December 2024

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve Elementary art teacher Haley Schnitzler hosted a special art contest for students in kindergarten through fifth grade to mark Veterans Day last month. Using their creativity and critical thinking skills, students design artworks that pay tribute to America and the military. Mrs. Schnitzler, along with art teacher Mrs. Christina Rudloff-Guilford, […]

STE. GENEVIEVE — Each year, a team of Ste. Genevieve High School students led by SGHS industrial technology teacher Kenny Rapp compete in the annual MoDOT Bridge Competition. This year, we are excited to share that for the second year in a row, SGHS earned first place for best overall performance out of more than

STE. GENEVIEVE – Students in Mrs. Koenig’s Independent Study class at SGHS recently hosted a “Board Bash Game” event in the SGHS Commons, where families, friends, and teachers were invited to learn and play board games entirely designed and built by the students themselves.   The event highlighted their ingenuity and hard work as they

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Friday, Nov. 22, Ste. Genevieve High School senior Ava Huber signed a national letter of intent to compete on the softball team at St. Charles Community College. Ava is the daughter of Lori and Jeff Huber.     In attendance were her parents; her step-mom, Angie Huber; her brother, Easton Huber;

STE. GENEVIEVE — On Oct. 16, Ste. Genevieve Middle and High School flutists participated in a flute masterclass taught by Dr. Shelly Monier, Director of Wind Studies/Flute Instructor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and President of the Flute Society of St. Louis.     Dr. Monier worked on introductory and advanced techniques of playing the

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge #2674 made a generous $750 donation to the Backpacks for Friday program, an initiative that provides basic food staples to 50 needy families. Sonya Hahn, Kenny Flieg, and Doots Flieg of the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge present a check to Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Monday, Nov. 25, the Ste. Genevieve Jazz Band participated in Farmington High School’s Jazz Festival.     Ste. Genevieve Middle School and High School band students performed onstage and worked with clinician Rob Babel, who  emphasized the importance of learning jazz improvisation, and taught a lesson on how to improvise a