St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter April 20, 2018
ONE VISION CAMPAIGN UPDATE
       
When the One Spirit, One Vision, One Community capital campaign wrapped up in December, St. Pius X Parish, St. Leo the Great Parish, and St. Pius X / St. Leo School were all very close to reaching their pledge goal. To date, our campaign total is at $4,548,000 and we would like to thank everyone who has made a pledge to the campaign. Here is how the campaign totals
stand:
  • St. Pius X / St. Leo School - $2.646 million towards a goal of $2.8 million
  • St. Pius X Parish - $1.046 million towards a goal of 1.03 million
  • St. Leo the Great Parish - $856,000 towards a goal of $1.125 million

(To read the entire campaign update, click here.)
(Creighton Prep Math Invitational participants)
(Fourth grade students participating in their school Mass.)
St. Pius X / St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic faith to excel in academics and service to others.
2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR

If your child(ren) will not be returning to SPSL for the 2018-2019 school year, please let us know by calling the school office at (402) 551-6667 or by emailing Kathy Graney at kathy.graney@spsl.net.
STATE GEOGRAPHY BEE

Congratulations to Charles Mangan who tied for 13th place out of 100 students at the State Geography Bee held at UNO on April 6.

We are very proud of Charles on his accomplishment!
CREIGHTON PREP MATH INVITATIONAL

The Creighton Prep Math Contest was held on Saturday, April 7. Congratulations to the following students who represented St. Pius X / St. Leo School: Will Brewster, John Burns, Caleb Hans,Trevor Gregg, and Will Wharton. 

There were 90 students from 14 schools present for this annual event. They competed by solving math questions and working on a data analysis challenge. 

Will Brewster earned a 3rd place plaque in the individual competition, while John Burns finished in the top 20% and Caleb Hans in the top 3rd. 

We thank these students for their hard work and for representing our school so proudly.
THIRD QUARTER HONOR ROLL
Way to Go Clipart
We are pleased to announce the names of the 7th and 8th grade students who made Honor Roll for the third quarter of this school year. The procedures for placement on honor roll for Grades 7 & 8 students is as follows. All subjects will be given numerical grades. These numerical grades will be averaged at the end of each quarter. If the average of all of these subjects is 94.5% or above and there are no N's or U's in general conduct, the student will be placed on the First Honor Roll for the quarter. If the average of all of these subjects is 89.5% to 94.4% and there are no N's or U's in general conduct, the student will be placed on the Second Honor Roll for the quarter. Students who achieve either level of Honor Roll received a certificate with their report card for the third quarter. Click  here for a list of those students on honor roll for third quarter.
DESTINATION IMAGINATION
Destination Imagination is an international organization that emphasizes creativity, teamwork and problem-solving. Teams choose to solve one of the central challenges that they prepare for all season long. In addition to performing their central challenge, they solve an unknown “instant" challenge the day of the competition. Teams competed at the Regional Competition held in Blair on March 3rd. 

The results from the Regional Competition held in Blair were as follows:
 
The Silly Six Squad team coached by Mr. Holcomb competed in Fine Arts: Change of Tune in the elementary level and placed 5th. Team members were Clare Engel, Charlotte Holcomb, Lucy Mendenhall, Alice Romano, Lila Spencer and Maeve Wharton.
 
The Quad Squad team coached by Mrs. Aguilar placed 7th in Scientific: Unlikely Attraction in the elementary level. Team members were Rory Aguilar, Helen Christen, Giovanna Nyamedi and Rio O'Doherty.
 
At the state level competition in Kearney on April 7th, Mr. Holcomb's team placed 5th - Elementary Level and Mrs. Aguilar's placed 7th. 
 
This is such a fun opportunity for students to use their talents, knowledge, and creativity to solve complex challenges. A big thank you goes out to all of the team leaders and the appraisers who dedicated their time and energy into this worthwhile event! 
STORM CHASERS FAMILY FUN NIGHT

SPSL is hosting a Family Fun Night with the Omaha Storm Chasers on Friday, May 11. Join us for a fun evening of baseball as we near the end of the school year. There will be special opportunities available to our students during the evening. Tickets are $6.00 per person. For more information on ordering tickets, please click here .
SUMMER SOLUTIONS

Summer learning loss puts students at a disadvantage, causing them to move backwards instead of progressing. Summer Solutions books are available again this school year to purchase. Ordering information can be found here . Orders must be submitted by April 29, 2018. The orders will be shipped free to school before school dismisses for the summer in May.
WOODMEN SPEECH CONTEST

The school level of the Modern Woodmen of America Speech Contest was held on April 6. All of the contestants did a fantastic job! The judges had a very difficult time choosing the top three people. Congratulations to all of the participants, and thank you for sharing your gift of writing and speaking with us.
 
Congratulations to the following students for ranking in the top three. Third place went to Audrey Ehlers, second place to Kenadie Rudloff, and first place to Sophie Owens. All three winners are now eligible to compete at the district level contest later this month. Good luck to them!
WORK DAY UPDATE
The school grounds clean up day, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 21st has been postponed to Saturday, April 28th. Everyone is invited to help clean up the school grounds on the 28th from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. If possible, please bring a rake and gloves. Lunch and beverages will be provided. Please come and lend a hand. If you have questions, please call the school office at (402) 551-6667. 
CATHOLIC MATH LEAGUE PRESS

For the last 2 years our 5th through 8th grade students have participated in this national contest. It is a series of 4 tests throughout the year. The results below are our regional rankings.

5th Grade: Our school finished in 4th place out of 14 schools in our division.
200 students took this test.  Tommy Novotny finished in 9th place and Nathan Bluvas was 22nd.

6th grade: Our school finished in 5th place out of 15 schools in our division.
233 students took this test. Alex ten Bensel finished 7th, Owen Jensen was 11th, Paul Hansen was 26th. Scarlett Wharton and Kenadie Rudloff finished in a virtual tie followed closely by Rory Romano and Martha Engel.

7th grade: Our school was 9th out of 14 schools in our division with Joseph Hayes, Evan Martin and Katie Coppard in a virtual tie finishing in the top 20% out of 238 students who took the test.

Pre-Algebra - Our school finished 6th out of 16 schools in our division.
204 students took this test. Caleb Hans finished in 8th place, Erin Lemar was 25th, Evelyn Brown was 33rd. Elizabeth Monzu, Trevor Gregg, Elle Green all tied for 34th place with Peter Sullivan 1 point behind.

Algebra - Our school finished in 3rd place out of 16 schools in our division.
200 students took this test. Drew Jensen was in 6th place followed right behind by Meg Raabe in 7th. John Burns, Abby Wessling and Will Wharton finished in 16th, 17th and 18th place respectively. Ethan Noon and Will Brewster followed closely behind.

In addition to this contest our 5th, 6th and 7th grade math students participate in the national Math League Press contest which consists of one written test. Of special note is 7th grader Will Brewster who finished in the top 15% of all contestants.  
The SPSL Athletic Committee will not be hosting a Sports Night this year. The plan is to make it bigger and better for next year. Thank you for all of your support!

Reminder Parents: Don’t forget to have your kids put their amazing talent to work! There is one more week to get the Fundraiser Logo Contest entries in. We know we have many artists in the school and this is their time to shine. The theme is ‘Community of One.’ Many thanks from the fundraiser co-chairs: Lora Hansen, Laura O’Doherty and Denise Schumacher.

GOLF TOURNEY

SPSL's golf tournament is quickly approaching. However, there is still time to register. Click here for the registration form. Please join us on the links! If you have any questions, please call the school office at (402) 551-6667.

We hope to see you on the links! Thank you for your support of SPSL School.




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