A&P lab adds time element to lesson
Students Jenna Steenson’s Anatomy & Physiology class are trying to keep alive Homer Simpson. To do so, they are using what they’ve learned about homeostasis. Maintaining body temperature, water quantity, and electrolyte concentration, they must keep Homer alive for five minutes as his water slowly drains away. Homeostasis is the ability of the body to
Cubed or Crushed in Biology class
Students in Kayla Boellstorff’s Biology class were comparing temperatures of different beverages with cubed and crushed ice.
Getting the right mix for Chemistry lab
It takes a lot of work to get a science lab to work just right. Using methods such as filtration and evaporation, students in Joanna Andrews’ Chemistry class were learning about different way to separate a mixture of salt, sand, iron filings and beads.
The priority of school safety
From Kelsey Bugarin, Asst. Principal Every day I walk up to the school, I try to catch a glimpse of the progress on our new secure front entrance. I can’t help but anticipate the completion of the project and the positive impact it will make on the safety and security of our school. As construction
Focusing on photography for student storytellers
Yearbookers attempted to stop traffic this afternoon…with their cameras.
Connor Maly ’15
Connor Maly ’15 and Erinn (formerly Ms. Black) married on June 16, 2023 in Virginia on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Currently, Connor is starting his fifth year as a FOCUS missionary at his alma mater, UNL. Erinn is starting her second year at Pius X and will be a full-time campus minister.
Bios for New Staff at Pius X
Jessie Huls Jessie Huls is a proud (’97) graduate of Pius X and is thrilled to be back in the building as an educator. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Benedictine College and taught for two years at Holy Trinity High school in Chicago, IL before going on to earn her Masters
