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Students try bison pizza at lunch
Pius X invited the Local Indigenous Food Training Grant to the school on April 14. The Grant had a stand set up at all the lunches and invited students to try bison pizza. “We bring in tastier and fresher food for everybody,” Pius X food service director Carmen Goeden said. This Grant wants to encourage
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STEM Princesses win Rube Goldberg contest
A Rube Goldberg competition was held at Pius X on Mar. 22. Students who were a part of Physics and Calculus for Engineering (PACE) were split off into groups of 3 to 5 and were asked to create a machine that can turn the page of a book in 20 steps or more. The machines
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Kitchen staff prepares over 1000 meals each day
The Pius X kitchen staff have many things to prepare for each day as they get ready to serve around 1000 students.
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Brie Steiner finds fit with hockey team
Hockey. A physically and mentally demanding sport. Played by only the toughest and most competitive athletes. An athlete like Brie Steiner.
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One act cast produces “1000 Paper Cranes”
After many weeks of hard, consistent practice, Pius Players finally put together their heartbreaking story.
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Photography class caps semester with Top Photo Contest
Molly Wallish’s photography class held their first semester top photo contest.
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Spectrum wins Wahoo Court of Champions contest
Spectrum show choir won the Wahoo Court of Champions competition on Feb. 18 for the first time since 2017. Along with winning grand champs, they received recognition for best choreography, best vocals, most effective opener, best male and female performers, and best female soloists. “When it was announced that we won I was awestruck, absolutely
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Journalism staff distributes latest Xchange
Students in journalism have been working hard to write and produce the Pius Xchange. Each member wrote three to five articles to be included in this issue of the newspaper. The stories are about all things Pius, ranging from basketball to school repairs. See more in Cassie and Roxie’s video!
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Cheer team wins state championship
The Pius X cheer team won first place at State on Feb. 18. This win didn’t come easily, the girls have been practicing since October, practicing for three hours two times a week. “There has been a lot of hours put into our practices,” freshman Caylee Schlautman said. “There’s been sweat, tears, and determination.” Each
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Fellowship of Athletes draws strong crowd for first meeting
The first Pius X Fellowship of Athletes (PFA) was held on Friday, Jan. 27. The event took place before school in the study hall room and was an open event. It was led by coach Matthew Sestak and lasted about 35 minutes. Sestak gave a speech for all to hear; it had multiple lessons for
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Nurse Holly making bright impact at Pius X
Holly Steinbach, or Nurse Holly, is one of the many wonderful faculty members at Pius X. Steinbach originally grew up on a farm in Wyoming before moving to North Carolina. In high school, she became an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and volunteered as a firefighter. Afterwards, she went into nursing school as a scribe before
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Students celebrate cultures with Epiphany Mass
Students and staff of Pius X celebrated the Epiphany Mass on Jan 5. This mass was cancelled last year due to Covid conditions. As everyone entered the gym, there was a slideshow of students of many different cultures holding their flag. One of these students was junior Ana Da Silva, who held the Brazilian flag.
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Student Council sells candy canes to boost Christmas spirit
On Dec. 4, it was announced that Student Council would be selling candy canes for one dollar in the back of the cafeteria. After that, numerous students stood up and made their way back to surprise their friend with a candy cane the week before finals and Christmas break. “The purpose of selling the candy
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Boys wrestling takes on Elkhorn South in dual
Boys wrestling had a dual against Elkhorn South on Tuesday, December 13th. Freshman Oliver Tut had one match for varsity. Tut won his match by pin. “I wrestled great, nice and quick pin,” Tut said. Tut is the one and only wrestler for his weight class. Tut wrestles the 106 pound weight class. This is
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Girls bowling drops opening dual to North Star
The girls bowling team had a dual against Lincoln North Star on Dec. 2. The team is very positive and excited for this season. During the first half of the dual they played well. As the game went on the bowlers slowly started falling off the board. Although this happened, the bowlers tried their hardest
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Counseling Center hosts Scholarship Social for seniors
Pius X held its annual Scholarship Social for its seniors on Thursday, Dec. 1. “The Counseling Center held this year’s scholarship social and encouraged all seniors to come down during an open period to look or apply for scholarships,” counselor Connie Freudenberg said. The social was held all day and was open to all seniors
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Boys basketball falls in season opener at Gretna
The varsity boys basketball team had their regular season opener in Gretna on Thursday against the Dragons. The Bolts were coming off another state qualifying year in which the team lost in the first round against Bellevue West. There are many new faces to the team this season including brand-new head coach Adam Brill, and
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Wrestling team utilizes unique space for practice
On Monday, the junior varsity wrestling team had a practice in a unique location. They worked on their skills in the cafeteria for the day. After school, the wrestling student managers quickly cleared the commons area full of seats and tables to make room for the mats, which were then quickly laid out. The team
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Milk Enjoyers Club gets rolling
A new club has recently been established, and it’s different from other clubs: the Milk Enjoyers Club. “So this is the Milk Enjoyers Club, we love milk,” president and co-founder junior Aaliyah Bowers said. The members of this club all share a liking for milk. “This club is for students who love milk to share
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Theater students learn from a pro
Theater students signed out of seventh and eighth periods on Wednesday to listen to voice actor Dick Terhune speak about his experience in the industry. After an introduction from speech teacher Larry Logsdon, Terhune told the students of a few of the projects he has been in, including a solo performance of “A Christmas Carol.”
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Vocal groups host junior high honor choir
Pius X choirs performed for junior high honor choir on Nov 11. The honor choir was made up of students from sixth to eighth grade from around Lincoln. The performance’s point was to show the music department and to possibly recruit people in honor choir to join choir in high school. Members of the honor
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Latinos Unidos members remember loved ones with ofrenda
The members of the Latinos Unidos Club made an ofrenda to celebrate Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. “The students in the club made all of the flowers, they brought pictures of their loved ones, and then we just set up the display,” Spanish teacher Brock Nutter said. The ofrenda was set
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