SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS students Johnny Kennedy (12th grade), Braelin Weber (11th), Sarah Cooke (10th), and Will Schultz (9th) for being named the most recent Saint Peter High School Saints of the Week!
SPMS FIFTH-GRADE BAND DEMOS - Saint Peter High School and Middle School band director Dave Haugh is hosting band demonstration sessions this week for fifth-grade students interested in playing a musical instrument. Several SPHS band students were also on hand to share their band backgrounds and demonstrate some of the instruments for the prospective band students. Here are some photo highlights from one of the sessions!
2025 SPPS STAFF RECOGNITION - Saint Peter Public Schools hosted its annual Staff Recognition Reception on Wednesday afternoon at the SPHS Commons. This is the event where school officials honor the Distinguished Service Award winners, those staff members retiring at the end of the school year, and those who have achieved 25 years of service.
This year's honorees include:
Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Jeff Olson (Saint Peter Interim Superintendent and long-time past SPPS administrator, teacher, and coach) and Nickl Rozsa (long-time North Elementary media center support, para, and kitchen support).
Retirees: SPHS - Kris Glidden (PE/Health teacher), Kelly Jensen (SPHS social worker), George Schoenborn (Business Ed teacher), and Christa Herr (paraprofessional); North Elementary - Mike Keller (Custodian) and Nick Rozsa (Support staff); and South Elementary - Heidi Wenner (Kindergarten teacher), Ann Braun (paraprofessional), and Barb Franchino (paraprofessional).
25-years of Service - SPHS - Kurt Moelter (Math teacher); SPMS - Connie Brezina (Special Education); Early Childhood - Helen Hager (paraprofessional).
Before the reception, several members of the SPHS Concert Choir entertained the large crowd with some vocal selections.
Here are some photo highlights from Wednesday's reception!
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS students Nora Whipps (12th grade), Israel Garcia Sanchez (11th), Eden VanGrootheest (10th), and Easton Myhra (9th) for being named the most recent Saint Peter High School Saints of the Week!
ROLL'N FOR LANDON EVENT INFO - The Saint Peter High School FFA chapter's annual Roll-N for Landon event is set for Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include the auto show, meal, raffle, silent auction, and games. See the accompanying poster for more details!
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS students Wyatt Holtz (12th grade), Vivian Christenson (11th), Corvin Travaille (10th), and Timmy Culuris (9th) for being named the most recent Saint Peter High School Saints of the Week!
SPHS/SPMS BAND CONCERT INFO - Saint Peter Middle School (grades 6-8) and Saint Peter High School (grades 9-12) bands will perform during their annual Spring Band Concert on Wednesday evening at the SPHS Performing Arts Center. The director for both concerts is Dave Haugh.
The SPMS bands kick things off at 6 p.m. with the sixth graders followed by the seventh grade band, and the eighth graders will wrap up the middle school concert.
The SPHS Spring Concert theme this year is "The Soul of Summer" and begins at 7:30 p.m. According to Haugh, the concert opens with the Jazz Band which will feature soul music. The Varsity Band (gr. 9-10) hits the PAC stage next, followed by the SPHS Concert Band (gr. 11-12) before the two bands combine for one piece in the finale.
“The two concert bands are playing some more popular style music, including music from How to Train Your Dragon, and featuring music from the movie composer Hans Zimmer,” Haugh said.
ADAPTED BOWLING STATE QUALIFIER INFO - Good luck to the Minnesota River Strike Force adapted bowling team as they head to the Wow Zone in Mankato on Thursday morning to compete at the State Qualifying Tournament.
Singles action gets underway at 10 a.m. while the doubles competition is slated for 1 p.m. Coaches for the team include Kris Voeltz and Keith Bense. Members of the 2025 Minnesota River Strike Force team include the following:
Connor Mugaas
Caden Pugh
Chesney Freeman
Peyton Altenberger
Caleb Westphal
Abby Voeltz
Abby Schily
Jayda Marroquin
Ryleigh Sullivan
Hanie Sirovy
Rolando Worthen
Isaac Dieball
Kallie Brovold
Judd Wartman
Cooper Johnston
Angela Molina
Manager - Abbi Westphal
See the accompanying graphics for more details on Thursday's state qualifier!
ALL SPPS AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED - Due to the possible weather situation for this afternoon, all after-school activities for Saint Peter Public Schools are canceled for today (Monday, April 28th).
SPHS GRAND MARCH & PROM SET FOR SATURDAY! Saint Peter High School seniors and juniors will don their finest attire this Saturday for the annual SPHS Grand March & Prom celebration. This year’s theme is “Written in the Stars,” and this year’s prom advisors are Dani Roehrkasse and Jodi Nixon.
The Grand March begins at 4:30 p.m. in the SPHS Performing Arts Center with doors opening at 4 p.m. The Grand March is open to the public, and admission at the door is $5 per person (cash or card).
Following the Grand March, SPHS prom attendees will then proceed into the commons area for the traditional dinner at 6:15 p.m., with the dance taking place from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Chankaska Creek Winery Events Center.
SPHS SPRING PLAY TICKET INFO - Tickets are on sale now for the Saint Peter High School spring play production of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” which hits the Performing Arts Center stage the weekend of May 1-3. Showtimes each night are 7 p.m.
Please see the accompanying poster for more details, including a QR code for buying tickets, or they can also be purchased online at https://shorturl.at/dyLDl. Tickets will also be available to purchase at the PAC box office before each show. Seating is general admission, and the cost is $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens, SPPS students, and SPPS staff. Please note that the recommended ages for this show is 8 and up.
For more details on the spring play, including the cast and crew list, please go to https://www.saintpeterschools.org/o/sphs/article/2151344.
SPHS MOCK CRASH INFO - Just letting the public know that Saint Peter High School will host a Mock Crash demonstration at 11:50 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, April 23) at the high school's west parking lot.
Saint Peter School Resource Officer Jon Hughes is organizing the event, and it will include several area law enforcement agencies and emergency personnel participating in the event. Please note that sirens and flashing lights will be used during the event.
The photo shown here is from the 2021 SPHS Mock Crash event.
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS students Sarah Coe (12th grade), Brock Knife (11th), Renata Garcia Landa (10th) & Jocelyn Gutierrez (9th) for being named the most recent Saint Peter High School Saints of the Week!
SPHS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY'S FOOD DRIVE UPDATE - The SPHS National Honor Society chapter hosted its annual Food Drive this past week and collected 277 pounds of food for the St. Peter Area Food Shelf! NHS members who helped with the collection of food included: front row (l to r) Amar Daidzic, Samuel Szybnski, Aisha Burale, Emma Volk Kleschult; back row, Charlie Buesgens, Sarah Coe, Malcolm McHugh, Brooklyn Johnson, Sada Harmes, and SPHS NHS advisor Mrs. Sirianni.
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS students Kaiser Hagen (12th grade), Gabe Zayas (11th), Alex Mueller (10th) & Calvin Kuhlman (9th) for being named the most recent Saint Peter High School Saints of the Week!
SPHS STUDENTS DEPART FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE CAMP - A group of Saint Peter High School students in grades 9-12 from Vero Castillo-Clark’s Spanish classes departed mid-morning on Thursday for the Bemidji area to participate in Concordia Language Village’s Spanish Language Immersion Camp over the weekend. Castillo-Clark and Christian Juantos, one of Saint Peter Public Schools' cultural liaisons, are the chaperones for the group.
The camp is part of Concordia Language Villages’ language immersion programs for school groups. World Language teachers organize trips during the academic year for these three- and four-day programs. Village Field Trips are programs designed for school groups to experience language and culture immersion outside of the classroom.
Here is a photo of the group right before they left on Thursday morning!
ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY TICKETS ON SALE NOW! - Tickets for the SPHS All Night Graduation Party are on sale now! See the accompanying flyer for more details or see the following link --> https://www.facebook.com/share/1BMVaV8W9F/?mibextid=wwXIfr
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS students Karli Miller(12th grade), Hannah Graupmann (11th), Arianna Duffee Namchek (10th) & Ivy McHugh (9th) for being named the most recent Saint Peter High School Saints of the Week!
SAINTS OVERTIME NEEDS YOU! Saints Overtime is looking for summer helpers (ages 16+) for this summer (May to August) season! Please take a look at the attached flyer for more details!
SPHS SAINTS OF THE WEEK — Congrats to SPHS students Lynnea Schwecke (12th grade), Gandhi Jimenez Menjivar (11th), Samuel Barnick (10th) & Adalie Figueroa (9th) for being named the most recent Saint Peter High School Saints of the Week!
