Old Whistler is winning nickname for VFW cannon

STE. GENEVIEVE – A nickname has been chosen for the VFW cannon which is being restored.

The top three names were all from St. Agnes School:

1st place:  “Old Whistler”, Lyla Shortt, St. Agnes 7th Grade 

2nd place:  “The Annihilator”, Ben Lester, St. Agnes 5th Grade

3rd place:  “The Moses”, Lyla Bauman, St. Agnes 7th Grade

Other nicknames entered:

Honorable Mention: 

“Big Bad Bam”, Jaydon Hogan Ste. Gen 6th Grade 

“Explosive Tea Time”, Peyton Ladd, St. Joeseph 5th Grade 

“Mighty Marvin”, Audrey Jokerst, Valle 7th Grade  

“Rusty Old Flare”, Paisley Huck, St. Agnes 5th Grade 

“The Big Daddy”, Avery Grace Herzog, St. Agnes 4th Grade 

“The Cannon on Memorial Hill”, Grace Lipp, Ste. Gen 6th Grade 

“The Traveler”, Analise Prestito, Ste. Gen 6th Grade

“Whistling Susy”, Maevelyn Fallert, St. Agnes 4th Grade

“Old Flanders”, Reese Werner, Valle 6th Grade 

There were a total of 150 entries: 56 from Ste Gen 6th grade, five from St. Joseph Zell 4th and 5th grades, 15 from St. Agnes 4th grade, eight from St. Agnes 5th grade, eight from St. Agnes 6th grade, 12 from St. Agnes 7th grade, eight from St. Agnes 8th grade, 10 from Valle 8th grade, 13 from Valle 7th grade and 15 from Valle 6th grade.