The staff of the Geneva yearbook “The Boardwalk” was recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for excellence in specific categories from this prestigious national journalism organization. The CSPA announced winners of its 36th Annual Gold Circle Awards Program to honor excellence in high school journalism in yearbooks and digital media. This year, these categories attracted 5,309 yearbook and…
Geneva eighth-grade student Charlie Dees (left) was declared the 2019 champion of Geneva’s annual National Geographic Geography Bee for the second straight year. Seventh-grader Andrew Viot (center) was runner-up and A.J. Dube, eighth grade, finished in third place. These students finished in this exact order in this competition for the second year in a row.…
Please give a current update on yourself (college and graduation year, major, work or career, family, other interests, service or hobbies). Since graduating from Texas A&M University with a Classics major in May 2018, I’ve gotten to join Young Life as an Area Director and put down some roots in a little west Texas town…
The Geneva varsity swim team competed in the TAPPS Division III Regional Swim Meet on January 23 at Palo Alto Natatorium in San Antonio. Both the girls and boys teams placed second overall in their divisions. The girls team had 94 total points, which was one point behind regional champ San Antonio Lutheran and the…
Geneva has named its 2019 Valedictorian and Salutatorian. These graduating seniors will deliver addresses at Commencement in May. Eleanor Galbreath, daughter of Autumn Dawn and David Galbreath of Fair Oaks Ranch, earned the distinction as Geneva’s 2019 Valedictorian. Galbreath has been involved in drama and music through theater productions at Geneva, Boerne Community Theater and…
The Geneva Competition Cheer Team placed fourth at the TAPPS Division II Large Squad State Cheer Championships at the Bell County Exposition Center in Belton on January 10-11. Students earning individual awards were senior Avery Baggs and junior Natalya Pedraza who were each named First Team All-State, junior Corley Petrie was named Second Team All-State…
Geneva journalism students earned second place in the inaugural year of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial School’s 4A Fall Photo State Contest after strong finishes in the various photo categories. The contest offered six different photo categories: Animals, Cityscape/Urban Architecture, Experimental/Enhanced, Scenic/Landscape, Still Life and Waterscapes/Seascapes. Junior Gillian Loflin earned first place, freshman…
Geneva alumni defeated the Eagles varsity team 53-48 in the annual Alumni Basketball Game. The guys and girls teams alternated play by quarter. Kade Leeder (Class of 2013) won the guys’ three-point contest and his sister Abby (Class of 2012) was the girls’ champ. This has become an annual Geneva event to foster community and…
The seventh grade boys basketball team won the Alamo All-Stars Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament by defeating San Antonio Christian School 42-41 in overtime on Saturday, December 15. The Eagles have a 10-0 record and this is their second tourney championship this season. Team members are from front row: Ford Elizondo, Cannon Menn, Grant Roberson, Caleb Cloutier, K.P.…
The varsity basketball teams hosted Hoops for Heartland for the fifth straight year to benefit Heartland Children’s Home in Boerne. Geneva senior Aisling Ayers planned this event and reported that more than $5,100 was raised to help Heartland in its mission to foster, love and care for medically fragile children who suffer from complications of…