V. J. And Angela Skutt Catholic High School
Extracurricular activities
Every year the school hosts an "Angel Flight", a fundraising event. The school holds an All-Alumni Weekend for two days every July. It also hosts the Mr. SkyHawk Pageant, a comical event that pokes fun at beauty pageants. Other events include Hawktober, Powder Puff Football, Community Involvement Day, and Popsicle Day.
Athletics
School sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, trapshooting, volleyball, show choir, cheer, dance team, and wrestling, as well as intramurals. In 2009, Skutt made wrestling history with its 12th straight Class B wrestling title. On 19 November 2005, Skutt won the Class B 2005 football title, versus the McCook Bison. Other Skutt teams winning Class B State Championships in 2005–2006, included wrestling, boys basketball, girls soccer, girls tennis, and boys golf. Skutt Catholic had also won the class B state wrestling title for 13 years running, as of 2010 (a Nebraska state record). Skutt Catholic has had second-place finishes in powerlifting, but has yet to win the title. The Skutt Catholic dance team has won state championships for six years in a row. The basketball team has won the state title game.
State championships
State championships | |||||||
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Season | Sport/activity | Number of championships | Year | ||||
Fall | Football | 5 | 2005, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 | ||||
Softball | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021 | |||||
Cross Country | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2019 | |||||
Tennis, boys' | 1 | 2004 | |||||
Winter | Wrestling | 21 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
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Basketball, boys' | 6 | 2006, 2007, 2014, 2020, 2023, 2024 | Volleyball |9| |2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | Spring | Golf, boys' | 1 | 2006 |
Soccer, boys' | 9 | 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||||
Soccer, girls' | 10 | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||||
Baseball | 1 | 2017 | |||||
Tennis, girls' | 9 | 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |||||
Journalism | 1 | 2015 | |||||
Speech | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | |||||
Total | '74 |
Notable alumni
- Tony Schmitz (Class of 2004), selected in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by four time MLS Cup Champion D.C. United
- Thomas Gilman (Class of 2012) 3x NCAA Wrestling All American from the University of Iowa. 2x Senior World Team member and World Silver Medalist
- Rachel Balkovec, minor league baseball coach
References
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ Flightline
- ^ "Skutt Catholic High School". Private School Review. Retrieved July 27, 2006.
- ^ "Skutt teacher to take job at Millard North High School". KETV Omaha. May 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Skyhawks Fans: Champions, Champions, Champions". November 19, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2006.
- ^ Omaha Skutt Catholic High School