STATIONS OF THE CROSS

During Holy Week leading up to Easter, students will have the opportunity to attend Stations of the Cross in the St. Pius X Church. Students will read reflections and help lead the Stations. Parents are welcome to join us for either of the following services.

Tuesday, March 26 at 8:30am: 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th grades

Wednesday, March 27 at 8:30am: Kindergarten, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grades

8TH GRADE SCHOLARSHIPS

We are proud to share that four of our 8th grade students were awarded full tuition scholarships, for all four years of high school, to Marian High School via the Landstrom/CSF of Omaha application process. Please join us in congratulating Grace Djossou, Angelina Kya, Moo Moo Ah, and Doris Adovlo.

This is a huge accomplishment for these students and their families, and is a result of their hard work in school and their applications and recommendations. Congratulations!

EXCITING MATHCOUNTS NEWS!

Mathcounts is a challenging math program for 7th and 8th graders that teaches students problem-solving techniques and helps develop critical thinking skills. Students meet once a week with Mrs. Harrison and high school students who act as their coaches. Each week, they solve many challenging high level math problems.

In February, students take a qualifying exam. The top eight scorers go on to represent SPSL at the regional Mathcounts competition which was held February 24th at Davis Middle School. We are very proud of all of our Mathcounts participants, especially those who qualified to compete regionally. Those students who competed include: Abby Townley, Saron Goitom, Jonathan Walker, Richard Marip, Jon Sample, Sophia Giambrone, Zach Townley, and Branden Kelly. 

Special congratulations go to Jonathan Walker who placed in the top 25% of all students who competed!

GOLF CLASSIC

The 2024 St. Pius X / St. Leo School Golf Classic will take place Monday, May 20 at Field Club of Omaha. Click here to register and to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. Please join us for a fun-filled day in support of St. Pius X / St. Leo School! We hope to see you there!

PBIS PRIZES

SPSL is looking for donations of rewards for students making positive choices! These rewards are things like water bottle stickers, fidgets, fun pens and erasers, trinkets, etc. No food or drinks, please. Donations can be brought to the main office. Thank you for helping us celebrate our students as they make positive choices!

RACE FOR EDUCATION NEWS

Thank you for working together to help with the Race for Education fundraiser! We are excited to report that our school exceeded its goal of collecting 6,500 labels. The students have earned the school-wide prize of an extra day off of school. Please mark your calendars that there will be no school on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

The winners of the 2024 Race incentives are:

• Donut party: 2B (Mrs. Owens' homeroom)
• Ice cream party: 3C (Miss Messerschmidt's homeroom)
• Pizza party: 6D (Mr. Sullivan's homeroom)
• Dodgeball tournament at school: 7th grade

Students who brought in 14 or more mailing labels were able to dress down day today. Pre-K students who brought in 14 or more mailing labels got a prize from the treasure box this week.

Click here to view the top 20 students who brought in the most labels and were awarded prizes this week.

Students will write mailers to the prospective donors identified on their mailing labels at school during the last two weeks of March. We expect to take the mailers to the post office the week before Easter.

Your family and friends will have the opportunity to make an online donation (reference to the giving site and a QR code are on the mailer). This year, we have also included a video made by students to tell sponsors more about our annual Race at the bottom of the giving page.

If you wish to volunteer on Race day or make donations ahead of the event, please click here.

We encourage you to thank those who sponsor your student(s) for Race. At home, students may send thank you notes, text messages, videos, or make calls to thank their sponsors. If you wish to know the names of those sponsoring your student(s), please contact michaela.smith@spsl.net.

GIRL SCOUTS

Last month, the St. Pius X Girl Scout Troop hosted a Girl Scout Cookie sale at Creighton University and sold an impressive 459 boxes! These young entrepreneurs ran the cookie booth almost entirely by themselves for eight hours, raising money for their troop. Last year, the troop used their cookie profits to attend Camp Maha. Click here to learn more about Girl Scout Troop 46100, comprised of mostly SPSL students.