Henn Admitted to Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at UNL

Pope John XXIII Central Catholic senior, Logan Henn was recently awarded admittance into the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. Established in 1999 as a joint venture between the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s College of Business Administration and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Raikes School is an honors program with a mission to develop world-class innovators and leaders through honors education. Located inside the university’s Kauffman Center, the program offers a unique living and learning community that enables students to freely engage in collaborative project work via student residences, faculty offices, project work areas and meeting rooms.

Entrance to the school is a highly competitive process. Raikes School students are selected from the nation’s top high school graduates. The average ACT score for a student at the Raikes School is a 33.5, which helps the Raikes School draw the nation’s best and brightest minds to Lincoln. Students embark on a four-year core curriculum consisting of honors computer science, business and management topics, as well as leadership, team and communication skills development teachings.

Pope John Art Class Connects With Refugee Children

Pictured l. to r. (back row): Jasmine Dozler, Harlie Bode, Marissa Preister, Brynn Dilly, Faith Kinney, Maddie Schrage, Brianna Hupp (front row) Kirsten Krebs, Ashtyn Meis, Kayce Kallhoff, Breanna Bartak, Haley Zegers, Madison Dilly

The Pope John XXIII Central Catholic art class under the direction of art teacher, Connie Henn recently completed work with the Memory Project.  The students created and donated 13 portraits for youth in Syria who have faced substantial challenges, such as violence, disasters, extreme poverty, neglect, and loss of parents.

The purpose of the portraits is to help the children feel valued and important, to know that many people care about their well being, and to act as meaningful pieces of personal history in the future.  For the art students, it is an opportunity to creatively practice kindness and global awareness.

Pope John art students received photos of children and teens from the Memory Project last fall and have been working for several months to create portraits resembling the children. Once the portraits were finished, they were mailed to the project coordinators and will be hand-delivered to the children in Syria. The Bargain Box in Elgin donated funds to the project to help cover the cost of the delivery.

These artistic gifts will serve as mementos of a family legacy for the children, as most of them do not have a single photograph of their family history.  The hope is that decades in the future, they will be able to pass their portraits on to their children and grandchildren. The Memory Project team will make a video of the delivery to share the reactions with the art class. More information can be found at memoryproject.org

Quad Lum News – January 2018

2018 Speech Meet Schedule

Friday, February 9 @ LHF
Wednesday, February 21 @ Newman Grove
Saturday, February @ PJCC
Monday, February 26 @ Neligh/NVC
Monday, March 5: Speech Night at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14 @ Hartington/Districts
Friday, March 23 @ UNK/State

Class Promotional Videos

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Catholic Schools Week Schedule 2018

 

Sunday, January 28

MASS- Students have active roles in their home parishes.

Evening WITH FRIENDS- 5:00 PM at KC Hall

All Week 

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE- Catherine Witt

Made possible by a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council & Friends of St. Boniface

Monday, January 29th

All-school prayer service ï 8:05 am

Tuesday, January 30th

Student APPRECIATION DAY – Snacks brought by teachers

Wednesday, January 31st

LIVING ROSARY-9:00 a.m. at the gym led by Isidore House followed by class promotion videos

Thursday, February 1st

ALL SCHOOL BREAKFAST

BUSINESS APPRECIATION LUNCH ï 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

For all local businesses at KC Hall

Friday, February 2nd

PARENT VISITATION DAY with lunch beginning at 11:30 (Families can eat together)

ALL SCHOOL MASS at 8:15 AM

GAME TOURNAMENT at 2:00 PM

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Students Learn the Joy of Giving

Students at Pope John XXIII and St. Boniface Catholic Schools participated in the collection of Christmas gifts for the needy of Antelope County. The gifts were delivered to Antelope County Social Services on Thursday for distribution.  St. Boniface and St. Bonaventure Parishes also took part in the appeal for gifts.

New National Honor Society Members join Pope John XXIII Chapter

( l to r:) Lauren Seier, Nickol Payne, Maddie Schrage

At a special National Honor Society Induction Ceremony held during school mass on Friday, December 1st,  three new members were welcomed into the Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School Chapter.  New members include Senior Nickol Payne and Juniors Maddie Schrage and Lauren Seier.

The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921.

PJ Grocery Certificates Fundraiser A Success

Luke Henn, Logan Henn, Grace Henn

Pope John students recently concluded another successful year of grocery certificate sales.  Students sold $116,325 worth of grocery certificates to four area grocery stores.  The participating stores were Thriftway in Neligh/Tilden, Dean’s Market in Elgin, Ewing Family Foods and Rae Valley Market in Petersburg. The fundraiser allowed students to donate $12, 678. 50 to the CCPJ Annual Fund Drive which supports the operation of Pope John. The top individual salesperson was Grace Henn, who sold $8,100 in certificates, she was followed by Kyle Schumacher with $7,800 sold, and Maddie Schrage with $6,700 worth sold. The top family salespeople were Logan and Luke Henn who sold $6,650 worth of certifcates, followed by Heather, Austin and Natalie Bauer with $5,000 worth sold, and Lane and Sharon Bartak with $4,450 worth sold. Thank you to all who supported the school!