The St. Elmo Agriculture Department had a very special guest come into their classroom today. Mr. Randy Myers presented on Fire Safety & Proper Use of Fire Extinguishers to the Ag Mechanics class!
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
Ag Mechanics
The St. Elmo High School Agriculture Department has been working hard this week to complete their butterfly garden/outdoor classroom project. The project was made possible via the Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant Program in which the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Jadel Youth Fund, the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation, and the Illinois Conservation Fund are the sponsors of the program. Pictured are agriculture students planting and developing the habitat site.
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
Planting 1
Planting 2
Planting 3
Final Project
Our August Jr. High Athlete of the Month is Dayana Haslett (Jr. High Softball)!
over 1 year ago, Ryan Beccue
Dayana Haslett
Our August H.S. Athlete of the Month is Wyatt Forbes (H.S. Baseball)!
over 1 year ago, Ryan Beccue
Wyatt Forbes
The St. Elmo High School Agriculture Department is excited to announce the completion of their greenhouse! The greenhouse will be utilized as an educational extension for their Horticulture classes as well as a financial tool for the Ag Department & FFA via Fall, Winter & Spring plant sales!
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
Greenhouse
Greenhouse
The St. Elmo FFA would like to acknowledge those businesses and individuals that supported the St. Elmo FFA Jacket Sponsor Program. The program in its first year was a tremendous success with now over 40 FFA members wearing their own blue and gold jacket proudly. Thank you so much for all your support of our program and we look forward to honoring each of you at our Annual FFA Banquet in the Spring. JACK Petroleum Josh & Kayla Bartels Ledbetter's Lawn Care Mr. Bob Lowe Ms. Jo Stine Post Oak Portraits Putnam Trucking Roger's Home Appliances St. Elmo FFA Alumni Strauch Family Farm Walker Grain & Livestock
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
The St. Elmo Agriculture Department received a grant through the IDNR to create a garden and habitat for plants native to Illinois. This week the agriculture students are busy landscaping and creating an area for all students and staff to enjoy! The design of the landscape area was completed by Audrey Wilhour during her senior year in Horticulture class. Plants were provided by Eloe Landscapes Garden & Homes.
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
Outdoor Classroom
Horticulture Class
Planting
Planting
St. Elmo FFA had a great time at the St. Elmo Labor Day Parade!
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
St Elmo FFA
Congratulations to Lane Stine & Sydney Stine for being named the August FFA Members of the Month!
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
FFA Point Leader
The St. Elmo FFA is selling 10" inch Potted Mums for $12.00 each. The colors include red, yellow, white, orange/bronze, and a pink/purple shade. Please contact Mrs. Totten at mtotten@stelmo.org if interested in placing a order.
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
Mum Sale
Community Service Portfolio Workshops The Business Department and Community Service Class Instructors will be offering weekly Community Service Portfolio Workshops on Wednesdays in Rooms 110 (Mr. Mays) and 111 (Mrs. Cox) beginning on September 7, 2022. These weekly workshops will be available during WIN time (8:05 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.) to high school students who need assistance updating their school portfolio of community service hours. These "Wednesday Workshops" are not a requirement, but are strongly encouraged for students who need to update, add to, and/or complete their portfolios. Freshman and Sophomore students who have yet to take the Community Service Class do not need to attend the workshops until they have completed the class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Cox (mcox@stelmo.org) or Mr. Mays (pmays@stelmo.org).
over 1 year ago, St. Elmo Jr./Sr. High Principal
Congratulations to the St. Elmo FFA Horse Judging Team for their first place overall finish today at the Section 19 Horse Judging CDE. Dylan Dial & Peyton Garrard finished in the top 5 as individuals. Team members include Emmalyn Wright, Macey Sapp, Wade Stine, Sydney Stine, Lane Stine, Wyatt Stine, Lane McAllister, Lane Goodwin, Peyton Garrard, and Dylan Dial.
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
Horse Judging
The St. Elmo FFA Jacket Sponsor Program has had a great response from the community thus far and we are greatly appreciative of the support. If you would like to take part in this great opportunity to sponsor a jacket for a local FFA member, please reach out to Mandy Totten at mtotten@stelmo.org. Flyer attached includes the details to the program.
over 1 year ago, Mandy Totten
FFA Jacket Sponsor Program
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year. We look forward to seeing students back in the buildings tomorrow. The Jr./Sr. High school will be operating on it's regular schedule with WIN time running from 8:05 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. and first hour starting at 8:53 a.m. Breakfast starts at 8:05 a.m. JH students will get breakfast and then return to their WIN classrooms to eat. High school students will eat breakfast in the cafeteria from 8:05 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. and then will go on to their WIN classrooms. Picture day will be on Thursday, August 18 in the a.m.
over 1 year ago, St. Elmo Jr./Sr. High Principal
Tomorrow, 8/17/22, is the first day of school! The first day of school this year will be a full attendance day.
over 1 year ago, Travis Portz
The H.S. Baseball team is selling laundry detergent & pods along with dishwasher pods, etc. Orders can be emailed to rbeccue@stelmo.org or though any H.S. Baseball player. The deadline to order is Aug. 22
over 1 year ago, Ryan Beccue
Laundry Fundraiser
The f/s volleyball match at Martinsville on 8/23 has been canceled. The J.V. match will begin at 6pm
over 1 year ago, Ryan Beccue
JH Softball at Neoga today is canceled. A rescheduled date is TBA. The team will practice from 3-4pm in the SEHS indoor cage.
over 1 year ago, Ryan Beccue
Elementary students (pre-k to 6th) and parents; we will have our Meet the Teacher Night Tuesday, 8-16-22 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. This will be an opportunity to meet your student's teacher for the year and to drop off school supplies prior to the first day of school (8-17-22). I hope to see you there and look forward to a GREAT YEAR!
over 1 year ago, Sean Hannagan
Tonight's JH Softball game has been canceled
over 1 year ago, Ryan Beccue