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, […]
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
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
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:
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.
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
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.
Written by Principal Terry Kathol The Catholic faith is the core of why Pius exists as a school. Helping our Pius students achieve a faith-filled life is part of our mission as a school and the reason most parents send their student to Pius. This school year there has been a desire among our students
Students in Jamie Reed’s Biology class have been studying inheritance patterns. Using information such as scale color, eye color, tail length and fire breathing in dragons, students determine which were passed down and draw their dragon to show these inherited traits.
Pius X has won its sixth state title in 13 years. Julius Meduna was the highest scoring student in the entire competition. Pius X was trailing Mount Michael and Creighton Prep before the final event, the Super Quiz, but rallied and scored enough to claim the title, and the team is excited to be headed
The Pius X Cheer team were named Class A State Champions in Traditional Performance at the Nebraska state competition hosted by the Nebraska Coaches Association. See the Cheer page.
From our Campus Ministry Team: “As we walk into the desert this Lenten season, we invite you to commit. Commit to the disciplines you select for yourself, be all in, don’t be lukewarm! Challenge yourself to step away, to create a space to grow, and to allow your heart to be united to the suffering
Students in Ryan Psota’s Career and Life Management class have been working on a budget activity along with representatives from Liberty First Credit Union. Students were each provided with a profile outlining items such as a career, family size, income, debt, and expenses. Working through various scenarios students learn the important budgeting skills to make
This course is for students who want to design and create interactive projects which integrate video, sound, graphics and text. Students will understand and demonstrate how to use technology to effectively communicate in personal, educational, and employment settings. Major projects will include creating promotional videos.
This course is designed to build upon the skills learned in Web Design I. Students will become more acquainted with database development for the web, as well as flash and video applications. Concepts covered in this course include Flash, PHP, video, JavaScript. This class will be project-driven.
This course will provide an understanding of how information is produced and disseminated on the World Wide Web. Students will apply desktop design and publishing practices to the design, development, and programming of web pages. Concepts covered include HTML, html editors, CCS, and graphic design. Ethics and personal privacy will also be discussed.
Accounting III is designed to promote and enhance an understanding of accounting and its uses. Students study accounting concepts and procedures, appropriate data processing technology and methods. Students have the opportunity to develop proficiency in recording, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting accounting data. Concepts and procedures are applied to partnership, corporate, and individual accounting situations. Students
Accounting II is designed to help students acquire additional accounting knowledge and skills. Special emphasis is placed on the concepts of uncollectable accounts, depreciation, inventory, stock ownership and dividend distribution, and accruals and deferrals. This course also explores analysis and interpretation of financial information used in making managerial decisions, where students are encouraged to determine
Accounting I emphasizes the basic principles of double-entry accounting system. Students will study the accounting cycle for a sole proprietorship and a partnership. Course activities include recording transactions, preparing work sheets, preparing financial statements, and an introduction to payroll, taxes and accounting systems. Students will use computers to do various simulations and course work. This
Students will learn the marketing concept and many advertising techniques throughout this semester course. The uses of institutional and consumer marketing strategies are introduced, with a focus on product research and development, pricing strategies, and the use of incentives. Types of available media and their importance in marketing campaigns, target marketing, and how to create
How does the law affect rights and obligations I have as an individual, consumer, employee or tenant? This exploratory course on law will answer that question. Situations ranging from a minor thing like reacting to a traffic ticket to the more complicated process of carrying out a contract are some of the areas discussed. Students
Computer Applications is designed to provide the student with greater computer usage and instruction. Microsoft Office Professional, including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint will be covered. This course will enable students to do expanded word processing, use databases, create spreadsheets and coordinate graphics. This course will meet the Life Skills requirement.
This course is an introductory course in computer science which will use many of the basic principles of discrete mathematics – counting methods, statements of logic, sequences and series, as well as reviewing concepts from Algebra II – in order to develop, adapt, and implement computer programs. Heavy emphasis will be put on problem solving.
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