Franciscan Friars – including alum – visit classes
What a blessing to have four friars and four postulates from the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal within our halls! They visited every Freshman Encounter class along with several sophomore and senior classes to share their testimonies and the mission of their “Yes” to the call of Our Lord. It was a special gift to
Counting M&Ms a colorful stats lesson
Here’s a class assignment where eating the ‘homework’ is encouraged (just not by your dog)! Students in Brianna Olson’s AP Stats class were given a bag of plain M&Ms to sort and count by color. They added up their observed data to compare with the expected data based on what Mars (the company that makes
Fr. Liam O’Shea-Creal ’13
What is your current title and organization? Describe what you do. Fr. Liam O’Shea-Creal, Parochial Vicar at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings, NE. I am also a Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2) in the United States Navy as a Chaplain Candidate Program Officer. What is it you love about your work? It is hard to
Machine Contest a page-turner for physics students
Students in AP Physics (PACE) and Accelerated Physics participated in last night’s 29th annual Pius X Machine Contest. Teams of students built machines with at least 20 different steps that would TURN A PAGE OF A BOOK. The teams were judged on their ingenuity and on whether their machine successfully completed the task. This year’s
Matt Novotny ’03
What is your current title and organization? Describe what you do. I’m currently a letter carrier employed at USPS. I’ve been employed with them for about 10 years. I was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in June 2019 and continue to fight it these present days. I continue to do treatments every 2 weeks and
Thad Aerts ’93
What is your current title and organization? Describe what you do. I’m the managing partner at Boiler Brewing Company in Lincoln, Neb. We’re a small batch craft brewery that makes beer, cider, mead, and seltzer. I run the business, which means I’m on the non-beer making side of the fence. What is it you love
Mat Bickley ’93
What is your current title and organization? Describe what you do. I am the Sr. Director of Warranty Operations at Vivint Smart Home. What is it you love about your work? I get to work with every group at Vivint; Billing, Finance, Marketing, IT, Sales, Legal, Field Operations and Customer Service to ensure a great
Mock trial team welcomes Hawaiian team for friendly scrimmage
The Pius X Mock Trial Team hosted the Kauai High School Mock Trial Team (from Lihue, Hawaii) for a friendly scrimmage last Friday. They were also able to tour the Nebraska State Courts. Pictured are the two teams plus the jury of volunteer attorneys in our Pius X Mock Courtroom, and the teams in the
Factoring in teamwork to solve Algebra problems
Bill Schlautman’s Differentiated Algebra I class was busy working on factoring polynomials this week. Working in teams to solve individual problems to find a collective answer to move to the next level, students not only practiced their math skills but also how to work together as a team to solve a collective problem.
PODCAST: Encountering Jesus and overcoming anxiousness
Fr. Cole Kennett ’09 spoke at today’s Lenten Prayer Service about anxiousness and encountering Jesus. Listen to his talk in our podcasts – https://www.piusx.net/podcast/encountering-jesus-and-overcoming-anxiousness/.
Todd McCown ’93
Current title and workplace: I am Vice President of Sales for Buckle, Inc. I’ve been with Buckle since I was a sophomore at Pius. Why work for Buckle all these years: Number 1, the people that I get a chance to work with. People are the difference in our company and Pius taught me a
Film making in Spanish class
Spanish 4 students in Katie Hayes’ ’99 class have been working on their movie scripts. Working in small groups, students have been given topics to write a script and create a short movie using their Spanish skills.
Podcast: Finding your soldiers and your Simon
Senior Bree Korta shared her testimony with the students and staff at Pius X during today’s weekly Lenten service. She said: “High school’s a good test of who’s going to be the soldiers, standing next to you, pushing your cross onto your shoulders that’s already heavy enough. And who’s going to be Simon for you,
Students and vendors talk post-high school opportunities
Hundreds of Pius X students and dozens of local vendors talked shop Tuesday morning about the many opportunities available for students beyond – and maybe even during – high school. Organized by teacher Don McKee, the annual career fair featured 37 vendors in the gym, where students talked about colleges, careers and cool swag. Vendors
Two students earn state honors for artwork
Senior Youyang Li has been honored with five Gold Key awards and two Silver Key awards, while senior Elayna Uhing won a Silver Key for her artwork. The honors come from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Nebraska Art Region. Scroll through the photos to see their artwork. Congrats, Yoyo and Elayna! Special thanks to
Bolts qualify 6 for state speech
Pius X finished fourth as a team at district speech, qualifying six students for the state speech meet! Entertainment: * William Cunningham- 2nd place, state qualifier* Maria Butler- 5th place Extemporaneous Speaking: * Cate Barry- 2nd place, State qualifier Informative speaking: * Ava Hoffschneider- Champion! state qualifier* Ryan Hoffschneider- 3rd place, state qualifier Persuasive speaking:
Mixing of paints, designs and cultures in art class
Painted eggs have cultural significance depending on the region of the world. Students in Laurie Rodaway’s class are working on their painted egg projects while studying how different cultures decorate eggs and the different techniques used. Researching examples from places such as Greece, Turkey and the Ukraine, they are now working on their own designs.
AP Human Geography class includes fundraiser as part of lesson
For most American children, food and education are commodities that are easy to take for granted. If they’re served a bowl of porridge at lunch, many wouldn’t get it, or may only take a bite or two before throwing it away. But for the children of Zambia , that one bowl could mean everything. Pius
A final touch before the kiln in Ceramics
Our Show Choir students have one final performance this Saturday! Let’s meet the seniors from this year’s Spectrum, Prism and Show Band, with the background music coming from one of their performance numbers.
