All Invited to STEAM Meeting From Mr. Jeff Ohnoutka, Scotus President

I am really looking forward to all of you having the

opportunity to hear about STEAM and how it will impact

our school at an informational meeting Wed., March 7,

at 3:45 PM in the Scotus Little Theater.

Scotus is partnering with UNO and Prairie STEM

from Omaha to bring STEAM education to our curricu-

lum. Representatives from these organizations will be

here to talk about their involvement with Scotus and an-

swer any questions.

Mark your calendars for March 7!

Also, registration for the 2018-19 school year is un-

der way. We added classes next year and I am very happy

to see so many of our students wanting to try those clas-

ses. I think our students will find the classes to be enjoya-

ble and help enhance skills that will translate into college

or a future profession.

Science Dept. to use Vernier From Mrs. Bridget McPhillips, Science Department

The Scotus Science Department participated in a

professional development day with a representative of

Vernier, an award-winning company known for products

that help educators teach science.

Members of the department plan to incorporate

many of the Vernier devices demonstrated throughout

the day into the classroom to engage students in authen-

tic data collection and analysis.

Students Reach Semi-Finals From Mrs. Bridget McPhillips, Science Department

Five Scotus eighth-graders competed in the Nebraska

State Middle School Science Bowl Feb. 3 in Wayne, NE.

Gavin Brabec, Stephanie Hoenk, Dominic McPhil-

lips, Hannah Pflum and Ben Policky were quizzed on

earth science, physical science, life science, math and

energy questions.

Scotus made it to the winner’s championship tourna-

ment bracket. The students were eliminated just before

the final eight teams. Great job! Go Rocks!

Shamrock Lines

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Scotus Central Catholic High School, 1554 18th Ave., Columbus, NE, 68601; 402-564-7165; FAX 402-564-6004; www.scotuscc.org

March 2018

Jeff Ohnoutka President

Merlin Lahm Asst. Principal/

Athletic Director Pam Weir

Guidance Counselor Fr. Capadano Campus Minister

John Schueth Development Director

Prom Night is April 21 Prom is Sat., April 21, in the Scotus Cafeteria. Doors will open at 7 PM with dinner at 8 PM.

Please review the dress code for formal dances on page 34 of the Student/Parent Handbook. Dress code rules apply to both Scotus students and outside dates.

Apply for Tuition Assistance Available for grades 9-12: Archdiocese and Sco-

tus tuition assistance programs are determined using one (1) form, the Archdiocese of Omaha Applicant Financial Summary. Applications are available in Eng-lish and Spanish in the Central Office or online at www.scotuscc.org. Completed applications and a copy of the 2017 IRS tax form need to be turned into the Sco-tus Central Office no later than Fri., March 30. No late applications will be accepted.

Available for grades 7-8: Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) applications are available only online at www.csfomaha.org and must be completed in order to be eligible for Scotus tuition assistance. CSF applications close Fri., May 4. Families with 7th and 8th graders must also complete an Archdiocese of Omaha Appli-cant Financial Summary for Scotus tuition assistance. Forms in English and Spanish are available at Scotus in the Central Office or on line at www.scotuscc.org. Com-pleted applications and a copy of the 2017 IRS tax form need to be turned into the Scotus Central Office no later than Fri., March 30. No late applications will be accepted.

SCOTUS GALA

LOTTERY

$12,000 Grand Prize

4 - $500 Consolation Prizes

Only 600 Tickets to be Sold at $100.

Early Bird Drawing March 14.

Drawing 2 sold tickets, each

buyer will gets a free $100 lot-

tery ticket.

Main drawing April 14, 2018, at Scotus Central Catholic High School

Gala Dinner Auction.

Scotus Central Catholic High

School, Columbus, NE, is sponsor

and beneficiary of this Lottery.

Raffle ID# 35-0633283

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Cheerleaders Place 2nd at State Congratulations, Scotus Cheerleaders, on placing

second in Class C1 Sideline at this year’s Nebraska State

Cheer & Dance Championships Feb. 16 at the Heartland

Events Center in Grand Island.

Members of the 2017-2018 Scotus Cheer Team are

(alphabetically) Shelby Bridger, Natalie Brutty, Haylee

Cielocha, Alli Demuth, Kelsey Faust, Rebekah Hergott,

Mattie Johnson, Kendra Korger, Breana Lassek, Tanley

Miller, Jaelynn Podolak, Faith Przymus, Jenna Salerno,

Julia Salerno, Kate Smith, McKenna Spenceri, Grace

Wickham and Liza Zaruba.

The event is sponsored by the Nebraska Coaches

Association and Nebraska State Athletic Administrators’

Association.

Scotus to host Honor band, choir From Mrs. Kristen Cox, Band Director

This year, Scotus will host the Centennial Conference

Honor Band and Choir Sat., March 17.

The concert is 4 PM Sat., March 17, in the Scotus

Dowd Activity Center and is open to the public.

Scotus band members selected for the Conference

Honor Band are (alphabetically) Debanhi Adame, Sam

Blaser, Emily Carstens, Tim Ehlers, Tara Kamrath,

Braden Labenz, Isaac McPhillips, Isaac Ostdiek, Katie

Stachura, Abigail Stuart, Elliott Thomazin, and Keira

Feehan. Congratulations!

In other band news, mark the calendar for:

March 17—Conference Honor Band at Scotus

April 20-21—District Music Contest at Central

Community College-Platte Campus; Senior

High Band, large ensembles and drumline on

Friday; Duets & Solos, Saturday

April 25—Spring Band Concert

May 13—Graduation (grades 8-12)

June 18-22—Senior High Band Trip to Chicago

Dinner Concert Help Appreciated Mrs. Kristen Cox and the Scotus Band wish to thank

everyone that helped with make the Dinner Concert a success. At the dinner, 900 people were served in a smooth and efficient manner. Thanks to: Clyde Ericson and Art II/III students for the back

drop. Holli Bettenhausen and Shelly Adams for use of the

school equipment and kitchen. Joe Schoenfelder, Rob Daniels and Kevin Jedlicka

for setting up chairs, clearing snow, and helping set up the cafeteria.

Mrs. Zoucha, Mrs. Strecker, Ms. Salyard, Mrs. Ohnoutka, Mrs. Blaser and Ms. Mimick for student supervision.

HyVee, Walmart, Super Saver, Fast Mart and Off Campus for generous donations.

Senior High Band for helping before and after the concert.

Susan Littlefield, Amy Stachura, Sarah Ehlers, Ni-cole Blaser, Danielle Frewing for chairing the event.

Band parents for donations for the meat, delicious side dishes and desserts and for supporting your band student. Your commitment to the Band and Music Depart-

ment is sincerely appreciated.

Senior High Guidance Seniors: If you intend to fill out the FAFSA form, you need to do so as soon as possible. Submissions received before March

1 have a better chance of being offered some type of financial aid. Check the scholarship lists posted on our web-page at www.scotuscc.org. A list of scholarships received must be

turned into the Guidance Office for Honor’s Night presentations. If you have determined which college you will be attend, get deposits paid so you can receive a housing contract.

Priority is given to early applicants.

Recognitions: Colson Kosch was honored by the Rotary Club for Student of the Month. He is the son of Aaron and Shannon Kosch.

Junior Opportunities Boy’s and Girl’s State is June 3-9. Candidates are required to fill out an application and do a formal interview.

Interviews will be in the Conference room and the dates will posted in the daily announcements. It is a good time to think about taking the ACT test. Colleges use ACT scores for scholarship and admission pur-

poses. Include your targeted college of choice to receive your scores. The next ACT test is Sat., April 14. Register by Fr;, March 9, to avoid late fees. Deadline to regis-ter is Fri., March 23. Most colleges accept the scores up to and including the December test of a student’s senior year for scholarship purposes.

Jump for Heart raises nearly $7,700 From Mrs. Janet Tooley, Health Teacher and Coach

The Scotus Dowd Activity Center was jumping with 140 3rd and 4th graders from the three Catholic Elementary Schools the afternoon of Feb. 19. The students helped to raise $7683.32 to fight heart disease, the number one killer in America today.

Thank you to all the students that participated in the Ameri-can Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart and those that do-nated. Everyone’s generosity is appreciated.

Thanks also to HyVee for donating fruit for all of the jump-ers; and guest-speaker, Mrs. Holli Bettenhausen, manager of the Scotus Cafeteria.

Congratulations Sophia Belina, to this year’s top fundraiser. She raised $532.25.

Congratulations also to the following students for raising more than $150 each: Aiden Meers, Lindsay Gokie, Emma Wangler, Maia Foreman, Libby Langan, Lily Lancaster, Kenne-dy Krueger, Eli Olsufka, Kade Sliva, Sophia Langan, Ava Sokol, Michael Brandt and Samantha Filipi.

Event coordinators include Danielle Bender (St. Bonaven-ture & St. Isidore,) Jan Foltz (St. Anthony) and Janet Tooley (Scotus), along with Scotus Senior High student volunteers and elementary classroom teachers.

Men’s Alumni BB Tourney Mark your calendars now for the annual

men’s alumni basketball tournament at Scotus Central Catholic Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, 2018.

Kristen Cox, Band New sousaphone to replace 50-year-old instrument, $4,500

Jane Dusel-Misfeldt, Chemistry Refinish lab station wood base, doors, drawers, to be determined

*NEW* Melanie Mimick, Speech iPad for Extemporaneous Speaking prep at competition, $330 Scripts for Interpretation events, $100

Jeff Ohnoutka, Administration Replace windows in president’s office, $2,500 Replace windows in the stairwells, to be determined Security cameras for school, $8,000

Cathy Podliska, Media Center 15” Globe on an iron stand, approx. 3’ tall, $145 Christian/Inspirational books (fiction & non-fiction), $355 World Book Encyclopedia Commemorative 100th edition, $649

Laura Salyard, Vocal Music Sound system/mics/amps/wiring in Memorial Hall, $45,000

Patti Salyard, Computer Lab B 24 new computer tables, to be determined 24 new computer lab chairs, to be determined

Joe Schoenfelder, Maintenance Exit LED lights for facility, $25 each Two (2) Xpower air mover/carpet/floor dryer, $210 each 20 Automatic toilet/urinal automatic flushers, $200 each Vacuum Cleaner, $400 Six (6) Water fountain filters, $100 each New courtyard doors by the concessional, to be determined Two (2) Hallway garbage cans, $150 each

Janet Tooley, Health Carpeting for west wall of Health classroom to decrease Band Room sound, to be determined

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Junior High Guidance

Immunization Reminder Students entering the 7th grade this fall must receive

the following immunizations BEFORE entering Scotus: 3 doses of Dtap, DTP, DT or TD vaccine 3 doses of Polio vaccine 2 doses of MMR or MMRV vaccine 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine 2 doses of MMRV (chicken pox) given on or

after 12 month of age. If your child has already had chicken pox, you must provide written verification from your health-care provider.

1 dose Tdap (contains Pertussis booster). Physical forms with immunization information will

be distributed at the incoming 7th Grade Orientation in the spring. Physicals cannot be conducted before May 1, but it is a good idea to set up an appointment soon. All immunizations must be documented and submitted with the physical form.

Recognitions: Christopher Adame-Hernandez was honored

by the Noon Lion’s Club for Student of the Month. He is the son of Antonino and Rocio Adame.

Registrations: Incoming grades 7-8 are mass enrolled for next

school year, with band as the elective. If your student is currently in band and wants to opt out next year, you must contact the Guidance Office at 402-564-7165 ext. 121 or pweir@scotuscc.org.

ONLY students continuing to participate in Band have the option of Vocal Music or a second Study Hall opposite of PE for one semester. Watch for opt-out forms this month.

8th grade students are completing the process of inputting their choices for their freshman class registration.

After the master schedule is set, students will receive a hard copy in early spring and be given the opportunity to make changes to freshman schedules through drop/add.

If you have questions, contact Mrs. Weir.

Job, School Assistance Available Students and their families can receive assistance with

careers, education planning and educational recourses with the help of the Nebraska departments of Labor, Education and Economic Development, Education Quest Foundations, Vocational Rehabilitation, Nebraska 4H and Future Force Nebraska. Visit on-line at http://www.nebraskacareerconnections.org/

HOSA students to attend SLC From Mrs. Joan Lahm, HOSA Sponsor

The Scotus Chapter of Health Occupation Students of America, or HOSA, are preparing for the HOSA Student Leadership Conference. Eight members will attend the event March 19-20 at Nebraska Medicine/UNMC.

HOSA members are high school and college stu-dents interested in the health field.

The members also raised funds for Sammy’s Super-heroes, making $350 with their bake sale during Catho-lic Schools Week.

Sammy's Superheroes Foundation's “mission is sup-port child-specific research that will lead to life-saving, modern treatments for all types of childhood cancer, paving the road to a cure.”

Mr. Shamrock Contest March 25 The annual Mr. Shamrock Contest is Sun., March

25, 7 PM, in Scotus Memorial Hall. Nine senior men will be vying for the title, showing

off their talent, strutting the run-way, and impressing the judges during the interview portion of the contest.

Admission is $2 or two food for the Simon House Pantry. Enjoy the evening while supporting the senior men,

Simon House and the Scotus Student Council.

Mark the Calendars! Achievement Night, 5:30 PM, May 8, Scotus Dowd

Activity Center Athletic Banquet, 6:45 PM, May 8, Scotus Cafeteria Girls Basketball Camp, grades 2-12, May 29-June Boys Basketball Camp, grades 2-12, June 4-7 Soccer Camp, June 11-14 Girls Volleyball Camp, grades 5-12, June 26-29 JC Camps, June 8-10 and 22-24 QUEST, July 6-8 Steubenville Conference, July 13-15 Flag Corps Choreography Camp, July 30-Aug. 3 First Day Fall Sports Practices, August 6

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Development Office News:

Volunteers Needed for Gala The 37th annual Scotus Gala dinner/auction will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2018—just a few weeks away! We are actively seeking volunteers who will serve the Gala dinner from 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm. You will have a great

time, meet lots of Shamrock supporters, and enjoy a free admission to the Gala and a complimentary meal! We especially encourage our junior high parents and students to accept this stewardship opportunity for Scotus Central Catholic.

Parent help is also needed to assist with clean-up efforts immediately following the Gala auction (approximately 10:15-11:15 PM) and we need both parents and students again on the following Sunday morning (April 15) from 9-10:30 AM.

Without this event, tuition would have to be raised $550 per student. There’s a good reason to roll up your sleeves and contribute an hour or two for our most important annual fundraiser.

The Gala co-chairs are Kevin and Heather Bridger, Chris and Cathy Hutchinson and Bill and Michell Ruskamp. Gala vice-chairs are Mark and Nicole Lindhorst, Scott and Amy Schaecher and Mark and Andrea Schumacher.

If you would like to volunteer to help, participate by donating an item for the silent or oral auctions, or if you wish to receive an invitation to attend, please contact Janice Rosenquist in the Scotus Development Office 402 564 7165 ext. 154 or jrosenquist@scotuscc.org.

Special Gala Fundraiser Each year, we ask our Gala supporters to consider funding a special capital improvement for the school. This year, we

hope to raise funds to support the remodeling of the Media Center. This includes additional meeting room space and more functional space for both study and student gatherings. Please contact the Scotus development office if you would like to support the Media Center remodel project or any of the special requests on the Faculty/Staff Wish List.

Children’s Scholarship Fund This unique program provides scholarships to help students attend our Catholic schools. Every dollar you contribute is

matched by nearly $2 from the Children’s Scholarship Fund of Omaha and returned to Columbus in the form of scholar-ships. Last year, we raised $20,239 in our three parishes, submitted that sum to CSF-Omaha and we received $60,700 in scholarships. Not a bad investment. Please be generous with your cash donation or your check made out to: “Children’s Scholarship Fund.” Donations may be dropped off at Scotus or your parish office.

1th Annual Shamrock Open Golf Tourney The date for the 11th Annual Shamrock Open has been set for Saturday, June 2, 2018, with a shotgun start at 1 PM. The

tournament, to be held at Tiburon GC in Omaha, is open to all Shamrock graduates, supporters and friends and is known for its excellent flight and flag prizes, good food and exceptional camaraderie.

Sponsorships are available and especially encouraged from class years. If members of a class would like to pool money together to sponsor a hole or purchase prizes, please let us know. This year’s tourney goal is to help purchase additional ventilation for the boys’ locker room along with new football lockers.

For more information about registration or becoming a tourney spon-sor, contact Nick Puetz at: shamrockopen@gmail.com or Joe Puetz at puetzfinancial@gmail.com or John Schueth in the Scotus development office at jschueth@scotuscc.org 402 564 7165 ext. 109.

Okay to Carry OTC Medications Students can carry or store in their lockers over-the-counter medica-

tions, such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, allergy medicine and throat lozenges.

Students are not allowed to carry or store prescription medications. All prescriptions are kept securely in the Central Office from which they will be dispensed according to physician’s instructions. Paperwork for stu-dents needing prescription medicine is available on school website at scotuscc.org and in the Central Office.

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