Field trip highlight organic farming and robotic manufacturing
Students in AP Human Geography (taught by Shiela Sievert) and AP Environmental Science (taught by Lori Watson) visited Green School Farms and Kawasaki earlier this week. At the farm, students planted tomatoes and peppers while learning about sustainable farming methods and organic practices. The owner, Gary Fehr, spoke about restoring a prairie, which will help
Students adding wiring to skills learned in Physics class
Students in Jeremy Scheffler’s AP Physics class have been perfecting their home wiring skills this week. Working through a series of tasks students have shown a number of skills including how to install an outlet, a switched lampholder and a push button controlled buzzer.
Local lawyers present stories of inspiration on Law Day
May 1 is Law Day, a national day established by President Eisenhower to celebrate the rule of law. This year’s law day theme is Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration. Students in Steve Andersen’s AP American Government class were honored to be visited by a group of lawyers from the Lincoln area and hear
AcaDeca takes fourth at national competition
The Pius X AcaDeca team placed fourth in Div. II at the national event this past weekend. Junior Julius Meduna earned the second highest score in the nation for an Honors student in Division II. Junior Toby Jordan won the Founders Scholarship, awarded to the Varsity student who raises his score the most from State
May Crowning Mass, with flowers from senior class
Today we celebrated our annual May Crowning Mass, the final all-school Mass for our senior class. Prior to Mass, the senior students presented flowers that were placed near the altar.
Dissection time in Biology class
Mrs. Steenson’s Biology class have been studying the anatomy of different types of frogs. This week included getting a closer look at the internal anatomy by dissection.
Ways to improve the mental health of our students
From Shelly Pick, Director of Counseling I love spring so much. It makes my heart happy to see trees blooming, and I get to do one of my favorite things…PLANT FLOWERS! Seeing the spring resurgence of plants and trees reminds me of the beauty of Christ rising from the dead out of love for us,
Students earning Regents Scholarships
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Honor’s Night Awards
Knights of Columbus Honor Graduate Sydney AldrichElizabeth AldridgeJackson AldridgeCatherine BarryClare BaumanMason BeckWilliam BlatchfordClaire BousquetCorbin BrandlMichaela BunzMcKenna CallahanRuth CunninghamTyler DiedrichsenQuan DoJared DodsonEmma EasleyAndrew FurasekMackenzi HarrelAva HoffschneiderHaley HolmesChau HongLillian JohnsonJustin KerkmanHailey KobzaMariah KringsSarah LangNicholas McGahanCambree MeyerAlexis MontecuolloLuke NebelAnthony NguyenGabrielle NguyenHong Anh NguyenBridget NickmanCecilia NickmanAlex OdgaardDominic OldenburgLucia RutledgeSydney SchmidtBrooklyn ShotkoskiSarah SindelarNathan SochaLucas SteuterConnor TheisenSophia TimmermanHannah TlamkaWhitney TomesJacey TranMaria
Student Council 2023-2024
President: Noah CaoVice President: Charlie Budell Class of 2024:Avery CarrJacob HugginsOwen JakubWasuk KoseAva McCoyAn NinhJack SchafersAudrey SrbKate VacekZach Woosley Class of 2025:Brayden ArmagostIsabel BussEaston GubbelsDrew HughesNatalie OorlogLily RussmanAvery ThomsenJamie TranYen TranLucy Willis Class of 2026:Jesse AndresJackson FroeschlBrynn HartAlyssa MontecuolloCael MorrisFrances NebelLibby PreisterMarcus RobertsKatelyn TranBrynn Ulrich Class of 2027:Leah KorusCharlie MatternCharles MatthesMaily NguyenThanh NinhMaria RiordinNoah RussellGisella
Going 3D with sidewalk chalk in AP Calculus
AP Calculus students broke free from in-class worksheets to showcase their math prowess … on the sidewalks. And with chalk! Anne Driewer’s classes were turning a two-dimensional object in a three-dimensional object by rotating around a given axis and then finding the volume of their new shape.
Ice core models help students understand scientific principles
In AP Environmental Science, Lori Watson’s students are learning the scientific principles, concepts and methodologies used by scientists to understand the interrelationships of the natural world. In this week’s class, students are using Ice Core Models to create a scale model and infer about climate change, just as scientists would in real world.
Masur named new assistant principal
Erin Masur will be the newest assistant principal at Pius X High School starting this summer! Erin has been a math teacher at Pius for the past seven years, and this past year served as the coordinator for our IEP and 504 accommodation plans. Her special education work and her knowledge of our school will
Learning the rules and strategies of lifetime sports
Girls PE/Health class students are introduced to the rules, skills and strategies for a variety of team and individual sports. This week, the girls are playing and learning about Badminton. The teacher is Kerri Strizek.
Taste test yields an A for pizza topped with bison meat
This school test was simple: Try a piece of pizza topped with bison meat, then provide feedback. Taste tests like these are part of Pius X’s Farm to School program thanks to a LIFT (Local Indigenous Food Training) Grant. Results of the taste test scored an A! The total acceptance rate (Loved + Liked) =
