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Skutt Catholic High School
Address
Map
3131 S. 156th Street

Omaha
,
Nebraska
68130
Information
School typeSuburban
FoundedAugust 1993
School boardArchdiocese of Omaha Catholic Schools
PrincipalPatrick Slattery
Grades9-12
Enrollment715 (December 2006)
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Green, black, silver
MascotSamson
Team nameSkyHawks
Websitehttp://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, Suprise Movie 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 SKUTT SOCCER ROCKS!!!!!!!!(boys/girls), softball, swimming (boys, girls, 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]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Skutt Catholic High School". Private School Review. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  2. ^ "Skyhawks Fans: Champions, Champions, Champions". 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  3. ^ Omaha Skutt Catholic High School

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