SPHS CHOIR STUDENTS AT DORIAN FESTIVAL - A group of Saint Peter High School choir students took part at the 75th annual Dorian Vocal Festival at Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) today under the guidance of SPHS choir director Brianna Bergstrom! Around 900 students from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois come together and sing at this festival.
Those students making the trip to Dorian on Monday included Gabe Zayas, Max Bultman, Kaden Throldahl, Derek Guth, Braedon Dornfeld, Quinn Dixon, Iris Elias, Isabelle Mish, Rebekah Roemhildt, and Eleanor Hughes.
Here are some photo highlights from the trip to the Dorian Festival!
RAD ZOO AT SOUTH ELEMENTARY - Jamie Pastika, director of the Reptile & Amphibian Discovery Zoo in Medford, MN, dropped by South Elementary on Monday morning with some of his "friends" to entertain the kindergarten and first-grade students. Here are some photo highlights!
Today (Jan. 9th) is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! Saint Peter Public Schools would like to recognize our School Resource Officer Jon Hughes and all law enforcement officers in our community/school district for their vital role in keeping our students and staff safe! Thanks for all you do!
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SURVEY - As a reminder, the anonymous public Superintendent Search Survey is available for all interested parties to fill out until Sunday, Jan. 12 at the following link → https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SuptSearchSaintPeter.
Hard copies of the survey are also available at the District Office in St. Peter (100 Lincoln Drive). Please return any completed surveys to the same location by January 12 so they can be included with the online survey results.
ALL-NIGHT GRAD PARTY IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS - The Saint Peter All-Night Graduation Party (ANGP) committee is looking for people to join their committee! They are looking for someone to continue Fundraising Activities and Communication.
They currently have a nice system set-up and room for new ideas. Visit their website https://saintpeterangp.wixsite.com/saintpeterangp, email SaintPeterANGP@gmail.com, or connect with one of their committee members. They would love to have new members in January!
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS senior Kailey Bittner and sophomore Nichole Garcia for being named Saint Peter High School's Saints of the Week. The SPHS staff recognized them for showing respect, acting responsibly, and living with integrity!
EARLY CHILDHOOD WINTER FUN - Pre-K students at the Saint Peter Early Childhood Center has been busy recently with winter-themed activities. Here are some photo highlights of the kids in action.
SPMS GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST ! Saint Peter Middle School classrooms competed in a gingerbread house competition earlier this week with Mrs. Abel’s home room ending up as the winner! To see all of this year's entries please click the following link --> https://shorturl.at/m4oyb
PRE-WINTER BREAK FUN AT NORTH! The last days of school before winter break are always exciting at North Elementary with various dress-up days and other activities to go along with the usual school work.
Traditionally, Principal Darin Doherty serves up some classic coffee beverages to North staff as a showing of his gratitude for all they do for North Elementary and this year was no different! Mr. Doherty's son, Mason, was on hand to help him deliver the tasty beverages.
Staff also got into the pre-break fun by competing in a day-long Rock, Paper, Scissors contest where beads were on the line. Here are some photo highlights from the fun last day of classes of the 2024 calendar year!
SPMS HOLIDAY ASSEMBLY FUN! Students and staff at Saint Peter Middle School got the last day of school before winter break off to a good start with an assembly in the school gym on Friday morning. The most recent Students of the Month were recognized at the assembly and SPMS staff led a couple of fun games (Dice Roll & Snowball Roll).
SPMS November Students of the Month who were recognized at the assembly included the following:
FIFTH GRADE - Reese Drinkall & Bailey Strong
SIXTH GRADE - Pedro Juarez Ramirez & Azrii Alas
SEVENTH GRADE - Maddie Bur & Michael Dunn
EIGHTH GRADE - Kaelyn Loula & Zoe Garcia
Here are some photo highlights from Friday morning's assembly, the last of 2024!
SCHOOL CLOSED/FLEXIBLE LEARNING DAY INFO - Due to the inclement weather, Saint Peter Public Schools will have no classes in person today (Thursday, Dec. 19). Instead it will be a flexible learning day for all students.
SOUTH KIDS CREATE GINGERBREAD HOUSES - Some classrooms at South Elementary recently participated in a gingerbread house activity where the students and a family member teamed up to build one using supplies donated by the students' families! Here are some photo highlights!
SPMS HOLIDAY BAND CONCERT - Band students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at Saint Peter Middle School staged their annual Holiday Band Concert on Monday evening at the SPHS Performing Arts Center in front of a large crowd of family and friends.
Under Dave Haugh's direction, each band performed three songs during the crowd. Here are some photo highlights from the holiday musical evening! (Photos by Elizabeth Orton - SPPS communications intern)
SPHS BANDS HOST HOLIDAY CONCERT - The Saint Peter High School band department, under the direction of Dave Haugh, performed during its 2024 Holiday Concert on Monday evening at the Performing Arts Center.
Performing that evening were the SPHS Concert Band (grades 11 & 12), Varsity Band (grades 9 & 10), the Jazz Band (grades 9-12), and the Percussion Ensemble. The evening ended with the Concert and Varsity bands coming together to perform “The Nightmare Before Christmas: Part One”.
Here are some photo highlights from the fun-filled evening of holiday instrumental musical delights!
NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR DAY - We want to recognize Saints’ Activities Director Shea Roehrkasse and his administrative assistant Zoe Haugen for their outstanding work on behalf of our student-athletes and coaches throughout the school year. Thanks, Shea & Zoe, for all your hard work and dedication to the Saints Nation!
Several cast and crew members of Saint Peter High School’s fall musical production of ‘The Addams Family’ were honored recently through the Hennepin Art’s Spotlight Education program. See the accompanying graphic for those who were honored!
Hennepin Arts provides essential arts education and community enrichment in Minnesota through programs like Spotlight Education. Thousands of students throughout Minnesota benefit from enhanced theater education each year. Hennepin Arts transforms the Hennepin Theatre District with vibrant, inclusive programs, fostering a sense of community and diversity.
Spotlight Education is a non-competitive program that focuses on theater education and growth. Additionally, SPHS fall play cast members Rebekah Roemhildt and Isabelle Mish are invited to perform in the Spotlight Showcase at their festival in June 2025. Those two were selected to perform by evaluators based upon their outstanding performances!
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK - Congrats to SPHS junior Deontre Torres and freshman Lucia Penner for being named Saint Peter High School's Saints of the Week. Those two were recognized by the SPHS staff for showing respect, acting responsibly, and living with integrity!
SPHS CHOIR HOSTS DECEMBER CONCERT! The Saint Peter High School Choir staged its annual December concert on Monday evening at the Performing Arts Center in front of an overflow crowd! This year's theme was "Finding Home" and those groups that performed included Bellas (treble ensemble) , Duphi (tenor/bass ensemble), Chamber Singers, Saints Choir (9th grade), Varsity Choir (10th grade), and SPHS Concert Choir (11th & 12th grade). Here are some photo highlights from Monday evening's performances!
SPHS CHOIR CONCERT IS TONIGHT! Saint Peter High School Choir will stage its annual holiday concert tonight (Monday) at 7:30 p.m. at the SPHS Performing Arts Center! This year's theme is "Finding Home" and the choir will be under the direction of Brianna Bergstrom.
SOUTH ELEMENTARY TAKES IN ICE SKATING SHOW - South Elementary students had a thrill earlier today (Thursday) as they took in the Southern Minnesota Skating Club's preview show for this weekend's annual Winter Exhibition at Gustavus's Lund Arena. One of South's kindergarten students, Viva Marquart-Brown, was one of the skaters in the school.
SMSC's Winter Exhibition is set for Saturday (Dec. 7) at 5:30 p.m. at Lund Arena and it is open to the public. Tickets are available at the door: general admission (ages 13 & up) is $10, ages 4-12 is $5, and ages 3 & under get in free! To learn more about SMSC please click on the following link --> www.southernminnesotaskatingclub.org
