Pope John’s One-Act Play team placed first at the NVC One-Act Play Competition held at Elkhorn Valley High School. They performed the play titled “The Perils of Lulu.” There were eight teams competing from the conference.
The Nebraska Music Educator’s Association is preparing for their annual conference in Lincoln, which includes some of the top honor ensembles in the state. Pope John junior high boys, Layne Bullock, Matthew Starman, and Kane VonBonn, will be participating in the Barbershop Chorus Clinic on Wednesday, November 16. The students will rehearse five songs throughout […]
The sophomores are shown taking the ASVAB test this morning. The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) show where a students interests and abilities lie and if a student is interested in the military, it shows how qualified they are for certain occupational specialties. At Pope John, we require our sophomores to take this, as […]
Congratulations to the Jr. Team of FFA livestock judgers on placing 3rd at the district contest and qualifying for State next April! There were 38 Jr. Teams at district and 140 Individuals. Kyle Schumacher (5th place Jr. Ind.)(PJCC) Allyson Wemhoff (22nd Place Jr. Ind) Faith Kinney (11th Place Jr. Ind.)(PJCC) Cory Romej (36 place Jr. […]
The Pope John Environmental Science class recently completed a macrolab using Sphero Robots. They used their Spheros to create a coding program to complete different tasks.
The Pope John Jr. Right-to-Life group will be hosting a Life Chain at 11:00 am in Elgin on Sunday, October 2nd. The public is invited to attend and help show support for human life. The life chain will be formed on the sidewalk west of St. Boniface Church, along Highway 14. The group will pray for […]
Pope John XXIII Freshman, Kayce Kallhoff recently received an award from Spirit Catholic Radio station for a Divine Mercy poster contest she entered last year when she was an 8th grader. She was was selected as runner-up for her poster entry. She won a plate of cookies and four tickets to Coco Keys Waterpark/Hotel. Her […]
Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School will celebrate Homecoming Week, beginning on September 25th. The 2016 Royalty will be crowned in ceremonies beginning at 7:00 pm in the St. Boniface Gym on Sunday, September 25th. Activities planned by the sophomore class will follow to cap off the night. Dress up days will follow: Monday: What the Heck are You Wearing Day, […]
On May 6, 1966, Omaha Archdiocesan School Superintendent Msgr. Roman C. Ulrich called together 14 representatives from the parishes of St. John the Baptist, St. Bonaventure, St. Boniface, St. Francis, St. Theresa, and St. John to discuss the building of the Central Catholic High School in Elgin, Nebraska. This school would be built, maintained, and operated by the corporation representing these six parishes.
Seven Pope John XXIII high school students were mandated as lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) Wednesday night, September 7th at a special 7:00 pm Mass.