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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about 18 hours 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
about 18 hours 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!

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1 day 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.

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1 day 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!

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3 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!

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3 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!

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3 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!

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5 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!

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5 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!

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6 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!

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7 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!

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9 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.

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9 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!

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9 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!
10 days ago, Rachel Max
ogallala indians on a gray t shirt
Mark your calendars, OG Nation!

There will be no school for PreK-5th grade students on Wednesday, November 4, as teachers participate in Science of Reading training.

Thank you for supporting our teachers as they continue learning to help our students grow as readers!

#CultureOfConfidence
10 days ago, Rachel Max
Hard work worth celebrating, OG Nation!

Congratulations to our Ogallala High School students who earned a place on the 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 Honor Rolls for the first quarter of the 2026-2027 school year! We’re proud of the effort, dedication, and commitment to learning these students bring to their classrooms.

View the complete first-quarter honor roll lists in text format: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10JtlZqV-SxiQek6_oxJNfsN-tG6iCaHQLmNMuczlL7I/edit?usp=sharing

Keep learning, keep growing, and keep making OG Nation proud!

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11 days ago, Rachel Max
Ogallala High School first-quarter 4.0 Honor Roll for 2026–2027, with students grouped by seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. The complete student list is available in text format in the Google Doc linked in this post.
Ogallala High School first-quarter 3.5 Honor Roll for 2026–2027, with students grouped by seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. The complete student list is available in text format in the Google Doc linked in this post.
Ogallala High School first-quarter 3.0 Honor Roll for 2026–2027, with students grouped by seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. The complete student list is available in text format in the Google Doc linked in this post.
Let’s go, OG Nation! OHS Volleyball is headed to the subdistrict final! Join us in Valentine as the Indians take on Chadron and keep their postseason run going!

🏐 Ogallala vs. Chadron
📍 Valentine
📅 Wednesday, October 28
🕓 4:30 p.m. Mountain / 5:30 p.m. Central
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Mountain / 4:30 p.m. Central.

Bring the energy and help us cheer on the Indians!

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11 days ago, Rachel Max
volleyball team standing in front of net in 3 rows posing for picture
volleyball subdidstrict bracket
Making their case, OG Nation! The OHS Mock Trial team competed in its first two rounds of the day, facing Lexington #1 followed by North Platte.

These students are putting their preparation, critical thinking, and public speaking skills into action. Way to represent OHS!

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11 days ago, Rachel Max
mock trial team standing together for a team photo
mocktrial team doing a silly team photo
🧡🖤 Prairie View PTO is excited to launch the 2026 School Spirit Shirt Fundraiser!🧡🖤
🔸The goal is to boost school spirit and also to ensure that all students have a shirt, allowing them to participate in school spirit days!🎉🎉
▪️ If you're in need of financial assistance acquiring a shirt for your PV student, please contact Jill Max at jillmax@opsd.org.
▪️ If you're interested in sponsoring PV students, please contact Chelsea Godina at clgodina8@gmail.com.
▪️All shirts must be ordered by November 2nd.

If you have any questions about ordering please reach out!
https://www.hogsandhoodies.com/product-page/prairie-view-pto-school-spirit?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVFvnVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQsFsAR3gQH7iUbgeDS3KAElLKm_8XNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5YLm5KZhXA1xkGbYqMvTRc5949GYUEIKxjqp9Tm0jdQssuJ9NqQj_9ODbZGQ_aem_2O4J3OKtsHbwUSnsgGFTiQ
12 days ago, Sherry Towell
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