Nancy Tomjack • September 5, 2025
Today: Cardinal Pride Day. Cross Country (JH/HS) at Boone Central – 10 am. Football at Burwell – 7 pm (Bus leaves at 4:10 pm).
Today marks the end of the first 3 full weeks of school. We will do the first grade eligibility check on Monday morning, September 8. If a student has a failing grade in one class only, that student will be given an ineligibility warning notice, and he or she will have one week to improve the grade in that class to a passing grade. If the grade is not improved before the next Monday, that student will become ineligible at that time. If a student is failing two or more classes on Monday, the student becomes ineligible effective immediately. Students become eligible again as soon as all of the grades are passing.
On that note, Seniors who have an early out will lose that privilege immediately if they are failing even one class. If a senior with an early out is failing a class, he or she will not be released for early out, but instead will report to an independent study in Room 209 for 8th period.
Students are reminded that their charger does not fit into their computer case, so please do not try to stuff it in with your chromebook. Madi said that some of the hinge issues we're having are due to chargers bending the outside of the chromebooks and she thinks this is due to chargers being stuffed into the cases.
No JH Band today, but there will be high school Band.
Mr. Bulau’s first period class, please report to Mrs. Spader’s room this morning (bring something to work on).
Mr. Bulau’s 3rd period class will report to the Commons today (bring something to work on).
Saturday, September 6th: Volleyball at Hartington-Newcastle Quad. – 10:00 a.m. (bus leaves at 8:10 am).
Avera St. Anthony's Hospital will hold Scrubs Camp at Northeast Community College on October 1 for any students grades 9 - 12 who are interested in learning more about careers in health care. If you are interested in attending, stop by Mrs. Atkeson's office and pick up a brochure and a permission form from the table outside her office. Permission forms need to be signed by your parents and returned to school no later than September 12.
Monday, September 8th: JV Football at Crofton – 5:30 pm (bus leaves at 2:45 pm), players will be dismissed at 2:30 pm.
Tuesday, September 9th: Softball (JV/V) at Boone Central – 5/6:30 pm (players are dismissed at 1:30 p.m.). JH Football Scrimmage at SMH at 4:00 p.m. with Ainsworth. Volleyball (B/A) at SMH with CWC – 6/7 p.m.
Ticket takers for the Volleyball game on Tuesday, September 9 are Mrs. Schmeichel and Mrs. Schaecher.
Concessions for the Volleyball game on Tuesday, September 9th is Mrs. Spader and the 11th grade.
Wednesday, September 10th: All School Mass at 8:10 am in the high school gym. Bus Drill – 10 am
Today’s Lunch Monday’s Lunch
Orange Chicken Sloppy Joe on WG Bun
Brown Rice Smiles
Broccoli Green Beans
Dinner Roll Cookie
Fruit Fruit
Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team for placing 3 rd at the State Congratulations to the following students on their Shamrock guesses: 7 th Grade — Laura Otte guessed 2500 8 th Grade - Ryder Hoffman guessed 3467 9 th Grade - (Logan Pongratz guessed 2080 which was overall high school winner, but next closest was) Zane Cole with 1680 10 th Grade - Amanda Pongratz guessed 2080 11 th Grade - Eli Banks guessed 2067 12 th Grade - Lauren Winkelbauer guessed 1632 Stop by the high school (7th-12) or grade school (Kindergarten to 6th) office to pick up your prize after 1 pm today! Today: District Speech at Wayne. No JH or HS Band Books Due: Bannon Wecker Ben Pongratz Overdue books/fines : Brooks Kelly—overdue book—10¢ Ramsee Hofer—overdue book—10¢ Kolt Sibbel—overdue book—10¢ Camryn Cole—overdue book—10¢ Colby Shoemaker—overdue book—10¢ Tuesday, March 17 th : St. Patrick’s Day. Dodgeball Tournament in High School gym from 1pm. To 2 pm. JH/HS Choir will sing for Wednesday All School Mass this week. Meet at 7:30 am in the church to prepare for mass. Wednesday, March 18 th : All school Mass – 8:10 am. NVC High School Quiz Bowl at Stuart. Stations at church 2:25 p.m. Friday, March 20 th : Cardinal Pride Day. District Music Contest. Saturday, March 21 st : Red Carpet Gala. Mass – 4 p.m. Monday, March 23: Speech Showcase for the public at 6:00 PM. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Tuesday’s Lunch Breaded Beef Patty on Bun Chicken Strips Tri Tater Mashed Potatoes Peas Corn Fruit Dinner Roll Fruit
Belated Congratulations to the Speech team at the Creighton Meet on Saturday: Honors Medalists Londyn Reiser: 6th Poetry Evan Cole: 3rd Extemp Lauren Winkelbauer: 3rd Persuasive Anna Otte: 2nd Entertainment Ben Pongratz & Alex Otte: 1st Duet CHAMPS Medalists Alex Otte: 6th Informative Ben Pongratz: 4th Informative Lauren Winkelbauer: 4th POI Anna Otte, Lauren Winkelbauer, Aubrey Wohlert, Ben Pongratz, Alex Otte: 4th OID Today: All School Communion Service in church at 8:10 am. JH/HS Choir will sing for communion service at 8:10 am. Meet at the church at 7:30 am to practice Stations of the Cross at church at 2:25 pm. Pep Rally for the Boys Basketball team in the high school gym immediately following Stations. Softball meeting on Today at OHS in Mrs. Miller’s Room (206) starting at 3:45 pm. High School Girls Track uniforms check-out will be Today after school in the high school Commons. Books Due: Brooks Kelly Ramsee Hofer Kolt Sibbel Camryn Cole Colby Shoemaker Overdue books/fines : NONE Wednesday, March 11 th : No School. Boys State Basketball in Lincoln – St. Mary’s will play Wynot at 7:45 pm at the Devaney Sports Center. Thursday, March 12 & Friday, March 13 th : No School – Spring Break.
Today: Mid-States All Conference Band at Wayne. No HS/JH Band at OHS. High School Boys Track meeting at 3:35 pm in Room 206. Books Due: Megan Gleason Makenna Mudloff Robert Shoemaker Chris Koehlmoos Xzavier Parks (x2) Overdue books/fines : NONE Tuesday, March 10 th : All School Communion Service in church at 8:10 am. JH/HS Choir will sing for communion service at 8:10 am. Meet at the church at 7:30 am to practice Stations of the Cross at church at 2:25 pm. Pep Rally for the Boys Basketball team in the high school gym immediately following Stations. Softball meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at OHS in Mrs. Miller’s Room (206) starting at 3:45 pm. High School Girls Track uniforms check-out will be Tuesday, March 10 after school in the high school Commons. Wednesday, March 11 th : No School. Boys State Basketball in Lincoln – St. Mary’s will play Wynot at 7:45 pm at the Devaney Sports Center. Thursday, March 12 & Friday, March 13 th : No School – Spring Break. St. Patrick Catholic Church has many many shamrocks in the interior of the church! Take a guess at how many shamrocks are in the interior of the church for a chance to win $15 in Shamrock Bucks! The person closest to the actual number wins (if there are multiple right answers, a name will be drawn randomly from the winning guesses). One winner in the grade school and one in high school. 6 th grade through 12 th grade should enter their at the google form at www.tinyurl.com/SMshamrock (there are posters around the school with the website on them.). Entries are open now and will close at 4 pm on Tuesday, March 10th. Winner will be announced on Monday March 16th. Please note: You may only enter once. Monday, March 23: Speech Showcase for the public at 6:00 PM. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Tuesday’s Lunch Mini Corn Dogs Chicken Fajitas /fixings Mac ‘n’ Cheese Corn Mixed Vegetables Spanish Rice Fruit Cookie Fruit
Today: Cardinal Pride Day. No classes at OHS. State Girls Basketball in Lincoln. Books Due: NONE Overdue books/fines : NONE Saturday, March 7 th : Speech Meet at Creighton – 8 am (bus leaves at 6:15 am). Monday, March 9 th : Mid-States All Conference Band at Wayne. No HS/JH Band at OHS. High School Boys Track meeting at 3:35 pm in Room 206. Tuesday, March 10 th : All School Communion Service in church at 8:10 am. JH/HS Choir will sing for communion service at 8:10 am. Meet at the church at 7:30 am to practice High School Girls Track uniforms check-out will be Tuesday, March 10 after school in the high school Commons. Wednesday, March 11 th : No School. Boys State Basketball in Lincoln – St. Mary’s will play Wynot at 7:45 pm at the Devaney Sports Center. Thursday, March 12 & Friday, March 13 th : No School – Spring Break. After our renovation, St. Patrick Catholic Church in O'Neill has many many shamrocks in the interior of the church! Take a guess at how many shamrocks are in the interior of the church for a chance to win $15 in Shamrock Bucks! The person closest to the actual number wins (if there are multiple right answers, a name will be drawn randomly from the winning guesses). One winner in the grade school and one in high school. 6 th grade through 12 th grade should enter their at the google form at www.tinyurl.com/SMshamrock Entries are open now and will close at 4 pm on Tuesday, March 10th. Winner will be announced on Monday March 16th. Please note: You may only enter once. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Monday’s Lunch Cheese Pizza Mini Corn Dogs Veggies Mac ‘n’ Cheese Cookie Mixed Vegetables Fruit Fruit Due to a funeral – lunch is in the GS gym
Today: No classes at O’Neill Public School. Greg Buller will be in the Commons today at 2:45 pm to talk to any JH students interested in playing golf. High School Girls – Short track meeting after school today at 3:35 pm in Room 206. Books Due: NONE Overdue books/fines : Mallory Berg—outstanding fine—10¢ Friday, March 6 th : Cardinal Pride Day. No classes at OHS. State Girls Basketball in Lincoln. Saturday, March 7 th : Speech Meet at Creighton – 8 am (bus leaves at 6:15 am). Monday, March 9 th : Mid-States All Conference Band at Wayne. No HS/JH Band at OHS. High School Boys Track meeting at 3:35 pm in Room 206. Tuesday, March 10 th : All School Communion Service in church at 8:10 am. Wednesday, March 11 th : No School. Boys State Basketball in Lincoln – St. Mary’s will play Wynot at 7:45 pm at the Devaney Sports Center. After our renovation, St. Patrick Catholic Church in O'Neill has many many shamrocks in the interior of the church! Take a guess at how many shamrocks are in the interior of the church for a chance to win $15 in Shamrock Bucks! The person closest to the actual number wins (if there are multiple right answers, a name will be drawn randomly from the winning guesses). One winner in the grade school and one in high school. 6 th grade through 12 th grade should enter their at the google form at www.tinyurl.com/SMshamrock Entries are open now and will close at 4 pm on Tuesday, March 10th. Winner will be announced on Monday March 16th. Please note: You may only enter once. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Friday’s Lunch McRib Sandwich Cheese Pizza Au Gratin Potatoes Veggies Baked Beans Cookie Fruit Fruit Due to a funeral – lunch is in the GS gym
Today: All School Mass 8:10 am. Stations of the Cross at church – 2:25 pm. Books Due: NONE Overdue books/fines : Krayton Ogden—outstanding fine—10¢ Mallory Berg—overdue book—10¢ High School Girls – Short track meeting after school on Thursday, March 5 at 3:35 pm in Room 206. Thursday, March 5 th : Girls State Basketball in Lincoln. No classes at O’Neill Public School. Greg Buller will be in the Commons on Thursday, March 5 at 2:45 pm to talk to any JH students interested in playing golf. Friday, March 6 th : Cardinal Pride Day. No classes at OHS. State Girls Basketball in Lincoln. Saturday, March 7 th : Speech Meet at Creighton – 8 am (bus leaves at 6:15 am). Monday, March 9 th : Mid-States All Conference Band at Wayne. No JH Band at OHS. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Thursday’s Lunch Calzones McRib Sandwich California Blend Au Gratin Potatoes Cookie Baked Beans Fruit Fruit
Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team for being the D2-3 District winners and qualifying for State. Congratulations to the Speech team for placing NVC Runner Up yesterday at the NVC Meeting in Elgin and to the Speech participants: Londyn Reiser: 6th Poetry Anna Otte: 5th Entertainment Evan Cole: 4th Extemp Lauren Winkelbauer: 2nd POI Alex Otte: 2nd Informative Ben Pongratz: 1st Informative Lauren Winkelbauer: 1st Persuasive Ben Pongratz & Alex Otte: 1st Duet Aubrey Wohlert, Anna Otte, Lauren Winkelbauer, Ben Pongratz, Alex Otte: 1st OID Belated Congratulations to the Speech team for their awards this weekend at the Centura Meet: Lauren Winkelbauer: 6th Honors Persuasive Samantha Asche: 4th Honor Informative Anna Otte: 3rd Honors Poetry Lily Bulau: 3rd Honors Extemp Londyn Reiser: 2nd Honors Poetry Evan Cole: 2nd Honors Extemp Anna Otte: 2nd Honors Entertainment Alex Otte: 1st Honors Informative Aubrey W., Anna O., Lauren W., Ben P., Alex O.: 1st Honors OID Ben Pongratz & Alex Otte: 5th Champs Duet Ben Pongratz: 4th Champs Informative Books Due: Mallory Berg Terrick Shields Bethany Leisy Overdue books/fines : Krayton Ogden—overdue book—10¢ Track practice for runners that are non-Basketball players /Speech, begins today at 3:45 pm. Meet in the Grade School gym. Wednesday, March 4 th : All School Mass 8:10 am. Stations of the Cross at church – 2:25 pm. High School Girls – Short track meeting after school on Thursday, March 5 at 3:35 pm in Room 206. Thursday, March 5 th : Girls State Basketball in Lincoln. No classes at O’Neill Public School. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Wednesday’s Lunch Popcorn Chicken Calzones Smiles California Blend Corn Cookie Dinner Roll Fruit Fruit
Congratulations to Coach Berg, Coach Carlson and all the basketball girls on a very impressive season. Your hard work, dedication, and determination was an inspiration to everyone. Today: NVC Speech at EPPJ. Boys District Basketball – St. Mary’s will play Nebraska Lutheran at 5 pm at St. Mary’s. Books Due: Crue Ickes Krayton Ogden Overdue books/fines : Parker Krugman—overdue book—50¢ This book is now 5 days overdue. Please pay your fine and/or renew to avoid a demerit. Ticket takers for the District Boys Basketball game on Monday, March 2 are Mrs. Fuhrer & Mr. Carlson and Bob & Nancy Berg. Concessions will be Mrs. Schaecher and the 10 th & 11 th grade. Clean-up will be Mrs. Traci Berg and the 10 th & 11 th grade. Concession schedule for 10 th & 11 th grade is by Mrs. Bauer’s classroom. Check out when you work, and if you need to change , you can email her. Wednesday, March 4 th : All school Mass 8:10 am. Stations of the Cross at church – 2:25 pm. High School Girls – Short track meeting after school on Thursday, March 5 at 3:35 pm in Room 206. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Tuesday’s Lunch Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce Popcorn Chicken Garlic Bread Smiles Broccoli Corn Fruit Dinner Roll Fruit
Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team for their win in overtime over EPPJ! Today: Cardina l Pride Day. Girls District Basketball finals – St. Mary’s will play Fall City Sacred Heart at Fall City – 5:00 p.m. (bus leaves at 8:45 am). Boys District Basketball – TBA. There will be a send-off for the girls basketball team at 8:30 am this morning Books Due: Crue Ickes Krayton Ogden Overdue books/fines : Parker Krugman—overdue book—40¢ Saturday, February 28 th : Speech Meet at Centura – 8 am (bus leaves at 5 am). Boys Basketball Districts – TBA. Monday, March 2 nd : NVC Speech at EPPJ (bus leaves at 7:10 am). Boys District Basketball – St. Mary’s will play Nebraska Lutheran at 5 pm at St. Mary’s. Ticket takers for the District Boys Basketball game on Monday, March 2 are Mrs. Fuhrer and Bob & Nancy Berg. Concessions will be Mrs. Schaecher and the 10 th & 11 th grade. Clean-up will be Mrs. Traci Berg and the 10 th & 11 th grade. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Monday’s Lunch Cheese Pizza Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce Broccoli Garlic Bread Cookie Broccoli Fruit Fruit
Today: Boys Basketball Sub-Districts at EPPJ – St. Mary’s will play EPPJ at 6 pm (bus leaves at 4 pm). Books Due: Bannon Wecker Olivia Bauer Overdue books/fines : Parker Krugman—overdue book—30¢ Friday, February 27 th : Cardina l Pride Day. Girls District Basketball finals – St. Mary’s will play Fall City Sacred Heart at Fall City – 5:00 p.m. (bus leaves at 8:45 am). Boys District Basketball – TBA. There will be a send-off for the girls basketball team at 8:30 am on Friday morning. Saturday, February 28 th : Speech Meet at Centura – 8 am (bus leaves at 5 am). Boys Basketball Districts – TBA. Monday, March 2 nd : NVC Speech at EPPJ (bus leaves at 7:10 am). Boys District Basketball – TBA. The Red Carpet Gala Committee is challenging each St. Mary's family to sell 2 tickets for this year's $2,000 cash or tuition drawing. By participating, you will earn a dress down day! To participate, pick up a flier from Mrs. Crumly's office, sell at least 2 tickets, fill out the back of the form, and bring the form to the office by March 20th. Today’s Lunch Friday’s Lunch Chicken Nuggets Cheese Pizza Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Corn Cookie Dinner Roll Fruit Fruit