St Elmo CUSD #202

Huge thanks to United Way Day of Caring and the ExxonMobil team for brightening up our playground with new mulch and edging! 🙌

ExxonMobil partners with United Way each year for its Day of Caring, lending a helping hand on community projects like this one. We’re so appreciative of your time and care!

All-NTC Volleyball selections;
1st Team- Addie Sasse & Presley Williams;
2nd Team- Peyton Barker

Next week starts our after school fluency program. Students will be able to work in a small group setting practicing reading and math skills. This will be a fun engaging experience for students grade 1st - 6th. If interested look for the flyer coming home or contact your child's teacher.

Check Your Front Doors! St Elmo FFA members have been out today preparing for the Annual St Elmo FFA Trick or Can Event! If able, please fill bags with non-perishable food items that will be donated to the St. Elmo Food Pantry as we start to get into the holiday season. Place filled bags back on the porch/front door on Monday, October 27, 2025 by 4:00 pm. St. Elmo FFA members will be there to pick up between the hours of 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm on the 27th. Thank you for supporting the 5th Annual St. Elmo FFA Trick or Can event.

Jayce Gillespie & Dodge Willms both earned 2nd Team All-NTC honors for the Fall Baseball season.

Pictured are the H.S. Fall Baseball Award winners.
Calvin Voelker (Coaches Award);
Jayce Gillespie (Cy Young Award);
Dodge Willms (Silver Slugger Award);
Zayden Gillespie (Gold Glove Award);
Lucas Powell (Gold Glove Award)

Congratulations to the St Elmo FFA for their Superior Placing in the Illinois State FFA Land Use CDE which was held in Bradford, IL on October 15,2025. The team finished 6th Place Overall with team members Calvin Voelker and Wade Stine placing in the Top 10 as Superior Individuals. This is the third consecutive year the FFA has finished as a Superior Team in the State Land Use CDE. Other members of the team were Caden Stewart and Cami Haslett.

The St. Elmo FFA is holding their 5th Annual St. Elmo FFA Trick or Can event. FFA members will deliver plastic bags throughout the St. Elmo community on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm so please be on the lookout as they will be placed on the porch/front door of homes. If able, please fill bags with non-perishable food items that will be donated to the St. Elmo Food Pantry as we start to get into the holiday season. Place filled bags back on the porch/front door on Monday, October 27, 2025 by 4:00 pm.

St. Elmo FFA members will be there to pick up between the hours of 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm on the 27th.

Thank you for supporting the 5th Annual St. Elmo FFA Trick or Can event.

Congratulations to Parker Haslett (JH Girls Basketball) & to Presley Williams (HS Volleyball) for being chosen as the September Athletes of the Month!

The tradition continues as the St Elmo FFA wins first place in the Section 19 FFA Land Use CDE. The team included Wade Stine, Calvin Voelker, Caden Stewart, Jack Wilhour, Dayana Haslett, Cami Haslett, and Callie Ledbetter. Stine, Voelker, Stewart and D. Haslett all earned Top 10 Individual honors. The team will now advance to the state level competition at Black Hawk College in Galva, IL.

Ghostly Grams

Family Movie Night

The St Elmo Jr High FFA is on FIRE! Another win this week by 74 points as they take a 1st Place finish at the Section 19 FFA Horse Judging CDE. Team members include Klara Bartels, Kinley Walker, Maebry Lash, Mia Totten and Miles Somodi. All team members placed in the top 10 as individuals; Klara Bartels (1st Place Individual), Mia Totten (2nd Place Individual), Kinley Walker (3rd Place Individual), Maebry Lash (4th Place Individual) and Miles Somodi (10th Place Individual)! The team will now advance to State Horse Judging on February 6th at Black Hawk College.

Congratulations to Luke Loy & Sam Wilhour as they were named St Elmo FFA Members of the Month for the High School & Junior High Programs!

Congratulations to the St Elmo FFA Varsity Forestry Team for their 3rd Place Overall finish at the Section 19 Forestry CDE. Team members had to take a written exam, identify trees, identify tools, and complete practicums in map ready and timber cruising. Team members included Wade Stine, Luke Loy, Caden Stewart, Dayana Haslett, Callie Ledbetter, Alexis Holliday, Brooklyn Landrus, Jayse Logue, and Cami Haslett. Wade Stine finished 2nd Place Overall Individually.

Congratulations to the St Elmo FFA Jr High FFA Forestry Team for their 1st Place Overall finish at the Section 19 Forestry CDE. Team members had to take a written exam, identify trees, identify tools, and complete practicums in map ready and timber cruising. The team won by over 350 points with Dawson Engeljohn being named 1st Place Overall Individual, Mia Totten as 2nd Place Overall Individual, Paxton Childress as 3rd Place Overall Individual, and Sam Wilhour as 4th Place Individual.