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![Juniors Field Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1721931263/marianhighschoolnet/nb8wfxydf2i3uwch3ea4/53694187473_d7b7bde305_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1721931263/marianhighschoolnet/nb8wfxydf2i3uwch3ea4/53694187473_d7b7bde305_o.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1721931263/marianhighschoolnet/nb8wfxydf2i3uwch3ea4/53694187473_d7b7bde305_o.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1721931263/marianhighschoolnet/nb8wfxydf2i3uwch3ea4/53694187473_d7b7bde305_o.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1721931263/marianhighschoolnet/nb8wfxydf2i3uwch3ea4/53694187473_d7b7bde305_o.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1721931263/marianhighschoolnet/nb8wfxydf2i3uwch3ea4/53694187473_d7b7bde305_o.jpg","width":2200}])
Field days are a springtime tradition – three-legged races, sack races and kickball tournaments are standard field day fare. At Marian, Field Day is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. For students and alumnae, it's an experience you never forget.
![The state champion swim and dive team poses with their medals.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743462838/marianhighschoolnet/dkjzu0aroyszccukxdir/IMG_6565.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743462838/marianhighschoolnet/dkjzu0aroyszccukxdir/IMG_6565.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743462838/marianhighschoolnet/dkjzu0aroyszccukxdir/IMG_6565.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743462838/marianhighschoolnet/dkjzu0aroyszccukxdir/IMG_6565.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743462838/marianhighschoolnet/dkjzu0aroyszccukxdir/IMG_6565.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743462838/marianhighschoolnet/dkjzu0aroyszccukxdir/IMG_6565.png","width":2200}])
Since 1973, the Marian Swim & Diving Team has been breaking records and creating leaders in the sport! In February, the team won its 17th State Championship, making it the winningest program in Nebraska state history.
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Every Wednesday, a group of juniors and a faculty or staff chaperone spend the day volunteering at the Open Door Mission as part of the junior retreat experience.
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Principal Susie Sullivan earned her Ed.D in educational leadership from Creighton University. She completed a dissertation on how female math teachers build confidence in female students. She found that the all-girls environment is more supportive of math success because students aren't afraid to ask questions.
![Golf State Champs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731014951/marianhighschoolnet/aeefjav0igevrboteu40/GolfStateChampStudentStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731014951/marianhighschoolnet/aeefjav0igevrboteu40/GolfStateChampStudentStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731014951/marianhighschoolnet/aeefjav0igevrboteu40/GolfStateChampStudentStory.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731014951/marianhighschoolnet/aeefjav0igevrboteu40/GolfStateChampStudentStory.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731014951/marianhighschoolnet/aeefjav0igevrboteu40/GolfStateChampStudentStory.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1731014951/marianhighschoolnet/aeefjav0igevrboteu40/GolfStateChampStudentStory.png","width":2200}])
At the biggest competition yet, the State Championship, the golf team played lights out and brought home the State title for the first time since 2010.
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![Students and alumnae at the Nebraska Press Women awards.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744739046/marianhighschoolnet/bts1cfag4hhqc5nl9to6/Finalsitenewsthumbnailtemplate36.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744739046/marianhighschoolnet/bts1cfag4hhqc5nl9to6/Finalsitenewsthumbnailtemplate36.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744739046/marianhighschoolnet/bts1cfag4hhqc5nl9to6/Finalsitenewsthumbnailtemplate36.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744739046/marianhighschoolnet/bts1cfag4hhqc5nl9to6/Finalsitenewsthumbnailtemplate36.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744739046/marianhighschoolnet/bts1cfag4hhqc5nl9to6/Finalsitenewsthumbnailtemplate36.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744739046/marianhighschoolnet/bts1cfag4hhqc5nl9to6/Finalsitenewsthumbnailtemplate36.png","width":1614}])
As the end of the school year approaches, Marian journalism students are seeing the rewards of their hard work. Students were recently recognized at the Nebraska Press Women High School Communication Awards and UNO's Student Media Contest.
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This semester Marian launched a new class, AP African American Studies, as part of its social studies curriculum.
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Seniors Cece Crotzer and Mary Puccioni spent their spring break in a surgery center in Guatemala to help their parents on a service trip. The team of doctors worked through an organization called Faith in Practice.
Field days are a springtime tradition – three-legged races, sack races and kickball tournaments are standard field day fare. At Marian, Field Day is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. For students and alumnae, it's an experience you never forget.
![Crusader standouts Rylinn and Maddia Groff have returned to the UNO softball program.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743735221/marianhighschoolnet/whxqioefjkrmona2ejrv/Screenshot2025-04-03at95128PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743735221/marianhighschoolnet/whxqioefjkrmona2ejrv/Screenshot2025-04-03at95128PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743735221/marianhighschoolnet/whxqioefjkrmona2ejrv/Screenshot2025-04-03at95128PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743735221/marianhighschoolnet/whxqioefjkrmona2ejrv/Screenshot2025-04-03at95128PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743735221/marianhighschoolnet/whxqioefjkrmona2ejrv/Screenshot2025-04-03at95128PM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743735221/marianhighschoolnet/whxqioefjkrmona2ejrv/Screenshot2025-04-03at95128PM.png","width":1684}])
Rylinn and Maddia Groff '23 returned to Omaha to play with the UNO softball program this season. The former Crusaders hope to take the Mavs to new heights.
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Marian’s annual service trip to the Dominican Republic takes place May 24 to June 3, 2025. For nearly 20 years, Marian has collaborated with Creighton University’s Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) to send students on the mission trip.
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The Alumnae Association Board is the new name for the Alumnae Board of Advancement. Along with a new name, there are new opportunities to get involved.
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Marian's third annual Career Fair gave juniors and seniors a chance to explore careers while allowing alumnae to share how their Marian experience shaped them into the women they are today. Of the 46 businesses at this year's Career Fair, 37 different fields were represented.
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Congratulations to Seniors Caroline McDonald and Liz Nguyen who qualified for the National Speech and Debate Association national tournament.