Registration for Ninth Grade at Pius X
Welcome! This webpage contains lots of information about registering at Pius X for freshman year. School counselors are ready to help with questions, and are assigned by alphabet:
School Counselors
Registration Information
The due date for registration for students currently in a Lincoln Catholic grade school is listed below. Counselors will come to your grade school to get all needed papers. Parents and student must sign the Registration Verification Form with all selected courses and bring it with other materials. We will check that the Consent Form has been checked and electronically signed, and that you have completed the demographic information.
Wednesday, February 21
St. Peter, 9:10AM
St. Michael, 10:15AM
St. Joseph, 1:30PM
Thursday, February 22
North American Martyrs, 9AM
Blessed Sacrament, 11:00AM
Cathedral, 1:15PM
Friday, February 23
St. Teresa, 9:15AM
St. John, 11:10AM
St. Patrick, 1:20PM
If you are a prospective student not currently in a Lincoln Catholic grade school, please call the Counseling Office at 402-488-0931. We will establish an account for you on PowerSchool so that you can register for courses. It will be helpful for you to schedule a meeting with your counselor to discuss Pius X and what we have to offer.
Graduation Requirements
230 Credits Required for Graduation
10 Credits = 1 Year, Class Meets Daily
5 Credits = 1 Semester, Class Meets Daily
- Theology – 40 credits
- English – 40 credits
- Social Studies – 35 credits
- Math – 30 credits
- Science – 30 credits
- PE/Health – 15 credits
- Fine Art – 5 credits
- Speech – 5 credits
- Specified Electives – 15 credits
- Life Skills Course – 5 credits
- Elective – 10 credits
Ninth Grade Required Courses
Certain classes are required and have already been placed in your courses lists in your PowerSchool account.Those include:
- Theology I,
- English I,
- World Geography, and
- PE/Health.
Required subject areas
- Theology I – 10 Credits
- English I – 10 Credits
- World Geography – 5 Credits
- PE / Health – 10 Credits
- Math – 10 Credits
- Science – 10 Credits
Options in Math
If you are in the Lincoln Catholic grade schools, your current math teacher has recommended what math course(s) is best for you. That course is already on your PowerSchool course request page.
You will take a math placement test in late spring that could change this math course based on the score of the test. If your placement course changes, we will inform you and make the changes.
- Algebra I Essentials & Algebra I (2 full periods per day)
- Algebra I
- Differentiated Algebra I
Differentiated Geometry
If you are NOT in a Lincoln Catholic grade school, you may contact the Pius Counseling Center (402-488-0931 or email counselingcenter@piusx.net ) to take the math placement test after May 1, 2021. Students who would like to study and retest may do so either of these times: July 17th, 10 am, Pius, Room 103, or Noon on August 12th (immediately following the 9th grade retreat), Pius, Room 103.
There is no need to register for either of these retests. Just be on time to room 103.
Options in Science
Must choose Biology or Physical Science
We recommend you choose physical science if your math placement course is Algebra I. There will be plenty of time to get all the science courses you need and want during high school.
Options in Social Studies
World Geography (one semester) is already in your course selections.
AP Human Geography may be taken in place of World Geography and will also satisfy the social studies elective credit that is typically taken in senior year, and may be taken in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. It is a full-year course.
(AP courses are college-level courses taught in high school followed by a national exam. The score on the exam is what determines if colleges will offer credit for the course.)
Only students who can manage higher-level courses and who are ready to work very hard are advised to take this option. You may take World Geography during 9th grade, and may still take AP Human Geography during 10th, 11th and 12th grade.
IMPORTANT: If you are interested in replacing World Geography (semester course) with World History (year-long course) for freshman year, please email your counselor or call the Counseling Office (402-488-0931) to remove World Geography from you course selections. You will not be able to remove this course by yourself.
Ninth-Grade Electives
ADD UP TO 35 CREDITS to complete your 9th grade schedule.
You will need to make some choices about courses you take. If you have been recommended to take ABLE, we highly recommend you take that course. If you believe you need a study hall one or both semester, it will take up a full-period in the day. Every student automatically has a 20-minute study hall every day during fifth period. Adding another study hall will give you another 45 minutes of study hall time each day.
You must fill all eight periods of the day each semester.
Class Option – Credits
- International Language (Spanish, French or Latin) – 10
- Music (Vocal or/and Instrumental) – 10
- Business – 5 or 10
- Art – 5 or 10
- Speech/Drama/Forensics – 5 or 10
- Family/Consumer Science – 5 or 10
- Industrial Arts – 5 or 10
- Study Hall (1 semester or both) – 0
Examples of Schedules
Ninth Grade #1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Theology I | Theology I |
| English I | English I |
| Geography | Accounting I |
| Geometry | Geometry |
| Biology | Biology |
| Spanish I | Spanish I |
| PE/Health | PE/Health |
| Marching Band | Concert Band |
Ninth Grade #2
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Theology I | Theology I |
| English I | English I |
| Geography | Career / Life Management |
| Algebra I | Algebra I |
| Algebra Essentials | Algebra Essentials |
| Physical Science | Physical Science |
| PE/Health | PE/Health |
| Women’s Choir | Women’s Choir |
Twelfth Grade #1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Theology IV | Theology IV |
| AP Biology | AP Biology |
| AP Calc-PACE | AP Calc-PACE |
| Adv Chemistry | Adv Chemistry |
| AP Phys-PACE | AP Phys-PACE |
| Creative Writ. | AP American Gov. |
| AP Statistics | AP Statistics |
| Social Lit. I | Senior Open |
Twelfth Grade #2
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Theology IV | Theology IV |
| Sr. Lang Arts | Sr. Lang Arts |
| American Gov. | Contemp. History |
| Advanced Math | Advanced Math |
| Building Const. | Building Const. |
| Accounting II | Small Engines |
| Strength Train. | Senior Open |
| Senior Open | Senior Open |
Pius X School Day
Students typically arrive between 7:20 and 7:55 a.m. to:
- see teachers for extra help,
- attend club/organization meeting,
- attend daily Mass (begins at 7:20 every school day).
There are eight class periods per day from 8 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. After school, students might:
- attend club/organization meetings;
- rehearse for a play, musical or concert;
- attend sports practice,
- see teachers for extra help.
Fifth Period is longer and includes lunch and study hall:
| 5A-Study | 5A-Class | 5A-Class |
| 5B-Class | 5B-Class | 5B-Class |
| 5C-Class | 5C-Study | 5C-Lunch |
| 5D-Lunch | 5D-Lunch | 5D-Study |
| 5A-Lunch | 5A-Lunch | 5A-Study |
| 5B-Class | 5B-Study | 5B-Lunch |
| 5C-Class | 5C-Class | 5C-Class |
| 5D-Study | 5D-Class | 5D-Class |
High School Graduation Requirements to attend UNL
- English 4 Years
- Math 4 Years
- Alg. I, Geometry, Alg. II and one additional year that builds on the knowledge of Algebra.
- Social Studies 3 Years
- Natural Sciences 3 Years
- Foreign Language 2 Years
- ACT score of 20 or higher, or…
- SAT score of 1030 (verbal/math) or higher.