Ogallala Public Schools

OHS Speech Team placed 1st yesterday at the District B5 Speech Contest in Broken Bow! The team will be taking 8 entries to state in Kearney on March 15th. The following speakers placed, helping OHS snag 1st: Informative- Caleb Most 1st, Reegan DeVries 6th Poetry- Michael Tophoj 1st, Isabella Holthusen 3rd Extemporaneous- Caleb Most 1st Oral Interp. of Drama- Iziaha Skiles, Evan Jones, David Tyler, Josh Christensen, and Kooper Williams 1st, Kiara McGuire, Tayvin Lutz, Jialisia Porras, Lillian Holthusen and Gavin Anderson 3rd Persuasive Speaking- Erica Hesser 1st, Grace Jones 5th Humorous Prose- Evan Jones 4th Program of Oral Interp.- Isabella Holthusen 2nd, Isabel Rodriquez 4th Serious Prose- Erica Hesser 2nd, Jialisia Porras 4th Duet Acting- Lillian Holthusen and Michael Tophoj 5th Entertainment Speaking- Lauren Henning 4th Go Big O!

On February 28th, the state qualifying FFA veterinary science team competed at the Frontier County CDE Invite in Eustis, Nebraska. It was a very successful competition! Below are the results: Team: Placed 1st overall out of 18 teams Individual Placings Overall: 1. Thomas Perrin 2. Caleb Most 3. Presley Nowak 4. Jaden Fanning 6. Payton Catlin There were 58 individuals that competed, so it's safe to say we cleaned house! We are very excited for state, and hoping to qualify for Nationals! Attached is a picture of the team. #CultureOfConfidence

⚫️🏀BOYS STATE BASKETBALL SEND-OFF🏀⚫️ Come help send off the Boys Basketball Team on Tuesday at 7:30 AM at the OHS Commons Area. The team will depart Ogallala at 8 AM. We are so excited to watch you play in Lincoln! Go OG!! #CultureOfConfidence

🎶🎺Middle School Band Concert RESCHEDULED🥁🎶 To accommodate families who may want to take advantage of the extra day of spring break, the middle school band concert scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, has been moved to Thursday, March 23, at 7:00 p.m. We hope to see you there! #CultureOfConfidence

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Ogallala! It's everything Ogallala, in your pocket. Download for Android https://bit.ly/3DBwFEo Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3r1K2bT

📣Activity update for the week of March 6th. #CultureOfConfidence

❗️2023 NSAA Basketball Championship Ticket Policies❗️ ● Tickets must be purchased online through GoFan (https://gofan.co/app/school/NSAA) and redeemed on a smartphone - either through the app or email. ● NOTE: If you do not have a smartphone, there will be ticket kiosks at each location that will allow you to buy tickets with a debit/credit card only - NO CASH. You can NOT pre-buy at the kiosk - you can only purchase for the current session. ● Ticket prices at the kiosk are the same as purchasing on your mobile device. Avoid the lines and purchase on your smartphone! ● NO PRINTED OR PAPER TICKETS ALLOWED. ● The venues will be cleared after each session. ● Ticket Prices: ○ Adult Ticket - $9.40 ($8 + fees) ○ Student Ticket - $7.30 ($6 + fees) Children under 5 will not need a ticket. ○ All-Day Pass - $23 ($20 + fees) - Allows multiple entry at any venue on a single day. Resets every 30 minutes. ALL-DAY PASS MUST BE PURCHASED ON A SMARTPHONE...CANNOT BE PURCHASED ONSITE. ● NCA Gold Cards will be accepted at all venues. ● ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO REFUNDS! Couple Notes for Redeeming Tickets: 1. Tickets must be redeemed through the GoFan App or Email when arriving at the Venue. 2. DO NOT Validate your ticket(s) until you are at the gate at the Venue. You must validate your ticket(s) in front of the Gate Attendant. 3. Tickets may be “Transferred” electronically one time. 4. Tickets are Session Specific - make sure you buy for the correct session! For technical issues with tickets, please contact GoFan Customer Support, service@gofan.co. For questions regarding tickets, please contact Megan Huber, mhuber@nsaahome.org. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NglbEe6Zxo&ab_channel=GoFan-DigitalHuddleTickets

❗️Middle School Yearbooks Available for Preorder❗️ ⚫️Yearbooks are $12.86 after tax ⚫️Yearbooks with custom pages must be ordered by March 19th ⚫️Yearbooks without custom pages must be ordered by April 1st https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016668803913454

Mrs England’s 4th grade students have been busy studying sound waves in science. Students have been able to do STEM activities with online resources to further their understanding of sound waves! #CultureOfConfidence

We are excited to introduce our 1st-2nd Title 1 Event! Be on the lookout for more information on the event! #CultureOfConfidence

Mrs. Lee's 8th Grade ELA classes wrapped up their Thrill of Horror unit. They were tasked with choosing a story from the unit, writing a movie trailer script, creating a storyboard, and filming the movie trailer for that story. These students took ownership as they managed their time to complete their projects. They also showed a tremendous amount of grit through the editing process. #CultureOfConfidence

🎉Help us celebrate 80 days left of school! We can't wait to see all the AWESOME 80s get-ups! #CultureOfConfidence

Thinkin' Lincoln! Our Boys BB Squad will enter the state tournament UNDEFEATED after their 66-30 district win over Adams Central! We are so excited to watch you finish the season strong! GO BIG O! #CultureOfConfidence

Students in Mr. Kenkel's microbiology lab had a task to submit a pure culture and identify the type of bacteria (cocci, bacillus, spirillum) and whether the bacteria were gram-positive or gram-negative using the Gram stain, which is a procedure to determine what type of antibiotic could be used to neutralize the bacteria. #CultureOfConfidence

Tonight's district final basketball game will be live-streamed using the link below. Z 93.5 Country, KZTL, and 930 KOGA 930 AM/iHeart will be broadcasting the matchup also. Go Big O! #CultureOfConfidence https://www.youtube.com/c/GothenburgActivities

The first and second graders have been "heart" at work in the music room for the past two weeks. They have been using heartbeat strips to write their own rhythm patterns. After some practice, they joined four strips together to write a four-measure rhythm composition. When they mastered clapping the song, they played it on a bass bar. The final step was moving to the xylophone and matalophone instruments to turn the rhythm into a melodic composition. We love hearing the music that they created! #CultureOfConfidence

📣Activity update for the week of February 27th. #CultureOfConfidence

On Saturday, Ogallala Speech Team competed in their last regular season meet in North Platte at the Best of the West Tournament. Ogallala placed second behind North Platte. The following students placed: Entertainment: Lauren Henning 1st Program of Oral Interp.: Michael Tophoj 1st, Isabel Rodriquez 3rd, Isabella Holthusen 5th Poetry: Isabella Holthusen 2nd, Michael Tophoj 3rd Extemporaneous: Caleb Most 2nd Serious Prose: Jialisia Porras 1st, Erica Hesser 2nd, Isabel Rodriquez 10th, and Kiara McGuire 12th Persuasive Speaking: Grace Jones 3rd, Morgan Lile 6th and Erica Hesser 7th Humorous Prose: Anica Bush 9th Informative Speaking: Caleb Most 4th, Carson Roland 5th Duet Acting: Michale Tophoj and Lilian Holthusen 7th, Isabel Rodriquez and Ashley Pluard 9th, Gracie Hulinsky and Anica Bush Outstanding Novice Oral Interp. of Drama: Iziaha Skiles, Evan Jones, Josh Christensen, Kooper Williams, and David Tyler 5th Tayvin Lutz, Jialisia Porras, Kiara McGuire, Lillian Holthusen, and Gavin Anderson 8th The team will go to Cozad on Monday, the 27th, to compete in the Southwest Conference contest. Go Big O! #CultureOfConfidence

Mrs. Coggins and some Kindergarten students are head over heels to be at school! They are demonstrating an example of “heavy work.” Heavy work benefits young and older learners in many ways, including self-regulation and feeling calmer. It is also proven to strengthen muscles, aid body awareness, improve clarity, focus, and alertness, and extend one’s attention span. #CultureOfConfidence

Mrs. Sudbeck taking a ride on the custodial staff's Zamboni. She is not just a science teacher... but also a team player! #CultureOfConfidence