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Brown named head coach of Thunderettes

Riley Brown is the new head coach for the Thunderettes Dance Team at Pius X High School. “I have a passion of being there for young girls and pouring into them,” Brown said. “I know what it’s like to go through high school with social media and insecurities. I believe it really fills my own […]

Fall 2023 Student-Athlete Signings

Thunderbolt student-athletes were honored for having committed and signed to play a sport in college. More student-athletes in the Class of 2024 were honored at a similar event in the spring. Treyson Anderson Parents – Michelle Johnson and Dan AndersonCollegiate Sport – BasketballCollege Choice – North Dakota State University—Fargo, North DakotaConference Affiliation –Summit LeagueDivision –

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

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

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.

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

Spring 2023 Student Athlete-Signings

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 2023 were honored at a similar ceremony last fall. Ben Andreasen Parents – Tim and Janel Andreasen Collegiate Sport – Football College Choice – Chadron State College – Chadron, Nebraska Conference

Podcast: Finding your soldiers and your Simon

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,

Fall 2022 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 2023 will be honored at a similar ceremony next spring. Lanie Brott Parents – Joel and Susan Brott Collegiate Sport – Volleyball College Choice – Concordia University – Seward, Nebraska Conference

Seniors earn national honor for speech success and leadership

Two Pius X seniors have received a national honor for their work in speech and in the classroom. Stephanie Heimbrecht and Ava Hoffschneider each earned the National Speech & Debate Association’s Academic All American award. The honor recognizes students who have earned the necessary merit points and GPA, as well as demonstrating outstanding character and

Students cook up plans for Food Truck activity

Pius X students in Intro to Culinary Arts with teacher Amy Shonka hosted a Food Truck Competition, complete with creating a business plan, model food truck, menu, and 40 food samples as part of the competition. Staff were invited throughout a day last week to taste test and vote with ‘money.’ First place went to