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

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

Congratulations to the boys basketball team for their win over Stuart last night. Today: All School Mass – 8:10 am. ESU High School Quiz Bowl at Neligh. Stations of the Cross in church at 2:25 pm. Books Due: NONE Overdue books/fines : Terrick Shields—outstanding fine—10¢ Parker Krugman—overdue book—20¢ Terrick—Fine is due today to avoid a demerit. Second round of Legion Baseball signups is to night from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at O'Neill High School. Please enter through the Activity Entrance. If you cannot make it or have any questions please contact Ryan Parks at 402-340-4624. Thursday, February 26 th : Boys Basketball Sub-Districts at EPPJ – St. Mary’s will play EPPJ at 6 pm (bus leaves at 4 pm). 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). 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). 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 Chili or Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken Nuggets Crackers Mashed Potatoes Cinnamon Roll Corn Fruit Dinner Roll Fruit

Today: 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). Books Due: Colby Shoemaker Kolt Sibbel Camryn Cole Jaiya Johnson Overdue books/fines : Colby Shoemaker—outstanding fine—20¢ Terrick Shields—outstanding fine—10¢ Brooks Kelly—overdue book—30¢ Parker Krugman—overdue book—10¢ Colby and Terrick--fines are due today to avoid demerits. Second round of Legion Baseball signups is this Wednesday, February 25th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at O'Neill High School. Please enter through the Activity Entrance. If you cannot make it or have any questions please contact Ryan Parks at 402-340-4624. 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 : 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). Today’s Lunch Wednesday’s Lunch Hot Dog on Bun Chili or Chicken Noodle Soup Sun Chips Crackers Baked Beans Cinnamon Roll Fruit Fruit

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