Ogallala Public Schools

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

Prairie View Ambassadors presented their idea to the Youth Inspired Philanthropy Contest! The group of students presented their idea of gifting each new student to Prairie View with a welcome bag full of goodies for them to use as they start their educational journey at Ogallala Public Schools. We are SO proud to announce that the Ambassadors earned the funds to kick off their project! Way to go, Ambassadors! #CultureOfConfidence

Ogallala Speech Team hosted the Ogallala Invite yesterday! The team placed 3rd out of the 22 teams that attended. The following students placed: Extemporaneous Speaking: Caleb Most 1st Informative: Caleb Most 2nd Poetry: Isabella Holthusen 7th, David Tyler 9th Program of Oral Interp. Isabel Rodriquez 2nd, Isabella Holthusen 4th Persuasive Speaking: 4th Serious Prose: Erica Hesser 4th Next Saturday Ogallala Speakers will go to North Platte to compete in the Best of the West tournament. Then they will go to the Southwest Conference tournament in Cozad on the 27th.

📣Activity update for the week of February 20th. #CultureOfConfidence

Mason & Trey built a robot to wheel their items on for "Bring Anything but a Backpack Day" at the high school. #CultureOfConfidence

Middle School Digital Literacy classes with Ms. Burgett have been coding and designing block-based programs such as Star Wars, Minecraft, and Dance Party on Code.org. Students have had fun exercising their critical thinking skills and creativity application through pair programming. In pair programming, one student is the "driver" writing code while the other is the "navigator" reviewing and providing guidance. Students switch roles often. #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Spanish Honor Society is working hard and showing grit to host the concession stand for the Ogallala Speech Meet today! The money raised will go toward scholarships for graduating seniors! #CultureOfConfidence

🤼‍♀️State Wrestling - Day 2 (Friday) Update🤼 Lake McClure lost her second match of the tournament. She showed grit and determination but came up short. Logan Stephens went 1-2 during the tournament and was defeated in the consolation round 2. Cole Stokey went 2-2, but was knocked out during the consolation round 3. We are so proud of our OHS Wrestlers and the incredible season they had!