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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 […]

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.

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

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

On October 6th, Pius X held their annual Grandparents Day Mass. This mass was a celebration of all the grandparents of Pius X students and staff. It was offered for all the grandparents. The mass brought both the grandparents and grandchildren closer in faith. Everybody has a vocation, but Jane Oligmuller says her vocation is

Have you ever been so intrigued with a book that you want to act out scenes from your book? Jennifer Sander’s English I class made tableaux throughout the week of Oct. 31 – Nov. 4 and performed Nov. 3 and 4. A tableau is a 3-scene project about a certain book of the student’s choice.

There are many clubs at Pius X related to beliefs and the Republican Club is no exception. The club is held in Room 2223 every Thursday afternoon and lasts for about thirty minutes to an hour. “Usually, we will introduce new members,” senior leader Patrick Medinger said. “Then we’ll jump into our assignment for next

Journalism students from around Nebraska came together at the UNL Student Union Monday for a journalism workshop. They began with a whole group assembly where Alyssa Schukar, a Washington DC based photographer and journalist, shared her story of growing up in rural Nebraska and how that experience has impacted her work in journalism. “The best

Pius X held student confessions in the commons on Wednesday. The “confession stand” is a new thing at Pius X with this being the very first time it was held. The event was essentially confessions in the commons. More specifically in the concession stands, hence why it is being called the confession stand. The confession

Students in Building Construction class recently finished building a shed that they worked on throughout the school year. The shed was sold at the Pius X BOLT fundraiser. “I wanted a practical experience for Building Construction kids,” industrial technology teacher Don McKee said. “They had to use a lot of different skills and work together

Members from the Pius Xchange and the Pius X Thunderer competed in the 2022 Class B state journalism competition on Monday, April 25. The competition took place at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. As far as Xchange members went, junior Christiona Koenig placed 8th in Broadcast News Story, freshman Easton Beekman won 6th place in

Pius X junior and senior anatomy students dissected pigs last Friday, April 1. “My junior and senior anatomy students are dissecting fetal pigs,” science teacher Jenna Steenson said. The students worked in a small group of three or four and dissected the pig together. “We are dissecting fetal pigs to observe the systems of the

A career fair was held in the new gym on March 29. The fair was hosted by Industrial Arts teacher Don McKee. “The fair was designed to get kids to explore different career opportunities, whether that is a 4-year degree, an associates degree or straight from school to work,” McKee said. There were 32 local

Pius X will be hosting a career fair for current students on Tuesday, March 29. “There will be 32 local business owners and employees coming to talk to the kids,” skilled and technical sciences teacher Don McKee said. “They will be talking to the kids about career options right after high school and what they

Pius X will be using a shortened noon dismissal schedule from Thursday, Jan. 13 to Friday, Jan. 21 because of the new omicron variant of COVID-19. While not as harmful as the original strains of COVID-19 or its delta variant, it is far more contagious and harder to detect. “I think the shortened schedules will

Junior interviews started on Jan. 10 and go until Jan. 25 with scheduling beginning on Jan. 4. During the interviews, counselors and juniors discuss a variety of things. “We talk about what classes students should take for senior year, as well as standardized testing like the ACT and the SAT,” counselor Connie Freudenberg said. “We

Vaccination requirements in Washington D.C. may create restrictions for the annual March for Life. Students from Pius X plan to leave for Washington D.C. on Jan. 18 for the March for Life for the first time in two years. However, tighter restrictions may make things different for students this year. Muriel Bowser, the mayor of

Pius X canceled the yearly Epiphany Mass due to COVID concerns. “The health department issued a new statement concerning coronavirus,” principal Terry Kathol said. “We were not aware of it until after the decision was made, part of it was to avoid large crowds which could not be done with the Mass.” The Epiphany Mass

Pius X recently ended their construction project in the east parking lot. “The story begins several years ago,” Chief Administrative Officer Tom Korta said. “When we built the classroom addition on the west side of the school, we needed to increase our parking capacity on the east side to make up for the lost parking