2010 Junior High Volleyball Roster
Junior High Volleyball 2010 Eighth Grade Kyla Bandel Mariah Beikman Abby Fernandez Echo Jones Ashlee Orth Dallas Reed McKayla Taylor Justice Wiley Valerie Wurm Seventh . . . read more
School Pictures to be Taken This Week
Elementary on Tuesday; Jr.-Sr. High on Wednesday
Parents and students are reminded that school photographs will be taken this week. The high school students will have their photos taken in the high school auditorium on Wednesday morning, September 1st. Students will be called . . . read more
Class Officers Elected
Elections for the 2010-2011 class officers were held in May. The following students were elected to serve as officers for the upcoming school year. Senior: President--Jalyn McCauley, Vice-President--Jodie Hilt, . . . read more
Accelerated Reader Awards Assembly
St. Francis Elementary School held their year-end Accelerated Reader (A.R.) Awards Assembly on Friday afternoon, May 21, in the Grade School Gymnasium. All students were honored for their hard work throughout the year in the A.R. program. . . . read more
Twenty-two Seniors Graduate
Twenty-two seniors received their diplomas Sunday, May 23, at the St. Francis High School Commencement Exercises. The seniors who received their diplomas at the commencement included: Grady Lee Brunk, Erick Estrada, Brooklyn Jean Hnizdil * . . . read more
Kindergarten Students Promoted
On Friday, May 14th, twenty-one kindergarten students were promoted in the annual Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony held in the St. Francis Elementary Gymnasium. Students promoted include: Joshua Berens, Jordyn Faulkender, Alvaro . . . read more
Track Teams Compete in Oberlin Invitational
The St. Francis boys track team earned a third place finish in the Oberlin Track and Field Meet on Tuesday, May 4th. Norton won the meet with 162 points. Phillipsburg placed second with 155 points. The Indians scored 144 team points. The . . . read more
Journalists Earn Third at State Contest
Twenty SFCHS journalists competed at the State Journalism Contest in Lawrence on Saturday, May 1st. The St. Francis journalists placed third as a team. Brenda Day is the instructor for the journalism courses. The following journalists . . . read more
6th Grade Visits Northwest Tech
The St. Francis sixth grade class visited the Northwest Kansas Technical College on Wednesday, April 28th. The students attended the annual 6th Grade Career Fair. The activities for the day started in the Student Union. The students were . . . read more
5th Graders Enjoy Outdoor Education
The St. Francis 5th grade class spent two days in Estes Park, Colorado on April 22 and 23. The students left at 8:00 AM on Thursday morning and returned home around 11 PM on Friday night. While in Estes, the students enjoyed many outdoor . . . read more
Six Perform in State 2A Music Festival
Six soloists from the St. Francis Community High School music department performed at the 2A State Music Festival in Concordia on Saturday. "All of the students turned in solid performances and did an excellent job of representing our . . . read more
Students Shine at NWKL Art Show
St. Francis art students entered some of their best work in the Northwest Kansas League Art Show in Oakley on April 8th and 9th. The students made an outstanding showing and came home with several awards. St. Francis students were entered in . . . read more
Students Attend State Art Show
On April 14th, 2010, many St. Francis High School fifty-eight students and their instructor Mary Beikman attended the State Art Show at Gross Coliseum Visual Arts Center in Hays, Kansas. This was the 36th Annual High School Art Exhibition. . . . read more
Sixth Graders Rake at Hospital
On Monday, April 12th, the sixth grade class raked at the hospital for a class project. The sixth grade class has been helping with the raking for several years. Bill Wilger is the coordinator and the students are in Julie Wolter's class. The . . . read more
7th Graders Complete "Book in a Box" Activity
The 7th grade English classes presented their "Book-In-A-Box" book reports during the week of March 8. The students were required to choose a container that related to their books and fill it with five items that represented characters, plot, . . . 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
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
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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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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