Students Do Well at State Journalism
Jamie Pevler shares her third place winning ad with Andrea Holzwarth who received Honorable Mention for Yearbook Sports Writing at the State Journalism Contest on May 3. Pevler said, "I was really happy and excited to place at state." . . . read more
Students Receive Art Show Honors
On April 16th, forty-five St. Francis High School students attended the Fort Hays State Art Exhibition. Thirty-four students received a Certificate of Merit. Mary Beikman, instructor, said the jurors awarded the certificates . . . read more
5th & 6th Grade Music Contest
The fifth and sixth grade music students under the direction of Jean Ann Confer and Debbie Fiala participated in a music contest on Wednesday, May 7th. The contest was held in the high school auditorium and band room beginning at . . . read more
Students Earn I Ratings at State Music Festival
Several St. Francis students participated in the State Music Festival on Saturday, April 26th, in Wichita. All who performed did an outstanding job! The following students earned I ratings at the Festival: Vocal Class . . . read more
Regional Music Festival Results
Thirteen One Ratings Earned
The St. Francis Community High School music department participated in the 1-2-3-4A Regional Music Festival held in Oberlin on Saturday, bringing home 13 I ratings. Twenty-six students qualified for the State Music Fesitval, which . . . read more
Results of FFA Judging Contests
St. Francis High School FFA (and 4-H) students have been participating in several judging contests. The following is a list of results from the contests students have participated in during the spring of 2008. Oakley Livestock . . . read more
NWKL Art Show Results
The 2008 Northwest Kansas League Art Show will be held in Atwood on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (April 2, 3, and 4). Art students from all eight league schools will have work on display for judging and public viewing. Setup . . . read more
American History Class visits Museum
On Friday, February 29th, students in Steve Jenkin's American History classes toured the Cheyenne County Museum in St. Francis. Students enjoyed the visit and viewed many interesting displays on Cheyenne County history. . . . read more
2008-2009 Cheerleaders Selected
After school Friday afternoon, March 14th, several hopeful girls performed with the intent of impressing a panel of judges in the 2008-2009 cheerleader try-outs. Many of the girls had been practicing cheers and dances for several . . . read more
KANSAS ASSESSMENTS BEGIN
Student Scores Very Important to Schools
KANSAS ASSESSMENT WINDOW NOW OPEN The testing window for the 2008 Kansas Assessments is now open for Kansas schools. All St. Francis students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 and 11 will be testing in reading and math this year. . . . read more
Government Class Visits With Congressman Moran
Main St. Coffee Shop was filled with a diversity of Cheyenne County citizens on Thursday, February 28th to visit with Congressman Jerry Moran. Mr. Moran periodically meets with St. Francis citizens as part of his "listening tours." . . . read more
"Book in a Box"
The 7th grade English students in Marti Schlittenhardt's classes recently were assigned a book report activity called "Book in a Container." The students were to read a book and prepare a book report inside a container (usually a . . . read more
Music Students Perform Well at League Contest
Stephanie Perry and Logan Whitmore Earn AP Ratings!
The junior high music students participated in the Northwest Kansas League Junior High Music Festival in Colby on Wednesday, February 13th. The students performed very well. Earning I ratings were: Stephanie Perry . . . read more
Biology Classes Dissect Fetal Pigs
On February 6, 7, and 8th, the biology classes were learning from a dissection lab. Both 2nd and 3rd hour biology classes dissected fetal pigs to gain a better understanding of mammal anatomy. Mr. Olofson, biology instructor, . . . read more
Derek Queen Wins Cheyenne County Spelling Bee
Erik Hart is Runner Up
St. Francis was pleased to host the 2008 Cheyenne County Spelling Bee. The spelling bee was held in the St. Francis Grade School Gym on February 6, 2008. This year's contest was sponsored by the Great Bend Tribune. Bruce . . . read more
Junior High "Reward" Party at Gun Club
Several junior high students and teachers attended the second nine week's grades reward party at the gun club on Tuesday, January 15th. Students who received very good classroom grades were rewarded for their hard work by the teachers. . . . read more
AR "Hoedown"
Students Rewarded for Reading Achievement
The St. Francis Elementary Gym was the site for a recent "hoedown." Students from both the grade school and high school as well as the elementary teachers enjoyed a good old fashioned hoedown on Friday afternoon, January 25th. . . . read more
Many Enjoy Grade School Christmas Program
The grade school music department presented their annual Christmas program Monday evening, December 3, 2007 at the grade school gymnasium. The program featured students in grades Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, . . . read more
Junior High Students Rewarded for Good Grades
The junior high students who qualified were treated to a hot dog roast and party at the river walk on Monday, November 5, sponsored by the junior high teachers. The kids who went had to meet . . . read more
Seventh Graders Tour Archway Monument
The seventh grade students took a field trip to Kearney, NE, on Friday, November 22 to tour the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument. They took a headphone tour of the display, and they were treated . . . read more
Classes for Athletic Competition Released
St. Francis Classified as 1A
The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released the classification and enrollment information for the 2007-2008 year. Classifications are based on the current enrollment in grades 10, 11, and 12 only. St. . . . read more
Using the Activities Calendar
Searching for information about school activities? Use the "Activities Calendar" button on the right side of the screen. You can get daily, weekly, or monthly activity information via this link. For example: Would . . . read more
Visit Journalism Site
Journalism students work to master podcast and blog
Not only
are SFCHS Journalism students busy turning out a yearbook and DVD
to remember the year, they are also creating a new journalism
website which includes a podcast and a blog.
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