St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter
March 6, 2020
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SAVE THE DATE!
Please mark your calendars to join us for a night of celebration at the 2020 Luminary Awards on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
The Luminary Awards honor the teachers and community members who boldly lead, advocate, and represent the spirit of St. Pius X / St. Leo School. Our 2020 honorees hold the light for us to follow. This year's honorees include:
- Jen Mangan - The Reverend George Kempker 'Volunteer of the Year' Award
- Tim Sutherland (1964) -The NCEA and SPSL 'Distinguished Graduate' Award
- Sue Kurtenbach - The Sister Brigetta (Burns) 'Teacher of the Year' Award
- Marikay Schwaller- The Sister Viola (Miksch) 'Servant of Mary' Award
- Tom and Margaret Hoarty- SPSL School 'Hall of Fame' Inductees
We hope you will join us!
Our parent and alumni presence is a very special part of the celebration as many of us have been influenced and moved by our honorees.
Invitations were sent home with your youngest child last week. If you did not receive your invitation or if you or your organization has an interest in sponsoring a table for our teachers and staff, please contact Bernadette Martens Chapman (bernadette.martenschapman@spsl.net or 402.551.6667). See you on the 31st!
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YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
The maintenance and cleaning staff are continuing to do their best to keep our school building as clean as possible to prevent the spread of illness. Their efforts are appreciated. Would you be willing to donate Clorox wipes to your child's teacher for use in their classroom or around the school? The supply on hand has diminished with the additional cleaning efforts. If so, please send the wipes with your child. Thank you for your support!
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Thank you to all families who have returned mailing labels for the 16th annual Race for Education. We will be finalizing the total number of labels returned after this weekend. Our school goal was to bring in a total of
5,500 labels or 8 labels per student.
Students who returned at least 14 labels will earn a
Dress Down Day
designated by the school!
Students will be working on handwritten notes to their potential sponsors after Spring Break. The Race sponsorship forms will be mailed on Friday, April 3. Race for Education donations fund an important part of the education SPSL students receive, including Star Math Tests, Accelerated Reading Programs, and textbooks and technology in our classrooms. We hope to exceed last year's fundraising amount of $60,000!
The 16th Annual
RACE FOR EDUCATION will be held on Friday, May 1, 2020. We will continue to provide updates on this important fundraiser as we near the Race day. Thank you for your help with this fundraiser.
GO PANTHERS!
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St. Pius X / St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic faith to excel in academics and service to others.
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INTEREST IN SPSL?
Do you know parents of new families who are interested in sending their child/ren to our school for the 2020-21 school year? Please encourage them to call the school office at
402-551-6667 to arrange a tour.
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MATHCOUNTS
The 2020 Mathcounts Competition was held on Saturday, February 29. The following students scored the highest on the qualifying test and were selected to represent St. Pius X / St. Leo School: Nathan Bluvas, Tommy Novotny, Kenadie Rudloff, Alex ten Bensel, Giuliana Weber, and Scarlett Wharton.
Out of the 155 students competing on Saturday, Alex placed #19 while Giuliana finished in the top 3rd. Congratulations to these students for representing our school so proudly.
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BOOK BOWL
Congratulations to the seventh and eighth graders who represented St. Pius X / St. Leo School at the annual St. Vincent de Paul Book Bowl on Friday, February 21. Their sportsmanship and preparation were outstanding. Overall, 32 teams from area Catholic schools competed.
Team 1--Alex ten Bensel, Nathan Bluvas, Martha Engel, Lilly Risch-Bakhit, Josephine Salzman, and Connor Smith
Team 2--Heidi Hans, Kaylene Bialas, Josie Gorczyca, Annie Herfordt, Natalya Jones, and Tommy Novotny
Students began preparing for the competition in August when they received the reading list. Team members not only read the 12 books, but they also wrote study cards. Many of the students read several of the books two or more times. As the competition neared, they then quizzed one another using their study cards and met during lunch to practice.
Team 1 won four of their five rounds. They lost their last round after answering six tie-breaker questions. Team 2 won two of their four rounds. Congratulations to these students for their hard work and dedication.
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Although tuition for the 2020-2021 school year has not yet been determined, we are sharing information about tuition assistance at this time because of application deadlines for Gr K-8 tuition assistance. If you feel that you will be in need of assistance with tuition costs for your child/ren in grades K-8 for the next school year, please read the following information. To be considered for tuition assistance you
must apply each year. If you did not receive a financial assistance application and wish to apply, please call the school office at 402-551-6667 to request an application.
(Click
here for more information on tuition assistance.)
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CHESS TEAM NEWS
Congratulations to the K-3rd grade chess team that competed at Boystown in the Nebraska State Chess Tournament on February 22. The team of Oliver Lampe, Kenny Patch, and Rok Slater finished in 2nd place in the K-3 division. Great job!
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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
. The orders will be shipped free to school before school dismisses for the summer in May.
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PARISH FESTIVALS
Our two wonderful parishes, St. Pius X and St. Leo the Great, support our school community in many ways, including approximately 50% of our school budget and also tuition assistance for many students. It is extremely important for our SPSL community, including parents and students, to support our parishes in as many ways as we can.
One of those ways in which we can help support our parishes is through supporting the parish festivals. We are asking our parents to volunteer to work the game booths at either the St. Pius X Festival on Sunday, May 31, 2020 or the St. Leo Festival on Sunday, September 13, 2020.
Each grade for the current Kindergarten through 7th grades has been assigned a game booth at one of the parish festivals. In a few weeks, you will receive an email from your Education Committee Grade Representative(s) that includes a “Sign Up Genius” sign-up form. The first sign-up sent will be for the St. Pius X Festival. The St. Leo the Great sign-up will come out later as that festival is at a later date. Thank you for ensuring that all game booth sign-ups are filled in support of our parishes and our special school community.
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Want to learn how the every day things you do – eating, reading, traveling, surfing the web, shopping, can earn money for St. Pius X / St. Leo School? Click here for a list of all our
on-going fundraising efforts
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6905 Blondo St, Omaha, NE 68104
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