Ogallala Public Schools

Do you have Spirit? We want to hear it! An informational meeting for Cheerleading will be March 20th at 6pm at the High School Commons. Incoming 9th-12th grade students.

Mr. O'Neil and OHS staff members have selected the March students of the month. These students were nominated by an OHS staff member and selected based on academics and involvement in activities/clubs. Freshman - Shaydyn Rasby Sophomore - Rockton Rezac Junior - Lily Knoke Senior - Lillian Holthusen We are proud of you! #CultureOfConfidence

A huge thank you to 5th-grade students Kaleena and Cecile for visiting 3rd-grade classes to share an important message about bullying. The girls did this as part of their Youth Inspired Philanthropy Project. They led a thoughtful discussion on kindness, inclusion, and standing up for others, helping our students understand the impact of their words and actions. We appreciate their dedication to making a difference in our school community! #CultureOfConfidence

📣Activity update for the week of March 10. #CultureOfConfidence

Prairie View first-grade students had a fantastic time celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America Week! They enjoyed reading lots of Dr. Seuss's books, creating their own Horton or Lorax masks, and listening to special guest readers from the middle school. It was a fun-filled week of stories, creativity, and learning! #CultureOfConfidence

📙OHS Yearbook Available for Order📙 Use the link below to order your OHS Yearbook today! Yearbooks are $45.00. The deadline to purchase yearbooks is April 30th, 2025. Questions? Contact the yearbook staff at yearbook@opsd.org. https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/ #CultureOfConfidence

Michael, a Prairie View 3rd grader, put his PBIS points to great use by challenging Mr. Slama, PV Principal to a game of checkers! Through our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program, students earn points for showing respect, responsibility, and kindness—then get to redeem them for fun rewards like this one. It was a friendly but competitive match, filled with strategy, laughter, and great sportsmanship! #CultureOfConfidence

At the February OPSD School Board meeting, the board honored 3 model students and one dedicated educator! These students & staff have shown what it means to do things “The OG Way.” They are risk-takers in and out of the classroom, show grit in all they do, and take ownership of their learning. We are so proud of our February students of the month, Lily Wood (elementary), Adrien Rivas (middle grades), Avery Lowther (high school), and teacher of the month, Kristen Van Velson! Keep up the great work! We greatly appreciate our community sponsors for donating prizes for these individuals to honor their accomplishments! #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #CultureOfConfidence

Last week Mr. Skiles' Geography students were climbing to the top of Mount Everest! Each day was a different stretch of the ascent with different challenges. Students faced challenges, such as walking on ladders over giant cracks in the ice, needing their oxygen masks when reaching certain altitudes, climbing the Hillary Step, and finally leaving our marker on the summit. We love to see our students highly engaged in hands-on lessons! #CultureOfConfidence

The power of peer learning! Our OHS STEM 🧪🥼Ambassadors are inspiring 4th & 5th graders with hands-on activities like circuit building & paper column design. They're making STEM fun & accessible! Proud of their impact! #StudentLeaders #StudentRoleModels #CultureOfConfidence

As a reminder, Ogallala Public Schools will have NO SCHOOL on March 12, 13, and 14th. ◆March 12th will be the beginning of the Boys State Basketball Tournament in Lincoln. ◆March 13th & 14th is OPSD Spring Break. Have a great break! We will see you again on March 17th. #CultureOfConfidence

Last call to get your OHS Track & Field Gear ordered! The store closes on March 7th! Order your gear TODAY to help support our OHS Track Team! Link: https://stores.inksoft.com/ogallala_high_school/shop/home

Ogallala Middle Grades Yearbooks are now available for order! Please use the link below to purchase your yearbook. If you wish to customize your yearbook, the deadline to do so is April 10th. The regular price for the OMG Yearbook is $14.18. To customize: 1️⃣: Go to www.treering.com/validate 2️⃣: Enter our school passcode: 1016668803913454 Questions? Contact Mrs. Trammell at emmatrammell@ospd.org. #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce their first class of inductees! The celebration and induction of these great athletes will take place at their banquet and induction ceremony on Saturday, May 17th. ◆Ralph Welpton Dutch - Football, Basketball - Class of 1931 ◆Ed Husman - Football, Wrestling, Track - Class of 1949 ◆Ernie Husman - Football, Track - Class of 1965 ◆Rod Tickle - Football, Wrestling - Class of 1983 ◆Chad Spady - Basketball - Class of 1992 ◆Angie Oxley-Behrens - Volleyball - Class of 1997 ◆Amanda Buchholz - Basketball - Class of 1999 ◆Coach Steve Morgan - Volleyball - 1973-2018 ◆Coach Bart Voycheske - Wrestling - 1986-2017 We are so proud to honor these great athletes who left their mark at Ogallala Public Schools! #CultureOfConfidence

What you know matters. YOU have the power to help your school and friends. Anonymous help and support is a call away: 833-980-SAFE (7233) You can also make a report on our website, https://safe2helpne.org, or on the mobile app. 📲

📣Activity update for the week of March 3. #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Track & Field Gear Store is NOW open UNTIL March 7th! Order your gear TODAY to help support our OHS Track Team! Link: https://stores.inksoft.com/ogallala_high_school/shop/home

What a pawsome way to spend PBIS points! 2nd graders Joslyn and Lexie chose to use their rewards to greet students alongside Gibbs, our PV School Therapy Dog! Smiles and tail wags all around! #CultureOfConfidence

Parents, Staff, Students and Community, Congratulations to the Ogallala Boys Basketball team and good luck at the State Tournament! Our planned spring break has students and staff scheduled for no school on Thursday & Friday (March 13th & 14th). Ogallala Public Schools will extend the spring break with no school Wednesday-Friday (March 12th - 14th) to accommodate the amount of requests from staff and students to attend the state basketball tournament. As superintendent, I want to communicate the thought process of the school board and school administration when making this decision. A question we get at times is “Why not dismiss for other activities such as state wrestling, state cross country, or state track?” It is simply a numbers issue. With an exclusively team competition such as volleyball, football, and basketball we have the most students participating and spectators attending. We also have band, cheer, and dance invited to perform at these activities. With the number of students and staff attending, it makes it difficult to have a productive school day. We do our best to support all activities & we do encourage students to attend these functions. Aside from these important community-building examples, there are significant logistical issues that the administrative team has to consider. Among these considerations are accommodating the requests of teachers and staff who desire to attend the events, with a limited number of substitutes available, often for the same reason. In addition, the administration anticipates that a high number of students would be absent, making the school day disrupted. There will be no Kids Oasis during the break from March 12th - 14th. Thank you all for the support you give Ogallala Public Schools! Travel safe and have an amazing experience! Go Big O!

The OHS Quiz Bowl team was successful again at the Hershey meet!🏆 The Varsity team earned 2nd place and the JV team earned 1st. Congratulations to our brainiacs! #BrainSports #CultureOfConfidence