MINNEAPOLIS – Thirteen Beloit High School Students were nominated and selected to play in the NCAA League Honor Band on Monday, Feb. 5 in Minneapolis, Kansas. The students rehearsed all afternoon, then performed at the concert at 7 p.m. The conductor/clinician was Dr. Shawn Knopp from Friends University.
St. John’s Catholic School team is headed back to the state scholars’ bowl tournament, after going undefeated (10-0) at the Regional meet last Thursday. The team will compete at State on Saturday, Feb. 10, at Central Christian High School in Hutchinson, with competition beginning at noon. Henry Holdren led the team, answering 20 questions correctly; however, it was a solid team effort that allowed the Blujays to go undefeated at Regionals for the second year in a row; all competitors on the team scored at least 60 points. This win was also on the heels of asecondstraightNorthernPlainsLeaguetitle,goingundefeated(11-0)onceagain.TheBlujayteamarefromlefttoright: HenryHoldren, Greg Walter, Jonas Letourneau, Lily DiNuzzo, Nicholas Niewald, Edward Horinek. Not shown is Coach Rusty Lueger.
BELOIT – The first of five Saint Pio chapels sponsored by the Saint Pio Foundation will be established in the center of the United States, in the Diocese of Salina, KS, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Beloit, KS, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.
CONCORDIA – Committed to continuing a tradition of community journalism that dates back more than 120 years, Sweet Tea Media, LLC has acquired the Blade-Empire Publishing Company.
Right: Beloit High School 2024 Winter Homecoming Royalty are Queen Kerigan Hubert, daughter of Lee Hubert and Shawna Hubert and King Asher Zimmer, son of Darin Zimmer and the late Delycia McBlair. Above: Kerigan Hubert celebrates her being named Queen with sister, Kalista and niece Ella Hubert.
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