The May Crowing Mass was held in the gym on Thursday, May 1. The Mass was the final all-school Mass of the school year and is meant to dedicate the seniors as well as honor Mary. Seniors process in before the Mass starts with a rose that they place under a picture of Mary near […]
Pius X journalism and yearbook students attended the NSAA state journalism competition at Northeast Community College in Norfolk on Apr. 28. The students had a grand total of 13 medals including four gold. The four state champions were senior Malina Odgaard, junior Brynn Hart and freshmen Inara McArthur and Sarah Volkmer. “It was my first
The girls reserve soccer team played the Bennington Badgers on Friday, Apr. 25. Pius X won 1-0 in a penalty kick shootout. The Pius X reserve team has an undefeated record. “It was a hard fought game,” reserve coach Trey Stephens said. “I told the girls, you have to believe in yourself, and we definitely
Students in science teacher Jenna Steenson’s biology class built models of various chordate skeleton structures and designed cladograms to learn more about evolution. “One of the focal points of creating the model is for students to focus on evidence of evolution, and that is by looking at how structures are similar between species and how
Every year during the Easter Vigil Mass, a new Paschal candle is lit. This year, one of the candles is a bit different. Wick and Wax Lincoln co-founders Stephen Miriovsky and Drew Hughes are back at it again, this time with a larger than ever church candle. “We made a Paschal candle for Easter that
Pius X students took part in and watched living Stations of the Cross on Wednesday, April 16. “I think that doing stations, especially watching it with ‘The Passion,’ really helps you realize how real what Jesus went through was and how much He endured for us,” senior Maya Kane said. “It gives a different perspective
Pius X hosted their first international celebration on April 6. There were three groups that performed, a group from Mexico, a group from Vietnam, and a group from South Africa. “I was impressed by all the student and community members there,” Spanish teacher Tracy Chapelle said. The celebration first started with a Mass said by
Campus minister Scotty Sullivan gave a speech on being Simon and helping others carry their cross on Friday, April 4 at the Lenten service. “I want to make people excited about our faith,” Sullivan said. “Give real advice and encouragement to help people through their pain.” Sullivan provided a sports photo of the Cubs cheering
Spanish II students used what they have been recently learning to do a cooking project. “We are working with our preterit, our vocab and our direct objects and putting it all together in a real-life application,” Spanish teacher Stephanie Werner said. Students could work individually or pair up. Each student or group picked one of
Starting a band in high school isn’t a rare occurrence for instrumentally talented students, but keeping up with it is. For senior Sasha Watson, her band Cheap Death began even before high school. “She went to a rock band camp at the music studio where she takes lessons, so she’d already been in lessons there
Students in Brianna Olson’s AP Statistics class could be seen throwing papers airplanes in the hallways on Wednesday, Mar. 26. “We had to throw paper airplanes, two different models, to see how far they went so we could perform an accurate statistical test to test our hypothesis,” senior Isaac Rutledge said. The students collected all
Child development has recently been learning how children play and how this shapes the child into who they are. During this week’s class, child development teacher Amy Shonka set up ten stations to test the students’ knowledge of the different methods of play. “It was a lot of fun getting to go around the room
The freshmen came to school to take standardized tests on Monday, Mar. 10 and Tuesday, Mar. 11. The tests are able to tell teachers and staff what the students know about different subjects. “These tests really help us to know where you guys are at and what your knowledge is of certain skills,” study hall
As the Academic Decathlon team prepares for nationals, the next theme has been announced for the upcoming year. The theme will be “The Roaring Twenties,” and the book will be “The Great Gatsby.” “The roaring 20s has always been a part of American history that I think we can all learn from, and I can’t
Classic Literature I students created their own versions of Hell. “This was the best project I have done, my group made our Hell ‘Mean Girls’ themed,” junior Frances Nebel said. All students first read Dante’s “Inferno,” and then brainstormed a version of Hell special to them. “It was a great opportunity to show my creative
Junior Brennen Ames has begun promoting his band’s next show around the school with his friends. “The band is called A.R.K., the initials of our last names,” Ames said. “I am performing with junior Theo Kastl and a coworker of mine, Rylee Rauner.” He first started when he was invited to play onstage and then
The Pius X varsity boys basketball team played their first Class B subdistrict game against the Waverly Vikings on Thursday, Feb. 27 at home. Pius X won 66-26 ending the Vikings’ 2025 basketball season. “I think they played great,” head coach Adam Brill said. “I think they played inspired. I think they played tough.” Brill
Pius X’s treble show choir, Prism, took part in The Rock show choir competition and ended up getting first place in their division. The competition took place at Lincoln Northeast on Saturday, Mar. 1. “I think we did really well, I think it was our best one that we’ve done so far,” sophomore Gisella Rutledge
Due to Dennis Uniform’s closure, Pius X chose to switch to the uniform company Land’s End for the next school year. Learn more about the change in Sarah & Inara’s video.
Every Tuesday-Friday morning at exactly 6:12, some student athletes involved in baseball and football meet in the gym to start their day with strength and conditioning. Around 10-20 students show up each morning, each one ready to work. “Getting everyone here in the morning is probably the toughest part,” junior Carter Gokie said. Learn more
The Pius X Thunderbolts girls basketball team faced the Standing Bear Grizzles for the first time at the sub-district game on Tuesday. “We had never played this team before so I was not really sure what to expect from them as a team,” sophomore Josie McCabe said. The Thunderbolts led from the start, with important
A pipe burst in the Pius X basement on Thursday, Feb. 20. The leak was located in the study hall room late Thursday which resulted in a cancellation of school the following Friday. “It was fairly minor, and luckily it was caught very early on,” attendance secretary Jamie Jakub said. “Mr. Schafers decided to scoop
The speech team is preparing for districts next month. “We’ve been practicing since October, we start competing at the beginning of November,” head coach Kathy Donlan said. Learn more about how the team is preparing for the district tournament in Maria’s video.
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