Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Happy Birthday Mrs. Winkelbauer! Congratulations to the Speech team - District D2-2 Runner-Up Medalists: Amanda Pongratz: 7th Entertainment Londyn Reiser: 6th Poetry Lily Bulau: 4th Persuasive Evan Cole: 4th Extemp STATE QUALIFIERS: Ben Pongratz: 3rd Informative Anna Otte: 3rd Poetry Lauren Winkelbauer: 3rd POI Ben Pongratz & Alex Otte: 3rd Duet Lily Bulau: 2nd Extemp Anna Otte: 2nd Entertainment Lauren Winkelbauer: 2nd Persuasive Anna Otte, Lauren Winkelbauer, Aubrey Wohlert, Ben Pongratz, Alex Otte: 2nd OID Alex Otte: 1st Informative Today: Dodgeball Tournament in High School gym from 1pm. To 2 pm. Books Due: Krayton Ogden Ben Pongratz Cherish Williamson Overdue books/fines : Brooks Kelly—overdue book—20¢ Ramsee Hofer—overdue book—20¢ Camryn Cole—overdue book—20¢ Colby Shoemaker—overdue book—20¢ Kolt Sibbel—outstanding fine—10¢ 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. Boys Golf – T-shirt orders need to be in by noon on Friday, March 20 th . Friday, March 20 th : Cardinal Pride Day. District Music Contest. 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. Saturday, March 21 st : Red Carpet Gala. Mass – 4 p.m. Monday, March 23: Speech Showcase for the public at 6:00 PM. Tuesday, March 24 th : 7 – 12 grade confessions (seniors at 8:15 am followed by juniors & sophomores, other classes will be called after thar). Today’s Lunch Wednesday’s Lunch Chicken Strips Meatball Sub Sandwich Mashed Potatoes Sun Chips Corn Green Beans Dinner Roll 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