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
about 18 hours ago, Rachel Max
student showing off an orange and gold dance recital costume while holding straps up and smiling
student wearing a blue tutu and glitter dance recital costume
student posing in tulle dance costume with glitter bodice
student smiling at camera, wearing blue skirt
two students wearing dance costumes with pink and floral
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!

🔒 https://safe2helpne.org | 833-980-SAFE (7233) #WhenInDoubtReachOut #Safe2HelpNE
about 19 hours ago, Rachel Max
safe2help graphic with phone app icons
🇺🇸 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
1 day ago, Rachel Max
Red, white, and blue flyer with stars and patriotic bunting. Veterans, we would be honored to have you join us! Prairie View 4th and 5th Grade Veterans Day Vocal Concert, Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Prairie View main gym.
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
2 days ago, Rachel Max
team sitting at a table while police officer writes on a white board
team sitting at a table while police officer writes on a white board
🎭 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
3 days ago, Rachel Max
ogallala one act festival flyer with drama faces and performance informatiobn
order of performance sheet
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

#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
4 days ago, Rachel Max
students creating cardboard boat models
students creating cardboard boat models
students creating cardboard boat models
students creating cardboard boat models
students creating cardboard boat models
students creating cardboard boat models
🇺🇸 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
4 days ago, Rachel Max
Red, white, and blue flyer with stars and patriotic bunting. Veterans, we would be honored to have you join us! Prairie View 4th and 5th Grade Veterans Day Vocal Concert, Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Prairie View main gym.
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
5 days ago, Rachel Max
collage of students attending a concert and standing in front of bus. as well as picture of singer
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
5 days ago, Rachel Max
ell paraeducator hiring ad
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!

\#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
6 days ago, Rachel Max
autumn harvest dance flyer with dried flowers, mushrooms, berries, and pumpkins to decorate
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
6 days ago, Rachel Max
student voting ballot for pigeon, elephant and piggie, and pete the cat
student standing at voting booth smiling at his ballot
student casting his vote into a white box
student vote registration form
student standing at voting booth
student voter reigastration card with teacher signature
student standing at voting booth looking down at table
student ballot box with voting cards sitting in front of it
mrs. armstrong sitting with dawn at voting booth table
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
6 days ago, Rachel Max
2 students stading behind the voting box holding their i voted stickers
voting booth for students to cast vote in. set out on a round table with balloons decorating ballot box
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
8 days ago, Rachel Max
Graphic titled “If you give an ‘OHS Student a Pancake’” with photos of students being recognized onstage and holding plates of pancakes in the library. Text celebrates eight top readers, lists their reading minutes, and recaps Pancakes in the Library on October 27, 2026. Students earned pancakes by logging reading minutes during a challenge. AJ Garcia and Justin Riggs made more than 200 pancakes. Reader names and totals are included in the accompanying post.
Photo collage of OHS students celebrating a reading challenge with pancakes. Three students in one photo and two in another hold plates of pancakes in and near the library. Close-up photos show pancakes cooking on electric griddles and a plate stacked with finished pancakes. A large blue display lists participating students’ handwritten names, many highlighted in yellow.
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!

#CultureOfConfidence #OGNation
8 days ago, Rachel Max
ohs unified bowling team picture with everyone wearing orange shirts with ogallala O
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
9 days ago, Rachel Max
students sitting at a table wit a bin of green spaghetti
students doing indepdent work at tables
students holding up whiteboards with the word and written on them
students sitting at a table looking at a teacher holding a picture of a y
students sitting at a table with a teacher
students sitting at a table with a teacher
students sitting on the carpet listening to a teacher who is standing at the whiteboard
students sitting at a table doing work on paper and computer
students sitting at a table with a teacher

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!

#CultureOfConfidence

10 days ago, Rachel Max
students searching for the card catlog
students browsing the bookshelves
students pointing to s screen with a picture of a book about spiders
students looking at a screen
students looking at a book shelf full of books
students writing on a paper with a cat book sitting on the table
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
12 days ago, Rachel Max
grid of students in kindergarten through 8th grade posing with the O necklace for winning beanstack each week
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.

#CultureOfConfidence
12 days ago, Rachel Max
large group of students in front of screen sitting, squatting, and standing with several adults
students listening to speaker, facing the baord
students listening to speaker, facing the baord
students listening to speaker, facing the baord
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
12 days ago, Rachel Max
volleyball team standing in front of net in 3 rows posing for picture
ci-8 district final game
Prairie View families, don’t forget to order your student’s PTO spirit shirt! ❤️ We’re planning spirit days throughout the year and would love to have all students wear their shirts together. We’ll share those dates soon!

Your purchase supports a PTO fundraiser that gives right back to Prairie View students through:

🎬 Holiday movie day
🧣 Personalized blankets for all PV students
🍎 Snacks during state testing
🎃 Pumpkins for 1st grade
📚 The Caldecott Challenge dinner for 3rd grade
…and so much more!

Need assistance getting a shirt for your student? Please email Jill Max at jillmax@opsd.org. We want every student to be able to participate!

👉 Order your spirit shirt today: https://www.hogsandhoodies.com/product-page/prairie-view-pto-school-spirit

Thank you for supporting our PTO, our students, and our Prairie View community!
13 days ago, Rachel Max
ogallala indians on a gray t shirt