Graeff, Hannah Karnai, Pierce Malinowski, Alex McCracken, Kelsey McFadden, Reese Miller, Henne Montooth, Andrea Pelcastre, Logan Poe, Jessica Pugh, Luke Renneker, Justin Serralde Romero, Addison VanLear, Cami Vantell, and Megan Vargas. We are proud of you all!

Students of the Month

Congratulations to all of the students who were recognized during Friday morning’s ceremony as WKHS January Students of the Month!

The recognition as a Student of the Month is something that students can only earn once in their high school career. Students are nominated by staff members for the positive contributions they make to our school and community. Students are celebrated for being Confident Communicators, Adaptable Leaders, Critical Thinkers, Responsible Collaborators, and Resilient Learners – all of the characteristics that make up Worthington’s foundational beliefs of a Portrait of a Learner.

The students who were honored as Students of the Month included: Chelsea Afriyie, Aya Ahmed, Muneira Alhajahmad, Diego Alvarez Valencia, Kaitlyn Bradshaw, Gavin Brown, Mason Cost, Abby Day, Ruan De Oliveira, Rosemarie Ezzo, Emily Guarderas Gavilan, Ayza Haque, Hunter Hsu, Yewon (Sophia) Lee, Brady McCarty, Jan Perez, Ivy Pope, Red Tenboer, Mia Williams, and Max Ziskin.

Congratulations to each of you and thank you for the positive difference you make at WKHS!

November Students of the Month

On Friday morning, 19 students were honored as being Kilbourne Students of the Month. This recognition can only be earned once in a student's high school career. Students are nominated by the WKHS staff for demonstrating the Portrait of a Learner qualities and for making a positive difference at Kilbourne.

Those students who were recognized this month included: Gia Aschenbrand, Jayden Ayesu, Mario Berna Montanez, Ellie Buterbaugh, Brayden Capperes, Camille Chabannes, Murphy David, Olivia Gregg, Colin Gorbett, Bella Hollback, Elise Johansen, Kensley Pfeiffer, Yasmim Prudencio Dias, Tre Pryear, Maya Roby, Kensie Russell, Charlie Smith, Natalie Troiano, and Reagan Zeiter.

We are so proud of you all and we are thankful for the impact you have each day at WKHS!

**Just a reminder, this post is also being shared on the NEW WKHS Counselor blog. This blog site will no longer be active beyond 2025 so you can transition to receive all blog posts emailed directly to you by subscribing to the new blog site.**

Socratic Society

On Friday morning 26 students were inducted into the Socratic Society. Staff members are given the opportunity to recognize students for excellence in one or more of the core socratic values of Scholarship, Integrity, Personal Effort, Compassion, or Lifelong Learning. Students are only eligible to be selected for this honor one time during their high school career.

Congratulations to all of the following students who were honored: Micah Anderson, Milo Buerk, Sophia Bollentino, Palmer Cavicchia, Drew Deken, Michael Dolciato, Lilliane Drummond, Sydney Emberton, Morgan Hosty, Ximena R Hernandez Vazquez, Benjamin Keyes, Sarah Lundine, Ellie Maetzold, Pierce Malinowski, Lia McGlone, Molly O'Leary, Luke Page, Tate Rich, Charlotte Routh, Dylann Schultheis, Ella Schumacher, Lily Schwartz, Sidney Spampinato, Max Williams, Mia Williams, and Max Ziskin. We are proud of all of you!

**Just a reminder, this post is also being shared on the NEW WKHS Counselor blog. This blog site will no longer be active beyond 2025 so you can transition to receive all blog posts emailed directly to you by subscribing to the new blog site.**

Congratulations

Every year when juniors take the PSAT they are also being considered for academic recognition and scholarships because the PSAT is the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. This year 2 of "my" students received high levels of recognition and deserve to be celebrated.

John Battle was named a National Merit Semifinalist and Joe Adrian was recognized as a Commended Scholar.

Congratulations to John and Joe for these academic recognitions! I am proud of you both.

Diploma Presenter

I cannot believe that it is the end of June. I hope that you are all having a great summer! I have been thinking a lot about the fact that my seniors (Class of 2025) are all preparing for all the great adventures ahead of them. 

I love many of the traditions that we have at WKHS and none more than the fact that Kilbourne students get to select who they would like to present them with their diploma during the graduation ceremony. I believe that this personal approach and having the person hand you your diploma be someone you know vs a stranger from central office or a school representative that you don't know well makes the ceremony much more meaningful and memorable.

This year I had 14 seniors allow me to have the honor of presenting them with their diploma. 14!!! That is CRAZY to me that I was able to share in that moment with so many different students. And here is what I can tell you, for each of these individuals, I felt pride and remembered different moments and had different feelings of excitement for them related to what they have overcome and the incredible opportunities coming up for them in the future.

Pictured above are the students who I had the honor of giving their diploma at graduation. From left to right - (Front Row): Riley Douglas, Roslymar Carrero Ramirez, Ava Casper Welty, Jimmy Alvarado Dominguez, Johnny Chan, Mason Cottle, (Back Row): Mohamed Aden, Logan Baker, Juan Bermudez, Nathan Bradley, Dmytro Chubenko, Maksym Chubenko, Brady Baringhaus, and (not pictured) Mahmoud Ahmad.

To Mohamed, Mo, Jimmy, Logan, Brady, Juan, Nathan, Rosly, Ava, Johnny, Dmytro, Maksym, Mason, and Riley - First, I am so proud of you and excited for you! Thank you for allowing me to have the honor of being a part of your graduation day. Graduation is a quick moment in time but it represents all that you have worked for over the last 18 years. You have overcome struggles (big and small), you have achieved goals (short and longer term), you have learned and grown and taught others (like me) lessons along the way. I hope that you will always know that you have made a difference in my life and that I am thankful to have been able to be a part of your high school journey. Good luck with all that is ahead of you in the future! Love, Miss Abbott

May Socratic Society

On Friday morning we honored and celebrated students who were being inducted into the Socratic Society.  Staff members are given the opportunity to recognize students for excellence in one or more of the core Socratic values of Scholarship, Integrity, Personal Effort, Compassion, or Lifelong Learning. Students are only eligible to be selected for this honor one time during their high school career.

8 of the students selected for the Socratic Society were "my" students. A huge congratulations to (alphabetically): Leen Abusalha, Mohamed-Saeed Aden, Rose Aljafari, Stella Andon, Adrian Calel-Tzoc, Carmen Cervantes Hernandez, Kaleb Colegrove, and Eric Collier. I am proud of you all!

April Students of the Month

Earlier this month we had the ceremony to recognize the April Students of the Month. Students are nominated for this recognition by Kilbourne faculty and staff for their academic achievement, good citizenship, and/or contributions to the school or community. Students can only earn this award once in their high school career.

5 of "my" students were among those recognized this month. A huge congratulations to (L to R): Crystal Acheampong, Jack Bottari and Mehmet Can. Not pictured: Jaline Asongafac and Caroline Campbell. I am proud of each of you for the contributions and impact you have at WKHS. Congratulations on being named Students of the Month!

Impressive Students

This month we had the opportunity to celebrate students at two separate ceremonies. Unfortunately, due to some other circumstances in the district, I wasn't able to attend either event, but I wanted to still give a well-deserved shout-out and recognition to my students who were recognized.

On Friday, March 7th there were 31 WKHS students inducted into the Socratic Society. The Socratic Society recognizes students for dispalying Personal Effort, Compassion, Lifelong Learning, Integrity and Scholarship. Students can only be honored once during their high school career for inclusion into the Socratic Society. During the ceremony, 7 of "my" students were among those recognized. A huge congratulations to: Leen Abusalha, Mohamed-Saeed Aden, Brady Baringhaus, Ella Beymer, Mackenzie Cain, Kaleb Colegrove, and Eric Collier. 

And then on Tuesday, March 11th, approximately 360 Sophomores and Juniors were recognized as a part of the Academic Honors Celebration with bronze and silver keys. Students earn this recognition based upon their grades. 

Bronze Keys are awarded to students who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher at the end of 3 full semesters. Congratulations to "my" students who accomplished this: John Abbott, Ibrahim Ahmed, Amani Alash, Micah Anderson, Isatta Bah, Gus Baugh, John Beachy, Colin Beckstedt, Rylee Bindel, Adriana Black, Madison Bockrath, Dihan Bouhamidi, Gavin Brown, Alex Bussard, Caroline Campbell, Jose Cano Illescas, Isabell Chen, Vivian Cowan, Michael Dolciato, and Mahmoud Eldresi.

Silver Keys are awarded to students who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher at the end of 5 full semesters. Congratulations to "my" students who earned this recognition: Charlotte Aagenas, Lacey Abbott, Callen Acheampong, Joseph Adrian, Aya Ahmed, Sydney Allwood, Esad Alpay, Ama Ampem, Jake Arens, Cameron Armstrong, Gia Aschenbrand, Finn Barker, Emily Bartlett, John Battle, Grace Beattie, Ali Becht, Gray Beckett, Rowan Beckner-Evans, Elizabeth Bennett, Callie Best, Ella Beymer, Sophia Bollentino, Julia Borchers, Safaa Bouhamidi, Akira Boyd, Kaitlyn Bradshaw, Zach Brown, Ryan Burke, Ellie Buterbaugh, Tyra Butler, Kate Campbell, Brayden Capperes, Mallory Carlin, Palmer Cavicchia, Jacob Caviness, Camille Chabannes, Nora Cheslik, Nikos Chimbidis, Sa'Kiyah Coleman, Nathan Corn, Quention Cost, Eliose Cotterman, and Grace Glaros.

I am proud of you all!

February Students of the Month

This past Friday morning was the ceremony to recognize the February Students of the Month.  Students can only receive the award of Student of the Month once in their high school career and must be nominated by WKHS faculty and staff for their academic achievement, good citizenship, and/ or service to the school and community.

4 of "my" students were among the 14 students who received this special recognition.  This included: (left to right) Evan Blanton, Cora Bystrek, Isabelle Bradley, and (not pictured) Sam Cline.  I am very proud of what each of you have accomplished and the positive way you represent yourselves and WKHS.

Students of the Month

Congratulations to the 19 students who were honored earlier this month as being WKHS Students of the Month. Kilbourne students can only be selected to receive this recognition once in their high school career.

A special congratulations to "my" students who were honored. This includes (pictured Left to Right): John Battle, Kate Campbell, Doaa Belgassam and not pictured Kiarra Blair.  I'm proud of you all!

On a totally separate note, don't forget that your window to register for your classes for next year is now OPEN! Please log into Infinite Campus and select the courses that you want to take. Remember, put in your best guess, we can always change or adjust your requests when we meet in February.

December Students of the Month

Last Friday we were able to recognize 15 students as being Kilbourne Students of the Month.  This recognition can only be earned once in a student's high school career.  Each student who is nominated is being recognized for the contributions they make in helping to make WKHS a better place.  The students honored make a difference in the classroom, athletic fields, and community and we are all stronger because of the impact of these students.

A special congratulations to "my" students who were among those recognized this month (in alphabetical order): Nathan Bradley, Sean Brennan, Aminata Bundu, Diego Cobo, and Riley Douglas.  I am proud of you! Thanks for making a positive difference at Kilbourne!

Just 1 more day of exams left!  You've got this... finish strong!

Socratic Society

On Friday morning, 25 students were inducted into the Socratic Society. Staff members are given the opportunity to recognize students for excellence in one or more of the core Socratic values of Scholarship, Integrity, Personal Effort, Compassion, or Lifelong Learning. Students are only eligible to be selected for this honor one time during their high school career.

A special congratulations to "my" students who were among those recognized this month! (Alphabetically): Mahmoud Ahmad, Ali Becht, Grayson Benjamin, Georgia Brinegar, Mackenzie Cain, Alyssa Carson, Palmer Cavicchia, Kaleb Colegrove, and Diana Contreras.

Students of the Month

Yesterday was the year's first Student of the Month Ceremony.  There were 26 Kilbourne students who were recognized for their contributions that make WKHS a better place - in the classroom and beyond.  This is an honor that students can only earn once during their high school years.

A huge congratulations to "my" 7 students who were among those honored at yesterday's ceremony.  In alphabetical order: John Alley, Jimmy Alvarado Dominguez, AJ Brockway, Sarah Carr, Sebastian Chavez Macas, Brandon Christian, and Kaleb Colegrove.  I am proud of you all and thankful for the positive impact you have at Kilbourne!

Seniors & Careers

Obviously one of the purposes of high school is to help prepare students for whatever comes next for them after high school is over.  For some students that will mean directly entering a career field.  For others it will involve going to college before pursuing a desired career.  And yet others may elect to enter the military either as their career or as a component related to their career.  But no matter the path, careers are part of your ultimate goal when you leave high school.

To support students in the exploration of future career goals Kilbourne has a range of opportunities and options that students can engage in to learn more about various jobs.  This week I was able to talk with some of my students who took full advantage of some of these opportunities.

Alex Beyke was one of the students who participated in the Worthingon Industries Workforce Experience program.  His internship lasted the entire semester with Worthington Enterprises and, on Monday, he was officially informed that they will be hiring him full time after graduation.  This is an awesome opportunity and a direct reflection of Alex's hard work and dependability this semester.

Senior project is another opportunity where seniors can spend their last month of high school completing an internship in a field of their choice with community partners serving as mentors.  I had 9 students take advantage including:

• Itzel Alarcon Escamilla: Nursing
• Yasmeen Amesh: Financial Planning
• Haley Aminaka: Police Department
• Lily Banner: Dosimetry
• Jack Bialecki: Real Estate Property Management
• JaLiyah Boatman: Nursing
• Tai Crump: HVAC
• Marissa Dolciato: Education
• Thalia Weis: Sales

One of the coolest aspects was to learn that several of these students received job offers as a result of their internship experiences.  When we talk about the positive difference that you make this outcome is certainly proof of how impressive you are and the impact you have on those around you.

Congratulations to all of my students who participated in all of the internship experiences as a component of your career exploration.  I am proud of you!

Seniors, don't forget - graduation practice is a REQUIRMENT and it is at 9am tomorrow, Friday, May 17th in the Auditorium.  You do not need to dress up or wear your cap and gown.  It will be an exciting moment to prepare for the upcoming festivities of graduation.

Congratulations

We have so much to celebrate at the end of the year...

Last Friday we had the 2nd ceremony to induct students into the Socratic Society.  Staff members are given the opportunity to recognize students for excellence in one or more of the core Socratic values of Scholarship, Integrity, Personal Effort, Compassion, or Lifelong Learning.  Students are only eligible to be selected for this honor one time during their high school career.

There were 41 students honored for their selection into the Socratic Society including "my" students: (listed alphabetically) Alliyah Ahmed, Ehab Albzour, Mayra Alcantara Tellez, Rachel Baughman, Gray Beckett, Mikaela Bevelander, Nathaniel Birtcher, JaLiyah Boatman, Isabelle Borchers, Julia Borchers, and Caroline Campbell.

I am so proud of each of you for the impact you have on WKHS as a whole and I am grateful for your impact on my life as well.

Additionally, I realized that I haven't acknowledged that our eSports team won a State Championship last month!  The Overwatch team never gave up and worked hard to bring home the championship title.  A huge congratulations to my 2 current students who are on the Overwatch Team - Ivan Chivington and Savannah Clouse.  You deserve to be celebrated for your accomplishments.  Congratulations!

April Students of the Month

Last Friday was the ceremony to honor April's Students of the Month. Students are nominated as students of the month by Kilbourne faculty and staff for their academic achievement, good citizenship, and/or contributions to the school or community. Students can only earn this recognition once in their high school career.

A huge congratulations to "my" students who were recognized during the ceremony including (L to R): Estefani Cuberos Torres, Georgia Brinegar, Hailey Brooner, Grace Glaros, Alyssa Carson, Roslymar Carrero Ramirez, Jade Bishop Stargell, and (not pictured) Summyr Abuzeide.  I am proud of you all!