Ogallala Public Schools

🏀Basketball Livestream for Friday, Feb. 10th🏀 Games available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS:  Ogallala High School vs. Mitchell High School. Watch Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 10th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamdbfa06ca92 Ogallala High School vs. Mitchell High School. Watch Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 10th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamf3bbd471e9 Ogallala High School vs. Mitchell High School. Watch Girls Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 10th, 2023 at 5:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamb2c0f12925 Ogallala High School vs. Mitchell High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 10th, 2023 at 7:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam4e4c451dee

🏀Basketball Livestream for Tuesday, Feb. 7th🏀 Games available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS: Ogallala Middle School vs. McCook Middle School. Watch Boys Middle School Basketball Tuesday, Feb 7th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamf194f15f2d

❗️REMINDER❗️ Parent/Teacher Conferences are THIS WEEK! We look forward to visiting with you regarding your student.

3rd grade student, Kaleena Schmittler, chose to use her PBIS Reward points to be SUPERINTENDENT FOR AN HOUR! Kaleena and Mr. Russel completed many important tasks during her time with him! #CultureOfConfidence #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay

📣 Activity update for the week of February 6th.

Ogallala Speech Team went to Gothenburg on Saturday to compete in the Gothenburg Speech Meet. Ogallala took home the 1st place trophy! Way to go, OHS Speech! The following speakers placed: Extemporaneous Speaking: Varsity: 1st Caleb Most Novice: 6th Carson Roland Informative Speaking Varsity: 3rd Caleb Most, Reegan DeVries 4th Persuasive Speaking Varsity: 8th Erica Hesser Novice: 4th Grace Jones, 5th Morgan Lile Entertainment Novice: 6th Inigo Pintado Humorous Prose Novice: 6th Anica Bush Serious Prose Varsity: 2nd Erica Hesser Poetry Varsity: 2nd Michael Tophoj, 5th Isabella Holthusen, 6th David Tyler Novice: 4th Inigo Pintado Program of Oral Interp. Varsity: 7th Erica Hesser, 8th Isabella Holthusen Duet Acting Varsity: 6th Jasmine Biel and Tylee Wang, 8th Michael Tophoj and Lillian Holthusen Novice: 2nd Anica Bush and Gracie Hulinsky Oral Interp. Of Drama Varsity: 3rd Iziaha Skiles, Evan Jones, Payton Catlin, Josh Christensen, David Tyler. 5th Kiara McGuire, Gavin Anderson,Jialisia Porras, Tayvin Lutz, Lillian Holthusen Novice: 2nd Hailey Law, Gracie Hulinsky, Morgan Lile, Grace Jones, Anica Bush Next Saturday, on the 11th, the team goes to North Platte.

Prairie View PTO is hosting their Valentine's Day Candy Gram Fundraiser! Grams will be delivered Tuesday February 14th. To purchase a Candy Gram, please print off this form and return to a PTO Member. For questions, please contact PTO President, Alisha Fanning or PTO Vice President, Julie Laflan.

🏀Basketball Livestream for Friday, Feb. 3rd🏀 Games available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS: Ogallala High School vs. McCook High School. Watch Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 3rd, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam8590479947 Ogallala High School vs. McCook High School. Watch Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 3rd, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam0a90da3c71 Ogallala High School vs. McCook High School. Watch Girls Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 3rd, 2023 at 5:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam63c0165174 Ogallala High School vs. McCook High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 3rd, 2023 at 7:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam9034801a53

📚Scholastic Book Fair is kicks off TOMORROW at Prairie View Schools📚 Be sure to stop by the Scholastic Book Fair, happening in the Prairie View Library! We hope to see you there.

🏀Basketball Livestream for Tuesday, Jan. 31st🏀 Games available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS:  Ogallala High School vs. Cozad High School. Watch Boys Freshman Basketball Tuesday, Jan 31st, 2023 at 5:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam647784dc43

🏀Basketball Livestream for Monday, Jan. 30th🏀 Games available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS:  7th Grade at Aud Ogallala vs. Cozad. Watch Boys Middle School Basketball Monday, Jan 30th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam4fe93cea18 8th at High school Ogallala vs. Cozad. Watch Boys Middle School Basketball Monday, Jan 30th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam5ef52c4b1a

This past month, you may have seen Goldendoodle Gibbs walking around the school with his handler, Middle Grades School Counselor, Jill Max. Last week they officially passed their Alliance of Therapy Dogs Certification test. Gibbs will be coming to school a couple of times a week to help regulate emotions and allow everyone he comes in contact with to feel good. Did you know that research shows that simply petting a dog... 🐾 lowers the stress hormone cortisol, 🐾 lowers heart rate & blood pressure 🐾 increases levels of the feel-good hormone oxytocin 🐾 stimulates memory & increases problem-solving skills 🐾 increases empathy, compassion & self-esteem

Ogallala Speech Team competed at the Perkins County Speech Meet yesterday. The team placed 2nd! The following students places: Informative Speaking: Caleb Most 1st, Reegan DeVries 3rd, Payton Kieckhafer 10th Serious Prose: Erica Hesser 1st, Kiara McGuire 5th, Isabel Rodriquez 7th and Isabella Holthusen 10th Program Oral Interp.: Michael Tophoj 2nd, Isabel Rodriquez 3rd, Isabella Holthusen 4th Poetry: Michael Tophoj 1st, Isabella Holthusen 4th, David Tyler 7th Persuasive Speaking: Erica Hesser 3rd Oral Interp. Of Drama: Iziaha Skiles, Josh Christensen, Payton Catlin, David Tyler and Kooper Williams 3rd Extemporaneous Speaking: Caleb Most 2nd, Ella Schlake 7th Entertainment Speaking: Lauren Henning 1st, Ashley Pluard 6th The team goes to Gothenburg next Saturday.

📣Activity update for the week of January 30.

🏀Basketball Livestream for Saturday, Jan. 28th🏀 Games available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS:  7th BB at High School Ogallala High School vs. Gering High School. Watch Boys Middle School Basketball Saturday, Jan 28th, 2023 at 10:00 AM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam940b7c27e7 8th BB at Aud Ogallala High School vs. Gering High School. Watch Boys Middle School Basketball Saturday, Jan 28th, 2023 at 10:00 AM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam64bf7d9171

🏀Basketball Livestream for Thursday, Jan. 26th🏀 Games available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS:  Ogallala High School vs. Alliance High School. Watch Girls Freshman Basketball Thursday, Jan 26th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamae60cca338 Ogallala High School vs. Alliance High School. Watch Boys Freshman Basketball Thursday, Jan 26th, 2023 at 5:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam917f519770

OPSD has a dedicated and enthusiastic Board of Education. We appreciate all the Board does to assist our school. Be sure to thank our devoted Board Members for their commitment to Ogallala Public Schools!

🏀Basketball Livestream for Tuesday, Jan. 24th🏀 ***Southwest Conference Basketball*** Games 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 Girls Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Jan 24th, 2023 at 4:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam5e485636e8 Ogallala High School vs. Valentine High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Jan 24th, 2023 at 6:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam541caa68a9

Winter Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for February 8th and 9th. There will be no school on February 10th. We look forward to visiting with you regarding your student! #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #CultureOfConfidence

With little time to practice this week, OHS Speech Team took only a handful of students to the Alliance Speech Meet on Saturday. The following students came home with hardware: Caleb Most Informative ,1st and Extemporaneous Speaking ,2nd Erica Hesser Serious Prose, 4th Michael Tophoj Poetry, 2nd Isabella Holthusen Poetry , 5th Lauren Henning Entertainment,3rd Ogallala will be going to Perkins Country next Saturday.