A Birthday Cake and More for 100 Years

Wednesday after the all-school Mass, Archbishop visited our school to continue the celebration of 100 year.

First he visited with our K-2 students

 and answered their questions.

A birthday of 100 years for our school is exciting and Mayor David Black of Papillion came to join in the fun. May Black said that Papillion goes back to the time of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and St. Columbkille Parish goes back almost as far to 1877. He said he was excited to be part of the celebration and that St. Columbkille is a very important part of our community.

Patrick Slattery is the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Omaha Archdiocese and he also visited. Superintendent Slattery said that although he works with the 70 Catholic Schools in the Omaha Archdiocese, St. Columbkille Catholic School has a special place in his heart because his wife graduated from here.

With supervision from some KB students,  our 100 year birthday cake was cut. The cake was made with 43 9x13 cakes which were frosted together.

Archbishop Lucas visited the rest of our students as well.

Principal Makey showed Archbishop Lucas a picture of Sr. Celeste who was the first principal at our school. The picture is a recent gift from the Benedictine sister in Atchison, KS. He said that when Sr. Delores delivered the picture, she wanted to make certain he understood the legacy he needs to conmtinue.

While students, archbishop Lucas saw a number of classrooms. He really liked the postcard from his home state of Missouri.

He also thought Mrs. English's

 chair is very comfortable.

In the News: Our Groundbreaking

Mayor David Black and the City of Papillion included a segment on our groundbreaking ceremony in their "City Happenings."

The story is here, starting at about 1:32.

D.A.R.E. Graduation

Wednesday was D.A.R.E. graduation for the 6th grade

 students at St.Columbkille Catholic School.

D.A.R.E. Officer Tony Foster of the Papillion, Nebraska Police Department led the program. He has been hands on in the school and has gotten to know our students very.

Mayor Black was the guest speaker. He said that there have been problems in Ferguson, MO and other communities across the country between the Police and the Community because there is a disconnect between the police and the community. He is pleased with the connection between the police and the community, especially in having Officer Foster being so involved in D.A.R.E. and the officers who spend so much time in the schools. Papillion is a place where we learn that the police aren't someone to run from when we're in trouble, but someone to run to.

Every student wrote an essay about their experience in D.A.R.E. and what they learned from it. Officer Foster chose one boy and one girl from each class to read their essay to the class.

We are delighted with and proud of our graduates!