Rocket launches in AP Pace class
Senior students Kat Tvrdy and Thomas Greisen break down some of the process and the goal of their final launch day for this STEM-based project.
Paige (Beiermann) Liess
“From the time I was little, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I loved going to school and playing school at home.”
Bridget (Hansen) McPhillips
“I love to help guide them in figuring out what their talents are, how they can use them, and what their options are after they graduate.”
Deborah McGinn
” I learned best from teachers who saw my potential, and understood that I could be successful whether I ever understand an equation or dreaded story problem in math.”
Dan Mettler
“The never give up attitude the faculty at Pius taught us really helped shape who I am today.”
Adam Polacek
“I remember how I looked at my teachers as role models and positive influences on my life.”
Mandy Svoboda (Haas)
“I have always said that being a teacher makes me a better mom, and being a mom makes me a better teacher.”
Brenna (Zeleski) Dare
“I remember having an “aha” moment in March of senior year and knew that teaching was truly my calling.”
Jilliane (Walsh) Allemann
“I have had the opportunity to work in a small school where school IS truly a big family.”
Tracy Neumayer Chapelle
“I tried to find something each of my students enjoys so that I can connect with them.”
Christy (Kobza) Kruger
“These students bring smiles, laughter, and a love for God that is very special.”
Jordan Haas
“I realized I wanted to be a teacher when I noticed the relationships I built with teachers as a student.”
Class of 2025 greeted with orientation
Welcome to the Class of 2025! Freshmen were on campus today for orientation, will be tomorrow for a retreat, and will be back Monday for their first day of high school. ⚡️
Gary Hoebelheinrich
Gary Hoebelheinrich is a native of Cedar County in northeast Nebraska. He is the third of seven children and a third generation descendant of German immigrants on his mother’s side. Hard work and sacrifice were the face of the farming community that built and sustained St. Boniface Church and grade school in nearby Menominee. Gary graduated
From senior art project to French class ceiling
For her final senior project, Christine Fortenberry painted a reproduction of Pierre Auguste Renoir’s ‘In the Meadow’ onto a ceiling tile that will live in her now-former French classroom. Fortenberry asked her teacher, Laurence Mills, if she had a preference, and Mills choose this particular artwork, but hadn’t seen Fortenberry’s final work until last Friday,
Mapping out the finer points of classic book
English II students in Nolan DeWispelare’s class made maps of Maycomb to review the unit on the book, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Students used context clues from the book to determine where different parts of the town are located in relation to each other.
