STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve Elementary held its first and second quarter POWER Leader Ceremony on Jan. 15, celebrating their 2025-2026 POWER Leaders!
Hall of Fame: Front Row, Left to Right: Kinslee Lamb, Jayci Sauer, Mason Lurk, Kenzie Davis, Erica DeRousse, Porter Robison, Adelyn Gegg; Back Row, Left to Right: Lydia Jokerst, Jamison Walk, Lily Joggerst, Henry Gegg, Kobe Dodson, and Willa Arnold. Not pictured: Gabe Langley.
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
Please join us in recognizing and celebrating our first semester POWER leaders:
Kindergarten: Louis Barr, Isabella Davis, Owen Fallert, Ryleigh Lurk, Julianna Martin, Mayson McDaniel, Kali Odem, Jack Picou, Renley Roth, Adeline Schmelzle, Avery Schmelzle and Ronan Wibbenmeyer.
1st Grade: Kinley Carlson, Mila Fahnestock, Claire Harlow, Raya Hogenmiller, Rylan Nickelson, Elise Rayoum, Brody Rector, Porter Robison, Isaac Schweiss and Sawyer Webery.
2nd Grade: Russell Barr, Gwendolyn Cox, Kenzie Davis, Benjamin Deimund, Erica DeRousse, Adelyn Gegg, Ruby Long, Ruby Picou, Lettie Schweigert and Ian Sparks.
3rd Grade: Vaida Albertson, Lillian Adams, Amelia Durham, Emersyn Grass, Gabe Langley, Olivia Lekki, Houston Meyer, Rylan Roth, Jayci Sauer and Ryder Walsh.
4th Grade: Willa Arnold, Kobe Dodson, Liam Gegg, Orin Gettler, Bryce Howell, Colin Ladd, Mason Lurk and Ava Winkler.
5th Grade: Henry Gegg, Jayden Hutson, Lily Joggerst, Lydia Jokerst, Kinslee Lamb, Jana Meyer, Brady Shuh and Jamison Walk.
If a student has been chosen three times as a POWER Leader, they enter the Hall of Fame for their achievement. Congratulations to our first semester Hall of Fame POWER leaders: Willa Arnold, Kenzie Davis, Erica DeRousse, Kobe Dodson, Adelyn Gegg, Henry Gegg, Lily Joggerst, Lydia Jokerst, Kinslee Lamb, Gabe Langley, Mason Lurk, Porter Robison, Jayci Sauer and Jamison Walk.
We want to thank Maggie Naeger and Ruby Wibbenmeyer for emceeing the full event!
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