Kennett High School senior Madison Bowe will continue her education at Swarthmore College where she will study cognitive science and play on the women’s softball team.

Madison (sitting middle) was surrounded by her parents Bob and Karen Bowe, as well as by (standing from left) principal Jeremy Hritz, athletic director Sean Harvey, coach Chris Williams, and coach George Ruff (Missing coach Bob Panati).

A four-year member of Kennett High School’s varsity softball team, Madison has had an outstanding athletic career to date. Her relentless dedication and strong leadership skills contributed to Madison being named team captain both her junior and senior year. Her softball athletic honors include being named to the First Team Ches-Mont Second Softball team in 2015 and 2016, and playing in the 2015 and 2016 Carpenter’s Cups. In addition to playing for Kennett High School’s softball team, Madison plays year-round for the Fusion Fastpitch 18U travel team.

Madison also was a member of Kennett High School’s volleyball team, freshman and sophomore, and swim team as a junior.

Madison’s athletic successes are mirrored by her academic successes. Madison was the recipient of the 2015 Phillies Extraordinary Scholar Award and the Achievement Academy National Social Studies Award. Madison is a National Honors Society member, and has earned Distinguished Honors every semester since her freshman year.

An active community member, Madison is involved with the Mock Trial Club, Kennett Television Crew, Academic Team, and Ski Club. She is the founder of Woof’N Good Dog Biscuits, an organization that donates proceeds to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Madison is also the proud winner of the Kennett Chocolate Lover’s Festival three years running.

Madison credits Kennett High School’s sense of community as the foundation that has built some of her most treasured memories. She would like to thank her family, friends, and coaches for their support throughout her high school career.

Madison is excited and proud to have the opportunity to play softball at Swarthmore College while studying cognitive science with a minor in history.

The Division of Child Neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania will run its annual Neurology High School Scholars Program beginning in July 2017. Three high school students will be selected to participate in a basic science or clinical research project under the close guidance of a mentor in Neurology or Neuroscience. More information about this program as well as an application form are available in the Kennett High School counseling office. The deadline for applying for admission to this program is March 31, 2017. The program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Acceptance into this program is highly competitive.

Kennett High School is honored to invite the entire community to view Mr. Carl Wilkens’s documentary “I’m Not Leaving” on Thursday evening, April 6, from 7:30 to 9:00 in the school’s auditorium. The video presentation will be followed by a Q & A session and book signing.

Former humanitarian aid worker Carl Wilkens will be also visiting the students of Kennett High School on April 7, 2017 to discuss his experiences in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. Mr. Wilkens was the only U.S. citizen to stay behind when foreign nationals were evacuated with many of the UN peacekeepers.

Mr. Wilkens’ message is one of hope, empathy, and determination to make a difference. The stories he shares highlight building bridges of peace and focus specifically on those who stood up against violent forces to save lives. Part of his presentation includes his recent trip to Rwanda in 2016 and the recovery he has witnessed over the past decades. Last year alone, Mr. Wilkens shared his story with over 20,000 people.

“We want to make this a special week to celebrate our unity as a school, and having Mr. Wilkens present to share his message of tolerance, kindness, and service is the perfect culminating event,” said Dr. Jeremy Hritz, Kennett High School Principal.

Student bills have been mailed home. If you are planning to attend the prom, please make every effort to make payment no later than Friday, March 24th. As long as there is an outstanding bill, prom tickets cannot be purchased.

Checks made payable to KCSD Activities may be mailed to the Attention of the Principal’s Office at:

Kennett High School
100 East South Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Or, you may deliver payment and/or returned textbooks to Mr. Jones in the main office. All cash payments must be for the exact amount. Do not leave the office without a receipt.

Thank you!

Kennett High School will present its annual musical March 16 – 18. This year’s production of the show The Drowsy Chaperone includes a cast of nearly sixty Kennett High School singers, actors, and dancers. Ms. Katie Soukup is the music director, and Ms. Cindy Albertini is the stage director/choreographer. Ms. Julie Bolten serves as the play’s costume designer and coordinator, and Mr. Michael Anastas will manage the lighting, sound, and stage crews. Mr. Steve Dooley is supervising the set build.

The Drowsy Chaperone is a parody of American musical comedies of the 1920s. The Tony Award-winning show, with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, first appeared on Broadway in 2006, garnering thirteen Tony Award nominations and winning five that year. The story revolves around a middle-aged musical theater fan, The Man in Chair, played by Danny Drennan. The man listens to a recording of his favorite musical, the fictional hit The Drowsy Chaperone, to chase away the blues. As he listens to the recording, the show’s characters come to life in his gloomy apartment. The fictional play-within-a-play’s cast includes oil tycoon Robert Martin (Ben Skross) and Broadway star Janet Van De Graaff (Sami Castleton), who are planning to marry, along with their hilarious wedding guests: aging hostess Mrs. Tottendale (Madison Brown); her loyal employee known only as Underling (Evan Shinn); Robert’s best man, George (Peter Magasiny); Broadway producer Feldzieg (Connor Lang) of Feldzieg’s Follies; ditzy flapper Kitty (Rachel Hyzny); two gangsters (Kevin Fiss and Lydia Pebly); Latin lover Aldolpho (Colin Petersen); Janet’s alcoholic chaperone (Mirella Petrillo); and Trix (Hannah Mourad), an aviatrix.

Completing the cast are Lilian Alba, Megan Appleby, Kassie Ayllon, Amanda Bell, Grace Bolten, Anna Brunke, Katie Burton, Francesca Caccamo, Giovanna Caccamo, Avery Chapman, Kaitlyn Devonshire, Olivia Donia, Abbie Duckworth, Zhuanel duToit, Lily Ehren, Michael Frankosky, Tim Freligh, Emily Funkhouser, Forest Gheen-Regouski, Emma Giancola, Holly Gouge, Allie Hodges, Anais Jevtitch, Julia Kelso, Rebecca Larimer, Kelsey Lucenius, Emily Mallon, Ella Masciulli, Cassidy Matz, Caleb Pebly, Laurel Petersen, Tejis Ranganath, Jimmy Rosser, Noah Schiller, Maggie Schubert, Julia Sharp, Ananya Shivakumar, Arielle Smith, Samantha Sullivan, Emily Thompson, Harry Warren, and Anna Wilson. Featured dancers include Callie Fitzgibbon, Tamblyn Mitchell, Olivia Pagliaro (Dance Captain), and Liz Rauscher.

Audiences will be treated to such numbers as “Show Off,” “As We Stumble Along,” “Fancy Dress,” and “I Do, I Do in the Sky.”

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