Cougar Blog Archive

By: Elizabeth Leibel Transferring schools can be difficult, new kids, new teachers, new atmosphere. It definitely is an adventure. Transferring isn’t always the solution for everyone, but sometimes there is a need for...

Business Education instructor Shelby Sweetmon is proud to continue Gross Catholic's partnership with Junior Achievement by bringing in guest speakers from the private sector to volunteer their time in the...

Meet Advisory Board Members Fr. Ryan Lewis, Susan Aguilera- Robles '82 and Dan Placzek '80. Father Ryan Lewis Tell us a little bit about yourself. Originally from Valley, NE. Mount Michael graduate. I have...

by Emily Fanslau '13 When I first came to Gross as a freshman, I didn’t know all that much about the place. Sure, I knew the colors were orange and blue,...

As the Universal Church celebrates a year of Faith our Cougar Family celebrates years of faith by highlighting our alumni who have chosen to live their faith through consecrated religious...

Meet Advisory Board Members Jeff Moore and Chris Reed. Jeff Moore '82, Vice-Chairman of the Board Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born and raised in Omaha. I am a...

Maddie was recently featured in a PBS series on Dementia called Now What?: The Caregiver. You can watch the full episode online!She is the Top Youth Fundraiser for the Alzheimer...

I have always thought that working at Gross Catholic was a blessing, but after two straight days and one overnight retreat experience with this year's senior class I know it;...

GROSS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLBOARD OF EDUCATION2012 - 2013 Tom Kjar, Chairman of the Board Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Lexington, Nebraska and after graduating from St. Ann...

I am thrilled to be back in Catholic secondary education and a part of the Cougar Family! I am excited for the future and I look forward to an amazing...

by Kelsey Ackerman '13, Staff Writer, Paw Prints. Kelsey's editorial was published in the November 2012 issue of Paw Prints. It's that time of year seniors, when you're starting to get...

When a Los Angeles film production company needed vintage wrapping paper for a scene in a movie about a talking teddy bear, the prop master beckoned a stay-at-home mom in...

Bro. Leo Willett served as the founding principal of Gross Catholic High School from 1967 - 1974.  He now resides in the Marianist Residence at the University of St. Mary's in...

Amanda Lehotak, Gross Catholic alumnae of 1999, recognized a good opportunity when she saw it.  That’s why the chance to be the head softball coach at the University of Texas-San Antonio was something...

Victoria McNamara '14 tells us about the April 2012 meeting of the student Marianist LIFE Community.  The MLC invited Gross Catholic alumni Susie Jankowski McGuire '92 to share her experiences in...