St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter February 16, 2023
In keeping with our school theme for the year, SPSL has chosen “Shining our light through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving” as our 2023 Lenten theme. Throughout the season of Lent, our students will be discussing ways they can make Jesus more of a priority in their lives through the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We invite all our families to continue these practices at home. Sadlier Religion (the publisher of many of our textbooks) provides a calendar with daily suggestions for your family to journey with Jesus through Lent. Check it out here.
FREE THROW CONTEST UPDATE

SPSL had an impressive showing at the district Free Throw Contest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus this past Monday. Good luck to the following students who won their division and will move on to the regional level competition:
Christian Tanhueco, Bronson Chapeau, Roman Chapeau, and Sophia Giambrone.
St. Pius X / St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic faith to excel in academics and service to others.
8TH GRADE SCHOLARSHIP REVEAL

On February 7th, SPSL hosted a reveal for fourteen of our 8th graders who were awarded scholarships to local Catholic high schools. Congratulations to the following students who received these scholarships:

  • Creighton Prep: Jonathan App, Riley O'Hare, Robert Townley
  • Roncalli: Brady McGill, Courtney Meier, Geoff ten Bensel
  • Duchesne: Kailey Hennessey, Adele Patch, Maire Weist
  • Skutt: Nola Herfordt, Conner Rudden
  • Marian: Ashley Bialas, Anna Kubat
  • Mercy: Addison Nownes
BOOK BOWL

Congratulations to the Book Bowl participants who competed Friday at St. Vincent de Paul. The team of Maren Walters, Thomas Smith, Riley O'Hare, and Kathryn Novotny progressed to the fourth round of competition. The team of Chris Tollo, Ashley Bialis, Anna Kubat, Violet Christen, Nola Herfordt, and McKinley Fritz advanced to the quarter-finals, prevailing in a 25 minute long tie-breaker and finished 5th place overall!
SPSL SPELLERS

Congratulations to Zach Townley and Chris Tollo who competed at the District Spelling Bee at St. Mary's School last Saturday. Zach advanced through three rounds and Chris finished in 4th place overall! Congratulations Zach and Chris!
MARIAN MATH CONTEST

SPSL is proud of the impressive teams of 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls who participated in the Marian Math Contest last Saturday.

A big congratulations to Cece Weist who placed fifth in the individual contest. 

Our team of 8th graders tied for third place. That team included Nola Herfordt, Ashley Bialas, Anna Kubat and McKinley Fritz.

Also representing our SPSL Panthers were:
6th graders: Julia Kubat, Sophia Giambrone, Julie Zboja, and Kate Berthelsen
7th graders: Grace Djossou, Abby Townley, Helen Coyle, and Hailey Baldwin

Congratulations to all the girls who represented our school!
TRACK REGISTRATION

Track registration for Spring 2023 is now open for 6th-8th grade students! Click here to register. Registration will close and uniforms must be ordered by February 23.

Practices begin after spring break and meets will be held Saturdays from March 25 to May 6. 

Uniforms tops are required and must be ordered directly from DiGiorgio's at this link. Optional shorts, warmups, and spirit wear are also available.

Please contact the coaches with any questions at spsltrack@spsl.net.
DRESS DOWN DAY
DATE CHANGE

The Dress Down Day fundraiser for Scholastic Book Fair has been moved to March 24. Please ensure your child is wearing a uniform on February 24. Thank you!
IMPORTANT DATES

  • February 17: No School - Faculty Development
  • February 18: MathCounts Competition
  • February 22: Ash Wednesday - all grades celebrate Mass
  • 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
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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