St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter March 3, 2023
Thank you to all those who sent in mailing labels for our Race for Education fundraiser! You are helping our school in an important way! Here is what will happen next: 

  1. After Spring Break, students will write a short note at school asking their sponsors to contribute a tax-deductible gift to our school. The notes are mailed from school. These names will not be used for any other mailings from our school. 
  2. Students walk/jog on school grounds on Race day - Friday, May 12, 2023. 
  3. In May, parents are asked to please contact the school for a list of donors for their children.
  4. Students send thank you notes from home, or give a quick call/video/text to thank their sponsors!

We are in need of volunteers for Race day and donations of items for the event! You can sign up to help here.

Thank you for supporting SPSL School!
TUITION INFORMATION
2023-2024

Information about K-8 tuition for the 2023-2024 school year was emailed to parents on Wednesday, March 1. For more information about tuition rates or to apply for tuition assistance for the upcoming school year, please see our website. Only families who submit a complete application for tuition assistance prior to the deadline on May 5, 2023 will be considered for a tuition assistance award.
St. Pius X / St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic faith to excel in academics and service to others.
MATHCOUNTS COMPETITION

On February 18th, seven 8th graders and one 7th grader competed in the Mathcounts competition sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers and Mathematicians. To prepare for this competition, our students were coached by five alumni. Those alumni include Peter Sullivan ('19), Trevor Gregg ('19), Francis Sierawski ('22), Matthew Renfro ('22) and Maeve Wharton ('22). Thank you to all of those students for sharing their math gifts with us and to Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Jaros who facilitate the Mathcounts program!

Another Panther, Spencer Lindley ('07) is the Director of the Eastern Chapter of Mathcounts, so he organized and ran the chapter competition that was held last Saturday. It was great to see Spencer still involved in Mathcounts after participating himself in eighth grade! We can be so proud of all of our alumni doing great things!

All of our students did an outstanding job representing SPSL at the competition! A very special congratulations to Robert Townley who placed 6th individually out of 144 students, qualifying him to move on to the state competition in Lincoln. Good luck to Robert and congratulations to all of our Mathletes!
ST. PIUS X / ST. LEO SCHOOL GOLF CLASSIC

The 2023 St. Pius X / St. Leo School Golf Classic will take place Monday, May 22 at Field Club of Omaha. Please join us for a fun-filled day in support of St. Pius X / St. Leo School. Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Registration fills up fast, so act now by registering online here or you may print the Registration Form. Please contact Michaela Smith at michaela.smith@spsl.net or 402-551-6667 for more information.
QUIZ BOWL

Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl participants who competed at the Norris Middle School competition last Saturday. The team of Riley O'Hare, Sean Fix, Jonah Risch Bakhit, Declan Fillmore, and Chris Tollo finished in 5th place! Congratulations to all Quiz Bowl team members!
SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

Congratulations to three of our 8th graders who were awarded scholarships to local Catholic high schools! Last week, Maggie Hanna was awarded the Pride Leadership Scholarship at Roncalli. Ta Blae Blut was selected to receive the CSF Scholarship at Marian and Andrea Nyamedi received the Marian Identity Scholarship. Congratulations Ta Blae, Maggie, and Andrea!
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS

As a school, we continue to use the PBIS system to encourage our students to succeed academically, socially, and behaviorally. After Spring Break, teachers will be reviewing ROAR expectations with all students. We use these expectations to guide students to make positive choices in all situations. These four components are easy to remember and understand, and our students respond well to the prompts. We love celebrating our students as they make positive choices!
SODA BREAD

The St. Leo Knights of Columbus are still baking soda bread! They will be selling through March 17 so remember to visit either St. Leo Church or St. Pius X Church to purchase your soda bread! All proceeds benefit the SPSL tuition assistance program. Thank you to all who have helped wrap soda bread on the weekends and to those who have already purchased. We appreciate your help and support!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Pasta Fridays at St. Pius X will begin again this Friday, March 3. Volunteers, including students, are needed to serve food, work the dessert table, bus tables, empty trash, etc. This is a great opportunity for 7th grade Confirmation Discipleship Volunteers. Sign up here or contact Colleen Ciciulla at colleenc@stpiusxomaha.org. Thank you for your help!
SPSL IS HIRING!
Extended Care Staff: SPSL school is hiring extended care staff. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with K-8th grade students and has availability before and/or after the SPSL school day. For more information, contact Cat Flores at cat.flores@spsl.net or (531) 721-5465.
Substitute Teachers: SPSL is in need of substitute teachers. Did you know that you can get your local substitute certificate fairly easily? The following are required to obtain the certificate:

  1. 60 semester credit hours from a college or university (in any degree)
  2. Human relations course - Central Community College has an online class
  3. Safe environment training

To get started, visit this link. Please contact Katy Chattin at katy.chattin@spsl.net if you have any questions or need further assistance. Once you start the process, please let us know. Thank you for your consideration!
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST

The St. Pius X Knights of Columbus and Men's Club will be serving pancakes, sausage, ham, milk, juice and coffee from 8:00 - 11:00 AM on Sunday, March 12. There will be special pancake toppers for the young and young at heart! Everyone is welcome and the price for this event is a free will offering.
MONTHLY CALENDAR

Did you know a monthly calendar is available on the SPSL website? Click here to view and/or print the calendar of events and check out some of the great activities SPSL has to offer! The calendar can be found on the "What's Happening This Week" link on the school website and then clicking:

  • March 6-10: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
  • March 13: Students return from Spring Break
  • March 14: Panera Restaurant Night
  • March 23: 1st and 3rd Grade Musical
  • March 24: Dress Down Day with donation to Scholastic Book Fair
  • March 26-31: Scholastic Book Fair
  • March 28: Book Fair Family Night - Carson's Cookie Truck
  • April 6-10: NO SCHOOL - Easter Break
  • April 16: First Eucharist - 2nd Grade
  • April 17-21: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
  • April 19: eCreamery Restaurant Night
  • April 20: Career Day - 6th Grade
  • April 21: Optional Dress Down Day with donation to Parish Festivals
  • May 12: Race for Education
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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