Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is an annual celebration of Catholic education. From January 28 to February 3, St. Pius X / St. Leo School will observe the week with Masses, assemblies, and other activities for students, families, parishioners, and community members to celebrate what makes Catholic schools great.

We invite parents to join their student(s) at our family Mass, followed by a donut reception.

• January 30th | 8:30am at St. Pius X for last names beginning A-L

• January 31 | 9:00am at St. Leo the Great for last names beginning M-Z

We are looking for families to volunteer to minister at these Masses. Please sign up to help! Responses and questions can be directed to Janet Drvol.

You are also encouraged to kick off Catholic Schools Week with us on January 28 as our 1st and 7th graders minister at Mass. Join us at St. Pius X for 9:30am Mass or St. Leo the Great for 10:00 Mass. We hope to see you there!

More information about how SPSL will celebrate will be provided next week. Now more than ever we appreciate our school families who choose St. Pius X / St. Leo School and partner with us to educate your children.

"PAWS"ITIVE OFFICE REFERRALS!

We have so many reasons to celebrate our students. We are proud of Maisley Martines, Felix Rager, and Will Hassenstab for leading the way and receiving the first "paws"itive office referrals in 2024!

We're only a few weeks away from our Pre-K and Kindergarten Roundup! Roundup will be held on Saturday, February 3 here at SPSL School. Pre-K will be at 9am, and Kindergarten will be at 10:30am. RSVP and get more information here: https://spsl.net/roundup/ or email kim.kenney@spsl.net.

NEW LUNCH TRAYS

THANK YOU PARENTS!

In the fall, the parent-sponsored SPSL Fundraiser GIVE raised funds to get new lunch trays in our school cafeteria. Because of the generosity of SPSL parents and friends, we raised the funds to order new trays, and this week, we rolled out brand new navy blue lunch trays for all our students to use! Take a look at the comparison of the old trays and the new ones:

Our students are thrilled to have the new trays at lunchtime, the cafeteria staff is excited about the crisp trays, and the entire SPSL School is incredibly grateful for your generosity in supporting this effort - thank you!  

The remaining GIVE funds donated as part of the 2023 Fundraiser will help acquire water bottle filling stations in the cafeterias and other improvements that are part of the planned cafeteria and kitchen updates to occur in the summer of 2024.

HONOR CHOIR

We are proud of SPSL students Micah De Bruhl, Oliver Lampe, and Evan Chattin who participated in this year's Nebraska Middle School Honor Choir!

NEEDS BASED SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR 2024-2025

There is a needs based scholarship opportunity for the 2024-2025 school year through Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska (OSN), a scholarship granting organization created through LB753, Nebraska’s school choice program.

Families with an incoming Kindergarten student for the 2024-25 school year (and their siblings) may be eligible to receive a scholarship to SPSL through OSN. Families can now fill out an eligibility survey with Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska to see if your child could be eligible. If you or a family you know are interested in learning more, please visit and share the website: nebraska opportunity.org.

Scholarship applications will be available by mid-February. Be sure to sign up with your contact information on OSN’s website so you will be among the first to know when scholarship applications are available.

Updates about this new opportunity will also be shared on the Financial section of the SPSL website, along with information about other tuition assistance opportunities: Children's Scholarship Fund and FAIR (SPSL tuition assistance).

If you have any questions about the application or your family's eligibility, please email info@nebraskaopportunity.org.

GIVING TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS

A statewide “Scholarship Granting Organization” (SGO) was set up called Opportunity Scholarships Nebraska (OSN). All three bishops in the state of Nebraska agreed that all the diocesan Catholic schools in the state will use this scholarship granting organization as it relates to the School Choice Act Scholarships.

Individual and corporate taxpayers may contribute to the SGO and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for up to 50% of their Nebraska 2024 state tax liability up to a maximum of credit of $100,000 (50% of $200,000 tax liability). Note that such contributions do not qualify for a federal tax deduction. Use this QR code to learn more.

IT'S SODA BREAD SEASON!

The St. Leo Knights of Columbus soda bread fundraiser is in full swing! Volunteers are needed to help wrap soda bread Saturday mornings. This program greatly benefits our school's tuition assistance program, so please consider signing up for a shift. Kids are welcome to join their adult!

SPSL IS HIRING!

SPSL is looking for its next Principal! If you know an outstanding educational leader who would be interested in working at an inclusive, welcoming school focused on academic excellence in a faith filled environment, please encourage them to apply! Job descriptions and application information for open positions at SPSL may be found on the Careers page of the SPSL School website here.