STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve Elementary School held its first and second quarter POWER Leader Ceremony last Thursday celebrating 2024-2025 POWER Leaders!
These are the SGES first semester POWER leaders:
Early Childhood/Preschool: Grace Naeger, Kase Ramer, Adeline Schmelzle, and Baisley Lynch
Kindergarten: Jagger Bales, Isabella Evans, Claire Harlow, Myla Hogenmiller, Riley Hughes, Renley Minx, Elise Rayoum, Tessa Rayoum, Riley Repple, Anna Rinkel, Porter Robison, Karson Trollinger, and Ivy-Rose Walsh
1st Grade: Lawson Arnold, Kenzie Davis, Adelyn Gegg, Jonah Kertz, Kinley Kueker, Maelyn Lurk, Maverick Palmer, A.J. Robles, Lettie Schweigert, Ian Sparks, and Keaton Sparks
2nd Grade: Helen Choate, Piston Davis, Collin Fallert, Elizabeth Kelly, Judah Kingery, Emma Rayoum, Troy Rinkel, Rylan Roth, Ryder Walsh, and Sadie Wolk
3rd Grade: Willa Arnold, Josie Bauman, Kiara Cornell, Laynie Gegg, Chris Hart, Orin Gettler, Ezra Pirkle, and Addilyn Reynolds
4th Grade: Landon Basler, Izabella Chimento, Aubree Davis, Chase Grein, Joslyn Helmick, Lydia Jokerst, Kinslee Lamb, and Nicholas Vitale
5th Grade: Chase Donze, Audrey Gegg, Monroe Kelley, Wyatt Kellum, Cally Pfaff, Tessa Richardson, Karly Wear, and Liam Wilson
If a student has been chosen three times as a POWER Leader, they enter the Hall of Fame for their achievement. They are front row, left to right: Collin Fallert, Emma Rayoum, Addilyn Reynolds, Laynie Gegg, Maelyn Lurk, Piston Davis, Maverick Palmer; back row, left to right: Elizabeth Kelly, Chris Hart, Nicholas Vitale, Tessa Richardson, Chase Donze, Landon Basler, Aubree Davis, and Sadie Wolk
Keaton James and Lincoln Palmer helped to emcee the event.
Each quarter, a student from each classroom at Ste. Genevieve Elementary is recognized by the classroom teacher as someone who stands out based on character, behavior, and leadership qualities.
The POWER Program is to promote students in making the right choices. See below the characteristics that teachers/staff look for in a POWER Leader:
- Personal: Listening, Greeting, Manners, Personal Space, Asking for Help, Self Control & Awareness, Hygiene, Gratitude
- On Track: Goals (Class, Academic, Behavior, Personal)
- Working Together: Conversations, Interacting, Working with Others, Listening to Others, Conflict Resolution, Forgiveness
- Emotional: Remorse, Impulsivity, Empathy, Zones of Regulation, Coping Skills, Honesty, Acceptance
- Responsibility: Organization (desk, locker/cubby, folder, backpack, charged chromebook, etc.), Follow Directions, Effort.
Throughout the year, teachers and administrators surprise the students at home with yard signs to celebrate!
Ste. Genevieve Elementary would like to thank the local groups and businesses who sponsored the POWER Leader Signs at Ste. Genevieve Elementary; their dedication to our students and community is appreciated!