Ste. Genevieve News

SGHS Gaming Club hosts ‘Smashgiving’

STE. GENEVIEVE — This year, the Ste. Genevieve High School Gaming Club held its second annual “Smashgiving” event, a fundraising effort where student gamers competed in a Super Smash Bros tournament. There were 13 attendees this year.   The winners of the tournament are listed below: 1st Place: Char Drost 2nd Place: Orlando Jordan 3rd

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SGHS students participate in ‘Build My Future’ event

STE GENEVIEVE — This year, Ste. Genevieve High School students joined nearly 2,000 of their peers from a 25-county area at the annual “Build My Future Southeast Missouri” on Oct. 5 at the Sikeston Jaycees Bootheel Rodeo Grounds.     They were able to explore several different industries and the technology currently utilized by businesses

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Ste. Genevieve VFW and Auxiliary holds Voice of Democracy contest

STE. GENEVIEVE – VFW Post 2210 and its Auxiliary recently sponsored its annual Voice of Democracy Oral Essay Contest for grades 9-12. This year’s theme was “Why is the Veteran Important?” The first place entry was forwarded to district competition. From left: Lois Flieg, VFW Auxiliary Youth Activities and Scholarship Chairperson, Drake Meyer (second place),

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Theresa Steele is Valle Rotary Student of the Month for December

STE. GENEVIEVE — Theresa Steele is the Valle Catholic High School Rotary Student of the Month for December. She is the daughter of Wreatha and David Steele. Her extracurricular activities include: Scholar Bowl, Band, Drama, Track, Cheer, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), FunFanatics (game club), and National Honor Society (NHS) Her awards include: Mineral

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Upcoming events at the Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center has released its latest list of upcoming events.   Wednesday, December 14th, is Homeschool Wednesday at the Museum. All students will receive free admission. A scavenger hunt is available for those wishing to participate.   Saturday, December 17th, is Pictures with Santa in the Hall of

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Valle students are first and second in Voice of Democracy contest

STE GENEVIEVE — August Palmer (1st place) and Drake Meyer (2nd place) are this year’s winners of the Voice of Democracy contest.   The theme this year was “Why Is the Veteran Important?”   Students submitted a 3-5 minute recorded essay addressing the topic. Essays were judged on originality, content, and delivery. Out of many

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Elcie Schweigert participates in East-Central Junior High School Band

STE GENEVIEVE – An eighth grader at Ste. Genevieve Middle School was selected to participate in the East-Central Junior High All-District Band at Sullivan High School Saturday, Nov. 5. Elcie Schweigert was among the students from more than 20 area schools who were selected to be in the band based on the results of their

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Kindergarten students thankful for Cadet teacher

STE GENEVIEVE — Senior Cylie Carlson is a cadet teacher in Ashley Gettinger’s kindergarten classroom. She visits kindergarten each morning for two hours. Recently, she has been teaching lessons with the kindergarten students such as the calendar, the alphabet chart, fast letter retrieval, shared reading, and small groups. The kindergarten students adore Cylie and stay

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Ms. Gettinger’s class holds annual Gratitude Parade

STE. GENEVIEVE — Ms. Ashley Gettinger’s class held its Kindergarten Gratitude Parade again this year! The students decorated balloons after the class read “Balloons Over Broadway” to learn about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After reading “Balloons Over Broadway” by Melissa Sweet and learning about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the students

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