Ogallala Public Schools

Dear Parent or Guardian: The peak of the cold and flu season is upon us. To prevent widespread flu in the school, we recommend that your child stay home from school if experiencing flu or cold symptoms. To decide whether or not to send your child to school, please consider the following guidelines: Consider keeping your child at home for an extra day of rest and observation if he or she has any of the following symptoms: · Very stuffy or runny nose and/or cough · Mild sore throat (no fever, no known exposure to strep) · Headache · Mild stomach ache Definitely keep your child at home for treatment and observation if he or she has any of these symptoms: · Fever (greater than 100 degrees by mouth and your child may return to school only after his or her temperature has been consistently below 100 degrees, by mouth, for a minimum of 24 hours) · Vomiting (even once) – Students must stay home for 24 hours after vomiting. · Diarrhea · Chills · General malaise or feelings of fatigue, discomfort, weakness or muscle aches · Frequent congested (wet) or croupy cough · Lots of nasal congestion with frequent blowing of nose To help prevent the flu and other colds, teach your children good hygiene habits: · Wash hands frequently · Do not touch eyes, nose or mouth · Cover mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, use a paper tissue, throw it away and then wash hands · Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Colds are the most contagious during the first 48 hours. A child who has a fever should remain at home until "fever free" for a minimum of 24 hours without medication. Keeping a sick child at home will minimize the spread of infections and viruses in the classroom. Thank you, Megan Nowak, RN OPS Nurse

🤼‍♂️Wrestling Results from Tuesday, Jan. 10th🤼‍♀️ Boys Varsity Dual - Scottsbluff 52 over Ogallala 24 Cole Stokey over Anthony Morales Bronson Poppe fell to Micah Gomez Ethan Skalsky fell to Mason Wagner Morgan Donason fell to Frankie Trevino Jaden Fanning over empty Leon Sybrant fell to Trenton Jenkins Treyton Kirchner over Payton Woodring Zaiden Peterson over Methius Gonzalez Barrett Renfro fell to Chance Houser Logan Stephens fell to Joey Canseco Perkins County JV Invite for Ogallala Girls Madie Hoerle 2nd place Hailey Webber 4th place Jamie Biel 2nd place Jalie Barnhill 4th place Kyra Skiles 2nd place Alivia Rodriquez 1st place Lake McClure 1st place

📣Activity update for the week of January 9th.

This week we are highlighting OHS Alumni, Angie (Millikin) Goodgame! To see our current ProOG Alumni Database, please visit https://www.opsd.org/page/proog-alumni-database . To be added to our Database, please email socialmedia@opsd.org with your name, graduation year, occupation, and a headshot. #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #ProOG #CultureOfConfidence

🤼‍♀️Wrestling Livestream for Saturday, Jan. 7th🤼‍♂️ Matches available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS: Ogallala Dual Tournament Prairie View at 9:00 AM 1/7/23 https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gambe3efca1be

🏀Basketball Livestream for Friday, Jan. 6th🏀 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 Junior Varsity Basketball Friday, Jan 6th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam3da9e1434c Ogallala High School vs. Cozad High School. Watch Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Thursday, Jan 5th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamb426455ea5 Ogallala High School vs. Cozad High School. Watch Girls Varsity Basketball Friday, Jan 6th, 2023 at 5:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam0c2040321c Ogallala High School vs. Cozad High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Friday, Jan 6th, 2023 at 7:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam9d089e7006

OHS Wrestling will be streamed on NFHS Network (subscription required) and OPSD YouTube. NFHS: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #CultureOfConfidence

UPDATED 📣Activity update for the week of January 2nd.

This week we are highlighting OHS Alumni, JD Cartwright! To see our current ProOG Alumni Database, please visit https://www.opsd.org/page/proog-alumni-database . To be added to our Database, please email socialmedia@opsd.org with your name, graduation year, occupation, and a headshot. #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #ProOG #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Basketball Teams will participate in the Louisville Holiday Tournament. We are so excited for our teams to compete and kick off the second half of their season. Best of luck, teams! #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #CultureOfConfidence

We are thrilled to announce the following students have been selected as NCPA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE AWARD WINNERS! These students are nominated and chosen for their individual academic excellence, leadership, & significant contributions in their NSAA activities. #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #CultureOfConfidence

❗️❄️Due to icy and frigid conditions there will be no crossing guards at Prairie View on Tuesday, December 20th. Please use extra caution as you drop your students off/have them walk to school.❄️❗️

This week we are highlighting OHS Alumni, Tarra Terry! To see our current ProOG Alumni Database, please visit https://www.opsd.org/page/proog-alumni-database . To be added to our Database, please email socialmedia@opsd.org with your name, graduation year, occupation, and a headshot. #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #ProOG #CultureOfConfidence

📣Activity update for the week of December 19th.

❗️🏀Ogallala vs Gering games moved to Saturday 12/17/22🏀❗️ OHS Girls JV vs. Gering Girls JV. Watch Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Saturday, Dec 17th, 2022 at 1:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamdfee9a1dd6 OHS Boys JV vs. Gering High School Boys JV. Watch Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Saturday, Dec 17th, 2022 at 1:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam46d067d011 Ogallala High School Girls Varsity vs. Gering High School Girls Varsity. Watch Girls Varsity Basketball Saturday, Dec 17th, 2022 at 3:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamefe0f26c15 Ogallala High School Boys Varsity vs. Gering High School Boys Varsity. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Saturday, Dec 17th, 2022 at 4:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/game176b8445d

***They have met their goal of sponsoring all the residences! Thanks to all those that helped support the project.*** Ogallala Middle School Student Council members are busy bringing Christmas cheer to the residence of Indian Hills Manor and Wel-life in Ogallala. There is still time to “play Santa to a senior” with your $13 donation. Contact Jill Max at 308-284-6087 or Jill max@opsd.org.

Due to the weather in the Panhandle the following is the new schedule for this weekend’s basketball lineup! Friday (times are CST): 4:30 - Girls and Boys JV Basketball @ Hershey 6:00 - Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hershey 7:30 - Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hershey Saturday: 1:30 - Girls and Boys JV Basketball vs. Gering in Ogallala 3:00 - Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Gering in Ogallala 4:30 - Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Gering in Ogallala

OPSD staff is committed to serving children. We love to see our staff engage with students in a variety of ways, including play! #GoBigO #OGIndians #TheOGWay #CultureOfConfidence

❗️🎥Due to OPSD's snow days, the Kindergarten - 6th Grade PTO Movie Day (previously scheduled for December 14th) has been rescheduled for Monday, December 19th. ❗️🎥The 7th and 8th Grade PTO Movie Day (previously scheduled for the morning of December 15th) has been rescheduled for Friday, December 16th. Please contact Mrs. McConnell or Mrs. Rezac with any questions.

🏀Boys JV Basketball vs North Platte St. Pats at Aud 4:00🏀 Ogallala vs. North Platte St. Patrick's Watch Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Dec 13th, 2022 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam1bc9c28145 (subscription required) 🏀Girls JV Basketball vs North Platte St. Pats at Prairie View 4:00🏀 Ogallala vs. North Platte St. Patrick's Watch Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Dec 13th, 2022 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/game152911110 (subscription required) 🏀Girls Varsity Basketball vs North Platte St. Patricks at Prairie View 5:30🏀 Ogallala High School vs. North Platte St. Patrick's High School. Watch Girls Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Dec 13th, 2022 at 5:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamc77e559805 (subscription required) 🏀Boys Varsity Basketball vs North Platte St. Patricks at Prairie View 7:00🏀 Ogallala High School vs. North Platte St. Patrick's High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Tuesday, Dec 13th, 2022 at 7:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/game17a89a971 (subscription required)