SGHS Seniors Receive Local Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPS:

We are thrilled to share that our community has reached an amazing milestone—more than $100,000 in local scholarships was awarded to Ste. Genevieve High School seniors this year!

This incredible support reflects the generosity of our local businesses, organizations, and families—and the strong bond between our school and community.

We want to share a special thank you to SGHS Registrar and Counseling Secretary Stephanie Brumfield and Senior Counselor Russ Toombs for their dedication in organizing, coordinating, and supporting our students through this process. Their hard work helped make this year’s milestone possible!

The following students were recognized for receiving local scholarships. Ste. Genevieve High School sincerely appreciates the support of the community and businesses that fund these scholarships, and we are proud of the dedicated commitment to education that exists within our community. These scholarships are appreciated by the students and will help them to achieve their goals.

The following seniors from Ste. Genevieve High School have received scholarships from local businesses and organizations:

Ava Abt: 

  • MO Farm Bureau Insurance

Mariah Abt:

  • Lost Acres Tractor Club; United Steelworkers Local 169G

Libby Adams:

  • August “Gus” Grein Memorial

Karlie Basler: 

  • Bloomsdale Bank; Wolk’s Insurance Agency, Inc.

Owen Bauman:

  • Lakenan Insurance; Sons of the American Legion - Dennis P. Flieg Memorial

Clinton Beasley:

  • Ste. Genevieve Elk’s Military Recognition

Abby Boyer: 

  • American Legion Post #150; American Legion Riders; Nancy L. Breig Memorial

Kennedy Buatte:

  • Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674

Jenna Clayton:

  • Steve Fallert Memorial; Lakenan Insurance

Kale Clements:

  • Dennis Walker / VFW Post #2210; Bloomsdale Excavating; GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve (Young Woman); SGHS Buddies / Mentors; Ste. Genevieve Vision Care

Shay Coleman:

  • Zell Area Jaycees; Nancy L. Breig Memorial; All-Sports Boosters; Mikel Stewart Memorial; Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674

Savannah DeRousse:

  • Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674

Damian Dickerson:

  • Tyler Wolk Memorial

Avery Dippold:

  • Plaza Tire

Piper Estes:

  • Ste. Genevieve Elk’s Military Recognition

Kailyn Fallert:

  • Dennis Walker / VFW Post #2210; MO Farm Bureau; Vern Bauman Contracting Co.

Sophia Fritsch:

  • The Farmer’s Table FFA Program; MFA Foundation; Dennis P. Flieg Memorial; Heil Oil Company; Mid-East Missouri Contractors’ Association; SGHS Future Farmers of America (FFA); Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674; Lhoist Community; Daughters of the American Revolution; River Hills Antique Tractor Club

Ava Greer:

  • Local Small Business; Walsworth Consummate Professional; SG Fury; Bethany Bequette Memorial; All-Sports Boosters; SGHS Student Council; Citizens Electric; Ste. Genevieve Community Foundation; Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674; Eric Scott Leathers, LLC

Sadie Greminger:

  • Ste. Genevieve R-II Faculty & Staff; Mikel Stewart Memorial; SGNEA

Kailynn Harmon:

  • SG R-II MSTA / CTA; Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club; Sons of the American Legion - Dennis P. Flieg Memorial

Kayden Huck:

  • SGNEA

Sophia Huck:

  • GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve (Helen Smith); Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club; R&K Excavation; Ste. Genevieve Lions Club; Andrew Marzuco Memorial; SG Men’s Horseshoe League; Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674; SGHS Student Council

Meagen Jarvis

  • Peggy Webb Memorial; Lindsay Roth Memorial

Kamree Johnson

  • SG Jaycees

Grace Joggerst

  • Weingarten Jaycees, Hoffman Foundation

Olivia Klump

  • Ste. Genevieve R-II Faculty & Staff; Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club

Aidan Lewis

  • Ste. Genevieve Country Mart

Ainsley McClard

  • Ability Network, Inc.; Armella Peterson; Environmental Products, Inc.; MO School Board (Belcher) Association; Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674

Victoria Merrifield

  • Rick & Betty O’Bryan Memorial; Grow Your Own; Band Boosters

Charles McGuire

  • Mark Woodson / Knights of Columbus; Lieutenant Colonel J. Felix St. James Camp #3236; Ste. Genevieve Elk’s Military Recognition

Joleigh Parker

  • American Legion Post #150; MRV Banks; Nicki Reed Memorial; Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674, Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce

Talan Plunk

  • Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District Paramedic

Lillian Reed

  • Band Boosters

Jayden Rickman

  • Ste. Genevieve Hospital Staff; Ste. Genevieve Elk’s #2674

Aiden Roth

  • Riverside Landscaping, Inc.; Randy (Monier) Choate Memorial; Ste. Genevieve County Tech Foundation; All-Sports Boosters; Mikel Stewart Memorial; MLC / Harry B. Matthews

Mason Ruch

  • Grow Your Own

Heidi Schmelzle

  • Randy (Monier) Choate Memorial; Hoffman Foundation; Alvin Brown Memorial; Dennis P. Flieg Memorial; Nancy L. Breig Memorial; Mikel Stewart Memorial; SGHS Future Farmers of America (FFA); Ste. Genevieve County Tech Foundation; Mid-East MO Contractors’ Association; Welding Training; American Welding Academy; Breaking Traditions

Jacob Schweigert

  • Elk’s Trade

Lillian Smith

  • Foundation of Restoration; Grow Your Own

Miranda Snyder

  • Ste. Genevieve Elk’s Military Recognition

Chloe Staffen

  • Lost Acres Tractor Club; Mueller’s Tire Service, Inc.; SG R-II MSTA / CTA; Bill Karl Memorial; All-Sports Boosters

Easton Stanley

  • Ste. Genevieve Elk’s Military Recognition

Braxton Stomberg

  • Little Saline Sportsman's Club

Lexi Warren

  • American Legion Auxiliary Unit #150; Ste. Genevieve County Fair Board; Ste. Genevieve County Democratic Club; Nancy L. Breig Memorial

Drake Weibrecht

  • Linda Coleman Henson Memorial; Grow Your Own; Band Boosters

Autumn Werner

  • Peggy J. Johnson Memorial; SG Women’s Horseshoe League; Literacy Without Limits

Karter Worley

  • Ste. Genevieve Elk’s Military Recognition

The selection committee would like to thank the following area businesses and organizations that contributed scholarships to the students of Ste. Genevieve High School:

Small business donors include: 

Basler Funeral Home; Bahr Signs; C-Barn, Inc.; Computer Solutions; Drury Outdoors; First State Community Bank; Fischer Quarry & Hauling; Lurk Custom Cabinets; Midway Bar & Grill; MS Sara Menard; Quarry Workers Local #839; Shuh & Sons Plumbing HTG & AC; Ste. Genevieve County Farmers Market; T. Drury Contracting, Inc.; and Tower Rock Stone Co.

RECOGNITIONS:

“Glory of Missouri” Award: The following Ste. Genevieve High School seniors have been recognized with the “Glory of Missouri” Award from the Missouri House of Representatives. This honor was created to recognize students who display virtuous qualities both as students and as citizens. Each student honored represents one of the virtues of good government engraved on the walls of the House Chamber. These seniors include:

  • Libby Adams – Enterprise

  • Karlie Basler - Progress

  • Kale Clements – Truth

  • Shay Coleman – Liberty

  • Charles Corbett – Law

  • Sophia Fritsch – Justice

  • Ava Greer – Virtue

  • Ava Huber – Fraternity

  • Sophia Huck – Education

  • Ainsley McClard – Knowledge

  • Mallory Rottler – Temperance

  • Jacob Schweigert – Equality

  • Chloe Staffen – Honor

  • Bennett Walls – Charity