2015 Yearbook at Pius X High School

EVERYTHING COOKIE 35% OREO BLONDIES CRI KLE COOKIES 27% BROW IES 17% lv!& lvf BARS 14% 7%















., YouR FAVORTIE GENRE oF MoviE? WHAT s COMEDY 44% ACTION 21% 19% ROAt/ANCE 12% 4%











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Tf!E RE T OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WET DOG 61% SWEATY FEET 18% 14%MORNING BREATH ROTTEN EGGS 4% DIRTY DIAPERS 3%





e' One intere<.,ting thing that happened in the <,pring of The<., cia.. e!'. prepared 20 15 was that <.,tudenh for adult students of Mr. p..,ota' s every-da) -life. Learning class competed in the ab ut famil structure, Driven Youth g d nutrition and meal Invitational. Twelve planning, and the ba!-.ic.., out of the twenty one of early childh d competetors were Pius de elopment are ju. t business students. P.J a few of the invaluable O'Brien and Hunter on eph tudcnt Harrington won their Ia t e p rien ed in event, \"The Shark. Tank\"' Famil and and Ha) le) tamper, won the \"Driven Youth on<,umer Invitational\" scholarship for the year of 2015. Favorite Project- Fa !ld 1 utrition I II II Tina Le -Cinnamon Apple in a Bag olan Lyon -Pancake Jo. ie Baxter -Grap Jelly Brod) Rolfe. - paghetti arbonara Tara Peirc -Pina olada Au<.,tin Czaple <.,ki -Cake

II I I ·fe o , itl: Piu students, in pursuit of the atholic lifestyle, were extreme) bles ed t be able t attend mass, receive the sacraments, and witne , the li e of the religious each da}. God' , pre. ence wa evident in each and e ef) activity and academic venture. The clergy that re, ided at Pius ex mplified what it meant to b filled with The L rd. and their Christ-like e ampl inspired students to embrace their own faith.

Stick It Here ~ man teacher.... ha ing gum is a demerit worthy offen<.,e. In Mr. ox· s ca e. an <.,tudent f hi caught v ith gum ha. two option<,. The can opt to receive a demerit or ch o. e to stick. it n the ever-growing gumball in hi<., classroom. ince the fir<.,t piece ...rarted the structure in 2009. hundreds of piece of gum have been added to the ball. whi h now near! w ighs a whopping 2 p und . . ca. i nail . pie e fall off. but that·\" ne er a problem for Mr. Cox, who keep. a . teady upply of latex glo es at hi di<;po<,al. Favorite Experiment Jame C ntrera --Light Emi i n Lab K nny Pham -Rat Di ction oah Habrock -Chemical Reaction Lab Spencer cheer -Egg Dr p Project Aaron Heyen -Rube Goldberg Machin II

umber~ and Figures A~k a '-.tudent what their favorite subject is, and chances arc they'll an wcr with anything but math . Pius student are an exccpti n. From lgebra A to AP Calculu , studenb ha e a wide arra of cia. ~es to elect from to fit their intere. t.. A hape , angle. , and pro f enthu. iast will enjo) geometf), wherca. great problem ohers and students interested in te hn logical math have the option of gi ing advanced algebra clas. es or P mputer cienc and Discrete Math., a go. For struggling students, the Math Re ur c enter continues to be a useful way to get bad. on track. Equipped with great teachers, the Pius Math Department et tudents up for su ces. and inspires further enthusiasm for mathematics.

English Classes Freshly Brewed Favorite Book English I & English II, The iconic coffee pot was Modern Literature, always a welcoming sign Mitch Grosserode: American Literature, for Pius English students. Animal Farm College and Career Writing, Anthony Edwards: Creative Writing, They could stop in The Joy Luck Club Social Literature, Mrs. Funke's or Mrs. Riley Warner: Dramatic Literature, To Kill A Mockingbird AP Literature and Composition Sanders' rooms Kyle Wieser: throughout the day and Grapes of Wrath Rick Nguyen: refill their mugs The Great Gatsby with coffee to Jennifer Robb: The Outsiders themselves. The real thrill, however, came not from the caffeinated beverage, but from the exciting and lively atmosphere presented by the tea.ch,ers in each of the English classes. New This Year --·-- The English department \\'Abigail Smith offered a new class for students interested in pre- IIIIIIL...--_ paring for college writing. College and Career Writ- ing focused on supplying students with the skills necessary for applying to colleges, using vari- ous forms of documents, and pursuing specific job paths. _ _ _ _____,

n Pius offers the option of The Language Department brought a pani. h or French t fufill en of di\\er. it} to Pius tudent. as language requirements on '>tudents' schedules. These they explored the language and culture languages are '>pokcn abundantly through ut f foreign countrie . Both pani hand the nited tates and are e tremely useful in man French classe e panded their work and s cial en ironments. Knowledge knowledge through mo ie. , art ofthe. elanguage and cultures gi e. Piu. students projects, craft, children's boob, an ad antage in our diverse world. Both pani h and speaking points, and cia. game . rench play essential rolls Many . enior student enjoyed their in communicating ith large p rtion. f the language cia. s o much that they population. became in. pired to pur. ue a language minor in their college tudie. , or e en study abroad outside of the country. 11 le el of pani h and rench cia . es provided students with a and creati\\e em ironm nt. tudent. us d p siti e attitudes to help a h other ~--\"\"~\"' advance in their foreign language . peaking . kills.

Choose ou 1 e ching teve Andersen and his The students in Lauric American Government cia , are in middle of History cia'>'> arc taking notes. Student Linus taking on the role of a teacher for the day. edlak raises his hand to Bridget Hestermann and ask him a question Patrick Vrbka are the in ol ing the current fir'>t to teach part of the state of our \"World at War\" lesson. government. Mr. Ander()en Engaged In is often amazed by In all the social science the , tudents' classes the students are interest in encouraged to , tep ousio , ociety. In their comfort zones and cia , the learn more about the , tudents are subjects at hand. introduced to Mr. Spicka require contemporary participation in his class problem, the and the atmosphere is world faces. highly interactive. Cia e World Ge graphy, World History, .S. Hi tory, American Government, Phychology, Contemporary History, Human Relations, Family Issue , Ap American Gov rnment.

1111 II II rt Fundamentals, cram1c..,, Drawing, Painting, F !kArt, Graphic Design, Photograph}. Choir. Ar s c. d ra ts The Fine Arts students have man} opportunitie. toe plore their indi idua ....._......,..-.,: stlye of reati ity. Artwork is displayed throughout the school t celebrate the religiou an se ular holidays. In choir cia.., es the students are brought tog ther in s ng and the tri e to understand the language of mu that connects people w rldwide. The students demonstrated their lo e of music in th . ign~ pictured top left, \"What mu ic means to me\".

The future of the AD <.,tudent~ how to ( omputer ided Drafting) modem technology and ..,kil program ha been found. The in a practical way. From the MakerB t Replicator 2 3D technology of electric saw~ to the application of Printer is currently th ighlight the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3-D Printer of the cia.. and Th innO\\.ati n didn't stop \\Vith tht technology, it continued with the ...tudents a~ the) printing created incredible program<,, wooden objects. ia and invention~. From hand ~anding to the electric real it sander or hand drafting to the 3D printer for all ther wa~ a variety of the old and the new. The t . tudent~, electi e cla<.,se~ offered a unique experiencL it ha~ for any student at Piu<.,. integral part of th cla s. Thi. littl known technology i~ being u. ed t day in the pri ate indu<.,try. 0 l:: '1 0~ drafting 100~ of the time.\" -Trent Mine ~T 0 \"I till have mo t of my finger .\" -Paden Steele

II I 1 Endurance and dedication were not in . hort order thi<,) ear as the Piu\"> phy ical education department went to work mak.ing a difference in the live of tudent ·. reating a <.,tronger and healthier sch l overall wa. the top priority thi year. To mak.e this goal a reality the P classes pushed <.,tudents to the max and the tudents tepp d up t the plate, whether it wa. Team p rt. . trength and Performance. or Health Clas. e<., . It is clear that the teacher are dedicated to the e cia.. e. becau e they tak.e their mission for a healthy life tyle well outside the cia sroom.





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Back Row: Bradley Mo<;-., ollin VanLoon, Ellie taab, Nina Bui, Grace tull, Chloe Kreikemeier, Will Twehous, Monica Marsolek, William ddy. Front Row: Molly Milana, icole Ohon, Anna Dalton, nna tuchlik, Iy-.on Matulka, Elizabeth Foley, Maggie Reese, Emily OGara, Dung Hoang.

mpu. Ministr) was a _7 influen c in the the faith li ;I u tudcnts. These young hri. t take part in pro-life days, . and other !-.piritual acth tties ,. , tudents organize weekly vi!-.it Jc u in the chapel during their during tudy halls on \\Vedncsda s for hat a hining e ample these kids arc.

Left id e: Erin D Iph, Justice Coleman. IIi Da\\ i-. . Middle: Oli\\ia ppleget, Kaitlin VanLoon, bbey Hugo, Erin Benal. Right ide : ierra Clark. Moll} Meredith, Reagan cott, xel Malm<.,trom, mitwong cin .



Back Row: Jacob Kreikemeier. oah Kapu'>tka, Jame'> Brown. Middle Row: li/abeth Foley, Makayla Krings, Morgan elber, hloe Kr ikemeier, nthony guyen, Katherine Me-,sineo, Madeleine !well, andra ullt\\an. Front Row: Katherine Benal, Rylie OMeara, Whitney Tran, Kyra Wemer, Morgan oeL Kally Werning.



Front Row : ·<,ther Brown, nna Tetherow. Madeletne May, ly<,sa Jensen. Kathryn oel. Catherine Krueger. Back Ro\\ : Jacob chreiber. Philip Hanigan. oah chimenti. Liam Kru-,e. Henry Jaro-.. Robert Bane



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Back Row: Georgia Miller. hetla Mehlhaff. Ethan Reifert, lex•~ Chapclle. Paul St}ron. Chmlle Dionisopoulos. Tom Korta, teven Pham. Anna ao. Lily 1a1, Ju~tine Ocampo, Emily Gomel', ec•ha Barr. Celeste Milburn, Emma Breitfelder. Kmt1e Le, Mar} 1cManu~. Jess1ca guyen. goc-Tran Bui . Front Row : Lydia Iarke. Honona Iarke. Emily Campbell, Macken7ie Fielder. lly Thomsen, Kekie Meyers. 1addi~en Smith, Gabnclle Smith. manda Rowle}. Trenton hramosta.



ihrant color~ and ~\\\\ inging mo\\ em~.:nh caught the e)C of judge an audiences of the pectrum shm\\ choir. ~ach ) car this group prepare~ and practice for a flash) hm\\. ~ pring ~ho\\\\ choir competition time rolled around, , pcdrum had perfected their performance. The) won 4th place in the Back RO\\\\: Da\\ id Tine-.. Hannah Terrell. There\\c SJe\\en. atalle Baker. Julia Swan-.on Knsten B n , Ju 1111 R1.:h.1rd . Omaha Viking up. taking home a beautiful troph) to commemorate their Fourth Row: :S•chola' Kona. Thoma Han II. Blake Krenl.:. \\lark Wathen. \\mlrew a. Ju un 1\\lm.:ho\\\\, success. Following the compctitton, Derek Richard. .Mark v athcn.•1 fourth-) car choir tud Third Row: Jacinta Benton.!\\.1oll) Kao,parak. Chloe Pmkman. Carl) :\\.1oore. ha P1erce. Rachd \\1 rnll, and third-)car Spectrum member. ate apt'n Crunch cereal out of the Viking AI}' a Rempe up troph), creating a tradition. Th econd Row : Broderick Rolleo,, Augu,tine Fulton. oah Goo,e. Jacko,on mdt, K) le lmch '\"· De n Dalton. successful choir member~ e~tahli h d a Garret We-.l..amp. high har for next year. Front Ro\\\\ : Ehlana ndcr on. Garrett Ree-.e. Kacie Tremain. Mit· ell ·aHatll, \\n I ) i\\lhen . Jac.ob llotO\\), /elie Kohmcl'ocher. Philip Murph), !:mil} Jundt. Jonah Brm . ot Pictured: Andrew aggali-.. Emma Peter,en. lare 1or lim• e, hther Bro\\\\n,llannah B·nrand. l.uc) Kohmc tcher. Moll) 1cradath.