Kent City School District

🏐 A little reminder that great things happen when you jump in and give it your all.

Who’s ready for another season of unforgettable spikes? ❤️🖤

🎼 This band may be from the past, but the memories are still in tune! 🎵

📚 Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Rough Riders Read event at Holden! It was a wonderful evening celebrating the joy of reading and spending time together as a community.

A huge thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who helped make our summer events such a success. Your time, energy, and dedication made all the difference, and we are so grateful! ❤️

❤️🖤 It’s ! Who remembers these familiar faces? Share your favorite story or memory in the comments! 🎉

🎉❤️🖤 Congratulations to our incredible Kent City Schools retirees! ❤️🖤🎉

Thank you for your years of dedication, compassion, and commitment to our students, staff, and community. Your impact will be felt for generations to come, and we are so grateful for each of you. Wishing you all the best in your well-earned retirement! ✨

• Jeff Bee, Roosevelt High School Career-Technical Education Manufacturing

• Brenda Fohner, Bus Driver

• Eva Haverstick, Davey Elementary Grade 1 Teacher

• Kevin Hockett, Roosevelt High School Intervention Center Aide

• Gayle Horning, Davey Elementary Tutor

• Diana Howe, Roosevelt High School Educational Aide

• Fetna Mikati, Roosevelt High School Math/French Teacher

• Nikki Marchmon-Boykin, Roosevelt High School Social Studies Teacher

• Sandi Melucci, Roosevelt High School Career-Technical Education Cosmetology

• Bonita Miller, Davey Elementary Educational Aide

• Linda Paulus, Director of Data Analysis

• Laurie Perison, Davey Elementary Grade 3 Teacher

• Larry Picicco, Roosevelt High School Social Studies Teacher

• Anne Prusak, Roosevelt High School English Teacher

• Mark Reer, Bus Driver

• Mary Rozum, Holden Elementary Tutor

• Karen Rumley, Director of Instructional Program

• Jessica Shannon, Stanton Middle School Science Teacher

• Melissa Smith, Stanton Middle School Music Teacher

• Kathy Scott, Stanton Middle School Principal

• Don Titko, Roosevelt High School Career-Technical Education Construction

• Chris VanderNeut, Stanton Middle School Science Teacher

Thank you for making a difference. Once a Rider, always a Rider! ❤️🖤

This fabulous photo from the early 1970s is bringing all the vintage vibes! ✌️❤️

Do you recognize any of these young ladies? Help us identify some familiar faces and share any stories you remember from this era!

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📚☀️ Our Rough Riders Read event on Tuesday was a great success! With the summer heat, the fun moved indoors to Davey Elementary, where students enjoyed reading, learning, and spending time together in a cool, comfortable space. 📖❤️

A big thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the day so memorable. We love seeing our Rough Riders grow their love of reading all summer long! 🌟📚

📷 Photo Credit: Bryan McKenzie

🌼🐝 Davey Elementary’s Garden Club explored the changes happening in their school garden, visited the pollinator garden, checked on the seeds they started in ziplock bags to germinate, and created pollinator watering stations to help support bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators.

We’re so proud of our gardeners for learning how small actions can make a big difference for our environment! 🌸💛🌱

🌟 What a wonderful morning celebrating the groundbreaking of the new inclusive playground at Davey Elementary! 🛝❤️

A huge thank you to Davey PTO co-chairs Kara MacDowell and Lauren Livengood, along with the entire PTO committee, for leading an incredible fundraising effort that brought in more than $300,000! 🎉 Their hard work, along with the generosity of so many donors, will help transform the playground with upgraded surfacing, exciting new equipment, and accessibility improvements that will allow even more students to play, explore, and thrive together. 💙

We can’t wait to celebrate the finished project with our community! Join us for the playground’s grand opening on August 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 🎈✨

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🎾 to a team that truly knew how to serve up success! These boys brought their A-game on and off the court. 💪