The Hornet Buzz

To empower, enrich, and enlighten students to reach their full potential while respecting our past.

Dear St. Elizabeth Families,

January started off exciting with Homecoming week and then got a little interesting with sickness and snow. Februray is off to a much better start and we are glad to be seeing more of our students back and our attendance starting to recover. We have hit the 3rd quarter mid quarter. This year is going by so fast! Grades went home or you can see them on Infinite Campus. If you have questions or concerns about grades, please reach out to your child's teacher.

✅ Celebrations

• Homecoming week was a great week to kick off the 2nd semester!

• We celebrated our basketball seniors at Senior Night.

• We celebrated our 2nd quarter honor roll students with a breakfast.

📅 Upcoming Events

• Basketball is in their last weeks of regular season.

• There are several Scholar Bowl competitions this month!

• Father/Daughter Dance for girls in grades PK-5 is on Sunday, February 15th from 4-6 in the cafeteria.

• Archery is in full swing with many tournaments this month.

• There will be an early dismissal on February 13th at 12:09 for Teacher PD.

• No School on February 16th.

• There will be a track pre season meeting for those interested in middle school and high school on February 12th at 12:00 on the stage.

💡 Our Focus: Engagement
This year’s theme is Year of Engagement. We are working to engage every student, every day, in meaningful learning and active participation. A way that you can help at home is to ask them about what they are learning in the classroom. If you ever have any suggestions, questions, or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to me.

It's a great day to be a Hornet!

Ashley Musick

St. Elizabeth Principal

amusick@ste.k12.mo.us

573-493-2246

February 10: FBLA Districts

February 12: Track Pre Season Meeting for Athletes who are interested Grades 7-12 at 12:00 on stage

February 13: Career Fair for Grades 6-12, Valentine Parties for Elementary, Early dismissal at 12:09 for Teacher PD

February 15: Booster Club Father/Daughter Dance in Cafeteria 4:00-6:00

February 16: No School

February 24-25: Preschool Screenings for those coming into preschool next year or those who didn't attend our preschool who will be coming into kindergarten

February 27: Eldon Career Center Senior Interviews and College/Career Fair

March 4: Spring Pictures

March 5: Preschool Open House

March 6: 3rd Quarter Ends

March 10: JH/HS Math Contest @ Calvary 4:00, 4/5th Field Trip

March 12: P/T Conferences 3:30-7:00

March 13: No School

March 17: Elementary Knowledge Bowl

March 18: Battle of the Books @ Vienna 5:00

March 20: SCOP Movie Night 6:00

March 25: SCOP Girls Night Grades 3-5 3:00-4:30

March 31: Conference Scholar Bowl @ St. E High School

April 2: JH Conference Scholar Bowl @ St. E

April 3-6: No School

April 10: SCOP Night at the Park 4:00-6:00

April 12-13: FBLA State

April 13-24: MAP Testing

April 18: District Scholar Bowl @ St. E

April 25: Prom

April 29: Play Rehearsal

April 27-May 1: EOC Testing

May 1: Spring Play

May 6: Field Day @ Eugene Grades 4-6

May 7: Awards Assembly

May 8: Last Day, Early Dismissal @ 12:09, Graduation 7:00

February 9: GB VS Iberia @ Home

February 10: BB & GB VS Prairie Home @ Home

February 12: GB @ Vienna , Track Preseason Meeting for Grades 7-12 who are interested at 12:00 on stage

February 13: BB @ Vienna

February 13-14: Archery Tournament @ St. E

February 14: JV High School Scholar Bowl @ Southern Boone

February 17: BB & GB @ Tuscumbia

February 19: BB @ New Bloomfield

February 20: BB & GB @ Chamois

February 21: Conference Archery

February 23-28: Basketball Districts

February 24: HS & JH Scholar Bowl VS Prairie Home @ Home

Preschool Screenings:

We will be screening incoming preschool students and/or incoming kindergarten students who didn't attend our preschool on February 23 and 24. Please call the office at 573-493-2246 to get signed up for a time. Our preschool is for children who are going to be 4 before August 1st.

Please note the date for Open House has changed from the original posted date due to a conflict.

Here are the dates for the AR Nights!

If you have a child participating in the Elementary Knowledge Bowl in March, here is the information flyer.

Thank you to all who participated in our Kindness Club fundraiser! They have a lot of strawberry orders to fill! They will either be sent home with students on February 13th or picked up in the cafeteria by 4:00.

This is the time of year we normally see an increase in sickness! It is important to remember good hygiene practices such as sneezing into arms and washing hands frequently.

On Fridays, student groups, teams, or even random groups of students help me greet students in the morning! We use a speaker with pump up music, do some clapping and dancing, and greet students! It has been such a fun way to start a Friday!

Did you know that on February 4th we were 100 days brighter? Kindergarten and Preschool sure did. When we get to our 120th day, first grade will be sure to let us know!

Counting to 100 is an important standard for kindergartners and counting to 120 is an important standard for first graders!

We sure do love when more students start sporting letterman jackets! The school spirit radiates off them!

Deer Contest 2025 was a huge success this year. So many students entered pictures for consideration. All students entering a picture recieved a camoflauge beanie. Here are the winners…

Bryan Chipman - Biggest buck

Cash Libbert - second biggest buck

Millie Wieberg - Best Photo

Emma Musick - 2nd best photo

Special thank you to Mid America Bank, and Charlie Davis with Missouri National Gaurd, for donating prizes. Also, special thanks to Gary Voss for being our “red carpet” judge.

Next up…spring turkey season! Start working on your photography skills!

We had a great Homecoming Week! It was full of school spirit, creativity, and fun!

Congratulations to our Homecoming Court!

Congratulations to our Runner Ups: Sam Luetkemeyer and Morgan Oligschlaeger

Congratulations to our 2026 King and Queen: Ryan Bax and Kylie Rademan

Thank you to all who gave blood, worked the blood drive, or tried to give blood.

Thank you to our Board Members for all they do for our students, staff, and community!

Fun things happening in school!

We sent some students to the Conference Spelling Bee in Bunceton. Congratuations to Camilla Kuester for finishing 5th. Congratulations to Josie Musick for winning the Spelling Bee. She will now represent St. Elizabeth in the Regional Spelling Bee in Columbia on March 18th.

We celebrated our A and A/B Honor Roll Students for 2nd Quarter with a breakfast! Keep up the good work!

SCOP hosted a fun night for our boys in grades 3-5!

We met with another group of Seniors to discuss life after high school, progress on applications and scholarships, and suggestions and ideas for our school! We have more lunches planned for our next groups of Seniors!

Thank you to all who bought tickets for our project prom fundraiser!

We sold 348 tickets and made $3480.

Congratulations to Hank Luetkemeyer who was our big winner!

Congratulations to all competed in FBLA Districts!

2026 District 11 Leadership Conference Results

FIRST Place

- Computer Applications - Jacob Holtmeyer

- Computer Problem Solving - Kameron Wilkerson

- Insurance and Risk Management - Daniel English

- Introduction to Business Presentation - Lizzy Backes, Abby Herx, Mya Oligschlaeger

- Introduction to Retail & Merchandising - Maddie Kesel

SECOND Place

- Agribusiness - Bryan Chipman

- Broadcast Journalism - Courtney Bax, Madeline Evers

- Computer Applications - Matthew Heckemeyer

- Introduction to Business Communications - Bridget Doerhoff

- Introduction to Business Concepts - Riley Holtmeyer

- Introduction to FBLA - Caitlin Kliethermes

- Introduction to Marketing Concepts - Kinley Kemna

- Introudction to Supply Chain Management - Gavin Werdehausen

- Public Service Annoucement - Eli Kemna, Carter Reinkemeyer

- Securities & Investments - Daniel English

THIRD Place

- Cyber Security - Daniel English

- Introduction to FBLA - Claire Bax

- Introduction to Information Technology - Treyton Kemna

- Introduction to Social Media Strategy - Liam Gibson, Treyton Kemna, Duncan McDonnell

FOURTH Place

- Advertising - Natalee Derkum

- Business Communication - Mallory McDonnell

- Organizational Leadership - Vanessa Heckemeyer

FIFTH Place

- Impromptu Speaking - Betty Johnson

- Introduction to Business Communication - Duncan McDonnell

We are making lots of progress on the FEMA building! It is looking great and we are excited for what it will have to offer for our students and community!

Congratulations to our basketball seniors and their families!

Congratulations Reagan Wobbe for breaking the school record on most points. She has surpassed the 2000 point mark!

Our basketball teams have a couple weeks of the regular season left.

Our boys and girls have tough teams on their roster and have had some intense games.

The girls took first in the Osage Tournament.

The last week of February will be Districts. We will host girl's districts at Blair Oaks. Boy's districts will be at Jamestown. More information to come on that.

Archery season is is full swing! Tournaments are going well and many of our archers have qualified for state.

Scholar Bowl has several tournaments or duals this month. High school hosted a tournament and placed third. We hosted Eugene for a dual. Our Junior High lost and High School won.

Congratulations Duncan, Harper, and Kameron for being named to the All Tournament Team.

Drop off times: Students can't be dropped off before 7:45, unless participating in the Before Care program or an appointment with a teacher. This is to ensure that they are being looked after by staff. Drop off times should be between 7:45 and 8:00 and students will come to the gym during those times instead of main entrance.

Before/After Care for K-5th Grade: Friendly reminder that the end time for After Care for K-5 is 5:00. Please make sure that if your child is here before 7:45, that they are attending Before Care.

Changes to routine: Please make sure to call the office before 2:00 or send a note in if there are changes to your child's routine for dismissal.

Pre-Arranged Absences: Please be sure to let Mrs. Musick and child's teacher(s) know. All work should be gathered before and is due upon return.