We are proud to announce that senior Olivia Thomas has been named a National Merit Scholar for 2013!

The National Merit Scholarship Award is a coveted honor which designates recipients for recognition and scholarships.  Responses to selected items on the PSAT test determine whether the individual meets requirements to participate in the National Merit Scholarship Program.  Approximately 1.5 million students seek such recognition each year.  Of these, approximately 8,300 were selected to receive Merit scholarship awards.  Olivia was one of these honored award recipients.
 

We are all very proud of Olivia, who intends to pursue a pre-medical program at UNL in the Fall.

For more information on the national merit program, go to http://www.nationalmerit.org/student_guide.pdf.

The Mission of the Hastings Catholic Schools is to prepare all students to become responsible citizens, life-long learners and strong Catholic witnesses, who find meaningful purpose in this life and for eternity.  

1. We believe that every student is created in the image and likeness of God.
2. We believe that God gives every student the grace to actively reflect Him by his/her actions and words.
3. We believe that every student can establish personal relationships with the three persons of the Most Holy Trinity.
4. We believe students arrive at a positive acceptance of self and the world from this Catholic perspective.
5. We believe in the intrinsic value of every human life.  Hence, we also value the dignity and equality of persons and the need to respect contributions, opinions, values, and goals of others.
6. We believe that every student can receive meaningful instruction in religious and secular subjects.
7. We believe every student needs opportunities to participate in the practice of his or her Catholic faith in an atmosphere supportive of religious values.
8. We believe that every student needs to learn to think intelligently, logically, critically, and wisely.
9. We believe in the importance of an appreciation of the varied cultural and religious heritage of peoples.  We desire to gain a deeper understanding of global concerns.
10. We believe in good character development, personal and moral integrity, self-reliance, responsibility, perception of beauty, wholesome use of leisure, sound social attitudes and habits, and healthy physical and mental life styles.
11. We believe that each student can achieve excellence, mastery, and fulfillment of his or her unique potential through the development of inner motivation, self-discipline, and on-going self-evaluation.
12. We believe that each person is called by God to a specific vocation.
13. We believe that each student can be a responsible American citizen as a Catholic Christian.

03/23/2012

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