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Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge donates to Backpacks for Friday

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 […]

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SGMS, SGHS students participate in flute masterclass

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

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SGHS senior Ava Huber signs with St. Charles Community College

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;

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SGHS Independent Study students showcase creativity with board game designs

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

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SGHS bridge builders win 21st Annual MoDOT Bridge Competition second year in a row

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

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SGE students participate in Veterans Day Art Contest

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,

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R-II school board chooses Ainsley McLard as John T. Belcher Scholarship nominee

STE. GENEVIEVE – A senior at Ste. Genevieve High School has been named the R-II district’s nominee for the John T. Belcher Scholarship. Ainsley McClard can now apply for a $1,000 scholarship, which is awarded to a student in each of the MSBA’s 17 regions. Following the selection of regional winners, a statewide winner is

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Evan Coin earns awards at Southeast Missouri Job Olympics

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School student Evan Coin recently participated in the Southeast Missouri Job Olympics and earned multiple medals in various competitions.   Job Olympics is a competition developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad spectrum of high school students in special education from different schools throughout the region.

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Ste. Genevieve Area and Parkland Team set new records for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes

STE. GENEVIEVE – The First Baptist Church in New Offenburg would like to thank all the individuals and groups that made Operation Christmas Child a success this year:   Always Glowing Candles and Crafts Bloomsdale Baptist Church First Baptist Church of Ste. Genevieve Holy Cross Lutheran Church Hope Church Lebanon Baptist Church Pine Log Sacred

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Southern Missouri Reentry to launch state-of-the-art federal reentry program

FARMINGTON, MO — Southern Missouri Reentry (SMR) has been selected by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide reentry services for individuals reintegrating into their communities after federal incarceration. SMR will serve 12 counties in the region: Ste. Genevieve, Perry, St. Francois, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Reynolds, Shannon, Carter, Ripley, Wayne, Bollinger, and Madison.

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