Austin Patton Wins Spelling Bee......Again
Austin Patton, St. Francis eighth grader, won the annual Cheyenne County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 1. Austin won the Spelling Bee for the first time in 2009 when he was in 5th grade. Austin repeated as champion in . . . read more
Eighth Grade Students Have Poetry Published
The eighth grade students in Mr.s Gibson's class have had some of their work selected for publication. Almost two-thirds of the 8th grade class had their "cause and effect" poems selected to be published from the Creative Communication Poetry . . . read more
St. Francis Students Win Goodland Elks Essay Contest
St. Francis had two winners in the Goodland Elks Lodge Essay Contest, Sidney Sundstrom and Journey Lee. The contest essays were to be wrtten on the topic "Why I am Proud to Pledge Allegiance to our Flag." Essay length was not to . . . read more
Logan and Sarah Make KMEA Honor Band
One of the highest achievements a high school music student may earn is to be selected for the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) State-Wide Honor Band, Orchestra or Choir. Participants in the honor groups are considered to . . . read more
Echo Jones Wins In Essay Contest
Echo Jones has won 2nd place in the "Kansas! Say It Above a Whisper" Boyd Essay Contest. This essay is sponsored by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas. The essays are judged by a panel consisting of staff members at the KS Historical . . . read more
Many Students Have Work Published
Many 8th grade and freshmen students have had their writing selected for publication. The students' work will be published in the anthology book Celebrating What Is Important to Me . The essays were written in Mrs. Gibson's English classes. . . . read more
Students Selected for KMEA High School Honor Band
The Kansas Music Educators Association Northwest Kansas District Mini Convention II will be held at Fort Hays State University on December 3rd. The convention will feature concerts by two groups of outstanding young musicians, the High . . . read more
Two Eighth Grade Boys Win Essay Contest
Will Hunt With Govenor Brownback
Congratulations to eighth graders Jude Faulkender and Payton Beims for winning the essay contest sponsored by the Govenor's Ringneck Classic. Their essays were to be 250 words and include information about themselves, what hunting meant . . . read more
Students Have Essays Published
Students in Mrs. Gibson's 2010-2011 English classes have had their work recently published. The essays were selected for publication by Creative Communication. The student writings were to be 250 words or less on any topic of choice. The . . . read more
Students Win in Essay Contest
The 2010-2011 eighth grade and freshmen class last submitted essays to the AMVETS Nation Americanism summer essay. The AMVETS is a patriotic program which offers schools a resource for teaching students about their American heritage. . . . read more
Freshmen Essays to be Published
Mrs. Gibson's freshmen English students submitted essays they had written to Creative Communications. Thirteen students had their work selected for publication in a Creative Communications anthology book. The student essays are below for your . . . read more
Shelby Cassaw's Writing Selected
Shebly Cassaw was in the top 10% of nearly 70,000 students in grades 9-12 nationwide who participated in the 2010-2011 Letters About Literature Essay Contest. The contest required a student to write a 500 word (or more) letter to an author . . . read more
Eighth Graders Have Poetry Published
Students have been writing poetry in Mrs. Gibson's English class. The poetry was submitted to the Young American Poetry Digest for possible publication. Sixteen eighth grade students have had their work selected for publication. . . . read more
Twenty-five 7th Graders Have Poetry Published
Mrs. Gibson's seventh grade English class has been studying poetry. The students have written poetry and twenty-five of the writings have been selected to be published in the Young American Poetry Digest. The students having their work . . . read more
St. Francis Students' Essays Selected by Creative Communication
Seventeen Essays Recognized
St. Francis English instructor Lisa Gibson reported that over half of the freshmen class‘s recent essays were chosen to be published in an anthology book, “A Celebration of Writers.” The students were assigned to write an essay of no . . . read more
Aly Schlepp Wins In Essay Contest
Aly Schlepp was recently notified that her essay was a winner in the Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center Essay Contest. Aly Schlepp’s essay was selected to be published in "The Medallion", an anthology of creative work by . . . read more
Shawn Bala's Work Selected
Shawn Bala was recently notified that his work was in the top 10% of almost 70,000 students nationwide who participated in the 2010-2011 Letters about Literature Essay Contest. Shawn is a student in Mrs. Gibson's Freshmen English class. . . . 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
"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
