Saint Peter High School Principal Annette Engeldinger announced recently that SPHS senior Kelson Lund has been named a Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation *(NMSC), which
Kelson Lund (second from left) receives his National
Merit Scholarship Letter of Commendation from SPHS
Principal Annette Engeldinger while SPHS School
Counselors Maggie Carlson and Jana Sykora look on in
the background.
conducts the program, was presented to this scholastically talented senior on September 24.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2021 competition for National Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” a NMSC spokesperson said. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
SPHS Counselor Jana Sykora (far right) introduces
(l to r) Allison Madden, Marina Sawyer, Kaden
Oeltjenbruns, and Matthew Witty Frank as new
senior members of the SPHS NHS Chapter as part
of the Virtual Senior Awards Night program.
Saint Peter High School hosted its Virtual Senior Awards Night on Wednesday, May 27th, with the video being shown on a link through the school's website. The video can still be viewed by going to https://www.stpeterschools.org/saint-peter-high-9-12 and scrolling down to middle of page.
The following is a complete list of senior awards and scholarship that were presented during the program to members of the SPHS Class of 2020:
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Instrumental music awards
John Philip Sousa Band Award - Noah Faulstich
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award - Anders Taylor
Senior Drum Major - Matthew Springer
Vocal music awards
National School Choral Award - Katie Engeldinger, Noah Faulstich
KNUJ Best of the Class Award
Amelia Carlson and Elijah Hunt
Big South Academic All-Conference Award
Ella Boomgaarden,
Adrianne Brock
Amelia Carlson
Sarah Conlon
Harrison Dean
Bradley Doherty Bohn
Sarah Fadness
Lauren Feder
Breanna Hagen
Madison Kisor
Isabelle Lind
Allison Madden
Allison McCabe
Daniel Nadeau
Kaden Oeltjenbruns
Wyatt Olson
Reese Portugue
Nicole Schilling
Matthew Springer
Ethan Volk
Alex Wenner
MSHSL Triple A Awards
Aubry Landsom and Jaden Neubauer
Distinguished Athlete Awards
Allie McCabe and Kaden Oeltjenbruns
St. Peter Scholar-Athlete Award
Amelia Carlson and Elijah Hunt
Three Sport Athlete Awards
Lauren Feder
Wareke Gillette
Elijah Hunt
Carson J. Kennedy
Madison Kisor
Allison McCabe
Daniel Nadeau
Kaden Oeltjenbruns
Wyatt Olson
Ethan Volk
FFA Officers
President – Olivia Stevens
Vice President – Michael Moline
Secretary- Shelby Paul
Treasurer- Blake Rehnelt
Sentinel – Landon Gran
Agricultural Science Academy Honor Cords
Bennett DeBlieck
Michael Moline
Shelby Paul
Olivia Stevens
High Stem Health Science Academy Graduates
Ariel Benavidez
Alix Bocanegra
Carlie Chabot
Yesenia Gallardo
Paige Hewitt
Allison Madden
McKenzie McCann
Jillian McGuire
Grace Polzin
Aileen Rueda
Xavier Schugel
Habitat For Humanity Service Recognition
Bennett DeBlieck
Bradley Doherty-Bohn
Sarah Fadness
James Gran
Andrew Guimond
Cole McCarthy
Cade Horner
Michael Moline
Blake Rehnelt
Olivia Stevens
Alexander Wenner
Kendrick Wilking
2020 Avid Graduates
(Advancement Via Individual Determination)Liban Ahmed
Nandini Bhakta
Paige Claeys
Jonah Dewes
Isabella Edmonds
Jack Harvey
Piedra Larson
Haily Little
Jaimi McClintock
Jillian McGuire
Isse Noor
Charlie Remmert
Joseph Rocha
Nicholas Rustman
Kiana Samora
Enes Sengul
Riley Shumski
Gracelynn Steiner
Thomas West
Shelby Yauger
Marwa Youssuf
Faculty Award For Leadership & Academic Achievement
Alix Bocanegra
Rahma Mohamed Jamac Abdulkadir Sheikh-Kassim
Senior Class Officers
President – Rahma Mohamed Jamac Abdulkdir Sheik-Kassim
Vice President – Ethan Niemeyer
Treasurer – Aubry Landsom
Secretary – Madi Kisor
Student Council Presidents
President – Izzy Lind & Alix Bocanegra
Senior Student Council Representatives
Secretary - Heidi Mayo
Treasurer - Breanna Hagen
Social Media - Allie McCabe
Social Media - Ethan Niemeyer
International Student Recognition
Ayla Aydogdu - Germany
Oyku Celik - Turkey
Montaine Chevallier - France
Runlin Liu - China
National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalist
Grace Werner
Erik & David Aasen Award
Kaden Oeltjenbruns Wyatt Olson
2020 Eagle Scout
Joshua Ellerbeck
Charlie Redmond
Jaden Neubauer
Matthew Witty Frank
ACADEMIC HONORS
(Honor Students – Class of 2020)
Cumulative weighted GPA of 3.667-3.99
Brielle Bushaw
Carlie Chabot
Mia Lenore Clausen-Whitley
Harrison Dean
Bennett DeBlieck
Brad Doherty-Bohn
Grace Evans
Sarah Fadness
Abigail Frey
James Gran
Andrew Guimond
Maxwell Hartfiel
Tayton Hass
Elizabeth Hinderscheid
Shayla Kelley
Carson T. Kennedy
Milena Lund
Makayla Machado
Heidi Mayo
Allison McCabe
Cole McCarthy
Daniel Nadeau
Shelby Paul
Grace Polzin
Eleanor Rosburg
Aileen Rueda
Marina Sawyer
Anders Taylor
Cheyenna Torbenson
Maggie Wang
Alexander Wenner
Gabriel Wilson
HIGH HONOR STUDENTS - Class of 2020
Cumulative weighted GPA of 4.0 and above
Nandine Bhakta
Ella Boomgaarden
Adrianne Brock
Chloe Buffington
Amelia Carlson
Oyku Celik
Bennett Combs
Sarah Conlon
Michael Connor
Joshua Ellerbeck
Katherine Engeldinger
Noah Faulstich
Lauren Feder
Wareke Gillette
Hunter Goebel
Breanna Hagen
Isaac Hagen
Chloe Hawbaker
Paige Hewitt
Samantha Hofferbert
Elijah Hunt
Rahma Mohamed Jamac Abdulkadir Sheikh-Kassim
Joshua Johnson
Carson J. Kennedy
Madison Kisor
Aubry Landsom
Isabelle Lind
Michael Moline
Jaden Neubauer
Ethan Niemeyer
Kaden Oeltjenbruns
Wyatt Olson
Maggi Pierret
Reese Portugue
Eryn Roemhildt
Nicole Schilling
Xavier Schugel
Lydia Slama
RaeAnne Smit
Matthew Springer
Jacob Stoffel
Gloria Toupence
Grace Werner
President’s Education Excellence Awards Program
(Cumulative unweighted GPA of 4.0)
Chloe Buffington
Amelia Carlson
Elijah Hunt
Aubry Landsom
Gloria Toupence
Principal’s Leadership Award
Alix Bocanegra and Isabelle Lind
Lions Students Of The Month/Year Awards
*Isabelle Lind
Joshua Ellerbeck
Katherine Engeldinger
*Elijah Hunt
Alix Bocanegra
Aubry Landsom
Rahma Mohamed Jamal Abdulkdiar Sheikh-Kassim
Ethan Niemeyer
Nicole Schilling
(*Signifies Students of the Year)
National Honor Society
Ella Boomgaarden
Adrianne Brock
Chloe Buffington
Amelia Carlson
Michael Connor
Harrison Dean
Joshua Ellerbeck
Katherine Engeldinger
Noah Faulstich
Lauren Feder
Samantha Hofferbert
Elijah Hunt
Rahma Jamac
Carson Kennedy
Madison Kisor
Aubry Landsom
Isabelle Lind
Milena Lund
*Allison Madden
Allison McCabe
Michael Moline
Daniel Nadeau
Ethan Niemeyer
Jaden Neubauer
*Kaden Oeltjenbruns
Wyatt Olson
Maggie Pierret
Reese Portugue
Aileen Rueda
*Marina Sawyer
Nicolle Schilling
RaeAnne Smit
Matthew Springer
Gloria Toupence
Grace Werner
Gabriel Wilson
*Matthew Witty Frank
*newly inducted
SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships Coordinated By Dollars For Scholars
Dollars For Scholars Scholarships:
Ariel Benavidez
Nandini Bhakta
Adrianne Brock
Owen Carlson
Michael Connor
Harrison Dean
Isabelle Edmonds
Abigail Frey
Maxwell Hartfiel
Jack Harvey
Elizabeth Hinderscheid
Shawn Lehtinen
Haily Little
McKenzie McCann
Jaimi McClintock
Shelby Paul
Grace Polzin
Skyler Price
Blake Rehnelt
Charlie Remmert
Kayla Soderlund-Hartung
Olivia Stevens
Gloria Toupence
Maggie Wang
Gabriel Wilson
Matthew Witty-Frank
St. Peter American Legion Auxiliary Post #37 Scholarship
Carson T. Kennedy
St. Peter-Kasota Dollars for Scholars Renewable Scholarship
Milena Lund
Steve Koble Memorial Scholarship
Logan Reese
Trinity Lutheran Church Scholarship
Reese Portugue
Saint Peter Middle School Principal Jon Graff, SPMS Social Worker Sarah Mages, and SPMS Counselor Michelle Doose have shared the letter below about Fifth Grade Orientation, which will be held virtually starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12th. PLEASE NOTE: The link for the meeting will be shared here when it becomes available.
SPMS Math Masters team members participating in
the competition at Bethany Lutheran College on
March 13 included: front row (l to r), Lily Filand,
Keira Friedrich, Quinn Rassbach, Sada Harmes;
middle row: Evan Embacher, Allan Nienow, Ethan
Borowy, Alex Dlouhy, Carter Dale; and back row:
Parker Maloney
The Saint Peter Middle School sixth grade Math Masters team took part in a competition at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato on Friday (March 13).
There were 189 sixth grade students from 39 teams from schools in our area who competed in this event, according to coach Emilie Kaus.
SAINT PETER RESULTS
Fact Drill Round:
Evan Embacher: placed 15th
Sada Harmes: placed 15th
Lily Filand: placed 11th
Parker Maloney: placed 9th
Carter Dale: placed 2nd
Allan Nienow: placed 1st
Individual Round:
Carter Dale: placed 15th
Allan Nienow: placed 4th
Students in George Schoenborn’s accounting class at Saint Peter High School met with Tim Regner, Saint Peter Public Schools’ business manager, during the class on Monday, March 9. Regner talked to the students about his duties as the school district’s business manager as well as about accounting as a career, whether it be in the public or private sector.
A part of Regner’s visit with students was a tour of the Saint Peter High School building where he discussed the concept of plant assets and how the district maintains, records, depreciates, etc., those. During the tour, Regner pointed out items that were plant assets and those that were not.
The following are some of the accounting students’ comments on meeting with Regner:
* Amelia Carlson -- "Accounting class teaches us useful skills that will apply to the real world, and meeting with our school’s business manager helped us to see what we have learned brought to life in our school."
* Nolayn Vande -- "The meeting helped us apply our book learning and assignments to real world accounting and shows us the difference and similarities that allow us to jump a gap and determine how our abilities can assist in multiple fields of finance and not solely accounting. You don't even have to be an accountant to do accounting. Mr. Regner also showed us the difference between private and public business accounting and it also really proves that A=L+OE”
* Hunter Goebel -- “There were a lot of things that we learned about the real life system, and how much different the text books are compared to what businesses actually do. There were also many different things between how a private business runs things compared to a public school. The biggest thing I learned was that the schools don't pay taxes and their plant assets and depreciation isn't as a big concern to them then what they use their funds for for the students. I thought that was really interesting.”
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A part of Regner’s visit with students was a tour of the Saint Peter High School building where he discussed the concept of plant assets and how the district maintains, records, depreciates, etc., those. During the tour, Regner pointed out items that were plant assets and those that were not.