St. Edward

St. Edward High School vocal and instrumental students will be competing in the District Music Contest at Norfolk High School this Friday, April 19.

Thirteen St. Edward FFA members traveled to the 96th State FFA Convention in Lincoln on April 3-5.

Expenses for ball field improvements and repair work for the city swimming pool were approved by the St. Edward City Council during its regular meeting Monday night, April 1.

Cindy Sorensen, social services director at Cloverlodge Care Center, St. Edward, was honored on her retirement from the facility with an open house event there Monday, April 1.

St. Edward will be one of three area communities hosting severe weather spotter training during April.

St. Edward’s speech team and coaches traveled to Scribner Monday for their D2-2 District Tournament, and came home with medals in three events and two state qualifiers. The OID of Kalvin Sindelar, Korina Bittner, Arlette Ireneo Gallardo, Noah Ketelsen and Lydia Ketelsen earned fifth place.

Boone County area students are among some 281 students who completed their degree, diploma or certificate programs in summer and fall 2023 from Northeast Community College. The names of the students will be listed in the program in the college’s commencement ceremony in May.

Alias Schumacher of St. Edward is one of 289 students named to the Doane University Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester.

National FCCLA Week is now underway at St. Edward Public Schools.

Grant Gasper, a St. Edward FFA alumnus, was back in the St. Edward High School ag shop last Friday, Feb. 9, to help train FFA members in welding. The St. Edward members are continuing to develop their skills as they prepare for District Career Development Contests to be held Feb. 23.