Ogallala Public Schools

Mr. Fruit's Leadership Class visits Prairie View Kindergarten every Wednesday morning. Last week the students in Mrs. Staab's class built a Dinosaur Museum and taught the visitors all about dinosaurs! The students had tickets, displays, a kid's explore section, and even a gift shop! We love seeing our students showcase their learning! #CultureOfConfidence

📣Activity update for the week of April 15. #CultureOfConfidence

Prairie View Middle School Yearbooks are now available for order! Yearbooks must be ordered by May 1st to receive them before school is out. Customized pages are due by April 17th! Make sure to order yours today! #CultureOfConfidence

The Prairie View Middle School Track Team had a great day at the Sidney Invite! The Girls 7th Team won the team championship! 27 - Athletes set a new P.R! 22 - 1st Place Ribbons! 1st Place Finishers Drew Patin - High Jump Charlie Caskey - Shot Put Sophie Avalos - 100 Hurdles Harper Smith - 4x100 & 4x400 Sam Bell - 4x100 & 4x400 Mary Finken - 4x400 & 4x100 Rose Davis - 4x100 & 4x400 Reece Trumper - 4x400 Tate Kirchner - 4x400 & 4x100 Rhys Gilmore - 4x400 & 4x100 Warren Holstein - 200 Hurdles, 4x400 & 4x100 Jacoby Bauer - 400, 4x100, 4x400

Each year, OPSD Staff have the opportunity to participate in a March Madness teacher tournament. This year's winner is Mr. Dano Stokey. Way to go, Mr. Stokey! #CultureOfConfidence

OHS boys golf competed in a 9-hole dual yesterday against Gothenburg. As a team, the Indians won the dual and shot 172! Individually Rylan Gilmore shot 39, Caleb Castillo 43, Isaac Orth 45, Sawyer Smith 45, Oliver Nielsen 46, Connor Bell 48, and Charlie Nielsen 50. It was a great day for Indian golf! Next up for the Indians on Tuesday is the varsity travelling to McCook and JV competing at Perkins County. Go big O!

Mr. O'Neil and OHS staff members have selected the April students of the month. These students were nominated by an OHS staff member and selected based on academics and involvement in activities/clubs. Freshman - John Vanborkum Sophomore - Edan Cain Junior - Isaac Orth Senior - Parker Catlin We are proud of you!

The Prairie View Middle School Track Team had a great day at the Bayard Invite! The Girls Team won the team championship! 20 Athletes set a new P.R! 1st Place Finishers- Drew Patin - High Jump Sophie Avalos - 100 Hurdles Sam Bell, Harper Smith, Mary Finken, Reece Trumper - 4x400 relay Caden Rhoades, Jacoby Bauer, Gavin Peters, Rhys Gilmore 4x400 Relay The middle school tracksters will be in action again tomorrow at the Sidney MS Track Meet. Go Big O! #CultureOfConfidence

Ogallala Public Schools Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2023/24 Teacher & Staff Member of the Year! Use the link below to nominate someone today! Nominations will be closed on April 26th at 11:45 p.m. This award is given annually to teachers and staff members who have: -had a profound impact on their students -gone above and beyond -shown dedication to OPSD. https://www.opsd.org/forms/6158

OHS Prom is this Saturday! We hope to see you there! ***As a reminder, the grand march, slideshow, and coronation are open to the public. The dance is for students only. #CultureOfConfidence

🟠⚫️OHS Golf vs. Gothenburg ⚫️🟠 📆 Thursday, April 11th 📍Crandall Creek Golf Course ⏰4:00 PM #CultureOfConfidence

OHS science students competed at the ESU 16 Science Olympiad! The competition took place yesterday at the Keith County Fairgrounds. The team earned an overall 1st place ranking! Anatomy and physiology-2nd Reegan DeVries and Tylee Wang Disease detectives- 2nd Avery Lowther and Reegan DeVries Fermi- 1st Jack Snyder and Michael Tophoj Forensics- 2nd Tylee Wang and Michael Tophoj Forestry- 2nd Oliver Nielsen and Michael Tophoj Scrambler- Grace Jones and Jack Snyder Tower - 1st Griffen Scrotberger and Aiden Wilcox 3rd - Isaac Orth and Jasmine Biel

👑Ogallala High School 2024 Prom Royalty Senior Attendants and Junior Prince and Princess👑 From left to right: Eideann Tuttle, Jackton Rezac, Grace Knoke, Parker Catlin, Junior Prince: Gavin Anderson and Junior Princess Mykah Eastman, Harrison Caskey, Sadie Jaeger, Mario Bush and Aelyn Cain #CultureOfConfidence

The OHS boys golf team continued their season today at the Lexington Invitational. As a team, the Indians shot a season-best 353, good for 6th place. Individually Rylan Gilmore led the way with a 77, good for 5th place. Caleb Castillo shot 78 for 6th place. Rounding out the scoring were Connor Bell with a 98, Sawyer Smith with a 100, and Charlie Nielsen with a 103. Next up for the Indians is a dual against Gothenburg at Crandall Creek on Thursday, April 11 at 4 pm. Come out and support the Indian golfers! #CultureOfConfidence

Ogallala Middle School brought home more hardware from the Ogallala Science Olympiad today. We are so proud of you! Way to go, Suddy’s Scientists! #CultureOfConfidence

📆Mark Your Calendar📆 Runza will be donating 10% of their sales to the Ogallala Student Backpack Food Program on Tuesday, April 23rd. We hope to see you there! #CultureOfConfidence

Today, elementary school students enjoyed fresh oranges as a part of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. These are served as a snack to PreK-3rd grade elementary school students free of charge! #HealthySnacks #NESchoolMealsRock

❗️Middle School Track meet scheduled for tomorrow (4/8) has been postponed❗️ The Bayard Middle School track meet has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 11th. Please refer to the 'Rooms' message from Coach Bauer for more information.

📣Activity update for the week of April 8. #CultureOfConfidence

Prairie View is decorated & ready for the OMG Garden Gala dance, hosted by the OMG Student Council and the PV PTO. The dance is for PV 6th-8th graders! See you soon, from 6:00-8:30!