KANSAS ASSESSMENTS BEGIN
Student Scores Very Important to Schools
KANSAS ASSESSMENT WINDOW NOW OPEN The testing window for the 2010 Kansas Assessments is now open for Kansas schools. All St. Francis students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 and will be testing in reading and math this year. The . . . read more
Indians Defeated by Hill City
The 2009-2010 Indian basketball season came to an close Friday night in WaKeeney. The Hill City Ringnecks proved to be too good for the Indian team. Hill City (20-2) jumped all over the Indians early. The Ringnecks led 1-8 with 4:14 remaining . . . read more
Hazardous Occupation Training Course Offered
A Hazardous Occupation Training program will be held at Brewster High School on Saturday, April 10th, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The training is for youth ages 13-15 who will be working on a farm. The program will cover topics such as general . . . read more
Journalism Students Make Outstanding Showing in Regional Contest
On Thursday, February 25th, the St. Francis journalism students traveled to Hays, Kansas to compete in the Regional Journalism Contest. The students did an outstanding job at the contest and twenty qualified for the State Journalism Contest . . . read more
Indians Sweep Cougars
The St. Francis high school basketball teams defeated the Cheylin Cougars on Tuesday evening, February 16th, in all three games played. There was no junior varsity girls game due to Cheylin only having nine girls on their roster. In the . . . read more
Six Students Earn I Ratings at Festival
Twenty-nine students represented St. Francis at the Northwest Kansas League Junior High Music Festival held in Colby on Wednesday, February 10. "The students all performed well," said Debbie Fiala, band and vocal instructor. "Our five . . . read more
Singing Valentines Delivered
Singing valentines were delivered on Friday, February 12th, by the St. Francis High School music students. The students and their instructor, Debbie Fiala, spent many hours selling, preparing, and then delivering the valentines to many . . . read more
Austin Patton Wins Spelling Bee
St. Francis sixth grader Austin Patton won the 2010 Cheyenne County Spelling Bee. Austin spelled the words "quarantine" and "hysterical" in the final round to claim the championship. This was not the first time that Austin has demonstrated . . . read more
Cheyenne County Spelling Bee--February 3rd
St. Elementary School will host the Cheyenne County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 3rd. The contest will be held in the Elementary Gymnasium beginning at 1:30 PM. Students from Cheylin and St. Francis will be competing in the spelling . . . read more
Junior High Students Enjoy Party
The 7th and 8th grade classes had their grades reward party at the Gun Club on Tuesday, January 19. The students watched the movie " Eight Below" and munched on popcorn, cookies and pop. The junior high teachers (Jeff Beims, Lisa Gibson, . . . read more
Driver's License Laws Clarified
The St. Francis Police Department met with the freshmen class on Tuesday, January 5th, to clarify Kansas Driving Laws as they pertain to young drivers. Most of the discussion involved the various kinds of driving permits/licenses and the . . . read more
Life Skills Class Learns to Polka
Many Useful Skills Taught
The 7th grade students have learned many interesting things this semester in Life Skills class. On Tuesday, January 5th, they were taught the basics of the polka dance. Life Skills instructor Kaye O'Brien, along with help from guest . . . read more
Elementary Students Spread Christmas Cheer
On Wednesday, December 16th, the students in the St. Francis Elementary School celebrated the Christmas holiday with various activities throughout the day. The students were dressed especially nice when they arrived at school. The attached . . . read more
Junior High Girls Present Musical
On Monday evening, December 7th, the junior high girls presented a musical entitled "The Ever After" to a public audience. The musical was also presented to the elementary students (and others) on Monday afternoon. The musical featured . . . read more
5th & 6th Grade Science Activities Stimulate Thought
The 5th and 6th grade students have been doing various science activities under the direction of instructor Lynnette Nolan. Students have been performing a wide range of experiments and activities on various topics such as "phantom" chair . . . read more
Third Graders Have Fun With Activities
The third grade students in Mrs. Wiley's class have been busy lately. In addition to their regular course work, they have been working on some special activities. One the activities, completed in October, was designing pumpkins for . . . read more
"All American Me and You" Presented
The fourth, fifth, and sixth grade music students under the direction of Jean Ann Confer presented "All American You and Me" to the public on Monday, November 9th. The program, in honor of Veteran's Day, was dedicated to all the men . . . read more
Spook Parade Enjoyed by Elementary Students
St. Francis elementary students celebrated Halloween by having their annual Spook Parade on Thursday, October 29th. Students dressed up in interesting, creative, and sometimes spooky costumes for the parade. Students gathered in the . . . read more
Elementary Students Participate in Read for the Record
On Thursday, October 8th, the St. Francis Elementary students
and faculty joined with many others around the planet in an attempt
to set a new world's record for reading. As part of the Read for
the Record program, people from all over the . . .
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Many Enjoy PTA Olympics
The St. Francis PTA sponsored "Olympics Night"on October 5th.
The evening featured several events for an evening of fun. St.
Francis elementary students formed one half of a "team." The other
half was generally a parent, but some students . . .
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Classes Released for Athletic Competition
Volleyball Substate At Plainville
Official school enrollments are collected on September 20th of each school year. The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) uses the enrollment information to classify schools for post-season competition in all . . . read more
Crowning Highlights Homecoming Pep Rally
The crowning of the homecoming king and queen highlighted the homecoming pep rally held on the afternoon of September 25th. Amber Smull was crowned homecoming queen and Grady Brunk was crowned king. Other candidates included . . . read more
Students Read at Village
Recently, students in Mrs. Wiley's third grade class traveled to the Good Samaritan Village to read to the residents. Both the third graders and the residents enjoyed their reading time together. Click the photo to see more! read more
3rd Graders Study Landforms
Students in Mrs. Wiley's third grade class have been studying landforms in social studies class. For individual projects, students drew names of landforms from a hat and then had to design a project around the landform name they had . . . read more
Class Officers Elected
Class officers for the 2009-2010 school years have been elected by student vote. The new class officers for each class are listed below: Senior Class: President-Amber Smull; Vice-President-Brooklyn Hnizdil; . . . read more
Students Perform Well at State Music Festival
Students from the SFCHS Music Department participated in the 2A State Music Festival in Concordia on Saturday, April 25th. The students had a great time and also performed very well. Stephanie Perry earned a I rating on her . . . 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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