Ogallala Public Schools

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

Dear Prairie View Parents and Guardians, We hope this finds you and your family well. Our school district is excited to announce a new fundraiser aimed at enhancing the school experiences of both students and teachers, “Say No to Cookie Dough”! The fundraiser will benefit all students, K-8, and all staff. ***Grades K-1 will not be participating in the fundraiser!*** The fundraiser is simple: each student is asked to gather 10 donations of $10 each, for a total of $100 raised per student. We understand that this is a challenging time for many families, and we appreciate any support you are able to provide. Whether through a donation or by sharing this opportunity with friends and family, every little bit helps. To support our students, we have set up an online donation platform that makes contributing easy and secure. You can access the platform by visiting our school district’s website or using the link and QR Code on the attached flier. This is a ‘cash-less’ fundraiser, Checks made out to Ogallala Public Schools or Online donations only. We would like to thank you in advance for your support and generosity. With your help, we can create a better learning environment for all of our students and teachers. Sincerely, Prairie View Principals

With an explosive 2nd half, OHS Boys BB remains undefeated and moves into the district final game! The Indians took down the Sidney Red Raiders 65-43! Go Big O!

Mrs. Harmon’s 7th-grade reading classes used the board game Clue to work on making inferences and predictions. We love seeing our students highly engaged in activities that directly relate to their learning! #CultureOfConfidence

At the February OPSD School Board meeting, the board honored 3 model students! These students have shown what it means to do things “The OG Way.” They are risk-takers in and out of the classroom. They show grit in all they do. And they take ownership of their learning. We are so proud of our February students of the month, Ridley Cone (elementary), Jagger Barnhill (middle grades), and Hailey Webber (high school). Keep up the great work! We greatly appreciate our community sponsors for donating prizes for these individuals to honor their accomplishments! #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay

🏀Basketball Livestream for Thursday, Feb. 23rd🏀 Subdistrict Final Game between the Ogallala Indians and the Sidney Red Raiders! Games are available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne

To celebrate Black History Month, Mrs. Fehr and her kindergarten students completed an art project that African American artist Alma Thomas inspired. We love the artwork that our students created! #CultureOfConfidence

Cedric, an OHS Woods student, created this beautiful toy chest for OPSD staff member Joe Peters. We love seeing our students use their talents in such a caring way! #CultureOfConfidence

🏀Basketball Livestream for Tuesday, Feb. 21st🏀 Games are available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS:  Ogallala High School vs. Valentine High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Feb 21st, 2023 at 2:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamb5b2f4d698 Sidney High School vs. Chadron High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Feb 21st, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gambeff9acf3c

Mrs. Waitley's 3rd-grade students have been enjoying working on their ASL skills while playing sign language BINGO and UNO! We love to see students learning and practicing valuable communication skills! #CultureOfConfidence

‼️Change of schedule for Boys Basketball Subdistrict C1-12‼️ Games on Tuesday will be as follows: 4:00 pm MST Chadron vs. Sidney 5:30 pm. MST Ogallala vs. Winner of Mitchell/Valentine. Doors will open at 3:30 for spectators. We hope to see you there! #CultureOfConfidence