Citizenship Awards Announced
One of the most prestigious awards a student can receive at St. Francis Community Schools is the Citizenship Award. This award is given to one senior girl and one senior boy each year. The recipients are selected by a vote of the faculty. . . . read more
Sarah Whitmore Places in Writing Contest
An essay written by Sarah Whitmore has been selected for publication in the The Medallion writing contest. The contest was sponsored by the Gifted Department at the Northwest Kansas Educational Service Cooperative. The theme for this this . . . read more
Wolaver Places in Writing Contest
St. Francis freshman Dylan Wolaver recently was notified that he placed in an essay contest. Dylan's writing was done as an assignment in Mrs. Gibson's English class. The essay assignment was to describe an example of courage with the . . . read more
St. Francis Student Selected for All-State Honor Band
The Kansas John Philip Sousa Honor Band is a statewide honor band open to students in grades 6-9. Participants in the band are selected by audition and are among the most talented middle level musicians in the state of Kansas. Of the over 350 . . . read more
Erik Hart Places in Essay Contest
Erik Hart has been awarded one of the top three places in the Goodland's Elks Lodge essay contest. Mrs. Gibson's eighth graders were asked to write a 250 word essay titled "The American Dream. What is it?" for the contest. Mrs. Gibson said, . . . read more
Sarah Whitmore Selected to Honor Band
The Northwest District KMEA Mini-convention II was held at Fort Hays State University on December 5. Musicians from the 22 county Northwest Kansas district submitted audition CD’s from which the top instrumentalists were selected for the . . . read more
Students Write Letters to Veterans
Students in Steve Jenkin's Current Social Issues course were recently asked to write a letter to a military veteran they knew. The letter was a class assignment in honor of Veterans Day. A few of the letters are attached below for your . . . read more
Logan Selected to Honor Jazz Band
The KMEA Northwest Kansas District Mini Convention I was held on November 7th at Hays High School in Hays, Kansas. The convention features concerts by three groups of outstanding young musicians, the High School Honor Jazz Band, the Junior . . . read more
Teachers Honored for High Student Achievement
The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has honored two St. Francis teachers and the school as a result of student performance on the Kansas eighth grade math and reading assessment tests. Carla Schiltz and Lisa Gibson . . . read more
Tilyn Wins Trip to Valley Forge
Several months ago, three freshmen students were winners in the AMVETS National Americanism Essay Contest. The students entered the essay contest as an assignment for Mrs. Gibson's English I class. The students were to write a 400 word or . . . read more
"What Freedom Means to Me" Essay Selected in Local Contest
The Goodland Elks Lodge sponsored a local essay contest for junior high students. Students were asked to write on the topic "What Freedom Means to Me" as an assignment in Mrs. Gibson's English class. Clarice Neitzel, St. . . . read more
St. Francis Students Selected For All-State Honor Band
The Kansas John Philip Sousa Honor Band is a statewide honor band open to students in grades 6-9. Participants in the band are selected by audition and are among the most talented middle level musicians in the state of Kansas . Of the 347 . . . read more
