Ogallala Public Schools

🎉 🏈 2025 Ogallala Youth Football Camp - The BEST week of the summer! 🏈 🎉 Open to Boys & Girls entering 2nd–6th Grade 📅 June 9–12 🏅 Award Ceremony: June 13 @ ~11:45 AM (Parents Welcome!) 🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM 📍 Location: Ogallala Practice Field (East of Goodall Rec) 📍 Final Day @ Ogallala Stadium! 💵 Cost: $50 (Includes Camp T-Shirt!) Get ready for fun, fundamentals, and football! Campers will rotate through skill drills, play fun competitive games, and finish each day with 7-on-7 Flag Football led by Ogallala HS players and coaches! ⚠️ Youth coaches welcome to attend! 📬 Mail registration forms to: Coach Max Ogallala High School 602 East G. St. (Include check made payable to Ogallala High School) 📅 Early registration encouraged by June 1 📝 Walk-up registration begins @ 8:30 AM on June 9 Let’s build the future of Ogallala Football! 🧡🖤 Printable Registration Form Link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z_HysdhCG6t_MsKODui1QBjSKrJrJdVr4oi91Jo5I6w/edit?usp=sharing

Ogallala Public Schools and the OPSD Foundation are proud to present the 2024/25 Teacher, Coach, and Staff Member of the Year! We are proud to present Heather Orth as Teacher of the Year, Andy Gillen as Coach of the Year, and Kellie Johnson as the Staff Member of the Year. We are so incredibly proud of our educators for their commitment to our students! OPSF received 71 nominations for 27 individuals. We are honored and proud to say we have so many committed and worthy educators working in our schools!

Apryl and Ellena from Mrs. Feeney’s first-grade class put their PBIS points to great use — by choosing to read to younger students! Apryl visited Mrs. Staab’s kindergarten class, and Ellena shared a story with Mrs. Fehr’s kinders. These sweet reading moments not only brought smiles but also showed how our students are growing into positive role models. We love seeing kids use their rewards in ways that build community and encourage a love of reading! #CultureOfConfidence

Trash today, cleaner tomorrow. OHS National Honor Society making a difference at their annual highway clean up! We are so proud of these students for their dedication to making our community a clear place to live! 🗑️💥 #CultureOfConfidence

Mr. Slama, Prairie View Elementary Principal, gave our elementary students a MAPS testing challenge... if 2-5th grade students met their MAPS Testing goal of 75% of students growing by 4 RIT points from fall to spring testing session, he would get a new hairstyle. After CRUSHING his challenge, students had the opportunity to vote if Mr. Slama would have his head shaved or hair colored... check out the final results! Seeing students show growth is worth the new 'do! #CultureOfConfidence

Don’t miss out, OHS Students! There are only 19 days left to order your yearbook! Make sure you order your copy of this year’s memories — from sports and spirit days to activities and clubs, classes, and all the unforgettable moments in between. Orders close soon, so don’t wait! 📅 Deadline: Saturday, May 31, 2025 📍 Order here: https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/YBStore/YearbookStoreMain.asp?yearbook_id=84808&product_id=144782 #CultureOfConfidence

Huge congratulations to our Middle School State Track qualifiers! We are so proud of you and the season you had! Best of luck at the state meet! Harper Smith - Long Jump, 4x1 & 4x4 Sophia Avalos - 100 Hurdles & 200 Hurdles Rose Davis - 4x1 & 4x4 Sam Bell - 4x1 & 4x4 Inga Burton - 4x4 Jessa Curtis - 4x1 #CultureOfConfidence

⚫️🔸OHS State Track & Field Qualifiers🔸⚫️ -Story Rasby: 400 meter dash -Aniston O'Neil: 400 meter dash -Shaydyn Rasby: 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles -Laney Caskey: shot put, discus 4x4 Relay: Aniston O'Neil, Shaydyn Rasby, Story Rasby, Marly Eastman, Haidyn Rapp We can't wait to watch you compete in Omaha at the State meet! #CultureOfConfidence

Mrs. Fehr’s kindergarten students are putting their reading skills to work in such a fun and creative way — by creating and performing their very own plays! From choosing characters to planning out the scenes, these young readers are learning how to collaborate, use their imaginations, and bring stories to life. Not only are they practicing fluency and expression, but they’re also building confidence and having a blast working together! Way to go, kindergarten learners! #CultureOfConfidence

Ogallala Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet is happening THIS Saturday! Ways to purchase- 1. Ogallala High School Office 2. Contact any board member Jenna Cleveland Loree Cain Rex Santero Bart Voycheske, John Alves, Brent Bauer 3. At the door on May 17th. Tickets are $30 (4 for $100) and include Banquet dinner catered by Tara Canning along with keynote speaker presentation by Terry Pettit. This will be an awesome night celebrating some of the most incredible athletes in Ogallala history!

OHS Freshman, Shayden Rasby set a NEW Class B State record in the 300H, with a time of 43.45! #CultureOfConfidence

4x4 District Champs! Breaking (their own) school record and the district meet record! We can't wait to see you compete at Burke! #CultureOfConfidence

Don't forget! Ogallala Middle Grades Student Awards Ceremony will take place TOMORROW, Thursday, May 15 at 8:15 AM in the Prairie View Gym. We’ll be celebrating student achievement, growth, attendance, and more from the 2024–2025 school year. Parents are welcome—come help us recognize our students' amazing achievements! 🏆🎓 #CultureOfConfidence

Our amazing PVE Ambassadors helped celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day with a thoughtful touch! The student leaders delivered coffee to energize our staff and SMARTIES as a clever thank you - because our teachers help them become SMART every day! Thank you, teachers, for your tireless, dedication, encouragement, and the many ways you shape our students' futures. You are truly appreciated! #CultureOfConfidence

We would like to welcome Joe Dinan to the OPSD Team!! Joe will serve as the Strength & Conditioning Teacher and the Head Football Coach for OHS. We are thrilled to have you join our team! #CultureOfConfidence

Mr. O'Neil and OHS staff members have selected the May students of the month. These students were nominated by an OHS staff member and selected based on academics and involvement in activities/clubs. Freshman - Alydia Wang Sophomore - Eva Draucker Junior - Miles Davis Senior - Gavin Anderson We are proud of you! #CultureOfConfidence

Help us celebrate our OPSD Retirees! We are so appreciative of all their years of service to OPSD. We hope you enjoy your (well deserved) retirement! 📆Friday, May 16 ⏰2:39-4:00 pm 📍Second Chapter Brewing ▪️Traci Rezac - 16 years at OPSD ▪️Kate Diaz - 43 years at OPSD ▪️Kim Mestl - 27 years at OPSD #CultureOfConfidence

📣Activity update for the week of May 12. #CultureOfConfidence

OPSD Teammates Mentoring Program had their end of the year bowling party on Wednesday afternoon. Mentors and mentees came together to celebrate another great year of connections! It was full of bowling, pizza, and fun! 🎳🍕🤩 #CultureOfConfidence

PVE student, Donnie, used his OBIS points to help with a very important job... morning greetings with Gibbs! Donnie and Gibbs welcomed Prairie View students to school on Thursday morning! #CultureOfConfidence