from Fr. Timmerman
 
National Catholic Schools Week
January 29th - February 4th, 2017
 
 
Faith & Service
Aquinas Seniors Attend SEEK

Sr. Ann Marie Zierke and Fr. Ben Holdren led 7 Aquinas Seniors to San Antonio, TX for 5 days in January to the FOCUS Missionary sponsored conference, titled SEEK. This wasn't a typical conference. There were artists (Tony Birkel '11), speakers, and worship. This was the very first time that Aquinas Seniors were able to attend SEEK, it will however, not be the last. SEEK 2019 will be here before you know it.
Follow this link to read an article about SEEK written by Aquinas Junior, Valeria Whitmore.
March for Life in Lincoln
The March for Life hosted at the Capital was held on a very blustery Saturday, January 14th.
Aquinas Pro-Life Week
Even though the weather didn't quite cooperate (there were 2 snow days), Aquinas Teens for Life sponsored Pro-Life Week January 16th-20th. Cookies were for sale and students could "buy" a jean day. Donations totaled almost $550 for women facing crisis pregnancies. One day, students had the opportunity to give up their voice for the day, in honor of a child in danger of being aborted.
March for Life in D.C.
Aquinas Catholic had 23 students and 5 chaperones travel with the Lincoln Diocese to Washington D.C. There were a total of 275 pro-life marchers representing the Diocese of Lincoln. During this historic march, Aquinas students and staff were able to pray with those at the march through the intercom system on January 27th. #whywemarch

We march for life! 
Sports
Invite Champs
The Monarch Wrestling Team was crowned Aquinas Invitational Champions on January 7th. You can find all results at trackwrestling.com.

2nd at Conference
Monarchs were Runner-Ups at the Centennial Conference held at Aquinas on January 21st. Nice job wrestlers and coaches! Find all the final results here.

Invite Champs
For the 2nd time in school history, Aquinas won the Boone Central Invite on Jan 28th. (The first time was when Coach Emory was a senior!)
David City
Teams at
Boone Central
Aquinas Monarch Champions
David City Public
Runner-Ups
Banner Press
article here
(both teams on right)

Academics
FFA Livestock Judging
The David City FFA Senor Team placed 3rd overall at the District Livestock Judging on Jan 31st. This finish qualifies them for State. Read all results.
Butler County Spelling Bee
Matthew Vrbka, Aquinas 7th Grader, was the Butler County Spelling Bee Champion on January 29th. Read all results here.
remmers Nutritional Presentation for Athletes
Lindsey Remmers, Director of Sports Nutrition at UNL, visited Aquinas Catholic on January 18th to stress the importance of healthy nutritional choices to fuel the student athlete. Aquinas Catholic winter athletes and parents were encouraged to attend. Thank you, Eric DeWispelare and Butler County Health Care Center for organizing and sponsoring this educational presentation.

The Arts
Catholic Schools Week Talent Show
Aquinas students had to try-out to compete in the Annual Catholic Schools Week Talent Show on Feb. 2nd. There were a total of 9 acts that made the cut. Aquinas Student Council served Root Beer Floats before the show.
Valeria & Victoria Whitmore took the grand prize of 1st Place at the Annual Aquinas Talent Show with their Star Wars Violin performance.
2nd Place was the Reinventing Steel performance from Will Yinderick, Nolan Jakub, and Creighton Redler.

Ben Shonka's piano performance won 3rd Place.

Congratulations to all the talented Aquinas students who performed in the the Annual CSW Talent Show.
Wayne State Honor Band
Three Aquinas musicians performed at the Wayne State Honor Band on Jan. 28th. Libby Aschoff played the saxophone in the Wind Ensemble Honor Band. Emily Dalton played the clarinet in the Concert Honor Band. Ben Shonka played the bass clarinet in the Middle School Honor Band.

Wayne State Honor Choir
Seven Aquinas students vocalists participated in the Wayne State College Honor Choir on Feb. 3rd. Sopranos: Amanda Stuhr and Julie Humlicek
Altos: Kaitlyn Eller and Rebeca Rerucha
Tenor: Will Yindrick
Basses: Nick Mackey and Josh Roh
NE Scholastic Art & Awards
Five Aquinas Art Students were chosen to receive an award from the Nebraska Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. Junior, Mary Fiala, received a Gold Key Award for her stained glass mosaic, titled "Nebraska's Gold" (shown on right). Eighth graders, Ben Shonka, Peter Sisco, Kaylee Miller, and Brian Cech all received Honorable Mention for their Radial Design Prints. See all the pictures here.
St. Mary's News
100 Days of Monarch Pride
St. Mary's celebrated the 100th day of school, which fell during Catholic Schools Week. K-5th grade participated in a t-shirt design contest. Mrs. Naiberk's 3rd Graders designed the winning t-shirt titled,  "100 Days of Monarch Pride". See more pictures here.

100 Reasons
We Love Our School
St. Mary's created a heart shaped display of 100 reasons they love their school, including: "St. Mary's is REALLY Catholic", "We get to learn about God", and "We go to Mass everyday".

God's Toy Box
Birthdays in Pre-S & Pre-K are celebrated as a reminder to donate. On a child's birthday or half-birthday they can choose a toy to place in God's Toy Box. Once it's full Mrs. Rachel, sends the box to St. Gianna's.

IPAD Cart
St. Mary's students are thrilled to use the newly acquired IPad cart to enhance learning. Pictured below are 4th graders using this technology to get ready for a science exam. They use the IPad to play a game titled, Kahoots.

Jesus Calms
the Storm
Kindergarten students recently learned about the miracles of Jesus. After they learned about Jesus calming the stormy sea, they were able to replicate a storm with a parachute in the classroom. 
Alumni Update
Seminarians visit St. Mary's
St. Mary's students were blessed to have two seminarians visit for lunch. Scott Nemec & Trent Smith both 2015 Aquinas Graduates.

Gold Rush Auction Item
Mike Siroky '83 and many Plains Equipment Group employees are voluntarily restoring a 1970 John Deere 4020 Tractor. Northside recently installed the tires. Many cash donations have made the restoration process possible.


Gold Rush 2017  
Saturday, April 8th

Tickets go on Sale
Tuesday, February 21st 
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