Today, we’re proud to recognize the veterans who are part of our OPSD team. These staff members have served our country, and they continue to make a difference in the lives of our students and in our schools.
Thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and the experience and dedication you bring to OG Nation. We are grateful to have you on our team!
🇺🇸 Dano Stokey, OPSD Activities Director | Marines
🇺🇸 John Oneil, OHS Principal | Army National Guard
🇺🇸 Kimberli Harmon, OMS Reading Teacher | Navy
🇺🇸 Wes Schmer, OPSD Maintenance Technician | Navy
🇺🇸 Dawn Finken, OHS Custodian | Air Force
🇺🇸 Chris Finken, OHS Custodian | Air Force
🇺🇸 Joe Peters, OPSD Bus Driver | Army and VFW
To all veterans in our community and beyond, thank you for your service. We honor you this Veterans Day.
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Thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and the experience and dedication you bring to OG Nation. We are grateful to have you on our team!
🇺🇸 Dano Stokey, OPSD Activities Director | Marines
🇺🇸 John Oneil, OHS Principal | Army National Guard
🇺🇸 Kimberli Harmon, OMS Reading Teacher | Navy
🇺🇸 Wes Schmer, OPSD Maintenance Technician | Navy
🇺🇸 Dawn Finken, OHS Custodian | Air Force
🇺🇸 Chris Finken, OHS Custodian | Air Force
🇺🇸 Joe Peters, OPSD Bus Driver | Army and VFW
To all veterans in our community and beyond, thank you for your service. We honor you this Veterans Day.
#VeteransDay #CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
From the recital stage to preschool playtime!
Ms. Sara, owner of Ogallala Dance Academy, donated former recital costumes to Tiny Trails Early Learning Center, and our little learners couldn’t wait to try them out! Indoor playtime was filled with excitement as students dressed up and let their imaginations take the lead.
Thank you, Ms. Sara, for giving these costumes a new place to shine and bringing a little extra joy to our students’ day!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Ms. Sara, owner of Ogallala Dance Academy, donated former recital costumes to Tiny Trails Early Learning Center, and our little learners couldn’t wait to try them out! Indoor playtime was filled with excitement as students dressed up and let their imaginations take the lead.
Thank you, Ms. Sara, for giving these costumes a new place to shine and bringing a little extra joy to our students’ day!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
More than 80% of violent school incidents are talked about beforehand. That means there’s a chance to step in and stop harm before it happens.
Together, we can make our schools safer!
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Together, we can make our schools safer!
🔒 https://safe2helpne.org | 833-980-SAFE (7233) #WhenInDoubtReachOut #Safe2HelpNE
🇺🇸 Tonight, we sing in honor of those who have served!
Join Prairie View’s 4th and 5th graders for their Veterans Day Vocal Concert tonight, Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Prairie View main gym.
Veterans, we would be honored to have you in the audience! Families and community members, help us fill the gym with gratitude and support. Invite a veteran in your life to join you!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Join Prairie View’s 4th and 5th graders for their Veterans Day Vocal Concert tonight, Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Prairie View main gym.
Veterans, we would be honored to have you in the audience! Families and community members, help us fill the gym with gratitude and support. Invite a veteran in your life to join you!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
What would we do first? Who would we need to contact? These are the kinds of questions the Tiny Trails Early Learning Center team talked through during the tabletop exercise that opened its quarterly safety meeting.
Every OPSD building holds a quarterly safety meeting, and each one begins with a tabletop exercise. Building administrators, secretaries, counselors, School Resource Officer Rowley, Community Engagement Director Rachel Max, and other staff work through a realistic scenario together. Talking through each person’s role helps the team prepare to respond together when students and staff need them.
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Every OPSD building holds a quarterly safety meeting, and each one begins with a tabletop exercise. Building administrators, secretaries, counselors, School Resource Officer Rowley, Community Engagement Director Rachel Max, and other staff work through a realistic scenario together. Talking through each person’s role helps the team prepare to respond together when students and staff need them.
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
🎭 A full day of theater is coming to Ogallala!
Join us Saturday, November 14, at the OHS Performing Arts Center (PAC) for the Ogallala One Act Play Production Festival! Enjoy performances from six schools and cheer on our OHS cast and crew as they present 'Anne of Green Gables' at 1:45 p.m.
Admission: $5
Performance schedule:
• 9 a.m. | Perkins County
• 9:45 a.m. | Paxton
• 10:45 a.m. | Chase County
• 11:30 a.m. | Maywood
• 1 p.m. | Kimball
• 1:45 p.m. | Ogallala
Awards will follow at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Let’s fill the seats and support these talented students!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Join us Saturday, November 14, at the OHS Performing Arts Center (PAC) for the Ogallala One Act Play Production Festival! Enjoy performances from six schools and cheer on our OHS cast and crew as they present 'Anne of Green Gables' at 1:45 p.m.
Admission: $5
Performance schedule:
• 9 a.m. | Perkins County
• 9:45 a.m. | Paxton
• 10:45 a.m. | Chase County
• 11:30 a.m. | Maywood
• 1 p.m. | Kimball
• 1:45 p.m. | Ogallala
Awards will follow at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Let’s fill the seats and support these talented students!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Small models, big ideas!
Our 5th- and 6th-grade HAL students are putting their creativity, math, and engineering skills to work as they design models of their cardboard boats. Next week, they’ll take their ideas to the next level as they begin building life-size versions!
We can’t wait to see their designs take shape!
Questions about our HAL program? View High Ability Learner Bylaws here: https://www.opsd.org/page/high-ability
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Our 5th- and 6th-grade HAL students are putting their creativity, math, and engineering skills to work as they design models of their cardboard boats. Next week, they’ll take their ideas to the next level as they begin building life-size versions!
We can’t wait to see their designs take shape!
Questions about our HAL program? View High Ability Learner Bylaws here: https://www.opsd.org/page/high-ability
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
🇺🇸 Calling all veterans! Let us honor you through song.
Prairie View’s 4th and 5th graders invite veterans, families, and community members to our Veterans Day Vocal Concert! Join us for an evening of music and gratitude as our students recognize those who have served our country.
Monday, November 9
6:00 p.m.
Prairie View’s main gym
Veterans, we would be honored to have you in the audience. Families, help us spread the word by inviting a veteran in your life!
Let’s fill the gym with red, white, and blue, and appreciation for those who have served!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Prairie View’s 4th and 5th graders invite veterans, families, and community members to our Veterans Day Vocal Concert! Join us for an evening of music and gratitude as our students recognize those who have served our country.
Monday, November 9
6:00 p.m.
Prairie View’s main gym
Veterans, we would be honored to have you in the audience. Families, help us spread the word by inviting a veteran in your life!
Let’s fill the gym with red, white, and blue, and appreciation for those who have served!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
OHS Spanish students recently traveled to Hershey High School for a concert by singer Emanuel, whose school program celebrates Spanish teachers and the language programs they lead. Students enjoyed lively music and entertainment while celebrating Spanish language learning!
The trip also included a stop at San Pedro Mexican Restaurant in North Platte, where students enjoyed authentic Mexican food together.
Thank you to Señora Zimmerman, who teaches Spanish I, II, III, and IV at OHS, for helping students connect with language and culture beyond the classroom!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
The trip also included a stop at San Pedro Mexican Restaurant in North Platte, where students enjoyed authentic Mexican food together.
Thank you to Señora Zimmerman, who teaches Spanish I, II, III, and IV at OHS, for helping students connect with language and culture beyond the classroom!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Speak more than one language? Put your skills to work supporting students in OG Nation!
Ogallala Public Schools is hiring an ELL (English Language Learner) Paraeducator. Bilingual applicants are especially encouraged to apply!
• Bilingual preferred.
• Follows the school schedule, with weekends and holidays off.
• Experience preferred, but not required.
Help students learn, connect, and build confidence while being part of our school community!
To apply, visit https://www.opsd.org and select “Employment Opportunities.” For more information, call 308-284-4060.
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Ogallala Public Schools is hiring an ELL (English Language Learner) Paraeducator. Bilingual applicants are especially encouraged to apply!
• Bilingual preferred.
• Follows the school schedule, with weekends and holidays off.
• Experience preferred, but not required.
Help students learn, connect, and build confidence while being part of our school community!
To apply, visit https://www.opsd.org and select “Employment Opportunities.” For more information, call 308-284-4060.
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
OMS students, mark your calendars for a night of dancing and fun with friends! 🍂 The Autumn Harvest Dance is coming up for OMS students in grades 6-8!
• Friday, November 13
• 6:00-8:30 p.m.
• $5 entry fee
• Concessions available for purchase
Thank you to Prairie View PTO and OMS Student Council for sponsoring this event!
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• Friday, November 13
• 6:00-8:30 p.m.
• $5 entry fee
• Concessions available for purchase
Thank you to Prairie View PTO and OMS Student Council for sponsoring this event!
\#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Prairie View 1st graders headed to the classroom polls! 🇺🇸
Students have been learning about Election Day and have participated in their very own classroom election! They filled out voter registration forms, received voter registration cards, and cast their votes. It was a fun, hands-on way to explore the voting process and learn why participating in elections matters.
And they had a real-life connection to the lesson! While students practiced voting at school, their long-term substitute teacher, Mrs. Armstrong, was serving our community by working the polls!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Students have been learning about Election Day and have participated in their very own classroom election! They filled out voter registration forms, received voter registration cards, and cast their votes. It was a fun, hands-on way to explore the voting process and learn why participating in elections matters.
And they had a real-life connection to the lesson! While students practiced voting at school, their long-term substitute teacher, Mrs. Armstrong, was serving our community by working the polls!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Small voters, big voices! Mrs. Sylvester’s fifth-grade social studies classes put civics into action on Election Day by casting their votes for Nebraska’s 2027 Kid Governor!
Led by Civic Nebraska, this program gives fifth graders across the state the opportunity to participate in a statewide election and help choose a fellow fifth grader to serve as Kid Governor. Along the way, students learn about state government, voting, and how young people can make a difference in their communities.
We’re proud to see our Prairie View students learning what it means to be informed, involved citizens!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Led by Civic Nebraska, this program gives fifth graders across the state the opportunity to participate in a statewide election and help choose a fellow fifth grader to serve as Kid Governor. Along the way, students learn about state government, voting, and how young people can make a difference in their communities.
We’re proud to see our Prairie View students learning what it means to be informed, involved citizens!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
If you give an OHS student a pancake… you just might inspire more reading!
October 27 was “Pancakes in the Library” day at OHS! Students who logged their reading minutes in Beanstack during the challenge earned a pancake treat. A big thank-you to AJ Garcia and Justin Riggs for making more than 200 pancakes!
We also celebrated our top readers at a recent pep rally recognizing academic achievement. These students have logged the following reading minutes since the start of school:
• Caydence Rasby: 2,455 minutes
• Victoria Rodriguez Contreras: 1,118 minutes
• Maccoy Morken: 753 minutes
• Bode Shaw: 738 minutes
• Chloe Waterman: 715 minutes
• Jackson Birdsill: 655 minutes
• Cecilia Chandler: 570 minutes
• Leon Williams: 516 minutes
From longtime readers to students logging their first minutes, we love seeing more OHS students join in. Keep reading and logging those minutes!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
October 27 was “Pancakes in the Library” day at OHS! Students who logged their reading minutes in Beanstack during the challenge earned a pancake treat. A big thank-you to AJ Garcia and Justin Riggs for making more than 200 pancakes!
We also celebrated our top readers at a recent pep rally recognizing academic achievement. These students have logged the following reading minutes since the start of school:
• Caydence Rasby: 2,455 minutes
• Victoria Rodriguez Contreras: 1,118 minutes
• Maccoy Morken: 753 minutes
• Bode Shaw: 738 minutes
• Chloe Waterman: 715 minutes
• Jackson Birdsill: 655 minutes
• Cecilia Chandler: 570 minutes
• Leon Williams: 516 minutes
From longtime readers to students logging their first minutes, we love seeing more OHS students join in. Keep reading and logging those minutes!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
OHS Unified Bowling is on a roll! Our team kicked off the season with its first meet in McCook. Here’s to a season of teamwork, friendships, and cheering each other on!
Let’s go, OG Nation!
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Let’s go, OG Nation!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
Our kindergarteners are growing as friends and learners! With encouragement and support from their teachers, they’re practicing new skills, building confidence, and discovering how much they can do. We love watching them grow!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
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Things got a little spooky in the library this week! Our 3rd-5th graders completed a haunted scavenger hunt using the online card catalog to search for nonfiction books on a variety of topics. Then they headed to the shelves to track down the books and uncover “haunted letters” that helped reveal a mystery word!
Ask your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader if they know the mystery word!
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Another week, another round of K-8th grade Beanstack winners! Congratulations to this week’s readers!
Are YOU logging your reading minutes? Every minute brings us closer to our community reading goal! Keep reading, keep logging… YOU could be our next winner!
#CultureOfConfidence
Are YOU logging your reading minutes? Every minute brings us closer to our community reading goal! Keep reading, keep logging… YOU could be our next winner!
#CultureOfConfidence
Prairie View third-graders welcomed special visitors all the way from New Delhi, India! Students enjoyed learning about their country and culture and asking questions. Mrs. Golla, a former junior high principal and English teacher, especially enjoyed connecting with students and visiting our school.
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SUBDISTRICT CHAMPS! 🏐🏆
OHS Volleyball claimed the C1-10 Subdistrict title, and now the Indians are ONE WIN AWAY from a trip to STATE!
Next up: the C1-8 District Championship!
• #9 Ogallala vs. #8 Lincoln Lutheran
• Saturday, October 31
• Noon MT / 1:00 p.m. CT
• Lincoln Lutheran High School, Lincoln
• Theme: Costumes
We’re sending a FAN BUS to the game! The bus will leave at 6:30 a.m. MT that morning.
OG Nation, let’s bring the noise! Pack the stands and help cheer our girls on as they battle for their spot at the state tournament!
LET’S GO, INDIANS!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
OHS Volleyball claimed the C1-10 Subdistrict title, and now the Indians are ONE WIN AWAY from a trip to STATE!
Next up: the C1-8 District Championship!
• #9 Ogallala vs. #8 Lincoln Lutheran
• Saturday, October 31
• Noon MT / 1:00 p.m. CT
• Lincoln Lutheran High School, Lincoln
• Theme: Costumes
We’re sending a FAN BUS to the game! The bus will leave at 6:30 a.m. MT that morning.
OG Nation, let’s bring the noise! Pack the stands and help cheer our girls on as they battle for their spot at the state tournament!
LET’S GO, INDIANS!
#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation