September 12, 2025
Dear Kenwood Families,
Happy Friday! This past week we celebrated our Star Students for the month in our school assembly. Kenwood Star students were recognized for being respectful and caring, demonstrating hard work, and showing what they know in their academics. The Star students for the month of September are:
Teacher | Grade | Star Students |
Kelly Dunford | Kindergarten | Kyrie Markham-Walker and Roniah Rhone |
Julie Kirby | Kindergarten | Olykai Brownridge-Fiol and Makai Mccoy |
Min Ji Yoo | Kindergarten | Omari Cole and Daniel Morris |
Mrs. Donovan | 1st | Nicholas Goddard and Journi Boley |
Lauren Yoo | 1st | Kevin Goddard and Jane Gwak |
Sasha Nelson | 1st | Jaelynn Rhodes and Amelia Golson |
Weston Acampora | 2nd | Dezmin Ivy |
Mrs. Norcross | 2nd | Emee Hibbard |
Jenna Pape | 2nd | Chi Mai |
Mrs. Abbott | 3rd | Zoey Sutrisno |
Esther Frisbie | 3rd | Zuri Sayles |
Mandy Gilliland | 3rd | Salem Majewski |
Gina Cervantes | 4th | Karleigh Daniels |
Kathrina Currie | 4th | Elodie Hopkins |
Mr. Dreste | 4th | Daniel Lee |
Mrs. Hopper | 5th | Delaney Loch |
Ms. Yasunaga | 5th | Sam Thomas |
Ms. KJ | Art | Margo Schiro |
Mrs. Leverenz | Enrichment | Margot McKnight |
Mrs. Lehr and Mrs. Denzer | Library | Yahshua Davenport |
Gina Geraldi | Music | Vedita Chowdhary |
Mr. Bicknell | PE | Princeton Redmond |
PTA Meeting
It was great to see so many new faces at our PTA meeting this past week. Our PTA has also organized a Kenwood Texas Roadhouse fundraiser on Tuesday, September 16th where 10% of proceeds will go towards Kenwood PTA. See you there!
Erin’s Law
Kenwood School is coordinating services with the Rape Advocacy, Counseling and Education Services (RACES) to assist with teaching the Erin's Law for this school year. The Erin's Law requires schools to teach students age appropriate techniques to recognize child sexual abuse and to tell a trusted adult.
Kenwood School is using the Second Step: Child Protection Unit curriculum in your child's classroom in collaboration with the Rape Advocacy, Counseling and Education Services (RACES). The Child Protection Unit program teaches children important personal safety skills and helps our school be a safe and supportive place where everyone can learn. If you have any questions or concerns about the RACES curriculum, please contact Ellen Schultz, School Social Worker at Kenwood School for more information. Contact may be made by leaving a message at (217) 351-3815 or emailing at schultel@u4sd.org.
If you DO NOT want your child to participate in these Erin's Law lessons, please contact your child's teacher by Friday, Sept. 19th. All students will participate in these lessons unless we receive contact from a parent. Thank you for helping us make our school a safe and supportive place where everyone can learn.
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Dr. Trevor Nadrozny
Principal