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Prayer
Father God,
As we say farewell
to our loved ones
we entrust them
into your care. We
pray for happiness
and joy to be ahead
of them, for wisdom
and guidance to be
beside them, and
for grace and truth
to be behind them,
pushing them
onwards into your
goodness. We know
that you will
always love and
protect them,
wherever they go.
Amen.
We are quickly approaching the mid-quarter of the fourth quarter at Cedar Catholic. It has been a great year for our students as they have grown in knowledge and faith through the school year. Looking back at the year, it feels like we were just sending the seniors on their beginning of the school year retreat and now, a few short months later, we will be sending them across the stage at graduation.
Cedar Catholic has a great deal to be proud of with the academic and spiritual growth of our students. The Mid State Conference recently released its Conference Academic Team. To be a member of this team you have to be a junior or senior and score at least a 26 on the ACT. This year Cedar Catholic placed a total of 18 students on the Mid State Conference Academic Team. This included 8 seniors and
10 juniors. Cedar Catho-lic had more students represented on this team than any other conference school. This is a true reflection of the collaborative effort between our students, teachers, and parents in providing a great education. Congratula-tions to these students.
The 2018 Catholic Schools Gala took place on March 17. A big “Thank you” to all the people that helped make this event a success. The support for our Catholic Schools from this night is important for the continued success or our schools and the opportunity they provide for our students. The support from all the peo-ple that create this success is truly appreciated.
On May 12 the class of 2018 will graduate from Cedar Catholic. This year’s senior class has had a tremendous amount of success during their time at Cedar Catholic. They
have been true models of the Faith to the rest of the students in the school. Their leadership will be missed. We wish them the best as they continue their journey.
As the end of this school year quickly approaches, I find myself reflecting on a conversation that took place during a Religion class many years ago. This class was taught by Monsignor Werner and the topic was vocations. Monsignor Werner was asked “how will we know what God is calling us to do in our lives”. He told the class that they should pray and ask God for guidance. This advice is something that is important this time of year as our seniors graduate and our underclassmen continue to grow. Please pray for all of our students that they be guided by God’s will in the work they do in their lives.
A Final Message from Mr. Terry Kathol, Principal
THE TROJAN TIMES
April and May
Cedar Catholic Jr. Sr. High School’s Mission is to serve God by providing a challenging aca-
demic education integrated with Catholic values and morals developing our students spiritu-
ally, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.
Page 2 THE TROJAN TIMES
2018 Cedar Catholic Graduates
Alea reifenrath
Daughter of Mike and Sarah
Reifenrath
I plan to attend University of
Nebraska at Kearney and major
in a psychology.
AUSTIN ARENS
Son of Kelly and Jenny Arens
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and major in Diesel
Mechanics.
Alissa Miller
Daughter of Chris and Rhonda Miller
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and
major in Vet-tech.
Connor wuebben
Son of Dennis and Julie Wuebben
I plan to attend Northeast
Community College and major in Electrical Construction and
Control.
ANNA REIFENRATH
Daughter of Bruce Reifenrath and the late Sue Reifenrath
I plan to attend Briar Cliff University and
major in Secondary Education and play basketball.
DAIN WHITMIRE
Son of Don and Bridget Whitmore
I plan to attend Mount Marty
College and major in Nursing.
BROOKLYN LAMMERS
Daughter of Larry and Sheila Lammers
I plan to attend Northeast
Community College and major in Business Entrepreneurship.
GUS CREEKMORE
Son of Roy and LouAnn Creekmore
I plan to join the Navy right out
of High School.
CASSANDRA LAMMERS
Daughter of Kay Lammers
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and major in
Personal Training.
HARRISON ARENS
Son of Chuck and Jolene Arens
I plan to attend the University of
Nebraska at Lincoln
Major in Architecture.
ASHLEY HAMILTON
Daughter of Mike and JoAnne Hamilton
I plan to attend Nebraska
Wesleyan and major in Health
Sciences, and play college
volleyball.
DYLAN KUEHN
Son of Mark and Denise Kuehn
I plan to attend University of
Nebraska at Lincoln and major
in Business Management.
More Senior Spotlights!
MALAYA HEINE
Daughter of Greg and Lyndsey
Heine and Jenny Budihas
I plan to attend Mount Marty College and major in
Pre-Medicine.
SYDNEY STEFFEN
Daughter of Steve and Jayne
Steffen
I plan to attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney and major
in Nursing.
JACKSON EICKHOFF
Son of Ken and Lori Eickhoff
I plan to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and major
in Software Engineering.
JASON BECKER
Son of Gayle and Rhonda
Becker
I plan to attend the University of Augustana and major in
Biology.
XAVIER KLEINSCHMIT
Son of Gregory and Jennifer
Kleinschmit
I plan to attend Southeast Community College and major in Computer Aided Drafting.
CASSIDY ULRICH
Daughter of Scott and Sheila
Ulrich
I plan to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney and major
in business and play golf.
Madalyn Arens
Daughter of Tim and Julie
Arens
I plan to attend Wayne State College and major in Interior
Design.
MATTHEW SCHAEFER
Son of Dan and Mary Schaefer
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and major
in Ag Business, and play college golf.
JESSICA KLEINSCHMIT
Daughter of Shane and Marnie
Kleinschmit
I plan to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and major
in Landscape Architecture.
RILEY ARENS
Son of Brad and Jan Arens
I plan to attend Northeast Com-munity College and major in
Business.
SETH WIEBELHAUS
Tom and Ruth Wiebelhaus
I plan to attend Mount Marty
College and major in Physical Education and play Baseball, run Cross Country and Track.
LAURA STEFFEN
Daughter of Louise and Sonja
Steffen
I plan to attend Concordia and major in Music Therapy.
GOOD LUCK CEDAR GRADUATES!
MARCUS ARENS
Son of Bryan and Karen Arens
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and major
in IT Technician.
IAN ROHAN
Son of Lou Rohan and Tara Kalhoff
I plan to attend Northeast
Community College and major in Diesel Mechanics.
QUINN PAULSEN
Son of Brian and Jody Paulsen
I plan to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and major
in Sports Media and Communications.
MALLORIE STEFFEN
Daughter of Brian Steffen and Carmen Steffen
I plan to attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney and major
in Biology.
LEVI ARENS
Son of Dennis and Dree Arens
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and major
in Building Construction.
ISAAC CREAMER
Son of Ryan and Janet Creamer
I plan to attend South Dakota State and major in Aviation
Education.
KADEN LAMMERS
Son of Mike and Lori Lammers
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and major
in Construction.
KEYAN JOACHIMSEN
Son of Troy and Tonya
I plan to attend Wayne State College and I’m undecided on
my major.
REID ARENS
Son of Tom and Teresa Arens
I plan to attend Northeast Com-munity College and major in
Auto Mechanics Field.
SYDNEY BECKER
Daughter of Mark and Sandy
I plan to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and major
in Graphic Design.
JACOB HAAHR
Son of Jason and Marie Haahr
I plan to attend Northeast Community College and major
in Diesel Technical Ag.
NICHOLAS PALTZ
Son of Victor and Michelle Paltz
I plan to attend the Seminary at St. John Vianney or Conception
and major in Theology.
MADISON SUDBECK
Daughter of Daryl and Diane
Sudbeck
I plan to attend Wayne State College and major in
Elementary Education.
MARIYAH BERMEL
Daughter of Francis and
Melissa Bermel
I plan to attend Wayne State College and major in
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
SAMUEL FEILMEIER
Son of Eric Feilmeier and Susan
Feilmeier
I plan to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and major in
Sports Media and
Graduation Ceremony
May 12th, 2018 @ 2PM
A Bittersweet Farewell
Cedar Catholic will be saying goodbye to several staff at the end of the school year. Principal Terry Kathol will be departing for Lincoln Pius X to serve as their assistant principal. Science teacher Lily Lam will be leaving to join her fiancé in Texas. Technology teacher Laura Neuhalfen will be leav-ing to join her family as a stay-at-home mom. Business manager Marce Kollars and Mathematics teacher Mary Beth Weier will be retiring come May. Below is a short summary of their time here at Cedar and their plans for the future.
Marce Kollars has been serving our school as the business manager since January of 1996.
Her daily duties change with the seasons. During basketball season she counts gates and pays the referees. She deals with payroll once a month, and is in charge of scholarships and bookkeeping.
Marce says that a lot has changed at Cedar Catholic since she has started here. Some of
those things consist of five new principals, many new teachers, and the most significant change is the school building. Marce has had several wonderful memories here at Cedar. She says, “Two of our kids were here when I began. I loved seeing them at school. Three of our grandchildren have been here in recent years, but the most significant memories of all came when I was a student here.” Kollars looks forward to relaxing more, spending time with family, and getting to travel more.
Also retiring is Mary Beth Weier, a Mathematics and Science teacher. She has been teaching
at Cedar since August of 1972. She says the biggest change since she started teaching is the use of technology in the classroom. Even though she is retiring, she says she will always remember the great staff, faculty, students, and parents she has met in her years here. The activities she has been apart of are: Pep Club, cheerleading, track, prom, and the National Honor Society Chapter. Her favorite topic to teach is Algebra. She is looking forward to spending time with her family, reading, scrapbooking, and traveling.
Cedar is sure going to miss all of these great people that were a part of our Cedar Catholic
family. We wish them good luck in their future endeavors! God Bless.
Marce Kollars
Business Manager
Mary Beth
Mathematics and Science
Terry Kathol
Principal
Cedar Hosts Youth Rally: Gaudium Et Spes
Nearly five hundred students from the local Catholic
schools gathered together for a day long retreat on Wednes-
day, February 28th. The schools included Holy Trinity Ele-
mentary, Cedar Catholic, East and West Catholic, Osmond
St. Mary’s, and St. Rose of Crofton. The retreat was titled
Gaudium Et Specs, Latin for “Hopes and Joys of Our
Times.”
The day began with the priests and students of the
deanery celebrating Mass. Fr. Jim Keiter was the homilist
and spoke about the Four Marks of the Church, highlighting
“One Church”. He also stressed the importance of building
bridges in our lives in regards to our relationships with oth-
ers.
Following Mass, the students gathered at the Msgr.
Werner Center. They were split into thirty-eight groups.
Each group was led by two Cedar Catholic students. Danny
Leger, a youth minister and missionary, led the students in
song throughout the day, and priests from the deanery gave
talks.
Fr. Eric Olsen was the first speaker, and he talked
about encountering Jesus most deeply through the Mass.
Marie Rokusek added, “I like how Fr. Olsen compared
scripture to love letters from God.” The Mass shows how
much God infinitely loves us.
The Twelve Apostles were the first to evangelize the
faith. Fr. Forget of Osmond spoke about the Apostles and
how we as Catholics should continue to spread the teachings
of Christ. This can be done by reflecting the love of Christ
onto others by our words and actions. He also shared his
life-changing encounters with two very important evangeliz-
ers, St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Pope John Paul II.
Mercy was the topic of the last talk given by Fr. Po-
draza of Crofton. Since we have received mercy from God,
we are called to be merciful in all things and to all people.
Because we have been forgiven, we are called to forgive all
wrongs against us. As merciful Christians, we are called to
show mercy just as Christ showed us mercy.
The retreat ended with Adoration and Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament. Every student knelt on the gym
floor as Fr. Korte carried the monstrance bearing the Blessed
Sacrament and processed through the rows of students. The
students held little lights to signify that they were ready for
the Holy Spirit to enter their lives. With the overhead lights
turned off, the scene was breathtaking. Junior Brianna Pfund
said, “I believe everyone felt Jesus spiritually through the
songs and prayers we shared together.” The closing hymn
was “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”
Musical performer Danny Ledger calls some volunteers
up to the stage to help him worship our Lord Jesus
Christ through song.
Holy Trinity Parish Priest Father Owen Korte reads
scripture during Benediction.
Students from East Catholic and Saint Rose work on
drawing images that represent the day.
Students participate in the worship song called “Lord I Lift Your
Name on High” with action movements to the lyrics.
Students accepting Jesus Christ in the form of body and blood
before they began the retreat.
Students brainstorm and work together to create their group
poster.
Senior Seth Wiebelhaus holds up an image that his group mem-
bers had to explain how they see God.
Cedar Catholic and Holy Trinity students place hands on poster to
be traced for their group poster. Retreat participants open their hands to signify the willingness of
God into their hearts.
Father Owen Korte prepares students for their fun-filled day. Father Eric Olsen, priest of Sacred Heart, Peter and Paul, and
Immaculate Conception, talks about how encountering Jesus in the
Mass is very rewarding.
Congratulations to the Cedar Catholic students who participated in the Academic Contest in
Norfolk on March 21st. The team finished in 3rd place out of 17 Class C schools.
Top individual finishers were: Laura Steffen 1st place Music, Connor Wuebben 1st place
Welding, Adam Wubben 1st place Small Engines, Brady Steffen 2nd place Personal Finance, Alea
Reifenrath 2nd place Psychology, Malaya Heine 2nd place Child Development, Keyan Joachimsen
2nd place Basic Construction, Ashley Hamilton 2nd place Administrative Professional, Jessica K.-
3rd place Art History, Matthew Rokusek 4th place Algebra II, Marie Rokusek 4th place Chemistry,
Connor Vlach 4th place Geography, & Meghan Thoene 4th place Medical Terminology.
Reifenrath Selected for Prestigious Award
Cedar Competes Against 1,510 Students at Academic Contest
Seniors Brooklyn Lammers and Ashley Hamilton along with
Mr. Robert Bengston accept the 3rd place plaque from James
Curry, Director of Public Relations, NECC.
Senior Anna Reifenrath represented her school on
March 3rd receiving the NSAA Believers and Achievers
Award.
Believers & Achievers is designed to reward high
school students in Nebraska for their excellence in aca-
demics and participation in Nebraska School Activities
Association activities. There were 48 students chosen
out of the state of Nebraska. Students who show a com-
mitment to citizenship, school involvement and commu-
nity projects are honored in the Believers & Achievers
program.
Anna was first nominated by a representative
from Cedar Catholic, and then she completed the proc-
ess by sending in her application. She was selected to
be one of the students announced at an NSAA Boys
State Basketball Championship game. Anna says, “I feel
very proud to be selected out of many students. It was a
great opportunity.”
Congratulations Anna!
Cedar Students compete at local NECC Jazz Festival
Cedar Students Picked for Academic Team
For the second year in a row Cedar
Catholic had the most students selected
to the Conference Academic Team.
Cedar Catholic had 18 students named
to the team, which was the most of any
of the 9 schools in the conference. An
ACT score of 26 or above is required to
be nominated for the team. The
students listed on the right were named
to the 2017-2018 Mid-State Conference
Academic Team.
On Monday March 26th, the Cedar Catholic
Swing Choir and Jazz Band headed down to
Norfolk to participate at the NECC Jazz Fest. The
students departed from Cedar Catholic at 6:45 am
and headed to Norfolk. Swing Choir started the
Fest off with their performance at 9:40 am. The
songs featured in their performance were Faith,
Only Hope, and Love. Senior girls, Sydney Becker,
Cassandra Lammers, Alea Reifenrath, Brooklyn
Lammers, Maddie Arens, Sydney Steffen and Ash-
ley Hamilton all got to enjoy a senior moment
together in the song Only Hope as a small group
section. The Swing Choir ended the dance with an
amazing pose to wow the judges!
Later on in the day, the Jazz Band showed
off their musical talents with an outstanding
performance. Jazz Band had a couple of soloists:
Calvin Nieman, Andrew Rembert, Sadie Uhing and
Marie Rokusek. Sadie Uhing got to play her
Flugelhorn, accompanied by the rest of the band.
Overall the Swing Choir finished 4th out of 8 schools. Although Jazz Band didn’t place, Sadie Uhing received the Best Solo award. Congradulations to our Swing Choir and Jazz Band. Their next performance will be on April 20th at the District Music Contest.
Swing Choir Seniors: Madalyn Arens, Cassandra Lammers,
Alea Reifenrath, Madison Sudbeck, Brooklyn Lammers, Syd-
ney Becker, Sydney Steffen, and Ashley Hamilton.
Junior Sadie Uhing poses for a pic-
ture with her NECC Jazz Fest trophy.
Juniors:
Tomas Kathol
Jada Cattau
Derek Heimes
Gillian Kleinschmit
Brianna Miller
Calvin Nieman
Clarissa Paltz
Andrew Rembert
Marie Rokusek
Lauren Wintz
Seniors:
Jason Becker
Jackson Eickhoff
Jessica Kleinschmit
Dylan Kuehn
Nicholas Paltz
Quinn Paulsen
Alea Reifenrath
Anna Reifenrath
After winning the C2-5 District Championship verse Ainsworth on February 23rd, 2018, the girls made their
first trip to State since 2011. The girls had only a few days to prepare for their first game down at State versus Hasting St
Cecilia, who was the number one seed in the tournament. Before the team left for State on Wednesday, February 28th,
the school held a pep rally and the girls received gifts from their parents. That night, before they left, the parents hosted a
pot luck for the girls and then sent them on their way to Lincoln, where they stayed at the Fairfield: Marriott Hotel. That
night the girls relaxed in their rooms, so they were ready for the big game.
The next day was gameday! After going to Malcom High School for a run through, and getting Subway, the girls
headed to Lincoln Northwest for their game. At 2:30 p.m., they began their game versus the Hasting St Cecilia
Hawkettes, battling with them for most of the game. They came back from a 10 point deficit in the 1st quarter to only
being behind by 3 points going into halftime. The game went back and forth in the 3rd and 4th quarters but unfortunately
the Hawkettes come up on top. The Lady Trojans ended their season 16-9.
Girls End Season with a Trip to the State Tournament
Just Short of Making Finals in Kearney
Track Highlights
The Cedar Catholic Speech team competed in the District
Speech Meet at home on Wednesday, March 14. Cedar sent
multiple students into finals. Alea Reifenrath and Sydney Becker
were the ones to advance to the State Speech Championships.
Alea Reifenrath placed runner-up at districts in Persuasive
Speaking and Sydney Becker placed district champion in Humorous
Prose.
On Thursday, March 21 the girls headed down to Kearney
for state! At 8:00 a.m. on Friday, they performed in their first round.
There were 18 students competing in each event. They were set up
in rounds of six. In the first round Alea placed 4th out of 6, and
Sydney placed 2nd out of 6. The next round was at 10:30 a.m. and
Alea placed 4th out of 6, and Sydney placed 3rd out of 6. Neither of
the girls made finals, but they performed the best they could.
Sydney missed finals by one point and ended up with 7th place
Seniors Sydney Becker and Alea Reifen-
rath pose with their district medals.
The first track meet was hosted by Cedar on March 27, 2018 at 1p.m. at the
sports complex. The Cedar Catholic Girls placed second overall with a total of 111
points. Placements for the girls were, Sarah Burbach who placed second in the 1600 Me-
ter Run with a time of 6:01.30. The girls placed first in the 4x400 and 4x800, and then
second in the 4x100 Meter Relay. In the girls High Jump, Senior Anna Reifenrath, had
received second place clearing the height of 5’1. Trisha Dybdal received first place for
Girls Discus with a throw of 103-2.
The Cedar Catholic Boys placed third overall with a total of 103 points, placing
behind Battle Creek and Hartington-Newcastle. In the 200 meter dash Sophomore Jacob
Kaiser placed first with a time of 24.16 and second in the 100 Meter Dash with a time of
11.54. Also, in the 100 Meter Dash Senior Austin Arens finished in sixth place with a
time of 11.99. The Pole Vault placer for Cedar was Senior Keyan Joachimsen finishing
in 6th place clearing the height of 10’0. Junior Levi Heckenlaible finished first in the 110
Meter Hurdles and third in 300 Meter Hurdles. In the Triple Jump Jacob Kaiser placed
second with a jump of 41-7 while Junior Matthew Becker received fourth place with a
jump of 40-2
The Hartington CC Boys placed first in all three relays. The 4x100 finished with
a time of 45.94, the 4x400 with a time of 3:45.50 and the 4x800 with a time of 8:50.80.
Good luck to the Trojans on their season
The 1600 Meter Relay poses
for a picture after taking
home the gold.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2—No School
Easter Monday;
BGolf, TBA
3—Track @
HNPS, 2 p.m.
4—State FFA 5—JH Track @
Stanton, 11:00;
BGolf @
Stanton, 4 p.m.;
6—Track @
Homer, 1 p.m.;
State FFA;
Mass 8:00 a.m.
7—CCHS Prom
8 9 10—Cedar
Track Invite, 1
p.m.; BGolf
TBA, 4 p.m.;
11—Mass 2:40
p.m.
12—JH Track
@ HNPS, 2
p.m.; BGolf @
Laurel, 10 a.m.
13—Midquarter 14—ACT Date
15 16—JH Cedar
Track Invite, 2
p.m.; BGolf @
Pierce, 4 p.m.
17—Track @
SD/NE Chal-
lenge, 2 p.m.;
FFA Officer
18—12:00 Dis-
missal
19—Track @
Pierce, 2 p.m.;
BGolf @ O’Neill,
9 a.m.; Spirit
20—District
Music Contest,
Osmond
21—JH Confer-
ence Track @
BC, 9 a.m.; Con-
ference Golf @
22 23—JH Track @
Crofton, 12:00;
BGolf @
Randolph, 4
24—Golf Home
Invite, 9 a.m.;
Spirit Day; FFA
Officers Inter-
25—Mass 2:40
p.m.
26—Track @
Norfolk Classic,
4 p.m.
27—FFA Ban-
quet, 7 p.m.
CCHS Spring
Concert, 7 p.m.
28—Conference
Track, Home,
10 a.m.; BGolf
@ Pierce, 9 a.m.
29 30—Conference
Track Rain/
Snow Day
April 2018
May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1—JH Track @
Wayne, 1:00
p.m.
2 3—Track @ Bat-
tle Creek, 2
p.m.; BGolf @
Battle Creek, 9
4-Mass 8:00
a.m.
5
6 7—BGolf @
Randolph, 1:00
p.m.
8—Seniors Last
Day (tentative);
Awards Pro-
gram 7 p.m.
9 10—District
Track, TBA;
Mass 8:00 a.m.
11 12—CCHS
Graduation,
2:00 p.m.
13—Mother’s
Day
14—District
Golf
15—District
Golf; AP Calcu-
lus Exam
16—12:00 dis-
missal for last
day of school;
Mass 8:00 a.m.
17 18 19—State Track
20 21 22—State Golf 23—State Golf 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
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