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Pius X Catholic High School lincoln nebraska
Pius X Catholic High School lincoln nebraska

Senior Information & Announcements

Pius Senior Parents-important dates for YOU!(PDF)

Senior Time-line Checklist 2025-2026 (PDF) What’s coming up!

Senior Presentation Fall 2025 Download

Graduation Information-updated March 12, 2026

Seniors & Parents, an email was sent to parents on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, with information regarding end of the year events, such as, senior/parent mass & breakfast, graduation and the post-graduation party! The 2026 Graduation Form requires a response by Wednesday, March 18, 2026 and is done online. If you did not receive this email, check your Junk/Spam folders. If it is not there please contact, Sandy Hartman at sandy-hartman@cdolinc.net. The letter that includes the 2026 Graduation Form link is listed below:

Post-graduation party! If you did NOT sign up for the Post-graduation party and would like to attend, please email Carla Kruml at carla-kruml@cdolinc.net to register. THEN, fill out the waiver.  The parent must sign the waiver even if the student is 18. Post Graduation Waiver

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL SENIORS/PLEASE READ:DUE DATE: April 17, 2026. If a senior is awarded a scholarship from a college or an outside scholarship from a business, we need a copy of those scholarships to include in the graduation program. Even if you are NOT attending a particular college but you applied to it and received a scholarship offer, we want all offers. We will take the scholarship offer in one of two ways: 1.) bring a copy of the scholarship to the Counseling Center. It needs the student’s name, name of the school/or company sponsoring the scholarship, the amount of scholarship and if it is renewable. You will not receive this back so bring a copy or we will make a copy for you. 2.) Email an attached copy of the scholarship to sandy-hartman@cdolinc.net. Mrs. Hartman will confirm she received the scholarship. By April 27, parents and seniors will receive individualized an email indicating the scholarships that will be printed in the graduation program. At that point, senior/parent needs to let Sandy Hartman know if anything is missing or there is an error. We need any corrections by Friday, May 1. Our graduation program will go to print so these dates are firm. We will not include offers to schools you did NOT apply to. Many colleges have started sending a letter/email saying if you apply you might get X amount of dollars in scholarship money.

    • NOTE ON GRADUATION – No one will go through the graduation ceremony unless they have completed all of the following graduation requirements: Completed 230 credits of course work, passed required classes, attended four faith retreats and completed 36 hours of service.

    • Graduation for the Class of 2026 is Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 1:30pm at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Parents will receive an email in March regarding graduation, senior-parent mass & breakfast, post-graduation party for seniors and more.

SchooLinks-career & college information.

All seniors are required to activate and complete their SchooLinks account to begin exploring career & colleges opportunities. If you are applying to any college, you must add the college in SchooLinks so we can send your transcript. Check your Canvas course titled Class of 2026 for “How to” for many questions related to SchooLinks.

College Information-info we receive from colleges each week.

Career Information

https://www.piusx.net/counseling/career-information-and-opportunities/

College Scholarship Information

  • Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Foundation-deadline April 20, 2026-(2) $1000 scholarships for any field of study. See SchooLinks for application.
  • Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Foundation-deadline April 20, 2026 (1) $1000 scholarship for career in Secondary Education. See SchooLinks for application.
  • Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Foundation-deadline April 20, 2026 (1) $1000 scholarship for career in Nursing. See SchooLinks for application.
  • Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Foundation-deadline April 20, 2026 (1) $1000 scholarship for career in Special Education. See SchooLinks for application.
  • Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Foundation-deadline April 20, 2026 (1) $1000 scholarship for career in Skilled Trades: Police, Firefighters, Paramedics, Building/Electrical/Plumbing Trades. See SchooLinks for application.
  • Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Foundation-deadline April 20, 2026 (1) $1000 scholarship for career in Education. See SchooLinks for application.

  • Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Foundation-deadline April 20, 2026 (1) $1000 scholarship for career in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math). See SchooLinks for application.

  • LIBA Free Enterprise Scholarship-deadline April 23, 2026
    (10) $1000 scholarships, 250-300 word essay: “Describe the impact of Free Enterprise on local businesses or how Free Enterprise has impacted you.” See Naviance for details.
  • Student Insights Scholarship-deadline April 23, 2026. 1-$10,000, 2-$1000, 3-$500. To apply, complete a 15-25 minute online survey regarding what you know about the college/universities in Nebraska. You will then be automatically entered into a random drawing for a scholarship award. Click on Nebraska to get started. NO minimum GPA, no essay. See SchooLinks for application details.
  • Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Scholarship-deadline May 1, 2026 12-$1000 scholarships for students who participated in multi-activities in high school AND attending Chadron State, Peru State or Wayne State College. See SchooLinks for application details.
  • The Balanced Man Scholarship-deadline June 1, 2026
    (1) $1000. All well-rounded individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications process consists of a few short essay questions followed by a brief interview with the scholarship team.
    ACE (Access College Early) Scholarship: Pays tuition and mandatory fees for qualified, low-income high school students to enroll in college courses from Nebraska colleges or universities, either through dual enrollment or early enrollment agreements with these institutions. To qualify, the student or student’s family must be approved to participate in one of the federal need-based government programs, have experienced an extreme hardship that affects family income, or is participating in a designated Career Education program as established by the Nebraska Department of Education. Please note the application and deadline dates for the ACE Scholarship on the website. https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/access-college-early-ace-scholarship-program
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FAFSA Information-Free Application for Federal Student Aid-How will I pay for college?

Dual Credit Course Information

    • ACE (Access College Early) Scholarship: Pays tuition and mandatory fees for qualified, low-income high school students to enroll in college courses from Nebraska colleges or universities, either through dual enrollment or early enrollment agreements with these institutions. To qualify, the student or student’s family must be approved to participate in one of the federal need-based government programs, have experienced an extreme hardship that affects family income, or is participating in a designated Career Education program as established by the Nebraska Department of Education. Please note the application and deadline dates for the ACE Scholarship on the website. https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/access-college-early-ace-scholarship-program

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Senior Service Information

ACT Testing and ACT Prep Information

    • For information on the ACT, go to https://www.act.org. The site has information regarding testing dates and testing preparation. If a student receives free or reduced lunch, please stop in the Counseling Center to get a fee waiver.

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