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Students Do Well at State Journalism

by Brenda Day

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

By Debbie Fiala

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

by Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

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

By Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

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"

by Kent Kechter

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!

by Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

     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

by Marti Schittenhardt

     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

by Marti Schlittenhardt

     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

by Kent Kechter

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

by Kent Kechter

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

by Brenda Day

       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. . . . read more Feedback 2

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