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P.O. Box 179
303 Remington
Elgin, NE 68636
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- Announcements Friday, August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 - 7:14 am
Menu: Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas Lettuce Salad Fruit Milk OR Salad Bar Monday: Chicken Pattie w/ WG Bun Waffle Potato Fries California Blend Fruit Milk OR Salad Bar___________________________________________________________________________ K-8th shot and dribble club summer forms need to be turned in at the office before leaving today. Completed and partially completed forms are accepted for those […]
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August 25, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Board of Ed Mtg
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August 27, 2026 @ 8:15 am - 9:15 am
Mass (Gonzaga)
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August 27, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
C/JV/V VB @ LHNE
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August 28, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
V FB @ Boyd Co (Spencer)
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August 31, 2026 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
JH/JV FB vs. Fullerton
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August 31, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
C/JV VB vs. Fullerton (PJ)
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September 1, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
C/JV/V VB @ Burwell
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September 2, 2026
District Range Judging - South @ Sargent

Announcements Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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Menu: Goulash Green Beans Biscuit Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Wednesday: Calzone (Meat) Tator Tots Peas Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
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The Eucharist will be celebrated at 11:50 this morning in the St. Boniface Church.
FAFSA informational meeting this evening at 6:00 in our DL room for senior parents.
FFA Members
1. Remember to be getting your forms and due/shirt money back to Mrs. Schwartz by this Wednesday, August 29th
2. FFA Freshmen, sophomores and officers – Bus leaves EPS at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday morning for EDGE in Ord. Wear you FFA shirt and nice pants/jeans. Lunch is provided.
3. Range practice #2 is set for Wednesday after school and sports practices.
4. A few members are volunteering at Jerry’s Feed Service Supper this Wednesday evening. Please be to their Mill site (across from the sale barn to the east) around 6:30 p.m.
Thank you to the person(s) who removed the black marks from the gym floor.
Absent
Skyler M.-ex.
Ashtyn M.-ex;.
Tardy
Early Dismissal
St. Boniface
Absent
Tardy
Myles V.
Early Dismissal
Matthew K.-leaving @ 1:00 p.m. & will not return
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2018-19 Enrollment Shows Growth
Pope John XXIII and St. Boniface Catholic Schools has a total enrollment of 133 students for the 2018-19 school year. Pope John XXIII Central Catholic, which offers grades 7-12, graduated a class of sixteen seniors in May and they were followed by a seventh grade class of eight students. The school also had three new families enroll, which added four new students. Total enrollment at Pope John is 53 students.
St. Boniface Elementary School, which serves preschool through sixth grade has seen a strong increase in enrollment. The school had an increase of nine students from the previous year and four new families. The incoming preschool class has fourteen students and was split into a morning and afternoon session due to the strong numbers. Combined enrollment for both schools increased by two students when compared with 2017-2018, which was 131 students.
Announcements Monday, August 27, 2018
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Menu: Chicken Breast Fillet w/WG Bun Sweet Potato Fries Corn Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Tuesday: Goulash Green Beans Biscuit Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Lunch Order: 11,10,9,8,7,12
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Congratulations to our football team on their win over Elkhorn Valley last Friday.
FFA Members
1. Thank you to all members that took time to volunteer at Rae Valley Day’s. As always they are grateful for your help!
2. Remember to be getting your forms and due/shirt money back to Mrs. Schwartz by this Wednesday, August 29th
3. FFA Freshmen, sophomores and officers – Bus leaves EPS at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday morning for EDGE in Ord. Wear you FFA shirt and nice pants/jeans. Lunch is provided.
4. Range practice #2 is set for Wednesday after school and sports practices.
5. A few members are volunteering at Jerry’s Feed Service Supper this Wednesday evening. Please be to their Mill site (across from the sale barn to the east) around 6:30 p.m. Thank you!
Reminder-September calendar items are due in the office today by noon!
Absent
Tardy
Early Dismissal
St. Boniface
Absent
Tardy
Kaiden B.
Early Dismissal
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Announcements Friday, August 24, 2018
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Menu: Mr. Rib/Bun Scalloped Potatoes Corn Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Monday: Chicken Breast Fillet w/WG Bun Sweet Potato Fries Corn Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
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Good Luck to our football team as we host Elkhorn Valley this evening at 7:00.
Reminder to FFA members to pay for dues and your t-shirts before August 29th. Many of you have already, thank you!
FFA freshmen, sophomores and chapter officers will be attending FFA EDGE in Ord on Wednesday, August 29th. Lunch is provided; bus will leave EPS at 7:15am. We will return by 3:40 p.m. Members should wear their new FFA shirts and nice jeans or slacks.
Safety Issue—all Pope John students need to remain in the lunch room until 1:00 p.m.
FFA members working at Rae Valley Days this weekend remember what time and be expecting a text from your senior officer leader as a reminder. Wear an FFA shirt and your new shirts are in! Pay before you pick it up!
Reminder to students who signed up for the EMHC/Lector Training to be held this Sunday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Norfolk from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Breanna B., Brynn D., Luke H., Kayce K., Faith K., Conor R., Maddie S., Lauren S. & Kyle S.).
Reminder-September calendar items are due in the office by Monday, August 27th.
Absent
Kaylee R.-ex.
Tardy
Early Dismissal
Ashlynne C.-leaving @ 12:30 p.m.
Taylynne C.-leaving @ 12:30 p.m.
Kali D.-leaving @ 3:20 p.m.
Simon B.-leaving @ 1:20 p.m.
Skyler M.-leaving @ 2:30 p.m.
St. Boniface
Absent
Kellan H.–ex.
Tardy
Early Dismissal
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Announcements Thursday, August 23, 2018
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Menu: Pan Pizza Green Beans Cookie & Cream Salad Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
Friday: Mr. Rib/Bun Scalloped Potatoes Corn Fruit Milk OR Chef Salad
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Good Luck to our C/JV and varsity volleyball teams as they travel to Lutheran High Northeast. Team members are dismissed after 7th period and the bus will leave at 3:00 this afternoon. First match is at 5:00 p.m. LHNE is having a Potato Bar during the games. Cost is $5 and includes toppings, dessert and drink.
Reminder to FFA members to pay for dues and your t-shirts before August 29th. Many of you have already, thank you!
FFA freshmen, sophomores and chapter officers will be attending FFA EDGE in Ord on Wednesday, August 29th. Lunch is provided, bus will leave EPS at 7:15am. We will return by 3:40 p.m. Members should wear their new FFA shirts and nice jeans or slacks.
No south route this afternoon due to an away volleyball game.
Safety Issue—all Pope John students need to remain in the lunch room until 1:00 p.m.
Absent
Tardy
Early Dismissal
St. Boniface
Absent
Kami C.
Tardy
Early Dismissal
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School Supplies
Invenergy Presents Scholarships
Art Students Excel in Contests
Meis Receives Nebraska Press Association Scholarship
Nebraska Press Association Foundation 2018 Scholarship Recipients Announced
Marie Meis
The Nebraska Press Association Foundation has announced the recipients of their 2018 scholarships. This year, $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to three high school students and one collegiate student: Kamrin Baker, Omaha, NE; Marie Meis, Elgin, NE; Kalli Meyer, Scribner, NE; and Katie Pearson, Wahoo, NE.
The recipients will be honored at the 144th Annual Nebraska Press Association Convention Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln, NE.
The Nebraska Press Association Foundation was established in the fall of 1991. Under the established guidelines, scholarship applicants must be residents of Nebraska who will be enrolled, either as incoming freshmen or upper classmen, in Nebraska-based colleges and universities this fall in a print journalism program. This year the Foundation has awarded four scholarships.
Member newspapers of the Nebraska Press Association joined in sponsoring the competition for these scholarships by placing announcements in their newspapers.
About the Scholarship Recipients:
Kamrin Baker is a sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Omaha majoring in Journalism and Media Communications, and plans to graduate in 2020. Kamrin is the daughter of Grace and Andrew Baker of Lyons, CO.
Marie Meis is a senior at Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School in Elgin, and will graduate in May 2018. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in Agriculture Communications. Marie is the daughter of Anne and Jim Meis of Elgin, NE.
Kalli Meyer is a senior at West Point Public Schools and will graduate in May 2018. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in Advertising/Public Relations. Kalli is the daughter of Melisa and Brett Meyer of Scribner, NE.
Katie Pearson is a senior at Wahoo High School and will graduate in May 2018. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in Advertising/Public Relations. Katie is the daughter of Laurie and Kent Pearson of Wahoo, NE.
The Nebraska Press Association Foundation Board Members are: President, Kurt Johnson, Aurora; Vice President, Shary Skiles, McCook; Secretary, Don Smith, Grand Island; Treasurer, Kent Warneke, Norfolk; Immediate Past President, Mark Rhoades, Blair; and Trustees Dennis Morgan, Elgin and Rod Worrell, Ainsworth.
The Late Sally Meis Receives Roncallli “Pope John” Award