March 2015 - Roncalli Catholic

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A PUBLICATION OF RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
VOLUME 12 - NUMBER 3 - MARCH 2015
Volume 12, Number 3 • March 2015
A PUBLICATION OF RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
24-Hour
Charitable Challenge
May 20, 2015 . . . page 3
Catholic schools
week . . . page 11
FESTA DEL LEONE
Date set for April 11, 2015 - Rummel Class of 1968 to be honored
around the school
Culinary Arts team takes 2nd place in state competition
National Pro-Life
March . . . page 14
pages 6-7
page 9
FIRST ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT
300 participants raising $10K for technology at RCHS
page 13
fbla hosts week of crazy-cozy activites
Canned food drive results in collection of 770 donated cans
page 15
sports news
Swimmers make big splash at State
page 18
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RONCALLI CATHOLIC PRIDE | MARCH 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
March 2015
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Omaha Gives! A 24-Hour Charitable Challenge ......................................................... 3
RCHS Introduces All-Inclusive Tuition ......................................................................... 4
A Message from our President ............................................................................ 5, 19
All About Alums .......................................................................................................... 6
Festa del Leone Set for April 11 ................................................................................. 7
RCHS Lottery: Spend $50 to win $5,000 ................................................................... 7
KVSS Broadcasts Live from Roncalli Catholic . .......................................................... 8
Culinary Arts Team Takes 2nd Place in State ............................................................ 9
Spring Musical: Once Upon a Mattress ..................................................................... 9
Annual Swing with Pride Golf Outing August 3 . ..................................................... 10
Catholic Schools Week January 26-30...................................................................... 11
RCHS Kicks Off Lent with All-School Mass and Service Retreat ............................ 12
First Annual Trivia Night............................................................................................. 13
Life Is Sweet: Pro-Life Week Events ........................................................................ 14
Students Attend Pro-Life March in Washington D.C. .............................................. 14
New Direction for Technology .................................................................................. 14
FBLA Hosts Week of Crazy-Cozy Activities ............................................................ 15
Campus Ministry Pilgrimage .................................................................................... 16
RCHS Christmas Concert ......................................................................................... 16
Juniors Focus on Spiritual Responsibility at Annual Retreat ................................... 16
RCHS Students Earn Art Awards . ........................................................................... 17
Roncalli Catholic on Game Cube .............................................................................. 17
RCHS Senior Maddie Dotzler Signs with Morningside College ............................... 17
Swimmers Make Big Splash at Conference and State Meets ............................... 17
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Omaha Gives!
A 24-Hour Charitable
Challenge
May 20, 2015
Click here to visit the Omaha Gives! secure web site for more information
or to make a donation to RCHS on May 20.
Roncalli Catholic is proud to be participating in Omaha
Gives! — a 24-hour, online giving event organized by the
Omaha Community Foundation to grow philanthropy
in the metro area (Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie
counties). The minimum donation is $10 and there is
no maximum. Matching funds and prize money will
be made available to amplify charitable donations. The
goal is to inspire the community to come together for 24
hours to contribute as many charitable dollars as possible
to support the work of local nonprofit organizations.
Omaha Gives! is based on other successful giving days
hosted by community foundations across the country.
The online giving holiday will take place May 20,
2015 from midnight to midnight. Mark your calendars
because Roncalli Catholic will need your help! We will
be joining over 300 local non-profits to raise money
together and compete for matching funds and prize
money. The more money we raise, the larger percentage
of the matching pool we will receive. The more donors
who give to us, the better chances we have to win prize
money.
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IMPORTANT News Bulletin:
Roncalli Catholic Introduces All-Inclusive Tuition
Structure for 2015-2016 School Year
Roncalli Catholic has introduced a new, all-inclusive
tuition payment structure which eliminates any
additional fees for the 2015-2016 school year, according to
Roncalli Catholic President Jeff Dempsey. “We want to make it as easy as possible for our families to
see the true cost of a quality Roncalli Catholic education,”
said Dempsey. “Our families now receive just one, allinclusive tuition rate and they can feel comfortable in
knowing we will not surprise them with future hidden
costs or fees.”
Rather than asking families to pay the more traditional
“enrollment fee”, for instance, families are now being
asked to make a tuition down payment to enroll for the
2015-2016 school year. “We see the down payment as an
investment in a faith-filled, Catholic education centered
on Jesus Christ,” continued Dempsey, “and we think
families appreciate the openness and honesty of the
structure.” According to Roncalli Catholic’s Business Manager Barb
Norris, the school will continue to work with families
to customize tuition plans in order to make a quality
Catholic education possible for their students. “More
than anything, we want to be upfront and honest, and to
show that Catholic education can be financially accessible
to all,” Norris said.
For additional information on Roncalli Catholic and
the new all-inclusive tuition structure visit us online at
www.roncallicatholic.org.
Roncalli Catholic Mission Statement
Inspired by the Holy Spirit and guided by Catholic
Tradition, we educate our students to develop
their potential, thus preparing them to meet the
challenges and opportunities of life with wisdom,
courage and faith.
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50th
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
2015 Events
Spring 2015
Home Baseball/ Soccer Game
Alumni Event
April 11, 2015
Festa del Leone
Classes encouraged to plan reunions for the event
May 17, 2015
Graduation
Closing of 50th Anniversary Festivities
For additional information:
[email protected]
www.roncallicatholic.org
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From our President . . .
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S t r ategic Planning Process C h a r t s R o n c a l l i C a t h o l i c ’ s C o u rs e
Dear families and friends of Roncalli Catholic:
Roncalli Catholic is in the midst of extraordinary times -- I’ve used the phrase before and
it remains true today. In our 50th Anniversary year, and on the heels of Angelo Guiseppi
Roncalli’s canonization in 2014, Roncalli Catholic is truly blessed.
Jeff Dempsey, President
Roncalli Catholic
High School
In an effort to ensure our continued great progress, last May we convened our first,
official Strategic Planning session, bringing together a group of clergy, alumni, parents,
staff and friends of Roncalli Catholic to chart our school’s course through 2020. The
group quickly identified “Catholic Identity” as a current Roncalli Catholic strength and
as the foundation of our entire enterprise, along with five additional “goals” outlined
below. Still in “draft” form and with greater detail forthcoming, here are our school’s six
major strategic goals, as determined by our Strategic Planning group:
Goal 1 – Catholic identity will be at the core of all Roncalli Catholic activities
Goal 2 – Pursue academic and technological innovation
Goal 3 – Continue to grow and promote Roncalli Catholic
Goal 4 – Sustain Roncalli Catholic through quality special events and fundraising
Goal 5 C
ompetitive participation in all athletic/extracurricular activities will be an
expectation
Goal 6 -- Continue to enhance and maintain campus facilities and grounds
Goal 1 -- Catholic Identity
First and foremost, Roncalli Catholic remains steadfast in the practice of our Catholic
faith.
In his small book The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools, Archbishop J. Michael
Miller, CSB, outlines the Five Essential Marks for Catholic Schools -- they should be:
Inspired by a Supernatural Vision; Founded on a Christian Anthropology; Animated
by Communion and Community; Imbued with a Catholic Worldview Throughout its
Curriculum; and, Sustained by Gospel Witness.
Archbishop Miller mentions nothing of being conveniently Catholic, or of being Catholic
only on Holy Days, or only during Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter. In fact, he says,
“The Holy See’s documents insist that, in order to be worthy of its name, a Catholic
school must be founded on Jesus Christ, the Redeemer. It is He who, through His
Incarnation, is united with each student. Christ is not an afterthought or an add-on to
Catholic educational philosophy; He is the center and fulcrum of the entire enterprise,
the light enlightening every boy and girl who comes into a Catholic school (cf. John 1:9).”
Quite literally, from academics to clubs, organizations, athletics and the way we treat
one another with mutual respect and decency, Jesus Christ should be at the forefront and
center of everything we do at Roncalli Catholic.
Goal 2 -- Academics and Technology
Beginning in the fall of 2015, our implementation of a “bring-your-own” iPad device will
begin with our incoming freshman class. Freshmen will be required to provide their own
iPad and upperclassmen will be encouraged to do so. We provided our teachers and
continued on page 19
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ALUMS
All About
Rummel Class of 1968 to be Honored at Festa
The Rummel Class of 1968 will be honored with the Pope Saint John XXIII Award at the
26th Annual Festa del Leone, April 11, 2015. See page 7 for more information.
We heard from . . .
Jim Abts (1969) has been working as a commercial
photographer in Boston for 27 years. He has two kids Judson (a single photographer for Mandarin Oriental in
L.A.) and a daughter, Devon, who is married to a British
bloke and living in London.
Corky Bridgeford (1968) retired last April and moved
back to Nebraska from Washington state.
Laura (Klitze) Callahan (1980) is a senior learning and
development consultant with Wells Fargo and has been
with them since 1987. She is a Husker football, basketball
and Creighton basketball fan with season tickets. She
also enjoys golf and boating and wishes there was more
time for both. Tim McNeil (1980) is married with five children and he
is the Chancellor of Archdiocese of Omaha. Tim earned a
Journalism degree at UNO, a Canon Law degree at the
Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) and is
a permanent deacon.
Suzanne Post (1980) has two grown children. Her oldest,
Alex, will be married this April. Her youngest, Haley,
was married in May 2014 and is expecting Suzanne’s first
grandchild this May.
Brandi Preston (2009) works for Meridian Central Public
Affairs and recently founded a non-profit organization
(Kamie K. Preston Hereditary Cancer Foundation) that
focuses on educating physicians, high risk individuals,
and the general public about hereditary cancers and
genetic predispositions.
Shane Finley (2012) was named to the NCAA Division II
Northern Sun Conference 2014 All Conference Football
Team as a red-shirt sophomore playing for Wayne State
College at left tackle.
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At Roncalli Catholic, volunteers are a vital part
of the success of our school.
We are always looking for volunteer support
for our various fundraising events,
as well as school and athletic activities.
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Roncalli Catholic’s Annual
Festa Del Leone Set for April 11
Make your reservations online today at
www.roncallicatholic.org
Roncalli Catholic
High School will host
its largest fundraising
event, Annual Festa del
Leone, on April 11.
For additional information on the April 11 Festa del Leone
contact Julie Grosse-Rhode at (402) 571-7670 ext. 113 or
[email protected].
Visit our web site for updates on other anniversary events
at www.roncallicatholic.org.
The signature dinner and auction will be a celebration of
50 years of Catholic education on the school’s campus and
raises important tuition monies for students.
Roncalli Catholic High School offers a comprehensive
college preparatory co-education as an Omaha
Archdiocesan High School. Rooted in the traditions of
the De LaSalle Christian Brothers and Notre Dame Sisters,
Roncalli Catholic offers a faith-centered environment with
an educational opportunity financially accessible to all.
The cost is $125 per person. Patron table sponsorships,
as well as underwriting and advertising opportunities are
available and welcomed.
The evening will include silent and live auctions, a
lottery drawing, special giveaways and the presentation
of the Pope Saint John XXIII Award to the school’s first
graduating class, the Rummel* Class of 1968.
For more information about Roncalli Catholic High School
visit our website at www.roncallicatholic.org.
*All-boy Rummel High School merged with all-girl
Notre Dame Academy in 1974 to become the coeducational Roncalli Catholic High School.
The fund-raiser will be a culmination of the events
marking the school’s 50th year. Starting with an outdoor,
all-school Mass and family festival with more than 1,000
in attendance in August and ending with graduation on
May 10, the year-long celebration included a Homecoming
reunion event in September, a Trivia Night in February, an
alumni basketball tournament in March and a baseball/
soccer game alumni event in the Spring.
Spend
$
50
for a Chance
$ to Win $
$ $ $ 5,000
Roncalli Catholic Lottery
We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary as a
school and chances to win the $5,000 prize are
$50 each. The drawing will be held at Roncalli
Catholic’s Annual Festa del Leone on April 11. $
$
need not be present to win To purchase tickets or get a book to sell, contact
Julie 402-571-7670 or [email protected]
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Pictured: Bernie
Scheafer, radio host and
parent of current student
Ben Schaefer, along with
Father Gnirk, Jen Brown
(Spirit Mornings host)
and RCHS President
Jeff Dempsey pose with
a cardboard cut-out of
Pope Francis during the
December 10 broadcast
at Roncalli Catholic High
School.
KVSS Broadcasts Live from Roncalli Catholic
The Spirit 102.7 FM morning show, Spirit Mornings, was
broadcast LIVE from Roncalli Catholic on Wednesday,
December 10,2014 from 6:40 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. This special broadcast featured interviews and information
about all the great things going on at our school.
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A r o und the School . . .
RCHS
Culinary Arts
Team Takes
2nd Place
in State
Competition
Pictures: Caleb Dempsey,
Kyle Robinson,
Tea Anna McDowell, and
Rosa Brown following
the February 28 ProStart
State Competition.
RCHS Culinary students Rosa Brown, Caleb Dempsey,
Tea Anna McDowell and Kyle Robinson took second
place and won the Best of Beef Award at the ProStart
State Competition hosted by Southeast Community
College on February 28. Each member of the team won
a $1,500 dollar scholarship to the Culinary Institute of
America and a $4,000 scholarship to Sullivan University,
where students can earn a degree in Culinary Arts.
During the competition, 12 teams from nine Nebraska
schools had 60 minutes to prepare a three-course
meal, demonstrating both their creativity and culinary
skills, using only two burners, no electrical appliances
and only ice for refrigeration. Teams were observed
and rated by judges from Nebraska colleges and
universities as well as local chefs and restaurateurs,
to place in the competition. To earn second place, the
team had to score exceptional in various categories
including: knife skills, cooking procedures, safety and
sanitation, professionalism, as well as product taste and
presentation.
On Feb. 20, three of the team members, Rosa Brown,
Caleb Dempsey, and Kyle Robinson, earned a Silver
Medal and won the Best of Beef Award at the High School
Culinary Invitational at Metropolitan Community
College to qualify for the State competition. At the
invitational, 28 teams competed, making two threecourse meals in just one hour.
The mentor for the Culinary Arts team is Kimbler
Harrold (RCHS class of 1999) who is the Chef D’Cuisine
for the Liberty Tavern at the Hilton Hotel downtown.
He has been a mentor for the program since 2007.
SAVE THE DATE!
RCHS Spring Musical
March 26-29
This fun musical comedy is an adaptation of the
Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale ‘The Princess
and the Pea’. But, if you think you know this story,
you may be in for a big surprise! With wonderful
songs, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic
of royal courtship provides some side-splitting
shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at
fairy tales quite the same way again. Save the date
and plan to attend - you won’t want to miss our
student’s take on this Broadway musical comedy.
Show Times:
March 26, 27, 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 29 at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets:
Available at the door
$8 for adults - $5 for students
Additional Information:
[email protected]
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SAVE THE DATE!
Annual Swing with Pride
Set for August 3, 2015
at The Players Club at Deer
Creek
Annual
A. Len Leavitt
Memorial Swing
with Pride Golf Open
Roncalli Catholic’s Annual A. Len Leavitt Memorial
Swing with Pride Golf Open is set for Monday, August
3 at The Players Club at Deer Creek. This annual event
unites 200+ current parents, past parents, friends of the
school and alumni for a day of fun on the greens.
A social hour, silent auction, raffle giveaways and
dinner program will follow the golfing portion of the
fundraiser. Participants pay just $125 each or $500
for foursomes.
Proceeds benefit the 362 students of Roncalli Catholic.
SAVE THE DATE! 15th Annual High Tea Sunday, November 1, 2015
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Above: Students attempt a
hula hoop pass at the Jan.
27 Angelolympics.
Left: Amanda Ortemeier
participates in the ping
pong toss.
Right: Reid Stoller gets
pelted with cheese puffs
with the goal of getting as
many as possible to stick
to his head.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK AT RCHS - JANUARY 26-30
Monday, January 26
Thursday, January 29
All-school Liturgy
Other Catholic School Dress Day
Tuesday, January 27
Cozy Day
Angelolympics
Dodge Ball Tournament
4 teams by grade
1 adult team playing in championship
Friday, January 30
Wednesday, January 28
Spirit Day
Dress Like your Favorite RCHS Teacher
Talent Show
Free Cupcakes at Lunch to Celebrate
50th Anniversary
Free Movie Night in Gus Center –
6:00 – Jurassic Park
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Deacon Rick
Niedergeses, Deacon
Joe Laird, Gwyneth
Velasco, Fr. Chi
Igboanusi, Jared Nigrin
and Hender Mendoza
before Ash Wednesday
Mass at RCHS.
Roncalli Catholic Kicks off Lent
with All-School Mass and Service Retreat
Students at Roncalli Catholic kicked off Lent with a
traditional Ash Wednesday Mass and then went on
to do something more. They participated in an AllSchool Service Retreat that full-time Chaplain, Fr. Chi
Igboanusi, hopes will become an annual tradition.
“Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, a time of preparation
for the celebration of Easter and repentance,” said
Igboanusi. “The ashes serve as a sign of our repentance,
acknowledging that we occasionally get off track, and
our commitment to journey back to God and to become
better people.”
“Serving others who are less fortunate is a great way start
on our commitment, while serving Christ,” continued
Igboanusi. “I hope to build on the success of this service
event by making it an annual tradition, which benefits
both our students and the community they live in.”
According to Igboanusi, many of the students were
inspired and planning to volunteer again, on their own
or as a homeroom.
Prior to the retreat each homeroom discussed where they
would like to volunteer and selected a location. The 20
agencies and organizations that benefited from the retreat
include: All Saints School, Child Saving Institute, Children’s
Respite Care Center, Omaha Food Bank, Seven Oaks Notre
Dame Assisted Living Facility, Seven Oaks Retirement
Home, Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, Hospice House,
Together Inc., Holy Name School, Project Hope Food
Pantry, Salvation Army, The Ambassador Subacute
and Rehabilitation Center, Special Project for Children’s
Hospital, Bethlehem House and Precious Memories.
ANNUAL HUNGER BANQUET
Lent at Roncalli Catholic was also marked with weekly
prayer services as well as the school’s annual Hunger
Banquet on March 6. This is a Roncalli Catholic Lenten
tradition in which students draw for their meal according
to the populations of the world. Third world countries
ate rice; second world countries ate rice and beans;
first world countries got rice, beans, a fish patty and a
cookie. The students who ate first world food sat at a
table, while everyone else sat on the floor. The purpose of
the banquet is to demonstrate the inequality of food in the
world today, and to be in solidarity with those who have
nothing or very little to eat.
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Roncalli Catholic’s First Annual Trivia Night Draws
300 Participants and Raises $10K for Technology
Programs at The School
A. M
embers of the winning Trivia Night
team pictured left to right: Fr. Lloyd
Gnirk, Pat and Tim Mueting, Lisa
Dempsey, Jeanne and Jerry (Class of
1975) Dempsey, and Linda and Robert
Dempsey.
B. R
CHS Parent Jeanne Lincoln, RCHS
Uncle Bobby Paladino, RCHS Aunt
Danielle Lyons, and RCHS Grandma
Mary Clare Mendick at the first annual
trivia night.
C. T
rivia Night table themes were
optional but this team got into various
holiday celebrations at their table.
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B
Roncalli Catholic’s first Trivia Night united 300 alumni,
supporters, parents, faculty and staff as part of the school’s
year-long 50th anniversary celebration. The February
21 event raised nearly $10K for the school’s technology
program, and will help support the school’s new 1:1
technology initiative for the 2015-2016 school year.
According to RCHS President, Jeff Dempsey, the sold-out
event was yet another in a string of positive happenings
at the school. “The school has been so blessed in recent years with
tremendous enrollment growth and support from the
community. Trivia Night was a great way to bring folks
back to campus and to continue to celebrate our 50th
Anniversary,” said Dempsey.
The winning team had the highest score following 10
rounds with 10 questions each. Questions ranged from
Archbishop Rummel High School history to current
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events. Members of the winning
team include Fr. Lloyd Gnirk, Pat
and Tim Mueting, Lisa Dempsey,
Jeanne and Jerry (Class of 1975)
Dempsey, and Linda and Robert
Dempsey. The school’s 47-year
veteran teacher, Bill Schlueter,
served and master of ceremonies for
the event.
The event is one of many being held to celebrate 50 years
of Catholic education on the school campus, including
an outdoor Mass attended by more than 600 in August
2014. Please see the web site at www.roncallicatholic.org
for a complete listing of 50th Anniversary events.
See page 14 for for more about the RCHS Technology
Initiative.
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Life Is Sweet (Pro-Life) Week Events March 2-6
Roncalli Catholic Campus Ministry hosted a Pro-Life Week for all students, March 2-6. Daily activities focused on the
pro-life message and engaged the students in various activities as follows:
Monday: Adopt & Hashtag Your Baby
Students “adopted” miniature babies. They created
hashtags, took “selfies” with the baby, and submitted for
prizes. The six most creative selfies won candy prizes.
Tuesday: Baby Bottle Penny War
Students brought in all of their pennies to fill a homeroom
baby bottle, raising money for the Pregnancy Center. The
homeroom with the most pennies won a pizza party.
Wednesday: Movie Night
Students enjoyed the movie “40” in the Gustafson
Center, along with free pizza, popcorn, candy and soft
drinks.
Thursday: Scavenger Hunt
Students completed a Pro-Life scavenger hunt
around the school.
Friday: Pro-life Cupcakes
Each student received a “birthday”
cupcake at lunch to celebrate those
who never had a chance to celebrate
a birthday. The day called upon the
tradition of celebrating each year of life
with a cake in celebration. The cupcakes
served as a subtle reminder of the lives
that were not celebrated. Cupcakes were
baked and donated by students and parents.
RCHS Students Attend
National March for Life in
Washington, D.C.
Roncalli Catholic students (back row from left)
Natalie Vaughan, Marygrace Carney,
Brittany Fitzler, Conor Berg and Emily Guinn,
with (bottom left) school counselor Kim
Schumacher and chaplain Fr. Chi Igboanusi.
Roncalli Catholic sent nine students and one parent,
along with two chaperones on the annual pilgrimage
to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 22.
The six-day trip also included visits to the National
Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the Life is Very
Good Youth Rally/Matt Maher Concert, Gettysburg
National Military Park, the Holocaust Museum, Germantown Reproductive Clinic,
and National Mall museums. The group attended Masses at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (largest church
in the United States: 8th largest church in the world), St. Matthew’s Cathedral and Xavier Church in Gettysburg. NEW DIRECTION FOR TECHNOLOGY We are pleased to announce a 1:1 Technology Initiative for our 2015-2016 school year at Roncalli Catholic High School.
This move will help engage students in critical thinking, collaboration and communication as we prepare them for life
beyond high school. Please see the links below for details regarding this new and exciting direction for learning and
technology at Roncalli Catholic.
1:1 Letter to Parents: http://app.sycamoreeducation.com/public_documents.php?id=1170&docid=654648
1:1 FAQ: http://app.sycamoreeducation.com/public_documents.php?id=1170&docid=654649
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FBLA Hosts Week
of Crazy-Cozy
Activites
Roncalli Catholic’s FBLA (Future
Business Leaders of America)
group hosted a week of student
activities, February 23-27,
including Crazy Hat/Sock Day,
Spirit Day, and Cozy Day. The
group also held a Teddy Bear Drive
and a Canned Food Drive which
resulted in a 770 can donation to the
Heartland Food Back.
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A. Back row: Adam Gillespie, Connor
Berg, Joe Clites, Noah Oswald,
Josh Lampe. Front row: Sami Rosa,
Brittany Fitzler.
B. Mr. Schlueter and Ms. Simmons
C. Malcolm Gladney and Jun Kim
D. Tori Nelson and Bridget Lincoln
B
E. Mariam Paul and Kara Ramold
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A r ound the School . . .
Campus Minstry Pilgrimage
The low temperature did not keep the RCHS Campus Ministry Students from making their Feb. 26
Pilgrimage to the Holy Family Shrine in Gretna. (Back row): Deacon Rick Niedergeses, Hender MendozaOrtega, Fr. Chi Igboanusi. (Third row): Alex Rodriguez, Kellen Gustafson, Marygrace Carney. (Second row):
Hannah Bencker, Catherine Poteat, Makayla Harrison, Betsy Wilson. (Front row): Gwen Valesco, Maddie
Merril, Cheyenne Wulf, Ally Haines, Jacob Ramold.
Juniors Focus on Spiritual
Responsibility at Annual
Retreat
RCHS Juniors shared fun, fellowship and faith at their
Responsibility Class Retreat at the Pro Sanctity Retreat
Center in Elkhorn on March 4. The event was organized
by Campus Ministry, and led by Fr. Michael Voithofer,
Assistant Pastor of St. James.
RCHS Christmas Concert
Nolan McGill, Tyler Crawford and Brian Bosn
perform at Roncalli Catholic’s annual Christmas
concert. The December 10 event featured
performances by the Concert Band, Concert Chorus,
Women’s Chorus, PRIDE A Cappella, Piano Class,
and Guitar Class. The free concert concluded with
refreshments and desserts.
With interactive games, music, witness talks, and small
group sessions, the retreat focused on preparing students
for the challenges of life, enabling them to stand up as
leaders of positive change wherever life may take them.
The day culminated with Eucharistic adoration and healing
prayers, followed by an opportunity for the students to
share how God touched them throughout the day. Each year, Roncalli Catholic has a retreat for each class
of students. Freshmen had the Respect Retreat in the Fall
to help build a positive school environment; the annual
Sophomore Service Retreat will be held on April 29; and the
Senior Leadership Retreat was also held in the Fall.
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RCHS Students
Earn Art Awards
Roncalli Catholic Art students Erin Lahowetz
(Silver Key in Drawing), Shanice McCullough
(Silver Key in Photography), Kayvik Liuwith
(Honorable Mention in Pottery) and Michael
Greenwood (Honorable Mention in Photography
and Digital) had artwork selected for the Nebraska
Scholastic Art Awards Competition. Their work
was on display in the Nebraska Scholastic Art
Awards Exhibit at the OPS TAC building February
16 through March 6. A reception was held at the
exhibit on Saturday, February 28.
Pictured: Erin Lahowetz, Kayvik Liu, and Shanice McCullough take time out for a photo at the award reception.
RCHS is on High School Game Cube
Varsity Basketball games will be streaming live! Bookmark the link to catch all the games!
http://www.highschoolcube.com/schools/roncalli-catholic-high-school-omaha-nebraska
RCHS SPORTS NEWS:
Roncalli Catholic
Senior Maddie
Dotzler Signs with
Morningside College
On February 9, RCHS Senior Maddie
Dotzler signed to play volleyball for
Morningside College in Sioux City,
Iowa. Dotzler pictured with RCHS
coach, Andrea Macke, and parents Janice
Dotzler (1987) and Pat Dotzler (1987).
PRIDE
is published by Roncalli Catholic High School, Omaha, NE.
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Materials in PRIDE may be reproduced provided prior permission is obtained from the editor and credit is given.
RONCALLI CATHOLIC PRESIDENT: Jeffrey M. Dempsey
RONCALLI CATHOLIC PRESIDENT EMERITUS: Rev. Lloyd A. Gnirk
RONCALLI CATHOLIC PRINCIPAL: Paul Hans
EDITOR: Kristi Berger
PHOTOGRAPHY: Roncalli Catholic Staff
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RCHS SPORTS NEWS:
Roncalli Catholic Swimmers Make a Big Splash at
Conference and State Meets!
Roncalli Catholic swimmers prior to the State
meet with all the State qualifiers on their
cooperative team. RCHS competes as part of a
coop team that includes Brownell-Talbot, Mercy,
and Concordia.
Starting top row down, left to right
Lance Culjat (BT) / Ann Krause (Mercy) / Rachel
Mazzotta (BT) / Jake Needham (RCHS)
Jared Nigrin (RCHS) /Jack Bydalek (BT) / Hannah
Leddy (RCHS) / Katy Anielak (RCHS)
Brian Bosn (RCHS) / Brendan Findall (RCHS) /
Karin Berg (Concordia)
It’s safe to say that Roncalli Catholic swimmers had a
very successful, record-breaking year. In addition to six
swimmers qualifying for the State meet, Senior swimmer
Brian Bosn made waves by breaking two school records,
being named River City Champion in two events and
making a strong finish in the State finals. Senior Katy
Anielak also reached a personal best when she claimed a
school record.
The boys 400 Freestyle Relay team made up of Bosn, Jared
Nigrin, Lance Culjat (Brownell Talbot) and Jack Bydalek
(Brownell Talbot) finished 17th in the State preliminaries
this year, missing qualifying for the finals by just .23
seconds. (RCHS competes as part of a coop team that
includes Brownell-Talbot, Mercy, and Concordia.)
Katy Anielak, Brian Bosn, Brenden Findall, Hannah
Leddy, Jacob Needham and Jared Nigrin qualified for the
State meet with remarkable performances at the River
City Conference Meet on Feb. 14. That same day, Brian
Bosn broke both his own school record when he came in
first in the 500 Freestyle event and another school record
previously held by his brother, Tim Bosn (2013), when
he finished first in the 200 Freestyle. Katy Anielak broke
the school record in the 100 Butterfly at the River Cities
Conference Meet. At the Feb. 28 State finals in Lincoln, Bosn finished 11th in
the State in the 500 Freestyle and 13th in the State in the
200 Freestyle. He qualified for the finals, by finishing in
the top 16 at the Feb. 27 State preliminary meet. Although
RCHS relay teams have made it to the finals in 2012, 2013
and 2014, this marks the first time in more than 20 years
that an RCHS swimmer has qualified for an individual
event in the State finals.
Senior Swimmer Brian Bosn broke two school
records, was named River City Champion and
finished 11th & 13th in his individual events in
the State finals. Pictured in the 500 Free event at
the State finals on February 28.
From our President . . .
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S t r ategic Planning Process C h a r t s R o n c a l l i C a t h o l i c ’ s C o u rs e
continued from page 5
administrators with iPads at the beginning of this current
semester and ongoing professional development sessions
with help to ensure meaningful use of the technology
going forward. Likewise, we continue to enhance our
technology infrastructure. The planned opening of our
new Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math
(STEAM) lab in the fall of 2015, will provide tremendous
opportunities for all of our students.
Goal 3 -- Grow and Promote
Roncalli Catholic has seen tremendous enrollment
growth in recent years. With an incoming freshman class
projected to be near 110, we anticipate overall enrollment
of ~390 students in the fall of 2015 -- this will amount to
35% growth in enrollment since 2010.
After six straight years of enrollment growth, it will
remain incumbent on us to stabilize and maintain our
enrollment, without stepping back -- a range of of 375 to
400 students is our optimal goal.
Goal 4 -- Sustain
In recent years we have also experienced marked gains
in combined net income from Festa del Leone, Swing
with Pride, High Tea, Stock the Grotto, and our fireworks
adventure and we added a successful Trivia Night (see
page 13) this past February. Our Christmas Annual Fund
effort and our Spring Technology Appeal have also grown
annually, as have proceeds from our overall fundraising
efforts.
Sustaining growth in these efforts, along with continued
fiscally conservative budgeting and spending policies
going forward, will allow us to build on our strengthening,
long-term financial viability.
Goal 5 -- Competitive athletics and
extracurricular activities
We encourage students to become involved in their high
school. From the Culinary Team to the Trap Team, from
football, baseball, track, the Future Business Leaders of
America and a whole host of other opportunities, our
students and coaches and moderators should expect to
be competitive and accountable at all levels and in all
endeavours.
Beginning with our stadium renovation and concession
stand addition, our campus facilities have been greatly
enhanced in recent years. The renovation of our Notre
Dame Auditorium, the installation of our running track,
enhancements to our practice field along Sorensen
Parkway (including the installation of irrigation), the
installation of a new scoreboard and stadium lights at
our baseball field, and other facilities and equipment
enhancements have helped to level the playing field
relative to our competitors.
Goal 6 -- Maintain and enhance campus
facilities and grounds
Along with the campus facilities enhancements noted
above, our campus has seen well over $1,000,000 in
improvements in recent years, including: the creation
of our new Gustafson Center in 2014; the installation of
a concrete parking lot and sidewalks; our new Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) lab
will open in the fall, as mentioned; various classroom
enhancement such as carpeting and lighting, along with
many other substantial, if not less visible, improvements.
Also, as part of our Strategic Planning process we have
engaged in an overall campus facilities plan and audit.
Our plan, to be shared in its entirety at a later date, will
include an assessment of our school’s mechanical systems
throughout our 50+ year-old building.
Work continues in this process and our plan is to present a
draft document to our Board of Education yet this spring.
Please feel free to let me know of questions or to offer
suggestions at any point going forward.
Indeed, we are in the midst of tremendously exciting
times here at Roncalli Catholic.
God bless you,
Jeffrey M. Dempsey, President

March 2015 - Roncalli Catholic

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