Registration for Ninth Grade at Pius X

Welcome! This webpage contains lots of information about registering at Pius X for freshman year. School counselors are ready to help with questions, and are assigned by alphabet:

Registration Information

The due date for registration for students currently in a Lincoln Catholic grade school is listed below. Counselors will come to your grade school to get all needed papers. Parents and student must sign the Registration Verification Form with all selected courses and bring it with other materials. We will check that the Consent Form has been checked and electronically signed, and that you have completed the demographic information.

Wednesday, February 21
St. Peter, 9:10AM
St. Michael, 10:15AM
St. Joseph, 1:30PM

Thursday, February 22
North American Martyrs, 9AM
Blessed Sacrament, 11:00AM
Cathedral, 1:15PM

Friday, February 23
St. Teresa, 9:15AM
St. John, 11:10AM
St. Patrick, 1:20PM

If you are a prospective student not currently in a Lincoln Catholic grade school, please call the Counseling Office at 402-488-0931. We will establish an account for you on PowerSchool so that you can register for courses. It will be helpful for you to schedule a meeting with your counselor to discuss Pius X and what we have to offer.

Graduation Requirements

230 Credits Required for Graduation

10 Credits = 1 Year, Class Meets Daily

5 Credits = 1 Semester, Class Meets Daily

Theology – 40 credits
English – 40 credits
Social Studies – 35 credits
Math – 30 credits
Science – 30 credits
PE/Health – 15 credits
Fine Art – 5 credits
Speech – 5 credits
Specified Electives – 15 credits
Life Skills Course – 5 credits
Elective – 10 credits

Ninth Grade Required Courses

Certain classes are required and have already been placed in your courses lists in your PowerSchool account.Those include:

Theology I,
English I,
World Geography, and
PE/Health.

Required subject areas

Theology I – 10 Credits
English I – 10 Credits
World Geography – 5 Credits
PE / Health – 10 Credits
Math – 10 Credits
Science – 10 Credits

Options in Math

If you are in the Lincoln Catholic grade schools, your current math teacher has recommended what math course(s) is best for you. That course is already on your PowerSchool course request page.

You will take a math placement test in late spring that could change this math course based on the score of the test. If your placement course changes, we will inform you and make the changes.

Algebra I Essentials & Algebra I (2 full periods per day)
Algebra I
Differentiated Algebra I
Differentiated Geometry

If you are NOT in a Lincoln Catholic grade school, you may contact the Pius Counseling Center (402-488-0931 or email counselingcenter@piusx.net ) to take the math placement test after May 1, 2021. Students who would like to study and retest may do so either of these times: July 17th, 10 am, Pius, Room 103, or Noon on August 12th (immediately following the 9th grade retreat), Pius, Room 103.

There is no need to register for either of these retests. Just be on time to room 103.

Options in Science

Must choose Biology or Physical Science

We recommend you choose physical science if your math placement course is Algebra I. There will be plenty of time to get all the science courses you need and want during high school.

Options in Social Studies

World Geography (one semester) is already in your course selections.

AP Human Geography may be taken in place of World Geography and will also satisfy the social studies elective credit that is typically taken in senior year, and may be taken in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. It is a full-year course.

(AP courses are college-level courses taught in high school followed by a national exam. The score on the exam is what determines if colleges will offer credit for the course.)

Only students who can manage higher-level courses and who are ready to work very hard are advised to take this option. You may take World Geography during 9th grade, and may still take AP Human Geography during 10th, 11th and 12th grade.

IMPORTANT: If you are interested in replacing World Geography (semester course) with World History (year-long course) for freshman year, please email your counselor or call the Counseling Office (402-488-0931) to remove World Geography from you course selections. You will not be able to remove this course by yourself.

Ninth-Grade Electives

ADD UP TO 35 CREDITS to complete your 9th grade schedule.

You will need to make some choices about courses you take. If you have been recommended to take ABLE, we highly recommend you take that course. If you believe you need a study hall one or both semester, it will take up a full-period in the day. Every student automatically has a 20-minute study hall every day during fifth period. Adding another study hall will give you another 45 minutes of study hall time each day.

You must fill all eight periods of the day each semester.

Class Option – Credits

International Language (Spanish, French or Latin) – 10
Music (Vocal or/and Instrumental) – 10
Business – 5 or 10
Art – 5 or 10
Speech/Drama/Forensics – 5 or 10
Family/Consumer Science – 5 or 10
Industrial Arts – 5 or 10
Study Hall (1 semester or both) – 0

Examples of Schedules

Ninth Grade #1

Semester 1	Semester 2
Theology I	Theology I
English I	English I
Geography	Accounting I
Geometry	Geometry
Biology	Biology
Spanish I	Spanish I
PE/Health	PE/Health
Marching Band	Concert Band

Ninth Grade #2

Semester 1	Semester 2
Theology I	Theology I
English I	English I
Geography	Career / Life Management
Algebra I	Algebra I
Algebra Essentials	Algebra Essentials
Physical Science	Physical Science
PE/Health	PE/Health
Women’s Choir	Women’s Choir

Twelfth Grade #1

Semester 1	Semester 2
Theology IV	Theology IV
AP Biology	AP Biology
AP Calc-PACE	AP Calc-PACE
Adv Chemistry	Adv Chemistry
AP Phys-PACE	AP Phys-PACE
Creative Writ.	AP American Gov.
AP Statistics	AP Statistics
Social Lit. I	Senior Open

Twelfth Grade #2

Semester 1	Semester 2
Theology IV	Theology IV
Sr. Lang Arts	Sr. Lang Arts
American Gov.	Contemp. History
Advanced Math	Advanced Math
Building Const.	Building Const.
Accounting II	Small Engines
Strength Train.	Senior Open
Senior Open	Senior Open

Pius X School Day

Students typically arrive between 7:20 and 7:55 a.m. to:

see teachers for extra help,
attend club/organization meeting,
attend daily Mass (begins at 7:20 every school day).

There are eight class periods per day from 8 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. After school, students might:

attend club/organization meetings;
rehearse for a play, musical or concert;
attend sports practice,
see teachers for extra help.

Fifth Period is longer and includes lunch and study hall:

5A-Study	5A-Class	5A-Class
5B-Class	5B-Class	5B-Class
5C-Class	5C-Study	5C-Lunch
5D-Lunch	5D-Lunch	5D-Study

5A-Lunch	5A-Lunch	5A-Study
5B-Class	5B-Study	5B-Lunch
5C-Class	5C-Class	5C-Class
5D-Study	5D-Class	5D-Class

High School Graduation Requirements to attend UNL

English 4 Years
Math 4 Years
- Alg. I, Geometry, Alg. II and one additional year that builds on the knowledge of Algebra.
Social Studies 3 Years
Natural Sciences 3 Years
Foreign Language 2 Years
ACT score of 20 or higher, or…
SAT score of 1030 (verbal/math) or higher.