Ogallala Public Schools

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!

Regular season play comes to a close with OHS Boys Basketball hosting Gothenburg. The varsity squad defeated the Swedes 67-42. The JV team battled hard, but fell short 46-52. It was a great night at Prairie View celebrating our seniors that have been dedicated teammates! OHS Boys will kick off subdistrict play this coming week! #CultureOfConfidence

🤼‍♀️State Wrestling - Day 1 (Thursday) Update🤼‍♂️ Cole Stokey and Lake McClure lost their 1st match and will have a chance to wrestle back through the consolation rounds today. Logan Stephens won his first match and lost his second. He will have a chance to wrestle back today starting in the 2nd round of consolations today. Matches are available to be streamed on the NFHS Network (subscription required): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/nsaa #CultureOfConfidence

🏀Basketball Livestream for Friday, Feb. 17th🏀 Games are available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS:  Ogallala High School vs. Gothenburg High School. Watch Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 17th, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gamc3da62bba5 Ogallala High School vs. Gothenburg High School. Watch Boys Varsity Basketball Friday, Feb 17th, 2023 at 5:30 PM MST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam731ceb95db

Caiden Castillo built this beautiful chest in Mr. O'Neil's woods 2 class! Such a timeless creation! #CultureOfConfidence

✏️🖍📚Kindergarten Registration is open NOW at Prairie View School!📚🖍✏️ If your child will be 5 by July 31, 2023, they are old enough to attend Kindergarten for the 2023/24 school year. Come in Monday-Friday from 9 am-3 pm to register. Bring their State Certified Birth Certificate and current immunization records. Your child must be registered to participate in Kindergarten Round-Up, which will take place in April. Kindergarten Round-Up is a very important part of getting your child ready for Kindergarten! Please call the school at (308) 284-6087 or (308) 284-4478 with any questions you may have. We look forward to having your child join our 2023/24 Kindergarten Class!

OPSD is excited to announce that John O'Neil will be Ogallala High School Principal for the 2023/24 school year! Mr. O'Neil has been a loyal member of OPSD for 17 years. We cannot wait to see all he will accomplish in this position! #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Wrestlers had a fantastic send-off this morning! NSAA State Wrestling will kick off tomorrow morning in Omaha. There are several ways to follow along with our OHS Wrestlers and see their matches. NFHS will live stream all the matches (subscription required). Track Wrestling will update scores in real-time. We wish you all the best, Logan, Cole, and Lake! NFHS: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/nsaa Track Wrestling: https://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1676485558692&pageName=%2Fpredefinedtournaments%2FTournamentHub.jsp&twSessionId=urpyejtxda #CultureOfConfidence

The OHS Quiz Bowl team competed at the Gothenburg Invite yesterday! The team did awesome and went 3-1 in an exciting first competition of the season. #KnowledgeIsPower #brainsports

Ethan Skalsky and Zach Plasch, students in Mr. O'Neil's woods classes, built these awesome benches! Ethan's bench is made entirely from the bleacher boards removed from the high school gym. We love the finished product! #CultureOfConfidence

Shout out to Scooters Coffee for helping the PV Principals spread Love and appreciation to the Prairie View staff for Valentines Day!  Our PV staff enjoyed our their ‘Joe to Go’ this morning! ☕️

Ogallala Girls Basketball played a hard fought battle in the first round of subdistrict play. Unfortunately the team came up short in OT, 44-51. This team displayed GRIT and dedication throughout the entirety of their season. We are proud of you!

📣 Activity update for the week of February 13.

🏀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

🤼‍♂️DISTRICT WRESTLING Livestream for Friday, Feb. 10th & 11th🤼‍♂️ Matches available to watch on OPSD YouTube or NFHS (subscription required). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opsdlivestreammain9824 NFHS: Friday 2/10/23 District B-4 Wrestling at Prairie View https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam01e2e199c8 Saturday 2/11/23 District B-4 Wrestling Finals at Prairie View https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ogallala-high-school-ogallala-ne/gam72e4d1f8a0

🏀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

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