Congratulations to Laney Drueke for placing 4 th at Girls State Wrestling. Congratulations to the Girls Basketball team for their win over Santee Thursday night. Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team for their win over EPPJ Friday night. Congratulations to the Speech team who competed at the Battle Creek Meet on Saturday: JV Medalists: Londyn Reiser: 5th Poetry Lily Bulau & Londyn Reiser: 5th Duet Olivia Bauer & Aurelia Mlnarik: 4th Duet Dane Asche: 4th Persuasive Aurelia Mlnarik: 4th Humorous Amanda Pongratz: 2nd Entertainment Cherish Williamson: 1st Serious Lily Bulau: 1st Persuasive And Lily Bulau tied for 3rd in JV individual sweeps! JV - 3rd Overall as a Team Varsity Medalists: Alex Otte: 4th Honors Informative Lauren Winkelbauer: 2nd Honors POI Ben Pongratz & Alex Otte: 2nd Honors Duet Anna Otte, Lauren Winkelbauer, Aubrey Wohlert, Ben Pongratz, Alex Otte: 6th Champs OID Books Due: Megan Gleason Parker Krugman Camryn Cole Makenna Mudloff Robert Shoemaker Cherish Williamson Chris Koehlmoos Xzavier Parks Aubrey Wohlert Overdue books/fines : Colby Shoemaker—outstanding fine—20¢ Terrick Shields—outstanding fine—10¢ Brooks Kelly—overdue book—30¢ Tuesday, February 24 th : ESU JH Quiz Bowl at Neligh. Boys Basketball Sub-Districts at Elgin. St. Mary’s will play Stuart at 7:30 pm (bus leaves at 4:50 pm). Wednesday, February 25 th : All School Mass – 8:10 am. ESU High School Quiz Bowl at Neligh. Stations of the Cross in church at 2:25 pm. Thursday, February 26 th : Boys Basketball Sub-Districts continue at EPPJ. Friday, February 27 th : Cardinal Pride Day. Girls District Basketball finals – St. Mary’s will play Fall City Sacred Heart at Fall City (time to be announced). Today’s Lunch Tuesday’s Lunch Chicken Patty on WG Bun Hot Dog on Bun Tater Tots Sun Chips Broccoli Baked Beans Fruit Fruit

Congratulations to the Girls Basketball team for their win over Stuart last night. Today: Ash Wednesday- All School Mass – 8:10 am. State Girls Wrestling in Omaha. Stations of the Cross – 2:25 pm at church. Books Due: Lincoln Dannenbring Amanda Pongratz Overdue books/fines : Colby Shoemaker—outstanding fine—20¢ Terrick Shields—outstanding fine—10¢ Brooks Kelly—overdue book—20¢ Thursday, February 19 th : No School. Teacher Inservice – 9 am. Girls Sub-District Basketball at Santee – St. Mary’s will play Santee at 7 pm (bus leaves at 4:45 pm). State Boys Wrestling in Omaha. Friday, February 20 th : No School – Winter Break. Boys State Wrestling in Omaha. JHB/JVB/VB Basketball at St. Mary’s with EPPJ – 4:45/6:15/7 pm. (I checked w/Tony and these times are right). Ticket takers for the boys’ basketball games on Friday, February 20 are Mrs. Fuhrer and Mrs. Willis. Concessions is Mrs. Boyle and the 9 th grade. There will be a jeans day or dress down day on Monday, February 23 for those students who improved their scores on the winter STAR tests. Those students who improved on one test will have a jeans day on February 23. Those students who improved on both tests will have a dress down day on February 23. Student lists for those who improved are posted on the bulletin boards. Remember that leggings are not allowed as dress down attire. Tuesday, February 24 th : ESU JH Quiz Bowl at Neligh. Boys Basketball Sub-Districts at SMH – TBA. Registration for AYCO – 2026 is now open. Early registration discount fee until Feb. 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Thursday’s Lunch Grilled Cheese Sandwich No School Tomato Soup Teacher Inservice Peas Yogurt Fruit

Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl team for their win over Madison yesterday. Today: Girls State Wrestling in Omaha. Girls Basketball Sub-District at Santee – St. Mary’s will play Stuart at 7 pm. (bus leaves at 4 pm). Books Due: Mallory Berg Michael Lyons Ben Pongratz Ramsee Hofer Overdue books/fines : Colby Shoemaker—outstanding fine—20¢ Brooks Kelly—overdue book—10¢ Terrick Shields—overdue book—10¢ High school and JH students will be singing for Mass this Wednesday and next Wednesday. Please be at church at 7:30 am to rehearse both days. Wednesday, February 18 th : Ash Wednesday- All School Mass – 8:10 am. State Girls Wrestling in Omaha. Thursday, February 19 th : No School. Teacher Inservice – 9 am. Girls Sub-District Basketball at Santee – 7 pm. State Boys Wrestling in Omaha. Friday, February 20 th : No School – Winter Break. Boys State Wrestling in Omaha. JHB/JVB/VB Basketball at St. Mary’s with EPPJ – 4:45/6:15/7 pm. Ticket takers for the boys’ basketball games on Friday, February 20 are Mrs. Fuhrer and Mrs. Willis. Concessions is Mrs. Boyle and the 9 th grade. There will be a jeans day or dress down day on Monday, February 23 for those students who improved their scores on the winter STAR tests. Those students who improved on one test will have a jeans day on February 23. Those students who improved on both tests will have a dress down day on February 23. Student lists for those who improved are posted on the bulletin boards. Remember that leggings are not allowed as dress down attire. Registration for AYCO – 2026 is now open. Early registration discount fee until Feb. 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Wednesday’s Lunch Chicken Strips Grilled Cheese Sandwich Mashed Potatoes Tomato Soup Corn Peas Dinner Roll Yogurt Fruit Fruit

Congratulations to Dalton H. and Keigan C. for qualifying for State Wrestling, and to the rest of the Wrestling team on a good season. Congratulations to the Speech team for placing at the Humphrey Meet on Saturday. Amanda Pongratz - 5th Novice Entertainment Aurelia Mlnarik - 5th Novice Humorous Londyn Reiser - 5th Novice Poetry Cherish Williamson - 3rd Novice Serious Lily Bulau - 2nd Novice Persuasive Ben Pongratz & Alex Otte - 5th Varsity Duet Alex Otte - 3rd Varsity Informative Lauren Winkelbauer - 2nd Varsity Persuasive Ben Pongratz - 1st Varsity Informative Today: Assembly in the high school gym at 10:00 am for grades 7-12. Books Due: Brooks Kelly Terrick Shields Overdue books/fines : Colby Shoemaker—outstanding fine—20¢ Tuesday, February 17 th : Girls State Wrestling in Omaha. Girls Basketball Sub-District at Santee – St. Mary’s will play Stuart at 7 pm. (bus leaves at 4 pm). Wednesday, February 18 th : Ash Wednesday- All School Mass – 8:10 am. State Girls Wrestling in Omaha. Thursday, February 19 th : No School. Teacher Inservice – 9 am. Girls Sub-District Basketball at Santee – 7 pm. State Boys Wrestling in Omaha. Friday, February 20 th : No School – Winter Break. Boys State Wrestling in Omaha. JHB/JVB/VB Basketball at St. Mary’s with EPPJ – 4:45/6:15/7 pm. Ticket takers for the boy’s basketball games on Friday, February 20 are Mrs. Fuhrer and Mrs. Willis. Concessions is Mrs. Boyle and the 9 th grade. Registration for AYCO – 2026 is now open. Early registration discount fee until Feb. 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Tuesday’s Lunch Sloppy Joe on WG Bun Chicken Strips Sun Chips Mashed Potatoes Baked Beans Corn Fruit Dinner Roll Fruit

Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Basketball team for their win over West Holt last night. Today: Cardinal Pride Day. Send off for boys wrestling – 8:35 am. High School Boys District Wrestling at Shelby-Rising City. 11:30 am dismissal. Parent/Teacher Conference from Noon – 3 pm. Books Due: NONE Overdue books/fines : Lincoln D.—outstanding fine—10¢ Parker Krugman—outstanding fine—10¢ Colby Shoemaker—outstanding fine—20¢ Olivia Bauer—outstanding fine—20¢ Kolt Sibbel—outstanding fine—10¢ Crue Ickes—overdue book—30¢ Krayton Ogden—overdue book—10¢ Saturday, February 14 th : Speech Meet at Humphrey – 8 am (bus leaves at 5:15 am). High School Boys District Wrestling at Shelby-Rising City. Varsity Boys Basketball at Grand Island with Howells-Dodge ( bus leaves at 6:45 am). Monday, February 16 th : Assembly in the high school gym at 10:00 am for grades 7-12. Tuesday, February 17 th : Girls State Wrestling in Omaha. Girls Basketball Sub-District at Santee – St. Mary’s will play Stuart at 7 pm. (bus leaves at 4 pm). Registration for AYCO – 2026 is now open. Early registration discount fee until Feb. 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Monday’s Lunch Early dismissal Sloppy Joe on WG Bun No Hoy Lunch Sun Chips Baked Beans Fruit

Today: Basketball at West Holt (JVB/VG/VB) starting at 4:30 pm. Players are dismissed at 2:55 pm and bus leaves at 3:10 pm. Books Due: Krayton Ogden Bannon Wecker Jaelyn Shaver Overdue books/fines : Lincoln D.—outstanding fine—10¢ Parker Krugman—outstanding fine—10¢ Colby Shoemaker—outstanding fine—20¢ Kolt Sibbel—outstanding fine—10¢ Crue Ickes—overdue book—20¢ Olivia Bauer—overdue book—20¢ The Atkinson Ministerial Association are hosting a Soup supper tonight at the West Holt/SMH basketball game. There will be several soups to pick from. Come and enjoy a night out with supper and a basketball game. Friday, February 13 th : Cardinal Pride Day. High School Boys District Wrestling at Shelby-Rising City. 11:30 am dismissal. Parent/Teacher Conference from Noon – 3 pm. Saturday, February 14 th : Speech Meet at Humphrey – 8 am (bus leaves at 5:15 am). High School Boys District Wrestling at Shelby-Rising City. Varsity Boys Basketball at Grand Island with Howells-Dodge ( bus leaves at 6:45 am). Monday, February 16 th : Assembly in the high school gym at 10:00 am for grades 7-12. Tuesday, February 17 th : Girls State Wrestling in Omaha. Girls Basketball Sub-District at Santee – game and time TBA. Registration for AYCO – 2026 is now open. Early registration discount fee until Feb. 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Friday’s Lunch Pizza Early dismissal Bread Stick No Hoy Lunch Corn Fruit

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl team for winning in overtime against Scribner-Snyder yesterday. Congratulations to the girls and boys basketball teams for their wins over Boyd County last night. Today: All School Mass – 8:10 am. Rosary in church 2:25 pm. Thursday, February 12 th : Basketball at West Holt (JVB/VG/VB) starting at 4:30 pm. Players are dismissed at 2:55 pm and bus leaves at 3:10 pm. The Atkinson Ministerial Association are hosting a Soup supper the night of the West Holt/SMH basketball game. There will be several soups to pick from. Come and enjoy a night out with supper and a basketball game. Friday, February 13 th : Cardinal Pride Day. High School Boys District Wrestling at Shelby-Rising City. 11:30 am dismissal. Parent/Teacher Conference from Noon – 3 pm. Saturday, February 14 th : Speech Meet at Humphrey – 8 am (bus leaves at 5:15 am). High School Boys District Wrestling at Shelby-Rising City. Varsity Boys Basketball at Grand Island with Howells-Dodge (bus leaves at 7 am). Registration for AYCO – 2026 is now open. Early registration discount fee until Feb. 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Thursday’s Lunch Orange Chicken Pizza Brown Rice Bread Stick Broccoli Corn Dinner Roll Fruit Fruit

Belated Congratulations to the Speech team for their accomplishments at the West Holt Speech Meet on Saturday: Cherish Williamson: 6th Novice Serious Amanda Pongratz: 4th Novice Entertainment Aurelia Mlnarik: 3rd Novice Humorous Anna Otte: 6th Varsity Poetry Lauren Winkelbauer: 6th Varsity POI Anna & Lauren: 6th Varsity Duet Improv Ben Pongratz: 4th Varsity Informative Alex Otte: 3rd Varsity Informative Lauren Winkelbauer: 1st Varsity Persuasive Today: High School Quiz Bowl – 10 am. Basketball at Boyd County (JVB-4:45 pm, VG – 6:15 pm, VB – 8 pm). Players are dismissed at 3:05 pm – bus leaves at 3:25 pm. Books Due: Jaiya Johnson Overdue books/fines : Terrick Shields—outstanding fine—10¢ Lincoln D.—outstanding fine—10¢ Parker Krugman—outstanding fine —10¢ Colby Shoemaker—overdue book—20¢ Crue Ickes—overdue book—10¢ Kolt Sibbel—overdue book—10¢ Madden Sladek—overdue book—10¢ Olivia Bauer—overdue book—10¢ *Terrick and Lincoln, your fines are a week old. They need to be paid today if you want to avoid a demerit. Wednesday, February 11 th : All School Mass – 8:10 am. Rosary in church 2:25 pm. Thursday, February 12 th : Basketball at West Holt (JVB/VG/VB) starting at 4:30 pm. Players are dismissed at 2:55 pm and bus leaves at 3:10 pm. Atkinson Ministerial Association are hosting a Soup supper the night of the West Holt/SMH basketball game. There will be several soups to pick from. Come and enjoy a night out with supper and a basketball game. Friday, February 13 th : Cardinal Pride Day. High School Boys District Wrestling at Shelby-Rising City. 11:30 am dismissal. Parent/Teacher Conference from Noon – 3 pm. Registration for AYCO – 2026 opens February 7 th (Early registration discount fee from Feb. 7 – 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Wednesday’s Lunch Mini Pancakes Orange Chicken Sausage Brown Rice Tri Tater Broccoli Yogurt Dinner Roll Fruit Fruit

Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Basketball team for their win over Stuart last night Today: Cardinal Pride Day. High School Girls District Wrestling at Plainview – 2:00 pm. (girls will be dismissed at 10:30 am). Books Due: Parker Krugman Colby Shoemaker Lily Bulau Overdue books/fines : Terrick Shields—outstanding fine—10¢ Lincoln D.—outstanding fine—10¢ Saturday, February 7 th : High School Girls District Wrestling at Plainview – 9:30 am. Speech Meet at West Holt – 8 am. NVC Boys and Girls Basketball finals at Niobrara. The students who attended the Sunday morning Kick-off Mass for Catholic Schools Week and wore their uniforms will have a jeans day on Monday, February 9. I have a list of those students who were there in uniform, and I will post it on the bulletin board. Monday, February 9 will be the jeans day for those students only. Tuesday, February 10 th : High School Quiz Bowl – 10 am. Basketball at Boyd County (JVB-4:45 pm, VG – 6:15 pm, VB – 8 pm). Players are dismissed at 3:05 pm – bus leaves at 3:25 pm. Wednesday, February 11 th : All School Mass – 8:10 am. Rosary in church 2:25 pm. Registration for AYCO – 2026 opens February 7 th (Early registration discount fee from Feb. 7 – 13 th ). This is for youth ages 4 – 19. Registration ends on February 22 nd and there is no late registration. The season runs from April 11 – May 16 th . Register at AYSO629.org. There are scholarships available. Contact Maria Morales or Jessica Coburn with questions (their contact information is on the flyers on the bulletin boards around the school or pick up a flyer at the Office. Today’s Lunch Monday’s Lunch Pulled Pork Sandwich Hamburger on WG Bun Au Gratin Potatoes Sun Chips Green Beans Baked Beans Fruit Fruit