This year, the theology department selected Cross Catholic Outreach to reap the benefits of our almsgiving project. Cross Catholic is an organization which raises funds to provide food and other supplies to impoverished communities around the world. Over 95% of the money raised by Cross Catholic goes directly to the people they serve through their programs. The Roncalli community is working to raise o...

When most people think of the month of March, numerous events come to mind, such as St. Patty’s Day, The Ides, Pi Day, the birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel, and of course, March Madness. However, one aspect of March that is commonly overlooked by the average citizen is the annual March Mathness tournament at Roncalli High School. The Roncalli March Mathness tournament was started and is still currently run by the one and only Mr. Andy Niewedde. “I have always watched the March Madness tournament and I thought it might be fun to try that in class at a time in the year where people are just going through the motio...

This October, Roncalli High School celebrated the wondrous festivities of German week. This celebratory week was in alignment with the fiesta of Oktoberfest in the Deutschland. A German lunch, a series of parties, and a German movie were just some of the delightful activities included throughout the week. Students may have also noticed posters of celebrities who can speak German, such as Paul McCartney and Christoph Waltz. “We had trivia and German posters,” German teacher Frau Hibner said. “A big highlight of the week was a cooking event with all the first year classes.” Along with the cooking classes...

After all of the years, all of the fundraising, all the delays, and all of the nail-biting anticipation, Roncalli’s (possibly) greatest addition yet is about to open for all to adore: the new gym.  The debut of Roncalli’s new space has been pushed back by about a month, mainly due to excess moisture delaying the curing of the cement floor, meaning the wood cannot be installed, but, no matter...