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A 12-year-old boy came running beside the new tracks shouting, “TRAIN’S- A-COMING”!

Four new bills proposed for the spring legislative session are aiming to increase Missouri's motor fuel tax for the first time in more than two decades.

Hermann Elementary & Middle School

The Gasconade County R-1 Department of Bands presented their Spring Band Concert last week at the Hermann High School (HHS) Auditorium. The 6th-grade band, 7th and 8th-grade band, the Hermann High School Wind Ensemble and Jazz bands performed under the direction of Benjamin Sachs.

Hermann Elementary & Middle School

Hermann Elementary & Middle School

Hermann High School Speech Team finished their season at the district competition in West Plains. Kaylyn Walker, Tom Hagedorn, and Brenna Jones made it to the final round for their arguments.

The Hermann High School and Middle School Choirs gave their Spring Concert last week in the high school auditorium. The 7th and 8th-grade choir, Men’s and Women’s Choirs and Kammerchor sang selections about Spring’s awakening, the Easter season and the joy of that rebirth. Song selections ra…

Hermann Elementary & Middle School

Peoples Savings Bank (PSB) presented a check to St. George School for the amount of $5,000 last Saturday evening during the Cajun Shrimp Boil in the St. George School gymnasium. PSB employee Chris Theissen said that is twice the money donated last year and was generated from PSB’s debit card users.

The St. George School fifth and sixth-grade students competed in the annual Catholic Schools Week Poster Contest, sponsored by Western Catholic Union.

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The Hermann High School FFA chapter will be celebrating American agriculture and the FFA organization all week. Below are some of the events the group has scheduled:

Peyton Schafer was crowned Courtwarming Queen for 2019 before the varsity conference basketball game against Pacific last Friday night in the Hermann High School gymnasium. Her escort is Sam Holland, King of Courtwarming, who along with his teammates, defeated the Pirates 74-67. 

A Four Rivers Conference speech meet was held at East Central College in Union last Friday, Jan. 25. Speech Team Advisor Lauren Wiegmann said Hermann High School participants received many first, second, and third place ribbons. Elizabeth Vieth, Caitlin McGarrah, and Kaylyn Walker received f…

From left, Bailey Whithaus, Brenna Jones, and Alyssa Chaney made the Missouri All-State Choir. The Missouri Music Educators Association sponsors the contest. Their goal is to ensure every student in Missouri has access and exposure to a well-balanced comprehensive, sequential and high qualit…

Congratulations to Hermann High School speech team for winning third place at their conference meet in St. James. The students also won many individual awards including three first-place ribbons. SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Hermann High School Bearcat Brigade just got a step closer to retiring their 18 year-old, well-worn marching uniforms. At the school board meeting last week, Superintendent Scott Smith said the District had received a bid for the uniforms, totaling $30,894 from Stanbury, the Mo. uniform …

Gasconade Co. R-1 Selects Timothy “Chip” Stutzman for High School Principal.

By: Cassidy Giles

JOHN BUCKNER

Drum Major Kylie Hoven and Colorguard Captain Brenna Jones represent the Hermann Bearcat Brigade Marching Band that brought home trophies for winning many categories at the McKendree University Small Band Marching Band Championships in Lebanon, IL.

Theresa Vieth, sponsor of the National Honor Society at Hermann High School said,”We held our annual food drive this week and designed it as boys vs. the girls, with the winning gender getting homemade cookies from the National Honor Society kids.”

Hermann High School FFA Chapter members did well again this year at the Gasconade County Fair livestock competition.