Ogallala Public Schools

A reminder for families attending OPSD activities:

We love seeing students and families come out to support OG Nation! To help keep everyone safe and ensure our events are enjoyable for all spectators, please review these expectations with your children before attending.

⚫️Prairie View Indoor Events⚫️
Students and younger children must sit with their family or grown-up while watching the event. Children may not run or play throughout the facility, including in walkways, underneath the bleachers, near playing areas, classroom areas, or other unsupervised spaces.
Our staff members are responsible for managing the event and cannot provide supervision or a designated play area during indoor activities.

⚫️Ogallala Stadium Outdoor Events⚫️
A designated Kids Zone will be available in the end zone.
Children using the Kids Zone are expected to:
→Be respectful and keep their hands and feet to themselves
→Avoid fighting, pushing, or rough play
→Follow directions from adults
→Remain inside the Kids Zone and stay off the field and track
→Clean up after themselves
→Cheer on the Ogallala Indians!
Parents are responsible for supervising their children, even in the Kids Zone. Children who are not in the Kids Zone must remain with and be supervised by their parent or responsible adult.

Thank you for helping us create safe, positive events where everyone can enjoy the activity and cheer on our students. We appreciate your cooperation and support of OG Nation!

It's GAME DAY in OG NATION!
🏐 OHS Indians vs. Sidney Red Raiders
📆 Thursday, September 3rd
⏰ 4:00 Reserve, 5:00 JV, 6:00 Varsity
📍 Prairie View Gym
⚫️ Theme: Blackout
🎥https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/ogallala/organization/11948/ogallala-high-school
📻 100.7 Sandhills Post
We hope to see you there!
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A new grade level means new tools to explore! Mrs. Kaskey's first graders jumped right in with K’NEX, using wheels, rods, and connectors to create some pretty impressive structures. With a little imagination and a lot of creativity, there’s no telling what they’ll build next!

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Morning Drop-Off Safety Reminder

To ensure the safety of all students during morning arrival, we ask for your cooperation with the following drop-off procedures:

Use the circle drive only for quick drop-off. Please remain in your vehicle and do not park in the circular drive at any time.

If you use the parking lot, you must park in a designated stall. Children should exit the vehicle only after you have parked.

All students walking from the parking lot must use the crosswalk to safely reach the school building.

Do not use the parking lot as a drive-through drop-off area without parking your vehicle.

Morning drop-off can be chaotic, and student safety is our number one priority. Following these procedures helps keep traffic moving smoothly and, most importantly, keeps our students safe. A photo is attached for your reference.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school community safe.

Have you checked out our fall sports team shops yet?

There is still time to order gear for football, golf, cross country, and volleyball. All orders are shipped directly to you, but don’t wait too long. Each shop will close soon!

Football shop: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/YRrueARoeS

Golf Shop: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/gEdXQhejmY

Cross Country: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/ffhPhnXKSr

Volleyball: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/ZFAfwc9nTL

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Last week, Prairie View kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teams came together for their fall data dives. Classroom teachers, Title I teachers, and special education teachers worked side by side to look at student needs, celebrate strengths, and develop comprehensive plans to help every learner grow. At Prairie View Elementary, supporting students is a team effort. When educators collaborate, share ideas, and bring their expertise to the table, we create stronger teams and more opportunities for every student to succeed and thrive. That’s the power of working together for kids! #CultureOfConfidence

It's GAME DAY in OG NATION!
🏐 OHS Indians vs. Hershey Panthers
📆 Tuesday, September 1st
⏰ 4:00 Reserve, 5:00 JV, 6:00 Varsity
📍 Prairie View Gym
🚧 Theme: Construction
🎥https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/ogallala/organization/11948/ogallala-high-school
📻 100.7 Sandhills Post
We hope to see you there!
#CultureOfConfidence

The Lady Indians hit the course in McCook on Friday and came away with TWO top-10 finishes! 🔥 🏅 Evann - 103 | 7th Place 🏅 Joslyn - 104 | 8th Place ⛳ Alivia - 123 Way to compete, ladies! Keep swinging and building on a strong start to the season! #CultureOfConfidence

Reminder: The Washington, D.C. Trip Information Meeting is this Wednesday!

All OMS eighth-grade students and their families are invited to learn more about the May 2027 trip.

📆 Wednesday, September 2
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Prairie View Cafeteria

Mr. England will share information about trip dates, cost, fundraising opportunities, sites students will visit, and how to sign up.

Questions? Email tomasengland@opsd.org

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Local businesses, put your business in front of OG Nation!

Advertising opportunities are available on the ScoreVision screen at Ogallala High School, giving local businesses a chance to be seen while supporting OHS students and activities.

And there’s more happening behind that screen than you might realize! The ScoreVision content is run and produced by students in Mrs. Tuttle’s OHS Journalism class, giving students hands-on experience creating content for our school and community.

Interested in getting your business on the screen? Contact OPSD Activities Director Dano Stokey at 308-284-4029 or danostokey@opsd.org.

Thank you to the businesses already supporting this opportunity and our students!

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There are so many ways to communicate! 🤟Ms. Armijo, SLP, and Mrs. Orr, SLPA, spent time in Mrs. Peterson’s classroom helping students explore American Sign Language (ASL) and discover another way we can share our thoughts, needs, and ideas with others. Learning different ways to communicate helps us build connections, better understand one another, and make sure every voice has a way to be heard! #CultureOfConfidence

Mr. Ochsner, Prairie View music teacher, shared his time and talents with our Tiny Trails PreK students! The little learners sang and moved along to silly songs, including the “Stand Up, Sit Down” song, and explored music through colorful scarves. It was a joyful experience filled with movement, laughter, and fun!

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A big THANK YOU to Rick Deebs and Nutrien Ag Solutions for donating water to help keep our OPSD concession stands stocked! We appreciate your generosity and support of OG Nation!

Interested in donating water? Contact the OHS Activities Office at (308) 284-4029.

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This week, 3rd-grade students in Mrs. Satterfield's classroom were able to dig into the math curriculum, and students jumped right in with a challenge: How can we efficiently count a large collection of cubes?

Students worked together, tested different strategies, and discovered that grouping the cubes into sets of 10 and skip counting was much more efficient than counting each cube one by one.

And where is all this number sense leading? Multiplication! Even better, nearly everyone in the class said multiplication is what they’re most excited to learn this year.

A great start to 3rd grade math!

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OG Nation! Stay Connected. Stay in the Know. We Communicate in Rooms!

Ogallala Public Schools uses Rooms as our primary communication platform to help families stay connected with what’s happening across OG Nation.

Through Rooms, families can:

‣ Receive important announcements
‣ Message teachers and staff
‣ Stay up to date on events and other important information

Download the OPSD app today:
1. Go to your device’s app store and search “Ogallala PSD.”
2. Open the app and select Rooms from the bottom menu.
3. Sign in using the credentials on file with the district.
4. Start staying connected with your student’s school and teachers!

Need help logging in? Please email rachelmax@opsd.org for assistance.

We’re stronger when we stay connected. Thanks for being part of OG Nation!

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OHS and Prairie View are keeping the reading SPARK going!

Ogallala High School and Prairie View School have earned Beanstack’s 026–2027 Reading Culture Spark recognition for reaching more than 10% reading engagement... And we’re just getting started.

OHS and Prairie View are continuing to use Beanstack this school year to track reading, participate in challenges, and celebrate the time our students spend with books. Students and families, don’t forget to keep logging your reading!

📱 Get Started with Beanstack
1. Download the Beanstack Tracker app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
2. Search for Ogallala → choose your respective building.
3. Sign in using your student’s school login information (this can be found in the Rooms messages).
4. Choose Log Reading to record books and reading time.

Beanstack can also be accessed from a computer: https://www.beanstack.com/login

Every page counts, and every minute logged helps us build an even stronger culture of reading across OHS and Prairie View. Let’s see how much OG Nation can read this year!

#OGNation #ReadingCulture

Missed out on last year’s OHS Yearbook We have extra copies of the 2025-2026 Ogallala High School Yearbook available for purchase! Yearbooks are $60 each and can be purchased in the Ogallala High School office while supplies last. Grab your copy and keep all those memories from the 2025-2026 school year! #CultureOfConfidence

OG Nation, Picture Day is coming! 📸

Tuesday, September 1st - Tiny Trails Early Learning Center & Ogallala High School
Wednesday, September 2nd - Prairie View School K-8th

Families can order pictures online ahead of time:
📷 Order Code: 2WWP5C8A
💻 Order Online: modernimagesonline.com

Orders placed by midnight on Picture Day receive free delivery to the school. Get those outfits picked out and smiles ready!

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