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AQUINAS & ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
THE TORCH
www.aquinas-catholic.com
September, 2021 2021-22 Theme
Dear Friends of Aquinas Catholic,
This month I would like to highlight some of the great things that our Campus Ministry and priest theol-
ogy teachers are doing here at Aquinas. From our second to last strategic planning in 2015, it was decided that
we needed a dedicated person to coordinate and assist with the spiritual exercises and faith formation of our K-
12 students. While we are very blessed to have 7 priests teaching at Aquinas Catholic, they also have many par-
ish responsibilities, and do not have a lot of extra time to organize and execute everything that our students need
in order to grow in their faith and prayer life.
Mrs. Beth Nemec is in her fourth year as our Director of Ministry, and with the assistance and guidance
of Aquinas Chaplain Fr. Ben Holdren, she has significantly raised the level of faith and prayer among our stu-
dents at Aquinas. We at Aquinas believe that spiritual direction (small group or one on one meetings) is one of
the best ways to help each of our high school students (10th-12th) navigate through ups and downs of adoles-
cence, and most importantly, grow in their love of God via personal and liturgical prayer. Freshman may partici-
pate upon request.
All of our high school, middle school, and elementary teachers also see a priest, religious or lay person
for spiritual direction. Since it is our teachers who most closely engaged with your children at Aquinas, it is im-
portant that they not only teach the faith, but are witnesses to it as well. That goes a long way for students. I am
grateful to Beth and to our priests who generously give of their time to serve as spiritual directors. We are also
blessed to have two lay women and a religious sister volunteering to serve as directors for our students and
teachers.
Aquinas Catholic Campus Ministry is active in providing Monthly FIRE events that focus on creating
and sustaining holy friendships. Eucharistic Adoration and Praise & Worship are also a part of FIRE, which is
sometimes coordinated together with Bishop Neumann’s group in Wahoo. FIRE is a great way for our Aquinas
students to grow and share their faith in a practical way amongst friends, as well as establishing new Christ-
centered friendships with Bishop Neumann students.
The main focus for our Student Fall Retreats this year was to encounter different people who have cho-
sen to live a devout Catholic life. Aquinas students went to seven different locations for a whole school day in
order to pray and learn more about the Who, What, When, Why and How of some nearby Catholic friends of
ours:
6th grade, Marian Sisters, Waverly.
7th grade, Carmelite Sisters, Agnew.
8th grade, Holy Family Shrine, Gretna and Boys Town, Omaha.
9th grade, St. Gregory the Great Seminary, Seward.
10th grade, John Paul II Newman Center, Omaha.
11th grade, Hope of the Poor Missions, Omaha.
12th grade, University of Nebraska Newman Center, Lincoln
Please continue to pray for all of us at Aquinas Catholic Schools, especially that we will be faithful in providing
clearly Catholic faith formation for our students, your children.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Sean M. Timmerman
2021-22
May, 2021 Theme
Principal Report
Tri-Council Schedule
Thursday, October 21st from 2:00 – 4:00 and 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Aquinas Tri-Councils will be held on Thursday, October 21st from 2:00 – 4:00 and 4:30 – 7:00p.m.
School will dismiss at 1:00 so we can start conferences at 2:00. Busses will run accordingly and school
lunch will be served. We hope that offering afternoon and evening sessions will help to make conferences
available to as many parents as possible. You are welcome to attend at any time during these hours as we
are not assigning specific times for individual meetings.
Conferences will be held in the teacher’s classrooms this fall. We feel it will be much easier to so-
cial distance in the classrooms rather than in the gymnasium. We will do our best to prevent groups from
forming. If you have a teacher or teachers that you definitely need to see, we would encourage you to do
so as we feel good communication between the parent and teacher is very important. If you are happy
with the progress of the class and your student I would ask that you try not to add to an existing line simp-
ly to say hello.
To help you decide which teachers need to be on your must-see list the report cards will be sent
home with your student on Wednesday, October 20th. This will give you time to discuss the report cards as
a family before you come on Thursday. We will send a reminder that report cards are coming home with
students.
Please keep in mind that some teachers may have well over 100 students per day. For this reason
we ask the teachers and parents to please limit their conference time if a line begins to form. If you need
more time with a teacher you may make an appointment to meet with the teacher at another time. You
may also e-mail our teachers at any time if you have questions or concerns. E-mail addresses can be found
here.
College Planning Presentation
Mr. Svec is arranging a college planning representative to be at Aquinas during Tri-Councils on
Thursday, October 21st. More details will be shared closer to Tri-Councils as they are confirmed. Stay
tuned!
John Baylor Prep Update
The John Baylor Program is in full swing. Seniors are taking the refresher course, juniors are taking
the ACT Prep course, and the sophomores will begin their program soon.
Please encourage your student to invest time and effort into this program. We are excited to bring
this program into the school and encourage you to help us maximize your student’s success. For more in-
formation on this program visit their website: http://www.johnbaylorprep.com/
God Bless!
Spencer Zysset, Principal
October 2021 2021-22
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
7:00PM FB 9:00AM SB
@ Archbishop Bergan @ Bishop Neumann Tour.
9:00AM VB
@ Clarkson-Leigh Invite
3 4 4:30PM MS VB 5 4:00PM CC Conf. 6 7 4:30PM MS VB vs 8 9 TBA SB Districts
@ Scotus B Tournament @ Lincoln Pioneer Park Twin River @ Silver Creek 10:00AM VB Conference
Abie Sts. Peter & Paul Duck 5:30PM 9-10/JV FB 4:30PM MS VB vs Scotus 7:00PM Homecoming 5:00PM MS FB 7:00PM FB vs David City @ Lincoln Christian
@ Scotus 6:00PM VB Pep Rally @ Lincoln Lutheran Homecoming TBA Bennington Marching
Dinner TBA SB Sub Districts @ Norfolk Catholic TBA VB Conference (Senior Night) Competition
7:30-11:30PM
Homecoming Week Homecoming Week Homecoming Week Homecoming Week Homecoming Week Homecoming Dance
NO SCHOOL 14 4:30PM MS VB 15 End of Quarter 1 16 9:00AM MS VB
10 12 13 @ Lakeview 7:00PM FB @ Scotus A Tournament
Faculty In-Service 6:00PM VB Picture Retakes 5:30PM VB @ Aquinas @ BRLD 9:00AM VB @ Lincoln
5:00PM MS FB vs Lincoln Lutheran TBA State SB @ Hastings Centennial/DCHS Tri (Bancroft)
vs Norfolk Catholic Christian Invite
(VB & CC Senior Night) TBA CC Districts TBA State SB @ Hastings
JV FB After MS Game TBA State SB @ Hastings TBA Oxbow Marching
vs Norfolk Catholic Competition @ Ashland
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Bruno St. Anthony's ASVAB Testing (11th Only) 1:00PM Dismissal NO SCHOOL ACT Testing
Duck & Pork Dinner 5:00PM MS FB 2:00-4:00PM TBA State CC @ Kearney NSBA Marching
@ Bishop Neumann 4:30-7:00PM 7:00PM FB Competition @ Lincoln
Aquinas/St. Mary's @Tekamah-Herman
Conferences
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
St. Mary's Harvest Festival TBA VB Sub Districts PSAT Testing (11th Only) Penance Service TBA FB State Playoffs TBA VB District Finals
TBA VB Sub Districts 7:00PM Fall Play
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2:00PM Fall Play
Aquinas Catholic Elementary
October 2021
USDA is an Equal
Opportunity Provider
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1
Milk & water Menu is Subject Bosco Stick
offered Daily to Change and Marinara Cup
Fruit/Veggie/ will be posted Corn
Salad Bar for students Oranges
knowledge
Offered Daily
4 5 6 7 8
Meat Trio Pizza Roasted Turkey Corn Dog Biscuits & Gravy Tomato Soup
Lettuce Salad Mashed Macaroni & Scrambled Eggs Grilled Cheese
Peaches Potatoes Cheese Hash Brown Potato Chips
Gravy Baby Carrots Yogurt Grapes
Green Beans Pineapple Strawberries &
WG Roll Bananas
11 12 13 14 15
Baked Ham Teriyaki Low Hamburger Gravy Cheese Pizza
No School Scalloped Mein over Mashed Lettuce Salad
Potatoes (WG Noodles) Potatoes Orange Fluff
Green Peas Egg Roll Cooked Carrots Fruit
WG Roll Broccoli WG Roll
Ruby Pears Tropical Fruit Mandarin
18 19 20 21 22
BBQ Pork on Chicken & Rice Meatball Sub Pigs in a Blanket Tuna & Noodles
WG Bun Green Beans Baby Carrots Tater Tots Green Peas
Baked Beans WG Roll Ranch Corn WG Roll
Tater Tots Pineapple Emerald Pears Peaches Apple Salad
Applesauce
Slush
25 26 27 28 29
Chicken Strips Beef Stroganoff Breaded Chicken Hot Ham & Pumpkin (Shrimp)
Smile Fries Buttered Patty on Bun Cheese Poppers
WG Roll Noodles Baked Beans Potato Chips Gooey Mac & Cheese
Onion Rings Witches Worts
Green Beans Green Peas Pickle Spear
Applesauce (Peas)
Mandarin WG Roll Strawberries Eyeballs (Grapes)
Oranges & Purple Pears Rice Krispy Bar
…...from everyone at
Thank you to Joel & Thank you to
Taylor Schommer for all of the
their donation to the parents who
Guardian Angel have provided
Scholarship Fund in meals for fall
memory of activities!
Using SCRIP and
raising funds for
our schools is now
right in your hand
with the RaiseRight
App
Enrollment Code:
F2D1327E43322
2021-22
Aquinas Elementary... Theme
Kindergarten News
This week the Kindergarteners learned about
the season of Fall. They did all kinds of art and
STEM projects, including building a spider web
out of tape and string. Then they got to test
their web by stacking linking cubes on top to
see how many they could balance. They did an
awesome job and even took time to recon-
struct them to hold more!
Mrs. Katie Vavrina
& Mrs Alison Fozzard
FIRST GRADE!
First graders are hard at work
learning addition math facts. By
the end of first grade we hope to
have mastered all facts from 0+0
to 10+10. We will have close to
60 addition facts to know quickly
in order to make more advanced
math problems in second grade
and up easier. If we know all of
our addition math facts then we
will be able to master the sub-
traction facts as well. The only
way to be fluent at these facts is
to practice each night and make
sure to practice the more diffi-
cult ones a few extra times. As
we learn our facts, we also learn strategies to help us find the answers and remember
them. One strategy is to count on. We start with the larger number and count on to
find the answer. We used our dot cubes to practice this strategy. Then with a partner,
we graphed the numbers that we rolled. We were excited to share which numbers we
rolled the most and the fewest times. Soon we will use our ipads to practice our
facts. We’ll be using IXL and Xtra Math. These apps can also be used at home for ex-
tra practice.
Mrs. Kelly Tvrdy & Mrs. Sandy Vavrina
Aquinas Elementary...
Third Grade News
We are off to a great start so far! The students are learning their routine. We
are already well into our math lessons. We have reviewed some math facts, using
a number line, reading a thermometer and telling time to the hour, half hour and
five minute increments. The Third graders are spending a little extra time at
the beginning of the year to learn some typing skills. This will be a big benefit as
they start typing paragraphs and even short papers in the upcoming years. This
year we are lucky to have Father Litt from Shelby visiting our classrooms each
week. He will help us with our Religion instruction. We are looking forward to a
great year!
Mrs. LaDonna Naiberk & Mrs. Tina Janak
Forth Grade…
The fourth graders have si-
lent reading time each day.
Here are some students
from Mr. Beller's class en-
joying reading alone with a
comfortable pillow,
healthy snack, and drink!
Mr. Marc Beller
& Mrs. Julie Smith
Campus Ministry
Class Retreats a success: Middle School/ September 15th and High School/ September 22nd.
The idea for the retreats this year was to go out and encounter “The day in the life” of people who are living out
their Catholic Faith in our world today. Listed are the locations the students were able to visit!
6th grade: Marian Sisters Home, Waverly, NE
7th grade: Carmelite Sisters Chapel, Agnew, NE
8th grade: Boys Town, Omaha and Holy Family Shrine, Gretna, NE
9th grade: St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward
10th grade: John Paul II Newman Center in Omaha
11th grade: Hope of the Poor Missions in Omaha
12th grade: University of Nebraska Newman Center in Lincoln
High School Students have the opportunity to attend monthly Aquinas FIRE Events on Sunday Eve-
nings for Praise and Worship, faith-filled talks and time for fun with Friends!
Students in grades 10 through 12 have monthly spiritual direction appointments! Upon request 9th
graders may also receive spiritual direction. Please contact Mrs. Nemec.
A high school girls bible study meets Friday mornings before school, lead by Mrs. Fossard and Mrs.
Mayo. They are using a study for teen girls called Beloved.
Priest’s day off: During religion classes once per week grades 6 to 12 have chapel and prayer time
with guided reading of the Gospel of Mark with meditation and reflection questions relatable for
teens.
Registration for the March for Life 2022 with the Diocese of Lincoln is now OPEN!
https://www.lincolndiocese.org/pilgrimages/march-for-life
Cost $450. Trip must be paid in full by December 20, 2021. Registration is open to all high school students. Buses will leave 3 p.m.
from Hastings and 6 p.m. from Good Council Retreat House in Waverly on the afternoon of January 18. Arrival back at John XXIII Cen-
ter will be approximately 5 p.m. on January 23, pending weather and traffic.
Chaperone Cost: $250, based on quad rates. Couples $325 each if you desire your own room. Must be 21 or older.
Trip includes:
Tour of Nation's Capital
The National March for Life Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Monuments of DC With questions about the March
for Life, Spiritual Direction or any-
Housing
thing pertaining to ministry at
Transportation Aquinas please contact Mrs.
Some meals Nemec @ school or cell phone
(402) 641-4023.
The Aquinas Drama Department Presents:
Silenced on
Barbour
Street
By: William Panetta
Saturday, October 30, 2021 – 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 31, 2021 – 2:00 PM
Produced in by special arrangement with Stage Partners.
(www.yourstagepartners.com)2021 Booster Club Membership Drive
In the coming months you have a chance to become members of the Aquinas Booster club by using this sign up sheet that
you can send back to Aquinas, or you can contact your parish representatives.
Business Membership Schedule poster, booster sign. Members printed on back of
Price- $30.00 basketball programs.
Monarch Membership Immediate family members get into all Aquinas events for the year.
Price- $170.00 GREAT Deal, adm ission prices are $ 6.00 & $4.0 0
Individual Monarch Card Gets one adult person into all Aquinas events for the year.
Price- $85
Gold Card Any Aquinas Patron over 65 can get one.
Price- Donation Send in name and address.
Detach along the dotted line and send to Ron Mimick, Aquinas High, PO Box 149, David City, NE 68632
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Name(s)_________________________
Gold Card _______ Price Free (donations accepted)
Business Membership _______ Price $30.00
Monarch Membership _______ Price $170.00 or $85.00 for an individual.
Family members names needed for individual cards (these will be sent)
________ ________ ________ _______ _______ _______ _______
Mailing Address________________________________________________
Detach along the dotted line, include check or money & send to:
Ron Mimick, Aquinas, PO Box 149
David City, NE 68632Aquinas 6-12 Lunch Calendar 2021-22
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October 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Veg/fruit bar & 1 2
milk offered Grilled Cheese
everyday Tomato Soup
Menus are sub-
3 4 Popcorn 5 6 7 8 9
Chicken Bowls Charbroil on a Bun Loaded Nachos Pigs in a Blanket Cheese Stuffed
Corn French Fries Garnishes Potato Jo Jos Pizza
10 11 12 13 Baked Potato 14 15 16
NO SCHOOL Goulash Bar Beef & Bean Bur- Shrimp Poppers
Side Salad Relishes rito Mac & Cheese
17 18 19 Spaghetti 20 21 22 23
Chicken Fried w/Meat Sauce Pulled Pork on a Corn dog NO SCHOOL
Steak Salad Bun Chips
24 25 26 27 28 Chicken Bacon 29 30
Breakfast Sand- Chili Chicken Cordon Ranch Wraps Grilled Cheese
wiches Relishes Bleu Garnishes, Corn Tomato Soup
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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employerCollege Signing Night The procedure for those students who are “signing” with a college to par- ticipate in a sport is as follows: Aquinas will have one single signing night on April 27th, 2022 at 7:00pm when the students will wear a t-shirt representing the college they will be attending. We will take a group pic- ture of all students from the class who have signed with a college. This group picture will be submitted by the school to the Banner Press for publishing and used on social media. Once the group photo is taken, we will then provide an opportunity to take individual pictures of the stu- dents with their parents, coaches, etc. We will no longer set up for indi- vidual signing sessions with colleges at the school. If the college wants to do so, they can arrange that with the student and parents, but the school will not set up for or be a part of that event.
From the Career Counseling Office October, 2021
Seniors and their Parents
Watch your emails for information from the Career Counseling Office.
Important Dates and Events:
October 1: FAFSA Applications Open
October 4: UNL Visit
October 7: Wayne State College Visit
October 13: CCC Visit
October 19: UNK Visit
October 21: During Tri-Councils, a financial representative will be available in the
gym for questions about FAFSA and the financial planning for college,
5:30-7:00 p.m. From 6:30-7:00 p.m., the representative will have a large
group session in the Library if desired.
Why We Prep
Aquinas High School is in the fifth year of offering the John Baylor Prep “On to College”
Program. The program features a series of videos offering review and testing strategies in
areas of English, Reading, Science and Mathematics. Each video session assigns 10-20
minutes of homework to be completed before the next session. Students are attending JBP
once a week during the school day and have been given a log in /password giving the 24/7
access to the material at www.johnbaylorprep.com.
Baylor explains his program as 80% content, 10% test-taking strategies and 10% motiva-
tion. Motivated students can expect to see a 2-3 point jump in test scores, motivation to
prepare for their future, and an overall improvement in academic work. A reluctant student
will pick up on catchy phrases used and strategies that can improve their academics....mighty and wonderful are your works, Lord
God Almighty! Just and true are your ways..
Rev. 15:3
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