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School sports are [[baseball]], [[basketball]] (boys, girls), [[bowling]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[football]], [[golf]] (boys, girls), [[ice hockey]], [[powerlifting]], [[soccer]] (girls), [[softball]], [[swimming]], [[tennis]] (boys, girls), [[track and field]], [[trapshooting]], [[volleyball]], and [[wrestling]], as well as intramurals. On [[19 November]] 2005, Skutt won the Class B 2005 football title, versus the McCook Bisons.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.skyhawkfans.com/index.php?page=articles&id=22 | title = Skyhawks Fans: Champions, Champions, Champions | date = 2005-11-19 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> Other Skutt teams winning Class B State Championships in 2005-2006, included wrestling |
School sports are [[baseball]], [[basketball]] (boys, girls), [[bowling]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[football]], [[golf]] (boys, girls), [[ice hockey]], [[powerlifting]], [[soccer]] (girls), [[softball]], [[swimming]], [[tennis]] (boys, girls), [[track and field]], [[trapshooting]], [[volleyball]], and [[wrestling]], as well as intramurals. On [[19 November]] 2005, Skutt won the Class B 2005 football title, versus the McCook Bisons.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.skyhawkfans.com/index.php?page=articles&id=22 | title = Skyhawks Fans: Champions, Champions, Champions | date = 2005-11-19 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> Other Skutt teams winning Class B State Championships in 2005-2006, included wrestling, boys basketball, girls soccer, girls tennis, and boys golf. Within trapshooting, titles were won by the 1st Squad for the Handicaped Division, and third overall in Class B. Skutt Catholic has also won the class B state wrestling title for 11 years running as of 2007. After three years with the [[Creighton University]] Soccer Team, Tony Schmitz (a 2004 Alumni), was selected in the 2008 [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] Superdraft by four time [[MLS Cup]] Champion [[DC United]]. |
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Revision as of 20:29, 11 September 2008
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3131 S. 156th Street , 68130 | |
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| School type | Suburban |
| Founded | August 1993 |
| School board | Archdiocese of Omaha Catholic Schools |
| Principal | Patrick Slattery |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 715 (December 2006) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Green, black, silver |
| Mascot | SkyHawk |
| Team name | SkyHawks |
| Website | http://www.skuttcatholic.com/ |
V.J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School, located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, is a Catholic high school established in 1993. It was named in honor of V.J. and Angela Skutt, a well-known entrepreneurial family in Omaha and large donor toward the school's construction. The school has a 1:16 teacher-student ratio.[1] It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.
Sports, clubs, and traditions
Every year the school hosts an "Angel Flight", which is a fundraising event. The school holds an All-Alumni Weekend for two days every July. They also host a Mr. SkyHawk Pageant. This is comical event that pokes fun at beauty pageants. Some others are Hawktober, Powder Puff Football, Popsicle Day, and Morp (Sadie Hawkins Dance).
Athletic achievements
School sports are baseball, basketball (boys, girls), bowling, cross country, football, golf (boys, girls), ice hockey, powerlifting, soccer (girls), softball, swimming, tennis (boys, girls), track and field, trapshooting, volleyball, and wrestling, as well as intramurals. On 19 November 2005, Skutt won the Class B 2005 football title, versus the McCook Bisons.[2] Other Skutt teams winning Class B State Championships in 2005-2006, included wrestling, boys basketball, girls soccer, girls tennis, and boys golf. Within trapshooting, titles were won by the 1st Squad for the Handicaped Division, and third overall in Class B. Skutt Catholic has also won the class B state wrestling title for 11 years running as of 2007. After three years with the Creighton University Soccer Team, Tony Schmitz (a 2004 Alumni), was selected in the 2008 MLS Superdraft by four time MLS Cup Champion DC United. [3]
Drama
In 2007 Skutt Catholic put on the broadway musical Beauty and the Beast as their winter musical. The Fall One-Act was Flowers for Algernon. The 2007 Spring play was Rebecca. The Skutt Music and Drama departments performed High School Musical in late February 2008. Also, in 2008 SCHS performed The Philadelphia Story starring well known senior Andrew Nowak.
- The 2008-2009 drama season should be exciting! The music department will perform a version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Notes and references
- ^ "Skutt Catholic High School". Private School Review. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
- ^ "Skyhawks Fans: Champions, Champions, Champions". 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
- ^ Omaha Skutt Catholic High School
External links
- Official website
- Private School Review
- Skutt High School-Class Reunion Websites at Classreport.org