Upcoming Dates
- December 12th
- 5th – 8th Band Concert
- December 15th
- Dine out night – Don & Millie’s
- December 21
- Christmas Program – 7:00 pm
- Cozy Clothes Day
- CSS Grocery Truck
- Last Day of School before Christmas Break
- Christmas Program – 7:00 pm
- December 22 – January 4th
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- NO SCHOOL – Christmas Break
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- January 5th
- Return to School – Begin 3rd Quarter
Dine Out Night
Join us for dine out night at Don & Millie’s on 8150 O St. from 5 to 9 pm on Wednesday, December 15. You must mention St. Patrick at checkout to have 20% of the sales come back to St. Patrick’s!
The lobby closes at 8pm, but the drive-thru will be open through 9pm.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who ordered from the Perfect Presents fundraiser!
We reached $2617 in sales and reached our first goal of $2500 so the school will get a cozy clothes day on Tuesday Dec. 21st! The paper and online orders have all been submitted and should ship out soon!
IXL Student Challenge
Congratulations to our 1st week winner – Jaxson!!!
Students with IXL (grades 3-8) can enter into weekly drawings and win class prizes for answering questions in IXL!
- Please reach out to your homeroom teacher if you do not know your child’s login. IXL can be accessed from a browser or via the IXL app.
- Students who answer at least an average of 5 questions / day (35 questions / week) will be entered into a drawing each week starting November 29th. (IXL will keep track of progress. Monday will begin the new week)
- The class with the high class average of number of problems answered between Nov. 29th and December 19th will win a snack party for their whole class!
Christmas Program
Please plan to join us to celebrate this Advent and Christmas Season at our annual Christmas Program!
WHO: All students at Saint Patrick School are preparing musical numbers to perform! All family and friends are welcome to attend.
WHERE: In the Saint Patrick School Gymnasium
WHEN: Tuesday, December 21st @ 7:00pm.
*All students, parents, siblings (over the age of 2), and visitors are required to properly wear a mask as directed by the LLCHD the entire time inside the building.
*Doors open at 6:30pm, please keep your children with you until 6:45pm when they are to report to their homeroom.
*Students should plan to wear their Christmas / Mass Clothing or school uniform (i.e. dress-code compliant, dressy clothing that would be appropriate for Mass.)
*All students’ hats, gloves, mittens, and coats should be left with families.
*There will be a digital copy of the program distributed to families at no charge
St. Patrick School Family of the Day
As a school we pray for the School Family of the Day after mass, and we ask your family at home to include the St. Patrick School Family of the Day in your family prayer. If you don’t already pray as a family – this is a simple way to get started.
December 13th – Goeden Family
December 14th – Nchouwat Family
December 15th – Nguyen Family (Victor)
December 16th – Nguyen Family (Nhung)
December 17th – Nguyen Family (Jennifer)
December 13th Family Time Challenge
Hello!
Share a Little Cheer. This is a good time of year to reach out to others and share the light of Christ through kind words and deeds. Write a simple note and/or draw a picture for someone (ex., your mail carrier, grandparents, each other in your family). Your family can make one communal note or individual ones.
Band Concert
Cozy Clothes Day
ALL students and staff have earned a ‘cozy’ clothes day on Tuesday Dec. 21st to celebrate the success of the Winter Wonderland Fundraiser. Please follow the guidelines below…
- Tops
- Christmas theme color encouraged!
- Long or short sleeve shirt or sweatshirt (hoodies are OK)
- Skirts or dresses for girls with leggings are OK
- Uniform tops are OK
- Bottoms
- Sweat pants, joggers, or jeans
- Uniform bottoms are OK
- Do not wear
- Onsies
- Pajamas / Nightgowns
- Leggings without a skirt/dress or very tight fitting clothing
- Any scary / suggestive clothing or clothing with any innuendos
CSS Grocery Truck
Catholic Social Services (CSS) has partnered with the Food Bank of Lincoln to provide healthy choice options for our school families at no cost!
The CSS Grocery Truck will be here Tuesday December 21st at pick up.
CSS Holiday Food Baskets
Calendar Date Change
Due to scheduling conflicts we have changed the dates for both our Christmas and Spring music programs. Please see updated calendar here: Calendar | St Patrick’s Catholic School (stpatricklincolnschool.com)
- Christmas program: Tuesday Dec. 21st
- Spring program: Tuesday April 12th
1st Communion Dresses
If you, or someone you know, could use a beautiful NEW 1st Communion dress – we have 4 in the school office we received as a donation. We would love to gift these dresses to any families that would use them! Sizes range from 7-12. Contact Mrs. Placek for more information: Kristine-Placek@cdolinc.net
Pius X Dance Camp
Pius X Wrestling Club
Parish Groups & Events
Please call the rectory for additional details.
- Legion of Mary – Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.
- St. Patrick Mom’s Group – Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m.
Marriage Encounter Weekends
- Lincoln Weekend Feb. 4-6
Uniform Orders
Families can now make individual orders for logo polo’s, fleece, and sweatshirts! Call Tim at ArtFX – (402) 421-2611 and tell him you are with St. Patrick School in Lincoln.
For non-logo items, including shorts, pants, skirts, and jumpers – French Toast has a St. Patrick store online: https://www.frenchtoast.com/schoolbox/schools/st.-patrick-catholic-school-QS45U9A
Classroom Wishlist
Many teachers have updated their classroom wish lists! Purchasing an item from the wish list is a great way to say THANK YOU!
Check out all of the lists here: Teacher Wishlists | St Patrick’s Catholic School (stpatricklincolnschool.com)
Lunch Menu
Home and School Board 2021-22
Good Shepherd Scholarship Announcement – 2022-2023 School Year
We are pleased to announce that the Lincoln Diocese will continue to offer Good Shepherd Scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year for students that attend Diocesan Catholic Schools. Enrollment and scholarship applications for the 2022-23 school year will open in January 2022.
Since the Good Shepherd Scholarship Program was announced in 2019, the Lincoln Diocese awarded:
- The Good Shepherd Scholarship has awarded over $5.9 Million to students since 2019 ($2.8m this year)
- Over 1,400 Catholic School Students received scholarships in 2021-2022 (1,300 previous year)
- 23% of Catholic School students receive Good Shepherd Scholarships
- 100% Graduation Rate for senior scholarship recipients (89% NE Graduation Rate, 85% U.S. Rate)
- 34% of scholarship recipients are minorities (33.5% NE public school average)
The Good Shepherd Scholarship will be $1,600 for grades K-8 and $1,900 for grades 9-12 and will cover families within 225% of the Federal Poverty Level. The Family Tuition Cap Scholarship will be offered to families with more than three students enrolled in Lincoln Diocese Catholic Schools. Families who complete their application pay tuition for the first three students and the rest will be tuition-free (K-12). To be eligible for the Good Shepherd Scholarship or the Family Tuition Cap Scholarship, families must apply through the FACTS Scholarship Management program. Any family may apply, regardless of income level or religious affiliation. For more information or to apply for these scholarships, please go to www.goodshepherdscholarship.com.
2022-2023 Good Shepherd Scholarship Guidelines
- Good Shepherd Scholarships (GSS) are for students below 225% of Poverty Level
- Family Tuition Cap Scholarships are for families with more than 3 students, regardless of income level
- Families must apply in FACTS for all scholarships and submit 2020 or 2021 Tax Forms, including the 1040 and W-2
- GSS also includes the Education Department & Technology (EDT) Fee of $410, the Family Tuition Cap Scholarship does not include the EDT Fee (The EDT Fee Scholarship will be discontinued after the 2023-2024 School Year)
- Scholarship applications start January 1, 2022 and the deadline is March 31, 2022
- Income guidelines for the 2022-2023 school year are in the chart below
- The definition of income follows the Federal Lunch Program guidelines (See Below)
“In accordance with the Department’s policy as provided in the Food and Nutrition Service publication Eligibility Manual for School Meals, ‘‘income,’’ as the term is used in this notice, means income before any deductions such as income taxes, Social Security taxes, insurance premiums, charitable contributions, and bonds. It includes the following: (1) Monetary compensation for services, including wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2) net income from nonfarm self-employment; (3) net income from farm self-employment; (4) Social Security; (5) dividends or interest on savings or bonds or income from estates or trusts; (6) net rental income; (7) public assistance or welfare payments; (8) unemployment compensation; (9) government civilian employee or military retirement, or pensions or veterans payments; (10) private pensions or annuities; (11) alimony or child support payments; (12) regular contributions from persons not living in the household; (13) net royalties; and (14) other cash income.”
Pius X High School Parent Association
2020-2021 Pius X High School Parent Association representative for St. Patrick’s parish is Elsa Ramos. Elsa can help you find answers to Pius X High School -related questions. She can be reached at 402-310-1258 or elsa_ramos6@live.com.
Fundraisers
We’re excited to share that our school is participating in Cash for Classrooms, part of Casey’s Rewards. This opens up St. Patrick School to new funding opportunities to help improve learning environments for students.
The best part? Donations don’t come out of your own pocket. When you buy from Casey’s and use their rewards program you can simply turn your points into a donation to our school.
Help St. Patrick School make the most of this program and learn more at Caseys.com/schools.
Start your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com – Tap the image above or search for ‘St Patrick Catholic Church of Lincoln’ and a percentage of all of your Amazon purchases will come back to St. Patrick!
Go to the Coca Cola Website, search for St. Patrick School, or type in the zip code 68507, scroll down to the one in Lincoln NE and then enter the Coca Cola product code under the bottle cap on your computer screen or scan it from your phone.
Box Tops are going digital! You can download the app Box Tops for Education, register and select St Patrick School, and then scan eligible receipts containing Box Tops products. Online retailers that are eligible: Instacart, Jet.com, SamsClub.com, Shipt, Target.com, Target Pick-Up/Drive-Up, Walmart Grocery, Walmart.com.
Traditional Box Tops are being phased out and are still eligible to be clipped and dropped off at school until they expire. You can also double dip during this transitional phase by both clipping the Box Tops and scanning the receipts!
(Some brands are not yet participating in the digital program and these will need to be clipped as usual including Hefty, Kleenez, Progresso, Reyolds, Scott, Ziploc and Finish)
Digital Box Tops FAQ
- Where do I go to enter Box Tops digitally? Download the Box Tops for Education App or visit https://www.boxtops4education.com/ to learn more
- How long are Box Tops receipts eligible for scanning? Scan your receipts within 14 days of purchase.
- What products are eligible?: Download the full list of eligible products here: https://www.boxtops4education.com/en/Participating-Products-Page or just look for the Box Top logo on products you purchase.
- Can I still clip and send in physical Box Tops? YES! The physical Box Tops are still eligible to be clipped and sent to the school until they expire. Scan the receipts as well to double dip with those participating products.
- What if I shop online? Submit your email receipts to receipts@boxtops4education.com
- How do I help earn more? Scroll down to the bonus offers on the Box Tops App to learn how to earn extra.
We are excited to tell you that we have started an Ignatius Book Club for our school! Ignatius Book Club is a wonderful Catholic organization that provides thoughtfully selected books and materials from leading publishers that entertain, instruct, and inspire for a variety of reading levels and interests.
Plus, every purchase you make through Ignatius Book Club earns bonus points which can be redeemed for books, religious products, or school supplies for our school!
Click HERE to join and start browsing Ignatius Book Club’s extensive selection of wholesome material
SCRIP
What is Scrip? “Scrip” turns everyday shopping into cash for the St. Patrick Church and School. Purchase gift cards at face value in advance to use at checkout, instead of paying with credit, debit card, check or cash.
How Does It Work? Purchase gift cards at face value from local merchants who designate their own discount percentage ranging from 1.5% to 30%. The discount amount translates to profit for the St. Patrick!
- $50 Raising Canes gift card at 30% = $15.00 St. Patrick profit
- $50 Marcus Theatres gift card at 8% = $4 St. Patrick profit
- $100 Walmart gift card at 2.% = $2.50 St. Patrick profit
Click here for the SCRIP order form. SCRIP can be purchased at the parish office or after weekend masses.
School Messages
Athletics
Introducing a mobile-friendly website for Catholic School athletics, www.cysi.org
League Information & Rules, League Policies, Registration & Participation Forms, Mission Statement, Philosophy, Sports Calendar (that is constantly being updated), and much more. In addition to our own league’s information, you will find material on the football and wrestling programs at Pius X High School.
If you have any questions please do not ever hesitate to reach out to our school’s Athletic Director – Mr. Ryan Mackling