Menu: Ham Pattie/Croissant Tri-Pattie Corn Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Tuesday: Cornbread Sausage Baked Beans Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad ___________________________________________________________________________
Junior Job Shadow Day.
We have some pop & Gatorade (dated end of February) for sale in the office for $1 per bottle.
Gonzaga and Joshua houses will have a dress down day on Friday, April 12th for reaching their goal for donations to Tintern and Isidore, 2nd and 4th grades for collecting the most items for the Antelope County Food Pantry. Students may wear sweats, long athletic shorts (basketball length), jeans, t-shirts, & hoodies. No leggings or holes in clothing.
Great state FFA convention! Highlights include:**State Champions and National Qualifiers: Carter B.- Swine Proficiency, Kaidynce S. & Brystol B.: Agriscience Fair, Food Science Div., Chloe H. & Sam D. – Agriscience Fair, Plant Science Div., *State Runner-Ups: Michael S. and Justice B. – Agriscience Fair, Natural Res. Div., Samuel H.- Diversified Ag Proficiency. *3rd Place – Molly & Makenna/Braelyn & Kylee – Agriscience Fair, Food Science Divisions. The Elgin Chapter was also 7th in the state for the “I Believe in the Future of Ag” campaign. *CDE Highlights:* Agriscience Team: 16th out of 144 Teams. All the girls earned a blue ribbon. Floriculture Team: 12th out of 58 Teams. Baylee & Sara earned blue ribbons and Callie and Kate white. Livestock Evaluation: Haley P. was 22nd overall out of 231 Individuals. Livestock Management: 24th out of 58 teams. In the swine division they were 7th overall, in the horse division they were 9th overall and 8th overall in the sheep division. Eleven senior members also walked across the stage to earn their State FFA Degree!
Freshmen and sophomores- please bring permission slips to Mrs. Henn during homeroom.

Menu: Chicken Strips Scalloped Potatoes Corn Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Friday: Tator Tot Casserole Green Beans Chocolate Chip Muffin Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad ___________________________________________________________________________

Good Luck to our students attending State FFA this week- Brooke, Elizabeth, Aubrie, Michael, Tessa, Grady, Camry & Natalie.
Good Luck to our JH track competing at Plainview today at 4:00 p.m. They are dismissed at 1:45 this afternoon. Good Luck to our high school track team competing at Battle Creek at 11:30 a.m. They are dismissed at 9:45 this morning and to our golf team competing in Neligh. They are dismissed at 2:45 p.m. (Jack, Karson, Gavin and Aiden)
Musical cast members—the oldest student in each family should have received an envelope yesterday with musical tickets to sell. Please complete the form enclosed and each family is asked to sell at least 10 tickets. If anyone did not receive tickets, please contact the office.
We have some pop & Gatorade (dated end of February) for sale in the office for $1 per bottle.
Gonzaga and Joshua houses will have a dress down day on Friday, April 12th for reaching their goal for donations to Tintern and Isidore, 2nd and 4th grades for collecting the most items for the Antelope County Food Pantry. Students may wear sweats, long athletic shorts (basketball length), jeans, t-shirts, & hoodies. No leggings or holes in clothing.
Brenda Kuhlman Administrative Assistant Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School P O Box 179 Elgin, Nebraska 68636
May every sunrise hold more promise, every sunset hold more peace.

Menu: Breaded Pork Pattie/Bun Brew City Fries Carrots Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Wednesday: Rotoni & Ham Casserole Peas Banana Bar Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad _____________________________________________________________________________
Happy Birthday to Sawyer V. celebrating his birthday today.
All athletic events scheduled for today have been postponed until Thursday…same time, same locations.
We have some pop & Gatorade (dated end of February) for sale in the office for $1 per bottle.
Gonzaga and Joshua houses will have a dress down day on Friday, April 12th for reaching their goal for donations to Tintern.

Menu: Spaghetti & Meatsauce Corn Long John Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Thursday: Deli Turkey/WG Bun Potato Broccoli Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad ___________________________________________________________________________
The Eucharist will be celebrated at 8:15 this morning in the St. Boniface Church.
Happy Birthday to Briggs H. celebrating his birthday on Monday.
Reminder that today is National Weather Awareness Day. Elgin will be conducting a tornado drill at 10:00 this morning.
We have some pop & Gatorade (dated end of February) for sale in the office for $1 per bottle.
Wolfpack is getting new football jerseys and the old jerseys are for sale. If interested contact Mr. Wemhoff.
April calendar items due in the office by today at noon.
During Lent houses will be collecting money for Tintern. Each house goal is $250, due before Easter break.
The Homestead is in need of some sprucing up and is looking for help. Any students needing a service project or willing to help in the community, please let Mrs. Schiltmeyer know before Easter break.

Menu: Chicken Fried Steak Mashed Potatoes/Gravy Peas Dinner Bun Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Friday: Cheese Pizza Lettuce Macaroni Salad Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad __________________________________________________________________________________
The Eucharist will be celebrated at 8:15 this morning in the St. Boniface Church.
JH students are reminded of retreat today…sack lunch, PJ or Wolfpack t-shirt with jeans, no sweatpants or hoodies.
We have some pop (dated end of February) for sale in the office for $1 per bottle.
Last chance to sign up for the dance team next year by the end of the day tomorrow.
Wolfpack is getting new football jerseys next year and the old jerseys are for sale. If interested, contact Mr. Wemhoff.
April calendar items due in the office by Tuesday, April 26th at noon. Lenten Food Pantry Collection Results:
The winner of the Food Pantry cross design contest is *Gonzaga, PK & 5th.* They will receive homemade treats next week for their creativity! The total # of items collected for the food pantry is 380. This is short of our 1000 item goal, so there will be no all-school dress down days in April. Let’s plan to shoot for 1000 next year! Here is how much each group collected: Francis, Kindergarten & 6th gr: 84 items Gonzaga, Pk & 5th gr: 88 items Isidore, 2nd & 4th Gr: 120 items Joshua, 1st & 3rd Gr: 88 items As a consolation prize, the group that collected the most items will be awarded *one *dress down day. *Isidore, 2nd & 4th grade* – your dress down day will be Mon, April 8.
Good Luck to our state speech qualifiers. We will have a pep rally in the library this afternoon at 1:06 for our two OID teams who will perform their pieces and then we will have a blessing for the team. Please join us!
During Lent houses will be collecting money for Tintern. Each house goal is $250, due before Easter break.
The Homestead is in need of some sprucing up and is looking for help. Any students needing a service project or willing to help in the community, please let Mrs. Schiltmeyer know before Easter break.
If you are interested in attending the Northeast NE March for Life on Saturday, March 23 from 1-4:00 p.m., please sign up in the school office. Transportation may be provided if there is enough interest. See Mrs. Schumacher w/questions.
The Pope John Crewneck Online Store is up and *set to close this Friday at noon!* Here the link: pope-john-spring-2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/