Ogallala Public Schools

📚✏️ School Supply Lists 🎒🖍️ School will be starting in a few short weeks! Prairie View supply lists for the upcoming school year are now published! Click the link below to find your student's list. Elementary: https://5il.co/1vrm5 Middle Grades: https://5il.co/1vxer

Ogallala Public Schools is excited to announce a Public Meeting to share plans for our Early Childhood Education (PreK) Expansion Project!

🗓 Tuesday, August 19
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Prairie View School Boardroom

We’re working to expand access to high-quality early learning for 3- and 4-year-olds in our community, and we want to hear from YOU! Come learn more, ask questions, and share your thoughts as we take this important step toward a stronger future for our youngest learners.

Let’s build something great—together!

Big shoutout to our OPSD Special Education staff and administrators who took part in an engaging, hands-on CPI behavior support and management training today, led by none other than our Student Services Director, Jake Fehr! This interactive session equips our team with the tools and strategies to confidently support all students, building stronger, safer, and more inclusive learning environments. We’re proud of the passion and dedication our staff brings every day!

Looking for a fun, safe, and enriching place for your kids after school?

Check out Kids Oasis, our after-school program filled with exciting activities, hands-on STEAM projects, homework help, and so much more!

◆Open after school
◆Fun + learning combined
◆Build friendships, skills, and confidence

➡️Register now! Spots are limited: https://www.opsd.org/forms/8286

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Did you know Gibbs, PV School Therapy Dog, spends part of his summer in professional training? This July, he attended a 10-day program in Minnesota to refine skills essential for his role as Prairie View’s Therapy Dog:

• Navigating busy city sidewalks
• Staying calm at outdoor cafés amid motorcycle noise and other dogs
• Entering stores while maintaining a loose leash
• Offering polite, confident greetings to people and animals

This fall, Gibbs will enter Year 3 as Prairie View’s certified Therapy Dog. To maintain his certification, he completes regular vet checks, ongoing training sessions, and volunteer visits at nursing homes and assisted living facilities alongside his handler, Jill Max.

Talk about being a lifelong learner! Way to go, Gibbs!

🐄Ogallala Girls Wrestling Fundraiser, the Chuck-a-Chip Challenge, is Happening THIS Wednesday!🐄
📍 Ogallala Fairgrounds - Arena
📅 July 30, 2025
⏰ Starts at 5:00 PM
We’re throwing dried cow chips for distance, accuracy, and bragging rights, all to raise money for our high school and middle school girls' wrestling program!
The Events:
✅ Longest Throw Competition
✅ Team Relay Toss
✅ Accuracy Round
✅ The “Coach’s Crap Shot” – Your chance to throw at Coach Max
💩 Pricing:
Main Entry – $5 Includes 1 throw in your division: • Youth (ages 6–11) • Teen (ages 12–18) • Adult (18+) Extra Throws – $2 each
Team Relay – $20/team (4 people)
Accuracy Round – $5 | Add-on throws $2
Coach’s Crap Shot: Coach Max – $10 per throw
All-In Wristband – $20 -Includes: 1 Main throw, 1 Accuracy throw, 1 Coach’s Crap Shot, and 2 Bonus Throws (use anywhere)
All proceeds go toward new gear, travel, and growing girls' wrestling in Ogallala. Come throw some chips, win some prizes, and support some awesome athletes! 💪🐄

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TOMORROW is the first day of Kick Start to Kindergarten at Prairie View!
We’re excited to welcome our incoming kindergarteners for our Kick Start to Kindergarten program, running July 28–31! This special week is designed to help ease the transition into kindergarten by giving students a fun and supportive start.

⏰ Program Hours: 8:00–11:30 a.m.
🚗 Drop-off begins at 7:50 a.m.
🚪 Drop-off and pick-up location: Prairie View Main Entrance
⏰ Pick-up is at 11:30 a.m.
❓s - contact Casey Slama or Keri Staab at caseyslama@opsd.org and keristaab@opsd.org

We can’t wait to meet our newest Prairie View students!

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🏈 It’s Camp Week! 🏈 The Middle School Monday Night Football Showcase is just around the corner! 📅 Monday, July 28th 🕖 7:00–10:00 PM (Check-in begins at 6:30 PM) 📍 Ogallala Stadium 💲 $30 – includes a team sweatband! This camp is open to all boys entering 5th–8th grade. Led by Ogallala High School players and coaches, it's a great opportunity to sharpen your skills, learn new techniques, and have a blast under the lights! 🏃‍♂️ Walk-up registration is welcome! 📬 If you haven’t mailed your registration yet, bring it with you Monday night. 💵 Checks can be made payable to Ogallala High School Spread the word—see you on the field!

Kick Start to Kindergarten at Prairie View - in ONE WEEK!
We’re excited to welcome our incoming kindergarteners for our Kick Start to Kindergarten program, running July 28–31! This special week is designed to help ease the transition into kindergarten by giving students a fun and supportive start.

⏰ Program Hours: 8:00–11:30 a.m.
🚗 Drop-off begins at 7:50 a.m.
🚪 Drop-off and pick-up location: Prairie View Main Entrance
⏰ Pick-up is at 11:30 a.m.
❓s - contact Casey Slama or Keri Staab at caseyslama@opsd.org and keristaab@opsd.org

We can’t wait to meet our newest Prairie View students!

#CultureOfConfidence

📙◆OHS Yearbooks are ready for pickup!◆📙

Stop by the Ogallala High School office starting TODAY (Monday, July 21) to pick up your copy.

Didn't order one? No worries! Limited extras are available for $50, so grab yours before they're gone!

🐄 Chuck-a-Chip Challenge - Happening THIS Wednesday!🐄 📍 Ogallala Fairgrounds 📅 July 30, 2025 ⏰ Starts at 5:00 PM We’re throwing dried cow chips for distance, accuracy, and bragging rights, all to raise money for our high school and middle school girls' wrestling program! The Events: ✅ Longest Throw Competition ✅ Team Relay Toss
✅ Accuracy Round ✅ The “Coach’s Crap Shot” – Your chance to throw at Coach Max 💩 Pricing: Main Entry – $5 Includes 1 throw in your division: • Youth (ages 6–11) • Teen (ages 12–18) • Adult (18+) Extra Throws – $2 each Team Relay – $20/team (4 people) Accuracy Round – $5 | Add-on throws $2 Coach’s Crap Shot: Coach Max – $10 per throw All-In Wristband – $20 -Includes: 1 Main throw, 1 Accuracy throw, 1 Coach’s Crap Shot, and 2 Bonus Throws (use anywhere) All proceeds go toward new gear, travel, and growing girls wrestling in Ogallala. Come throw some chips, win some prizes, and support some awesome athletes! 💪🐄

Join us for FREE summer meals! Meals are free to any child age 18 and younger. Adult meals are $3.00 for breakfast and $5.50 for lunch. Currently, Ogallala has ONE location that will serve meals, Monday through Friday. 📍Kids Oasis - 601 West 9th Street June 2-30 and July 1-31 (no meals July 3 & 4). Everyone is welcome! Bring your friends and enjoy a meal.

Kick Start to Kindergarten at Prairie View!
We’re excited to welcome our incoming kindergarteners for our Kick Start to Kindergarten program, running July 28–31! This special week is designed to help ease the transition into kindergarten by giving students a fun and supportive start.

⏰ Program Hours: 8:00–11:30 a.m.
🚗 Drop-off begins at 7:50 a.m.
🚪 Drop-off and pick-up location: Prairie View Main Entrance
⏰ Pick-up is at 11:30 a.m.
❓s - contact Casey Slama or Keri Staab at caseyslama@opsd.org and keristaab@opsd.org

We can’t wait to meet our newest Prairie View students!

#CultureOfConfidence

PRICE UPDATE - OPSD Activity Passes
Passes must be purchased for any student who wishes to participate in OPSD activities.

Pricing:
▪️ K–6th Grade Student Pass – $25
▪️ 7–12th Grade Student Pass – $40
▪️ Adult Pass – $60
▪️ Family Pass – $175

📍 Passes can be purchased starting August 1st at both Prairie View (PV) and Ogallala High School (OHS) offices.

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Dear 7th & 8th Grade Students and Parents,

I hope you are all having a great summer so far. As we prepare for the summer conditioning months, I wanted to inform you of some important information that you will need to know for the fall sports season. After having discussions with our middle school head coaches for the fall sports, we would like to offer your son/daughter the opportunity to dual participate in two fall sports this coming 2025 season. Unlike in other seasons (winter and spring), our middle school students do not have the option of participating in the sports that are offered. The purpose of this is to allow your son/daughter the opportunity to experience both sports if they are interested. This way, when they get to high school, they know which sport they would like to participate in. It is important to understand that when students get to high school, they cannot dual participate in a sport per NSAA By-Laws for 9th-12th grades.
The fall sports that this will impact for your son/daughter are Football, Volleyball, and Cross Country. Our coaches agree that they will work with your son/daughter if they wish to dual participate this fall. We know that there will be some logistics to be worked out as far as practices and competitions. Our coaches will work through those with your son/daughter and communicate with their parents.
If your son/daughter is interested in participating in two sports this fall (FB/XC, VB/XC), please contact the coaches below. This way, they can begin to plan out how this will work in the fall.

Coy Gager: 8th Grade Middle School Head Football Coach. coygager@opsd.org
Carter Brown 7th grade FB carterbrown@opsd.org,
Shane Fruit: Middle School Head Cross Country Coach shanefruit@opsd.org,
Alysha Slama 8th grade VB alyshaslama@opsd.org
Rozy Tuttle: 7th Grade Head Volleyball Coach. rozytuttle@opsd.org ,
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the coach above or me. Have a great summer!

Sincerely,
Dano Stokey, OPSD Activities Director