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Upcoming Dates

• September 7
  • No School – Labor Day
• September 9
  • First day of Woodworking Club
• September 11
  • Parish Family Football Night @Pius
• September 12
  • Father Daughter Day @Marycrest Motherhouse
• September 15
  • Food Market at Dismissal
• September 16
  • HSA Dine-out Night @Panera 27th & Superior
• September 25
  • 1:00 Dismissal and Spirit Day!

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Dismissal Reminder

Please display your family’s nametag on your car visor at dismissal. This will help our dismissal process go quicker! Nametags were given out at Back to School Night. If you need a new one, please contact the office.

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Support our Volleyball Team!

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Support our Cross Country Team!

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St. Patrick Mothers Group

The St. Patrick Mothers Group meets Thursdays from 9-11:30am. Call or text Bridget at 402-499-0994 for more info.

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Lunch & Events

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TeamMates

St. Patrick School is excited to continue our partnership with TeamMates Mentoring of Lincoln! TeamMates mentoring program matches young people with one-to-one mentors. Mentors are volunteers from the community who have made a commitment to this program and their student. Matches meet together at school each week for approximately one class period.

If you are interested in nominating your student for a mentor, or becoming a mentor yourself, please reach out to our School Counselor Mr. Schneider (marcus-schneider@cdolinc.net) for more information. Students may also be nominated by a teacher or staff member, or they can nominate themselves. 

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Parish Family Football Night – September 11

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Father Daughter Day – September 12

Find more information on the Marian Sisters’ website: Father Daughter Day – mariansisters.org

RSVP by September 9th at fatherdaughterlincoln@gmail.com

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Peer Partners Needed

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Special Olympics

Villa Marie is excited to be expanding our Special Olympics program to athletes and families throughout the Lincoln community! We are currently enrolling athletes and peer partners for:

• 🏀 Basketball
• 🎳 Bowling
• 📣 Cheer
• 🏃 Track & Field — beginning this spring

Our goal is to create more opportunities for children and teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be known, loved, included, and empowered through athletics, friendship, and community.

Families can learn more and officially register here: https://www.villamarieschool.com/coming-soon-02

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HSA Dine-Out Night

Treat the family to a night out and support the school at the same time! Tell the cashier you are with St. Patrick, and Panera will donate a percentage of sales back to the school!

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Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge – September 26

Join the Knights of Columbus for their annual Soccer Challenge on Saturday, September 26th! The event is open to boys and girls ages 9–14. Registration opens at 8:00 AM at the St. John’s Playground (76th & Vine). Participants will start at the Council level, with winners advancing through District and Regional competitions. A parent must be present to sign the registration form. For more information contact Jerry Frain at 466-5635

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2026-2027 School Calendar

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Home & School Association

The Home and School Association needs your help to achieve our mission of supporting our St. Patrick School family. We would love to welcome you as a volunteer and/or new member! If you can help, please contact St.Patrick-HSA@cdolinc.net. 

Last year we:

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Extended Care Hours

We are making a slight adjustment to our Extended Care hours this year. Most students have been picked up by 5:30pm in the past anyway, so this will just allow us to better plan for staffing hours. The hours for this year are:

• Before Care: 7:00am – 7:45am
• After Care: 3:30pm – 5:30pm

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Dress Code Reminders

• For items with the St. Patrick logo – the ArtFX store has closed. It will reopen during 2nd quarter.
• For non-logo items, including shorts, pants, skirts, and jumpers you may shop at ANY store.  Old Navy, Walmart, Amazon, and JCPenney are popular choices!
• Regardless of where you purchase items, they must be of appropriate length for all students.  Please ensure ALL skirts, skorts, and shorts are close to knee-length or just a bit higher (within 2 inches).

Gently used uniforms will be available for families in the new uniform room by appointment.

Check out our full School Dress Code guidelines HERE.

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Used Uniform Shop

The used uniform shop is always accepting gently used uniforms. We have a good stock of inventory for most sizes. Junior High skirts are also ready to go! The Used Uniform Shop can be visited during summer office hours or opened by appointment. Used uniforms will also be available during Back-to-School Night.

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School Messages

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Pius X High School Parent Association

Pius X High School Parent Association representative for St. Patrick’s parish is Tracy Wesely. Tracy can help you find answers to Pius X High School -related questions. She can be reached at 402-466-2752 or Tracy-Wesely@cdolinc.net

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Classroom Wishlists

Many teachers have updated their classroom wishlists!  Purchasing an item from the wishlist is a great way to say THANK YOU to our dedicated teachers!

Check out all of the lists here:  Teacher Wishlists | St Patrick’s Catholic School (stpatricklincolnschool.com)

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Fundraising

Please see the Fundraising page of our website for ongoing opportunities to raise funds for our school throughout the year! Additional fundraising opportunities will be communicated to families via the newsletter.