$2,000 Grant for Cyber Security Course Equipment

Dr. Thomas Rzemyk and the Cyber Security Fundamentals course at Mount Michael received a $2,000 grant from the Cornhusker Motor Club Foundation today. The funds will be used to purchase wireless access points to allows students to conduct hands-on wireless security labs. 

Archbishop Lucas Celebrates with School Community

Omaha Archbishop George Lucas took time out from his busy schedule to celebrate Catholic Schools Week with the students, staff and monastic community of Mount Michael.  

In his homily the Archbishop encouraged everyone to make the most of our opportunities to become the persons we ought to be.  It is to easy to miss out like Jesus' home town people in the gospel who failed to recognize who Jesus really was.

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Academic Decathlon Team Wins Regional

On Saturday January 21st the Knights Academic Decathlon team won the regional competition held at Midlands University in Fremont, Nebraska.   They now are in preparation for the state competion to be held at Creighton University February 17-18, 2017.

Standing: Henry O'Callaghan, Donovan Clements, Broden Kaps, Jackie Kure, Luka Mixan, Kevin Arul, Joe Coldiron
Kneeling: J.P. Jensen, Cole McCoy, Cole Dorfmeyer, Gerald Righter. Not pictured: Jackson Panzer

 Medals from the regional competition

Honors:

Henry O’Callaghan: 1^st Econ, Lit, Math, Music; 2^nd Art & Science; team high score

Gerald Righter: 1^st Art & Science; 2^nd Econ, Lit, & Music

Alternate Honors:

J.P. Jensen: 1^st Econ, Music & Science; 2^nd Art, Lit, & Math

Broden Kaps: 1^st Art, Lit, & Math; 2^nd Econ, Music, & Science

Scholastic:

Joseph Coldiron: 1^st Art, Econ, Math, Music, & Science; 3^rd Lit

Donovan Clements: 1^st Art & Lit; 2^nd Econ & Science; 3^rd Math & Music

Alternate Scholastic:

Jackie Kure: 1^st Art, Econ, Lit, Math, & Music; 2^nd Science

Cole McCoy: 1^st Science; 2^nd Lit & Math; 3^rd Art, Econ, & Music

Varsity:

Kevin Arul:  1^st Art, Math, & Music; 2^nd Lit; 3^rd Econ & Science

Luka Mixan: 1^st Econ, Lit, & Science; 2^nd Art; 3^rd Math

Alternate Varsity:

Cole Dorfmeyer:  1^st Econ, Lit, Math, Music, & Science; 3^rd Art

Jackson Panzer:  2^nd Art, Econ, Math, & Science; 3^rd Lit

Team:

Regional Champions

First place in Super Quiz

Robo Knights Win Again!

At the DC West Robotics Tournament Mount Michael's Knight Shift, 1970K, continued their winning ways. The team has won first place at all but one of seven area tournaments so far this year, and the one we missed, our team took second place.  They've competed against students from all over the US who come to these events.

There are literally thousands of high school teams (17,000?) in the world and Mount Michael's Knight Shift is in the top 100, and Nick Huetter is somewhere in the top 25 or 30 robot drivers on the planet.  

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Team 1970K - Knight Shift : Teacher/ mentor Mr. Williams, Drew Goddard '17, Reilly Jackson '17, Nolan Gottsch '19, Nolan Huetter '18, Nick Huetter '17, and Lukas Williams '18.

First place team alliance with Mount Michael Knight Shift and Benson High Bunnytronics.

Bro. Joseph Dugick OSB R.I.P.

Bro. Joseph Dugick OSB
1946-2017

Bro. Joseph was born August 18, 1946 and professed his monastic vows February 10, 1989. Bro. Joseph served the community for many years as Sacristan.  

Before joining the Abbey Bro. Joseph (John) Dugick was a member or Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Omaha and worked for many years at Godmother's Restaurant.

Bro. Joseph passed away on New Year's Day. He had been diagnosed with acute Leukemia just before Thanksgiving.

Wake Service: 7:00 PM Tuesday January 3, 2017

Funeral Mass: 10:00 AM Wednesday January 4, 2017

Both Services will be held in DJ Sokol Chapel at Mount Michael