Zachary Baehr

Tom Doggett ’76

A fierce competitor, Doggett was a rare blend of speed and power. An excellent all-around athlete, “He could break for a TD every time he touched the ball.” Doggett was a two time All-City, All-State football selection. He led the Bolts to State Championships in 1974 and 1975, winning the first ever Nebraska State Football […]

Kyle Foster ’83

Kyle Foster graduated from Pius X in 1983. He graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1988 where he earned B.A. degrees in History and English Literature while also being awarded two athletic letters. He joined the USA Peace Corps in 1989 where he trained in Arabic language and history and served as a teacher of

Shelly (Kapler) Wright ’96

Shelly (Kapler) Wright was a member of the Pius X High School volleyball, basketball, and track and field teams from 1993 to 1996, lettering in all three sports for 3 years. Her senior year, Shelly helped her volleyball and basketball teams to state and received both All-City and All-State recognition in both sports. Shelly was

Jake Moore

Jake Moore was a business teacher and coach at Pius X from 1990 thru 2022 and served as the Varsity Volleyball Coach for Lincoln Pius X from 1990 through 2014, with his teams accumulating a total of 657 wins(an average of over 26 wins per year!). His teams won 16 District Championships, qualified for the

Howard and Doris Schiefelbein Scholarship

Doris and Howard Schiefelbein were active members of St. Teresa parish, and believed in the importance of Catholic education. They were married June 9, 1949, at St. Cecelia’s in Hastings. During their 62 years of marriage, they were blessed with four children who attended St. Teresa Catholic School and Pius X High School (Susan Schwartz

Paige (Beiermann) ’09

Paige (Beiermann) ’09 and Adam Liess welcomed twin boys, Elijah Joseph and Zachary Michael, in October 2022.

Li wins silver medal in national art competition

Youyang Li, a recently graduated senior at Pius X, has been awarded a silver medal by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. She recently was honored with multiple awards at the state level.

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

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) =