Student earns honor for mapmaking skills on a topic close to his heart
Anthony Nguyen won a state-wide competition for a GIS map he created about heart disease in Nebraska, a disease that has impacted his family.
Relaying the lessons of Chemistry class
It’s relay day in Leah Zohner’s Chemistry classes, where students are given a question to answer on a laminated note card. When they are correct, the next person on their team gets a question to solve. This continues in a feverish pace until all teams are done, with the questions getting progressively more difficult.
Kaylin (Kreikemeier) White
Growing up I had several teachers that provided me with a safe and loving atmosphere. Going into school each day my goal is to make sure each child feels safe when they are with me and that they know they are loved.
Fall 2021 Student-Athlete Signing Ceremony
Thunderbolt student-athletes from were honored this year for having committed and signed to play a sport in college. More student-athletes in the Class of 2022 will be honored at a similar ceremony next spring. https://vimeo.com/644523848 Cayden Brandner Stanton Parents – Matt Stanton & Jeanne BrandnerCollegiate Sport – TennisCollege Choice – Midland University – Fremont, NebraskaConference
Mock Interview Fair photo
Let’s talk about … you! Students in Career & Life Management classes are answering questions about themselves during today’s Mock Interview Fair. Expectations include a resume, dressing up, having their own questions to ask, and overcoming nerves! Latest Stories
Tabitha Rose Heftie Memorial Scholarship
Tabitha was a senior at Pius X High School in Lincoln when she passed away in November 2020, following a car accident. Tabitha Rose was born August 29, 2003 to Jacob and Naomi Smeal in Fremont, Nebraska. They chose Julie and Kelly Heftie to be her adoptive parents, who raised her in Lincoln, Nebraska, along
A story of a triathlon and a teacher, in Latin
Latin I students researched Roman sports for a class assignment in the Latin language. Teacher Mike Katalenich had the students write a story, which happened to include the teacher himself. Here are the students’ reports, in Latin: Est diēs frīgidus in mēnse octōbrī multō cum ventō. Est triathlon. Prīmum certāmen est cursus. Magister Katalenich
A note regarding food service and supply chains
Providing school meals has become significantly more difficult this year as school meals participation has increased. Adding to the challenges are COVID-19-related disruptions to school food service manufacturing, supply, and distribution channels. These disruptions result in frequent menu changes, reduced menu variety, and changes in meal service options. The most common problems are discontinued menu
Lakin MacGregor
Ensuring my classroom is a safe, inclusive, and creative environment is the foundation of how I teach today.
Students create an offering to loved ones in club and classes
Students in Latinos Unidos created an Ofrenda display near the front of the school to honor loved ones, and students in various Spanish classes are making their own in class. Día de los muertos is a multi-day celebration to honor the dead. With roots as far back as ancient Mesoamerica, Día de los Muertos is
Students perform ‘Quoth the Raven’ with page illustrations
While reading and studying ‘The Raven’ in English 1 taught by Jen Sander, students created their own pages to illustrate various parts of the story.
Bringing the farm – with green peppers – to the lunch line
October is Farm 2 School Month, and Pius X is a proud supporter of bringing locally grown produce to our students. We also aim to support area farmers and the community, and bring the Farm 2 School information to our classrooms. Gary Fehr from Green School Farms visited our school during lunchtime, having students guess
From classroom assignment to flourishing business, the story of h.flynn and Hayley (Stamper) Reed ’15
A budding entrepreneur doesn’t need the venture capital or the big loan. They don’t even need a website or social media presence. It just takes an idea, Hayley (Stamper) Reed ’15 told a group of high school students at a Junior Achievement event at Pius X High School. “You can turn something ugly and turn
Marching band earns top rating at state
The Pius X Marching Band earned the top rating, a superior, at Saturday’s State Marching Band Competition! #piusproud It’s the fourth time Pius X has earned this honor since the state competition began in 1984.
Tvrdy named merit semi-finalist
Senior Kat Tvrdy has been named a National Merit semi-finalist. She answered questions about her education at Pius X.
Veggie Challenge inspires students to get creative with corn dish
The vegetable of choice chosen by the judges: corn. The class: Intro to Culinary Arts. The competitors: the six students in this class taught by Amy Shonka. The students went to work creating a tasty dish for the judges involving corn as one of the main ingredients. Winners were Piper Bryce and Abigail Hill.
The ‘ecosytem’ of the school parking lot
How many makes of vehicles are in the parking lot? While teaching biological diversity to her students, AP Environmental Science teacher Lori Watson converted the thinking into cars in a parking lot to allow students to better understand richness (number in an area) and evenness (variety spread throughout). Since Pius does not have any “natural
Class activity puts math shapes into action
Students in Differentiated Geometry were learning the particulars of various shapes: congruence, parallel, perpendicular, degree of angles, and more. To better understand a shape, groups of students had to ‘act out’ the shape while sharing the details with classmates. The teacher is Anne Driewer. Latest Stories
Sara (Fritz) Elder
“During my senior year at Pius my counselor Mrs. Fraiser helped guide me to the Education Program at UNO.”
Shelby (Krause) Rix
“I remember sitting at a restaurant and my dad telling me that he thought I would make a great teacher because I worked really well with kids.”
