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Dressing in style for vocab exercise in French class
Les étudiants avec style! Students in Stephanie Werner’s French II classes wrapped up their clothing unit with a fashion show using lots of descriptive adjectives. Bon travail!
The variety of teaching methods in one class
In one Theology class, we see the variety of tools and methods being used to help students understand the material.
Getting the lay of the land
Students in AP Environmental Science have been determining the physical properties of different soils. Using soil samples from a corn field, a creek and garden soils they are researching soil texture by feel and measuring percentage proportion of the soils content. Lori Watson is the teacher.
Sewing together skills and projects
Students in Textiles, Clothing and Design class are hard at work on their projects, practicing their skills such as hand and machine sewing, pattern design and cutting and embroidery. The teacher is Amy Shonka.
A&P lab adds time element to lesson
Students Jenna Steenson’s Anatomy & Physiology class are trying to keep alive Homer Simpson. To do so, they are using what they’ve learned about homeostasis. Maintaining body temperature, water quantity, and electrolyte concentration, they must keep Homer alive for five minutes as his water slowly drains away. Homeostasis is the ability of the body to
Cubed or Crushed in Biology class
Students in Kayla Boellstorff’s Biology class were comparing temperatures of different beverages with cubed and crushed ice.
Getting the right mix for Chemistry lab
It takes a lot of work to get a science lab to work just right. Using methods such as filtration and evaporation, students in Joanna Andrews’ Chemistry class were learning about different way to separate a mixture of salt, sand, iron filings and beads.
Focusing on photography for student storytellers
Yearbookers attempted to stop traffic this afternoon…with their cameras.
Bios for New Staff at Pius X
Jessie Huls Jessie Huls is a proud (’97) graduate of Pius X and is thrilled to be back in the building as an educator. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Benedictine College and taught for two years at Holy Trinity High school in Chicago, IL before going on to earn her Masters
Football team service project helps freshen up stadium
This year’s service project for the football team is to prep and repaint benches, locker rooms, and a few other places around Aldrich Field. Going to look nice! Thanks for your service to others! âš¡
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
May Crowning Mass, with flowers from senior class
Today we celebrated our annual May Crowning Mass, the final all-school Mass for our senior class. Prior to Mass, the senior students presented flowers that were placed near the altar.
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) =
Langdon wins statewide writing competition with short story
Junior Grace Langdon won a statewide writing competition for her story ‘The Garden of Hope’ in the third annual Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest. Her Q&A and short story is shared below, and the details of the competition are at the bottom of this page. Have you written stories or other types of writings
