Saint Peter Public Schools

Thirty-seven Saint Peter High School students were recognized this morning (Thursday) as the Shining Saints award winners for third and fourth quarter of the 2023-24 school year. Those students were honored at a breakfast reception put on by SPHS's PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) committee, which sponsors the program. PBIS team members Dani Roehrkasse and Liz Liebfried organized the event and Principal Annette Engeldinger provided the welcome.

(PICTURED ABOVE) SPHS third quarter Shining Saints included: front row (l to r), Gabriel Franklin, Rebekah Roemhildt, Ashley Garcia, Nagore Caballero Mendizabal, Piper McCargar, Cali Cross, Leilani Reyna, Max Brown, Tate Olson; second row, Nevaeh Swanson, Sophia Brown, Allison Dent, Cyrus Fremo; third row, Iris Elias, Calvin Barfknecht, Emmalyn Hastings, Shayma Said, fourth row, Grace Denn, Rosie Jensen, Annika Southworth, Tiara Torrez, Fatuma Bashir; fifth row, Michael Thompson, Carter Meyer, Auden Anderson, Rhyan Holmgren, Meghan Sikkema; back row, Quinn Dixon and Ernesto Torres. Not pictured are Ricardo Pacheco Fugo, Isam Ibrahim, Hailee Guth, Alexandra Hernandez, Robin Hibscher, Elizabeth (Casper) Salisbury, Asher Sheetz, and Alex Mueller.

The purpose of this program is to recognize the various accomplishments of students within our classrooms and school. Students are nominated by teachers within a department and accompanied by a designated teacher at a breakfast awards program. The suggested list of award criteria includes effort, motivation, academic achievement, initiative, creativity, service to the classroom or community, character, or lives with integrity. 

The following is the list of the third and fourth quarter Shining Saints followed by the teacher/staff member who nominated them:

SENIORS
Max Brown - Sirianni
Cali Cross - Sirianni
Hailee Guth - Koehler
Emmalyn Hastings - Berg
Rhyan Holmgren - Mr. Roehrkasse
Tate Olson - Berg
Shayma Said - Jensen
Grace Timm - Bakke
Ernesto Torres - Mr. Clark

JUNIORS
Sophia Brown - Englehorn
Allison Dent - Bakke
Quinn Dixon - Berg
Iris Elias - Berg
Gabriel Franklin - Vander Linden
Ashley Garcia - Witty
Isam Ibrahim - Vander Linden
Nagore Caballero Mendizabal - Hendrickson
Carter Meyer - Topel
Leilani Reyna - Hendrickson 
Meghan Sikkema - Bakke
Annika Southworth - Topel
Michael Thompson - Vander Linden

SOPHOMORES
Auden Anderson - Mrs. Roehrkasse
Fatuma Bashir - Hsin-Ching Liou
Cyrus Fremo - Jensen
Ricardo Pacheco Fugo - Keating
Alexandra Hernandez - Hendrickson
Robin Hibscher - Hendrickson
Piper McCargar - Berg
Rebekah Roemhildt - Berg
Asher Sheetz - Niemeyer

FRESHMEN 
Kalvin Barfknecht - Berg
Rosalie Jensen - Berg
Alex Mueller - Berg
Elizabeth "Casper" Salisbury - Hendrickson
Nevaeh Swanson - Vander Linden
Tiara Torres - Niemeyer