The United Sates Air Force offers an amazing opportunity for many high school students each summer to learn the basics of flying. Junior Roxie Prunty attended this camp from May 26 through June 16. “I heard about this camp from my dad, because he is in the Air Force and he said it would be […]
The excitement of performing on the football field, the feel of crisp fall air and the sound of music drifting out of instruments. Marching band season is in full swing! This year, the Pius X marching band is performing a set of songs written by past assistant band director John Kosch. “One thing that I
Most students know Mike Katalenich as a Latin teacher and theater director, but fewer know him for his artistic skills. Starting in the summer of 2022, he has been putting those skills to use in his painting of the Last Supper, made in the eastern icon style. “It is Christ seated with a chalice and
Psychology classes on Tuesday, Oct. 8 spent their periods doing three activities. Students took part in two activities and observed one demonstration, each highlighting something they have recently learned. “Right now we are learning about sense organs and these last few days we have been covering the eye,” psychology teacher Matthew Sestak said. “We were
The Pius X cheer program sponsored a junior cheerleaders clinic for the Oct. 4 football game. This program has existed for over eight years to help Pius X cheer expand their program to younger girls in the diocese. “It is important to us to get the younger girls involved as they are the future faces
The Pius X girls JV cross country team raced in the Lincoln Lutheran Invite at Pioneers Park on Oct. 3. The JV girls team won the meet, and the runners placed second, third, fourth and fifth with a total of eight girls placing in the top ten. “The girls ran excellent today,” cross country coach
First Friday Mass for alumni, community members and parents happened for the second time on Oct. 4. “I think it’s important because our alumni are wanting more spiritual connections back to Pius and we thought this would be a great opportunity for our alumni to come back and lift our community up in prayer,” alumni
The Passport to Adventure Club held a meeting at Afghan Village Cuisine, a small Halal restaurant located off O Street, on Oct. 3. Shiela Sievert, AP Human Geography teacher, has enjoyed sponsoring this club for the last ten years. “I wanted a fun way to introduce students to geography and to learn more about culture
On Saturday, September 27 the freshman football team beat the Lincoln East freshman football team 28-7. Matthew Sestak is the head freshman coach and has been for two years. Sestak has seen great improvement this year. Sestak stated, “I think there has been vast improvements with the guys both in terms of schematics, what we
The Verso L’Alto high school retreat was held by St. Joseph’s, Cathedral and North American Martyrs parishes on Sept. 28-29 at Camp Kateri. This is the third year the retreat has been held. “My favorite part of this retreat has just been the fact that it’s just been so restful and so peaceful and that
The counseling center hosted Apply to College Day in the library on September 24. It featured representatives from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO), Nebraska Wesleyan, Southeast Community College (SCC), University of South Dakota (USD) and College of Saint Mary. “It was great, they had college representatives down there, they had snacks as
The Pius X marching band hosted their exhibition on Sept. 21 where they performed and were critiqued along with three other schools. This year’s show theme is “David and Goliath” where they play “Call of Goliath,” “David’s Prayer” and “Battle of the Valley,” all written by John Kosch. “It’s cool to do an original show,
The varsity boys won the Harold Scott Invitational cross country meet on Thursday, Sept. 19. “The boys ran fantastic today, we improved our times from last week as far as the length of time between our first and our fifth runners,” cross country coach Bill Rice said. Junior David Krier finished second in the race
All Spanish III students at Pius X had to create, practice and present projects about their own unique hotel special to Nebraska. “I thought this project was fun because we got to draw things that were all in Nebraska,” junior Tayla Morehead said. Students were given two weeks from start to finish to get their
Members of the Pius X boys basketball team sold past uniforms during the 2024 homecoming week. Head boys basketball coach Adam Brill, along with multiple players, spent their Thursday and Friday lunches posted up in the commons next to clothing racks. “We were selling old varsity and junior varsity uniform tops and shorts that are
The Pius X class of 2024 attended the annual senior/parent Mass and breakfast on May 13. The Mass was held at St. Peter Church and many of the seniors played a role in the Mass. Some of these tasks included reading, announcing the hymn numbers, and bringing up symbols of students’ time at Pius X.
Seniors in Psychology classes learned about classical conditioning in a unique way on April 11. Psychology teacher Matthew Sestak taught the lesson by conditioning volunteers to flinch at the word “can.” “I paired the word ‘can’ with squirting someone in the head with a squirt gun,” Sestak said. “After a while when I said the
The Pius X girls soccer team finished as the NSAA Class A state runner-up on Monday, May 10. The team faced off against the Lincoln Southwest Silverhawks in the state championship. “When I heard we were playing Southwest, I was excited because I knew it was gonna be a good game,” sophomore Abby Dickinson said.
The first Sing and Swing in the Spring was held in the Pius X old gym on May 3. This event was hosted by Pius Players to fundraise for next year’s productions. This event consisted of singing, swing dancing, and escape rooms. “Sing and Swing in the Spring is an event for people to come
Nebraska Community Blood Bank held one of their annual student blood drives on Thursday, May 2 at Pius X. “The drive was funded by our donor recruitment people,” mobile supervisor Chelsea Meduna said. “We come to Pius for a day, set up our bus and donors stop by and do the rest.” This drive lasted
The Pius X awards night recognized students for their hard work in academics throughout the school year on April 29. Principal Terry Kathol welcomed all the students and parents who were in attendance and congratulated the students for all their hard work. “It felt good to be recognized in the classroom because I feel like
Students in Molly Wallish’s photography class are learning to become portrait photographers by taking portraits of one another. Photography students have been working all semester to learn how to become great photographers. They have learned how to produce a good composition, use different apertures and create a beautiful image with great technique. “I have learned
Engineering II started building robots two weeks ago and started testing them last Friday, April 26. First, the students started out on their own and then were put into groups of three. “At first it was hard to divide up the group work equally,” junior Maddie Stokes said. “But we all learned how to work
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