Ogallala Public Schools

✚ OHS is hosting its Scholarship Blood Drive ✚

📅Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
⏰12:00-6:00 p.m.
📍Petrified Wood Gallery
📋To sign up:
→Contact Lily Knoke at lilyknoke@opsd.org or Carson Roland at carsonroland@opsd.org
→Go online to www.redcrossblood.org and enter: ogallalahsne to schedule your appointment

🎁Give a gift, get a gift! Give blood and receive a $15 Amazon Gift Card by email!

🎭 It’s One Act Championship Week, OG Nation! 🎭
Our cast and crew are ready to shine, and we’d love your support as we send them on to state!

✨ School Send-Off Performance
📅 Thursday, December 11
⏰ 12:10 to 12:40 during 5th period
📍 PAC
Families and the community are encouraged to attend. The send-off celebration will follow right after!

🌟 STATE PERFORMANCE
📅 Friday, December 12
📍 Johnny Carson Theatre, Norfolk
⏰ The cast will take the stage at 5 pm, with the official performance starting at 5:15 pm Central.
💻 The production does have streaming rights! The livestream will begin around 5 pm.
Find the Championship HQ and livestream schedule here: https://nsaahome.org/nsaa-play-production-championships-hq/

🎬 Final Free Home Performance
📅 Sunday, December 14
⏰ 7 pm
📍 PAC
Join us for our last performance of the season!

Let’s cheer on our incredible team as they take the stage and represent OG with pride!

Prairie View is getting festive as we close out the semester!

🎬✨Movie & Pajama Days
Students may wear pajamas on the day their class watches its movie at the Aud:

→OMS: December 12
→ Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade: December 18
→ 2nd and 3rd Grade: December 19

🎄🧣Ugly Sweater Day
All students are invited to wear an ugly sweater or a Christmas sweater on Wednesday, December 17.

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💻 OPSD TECH Surplus Sale - December 12!
Score great deals on Chromebooks, desktops, iPads, iMacs, and more at our district tech surplus sale!

📅 December 12, 2025
⏰ 4–6 PM MST
📍 Ogallala High School Commons

Items start at just $10, with limited quantities available. One Apple device per customer. All items are sold as is, and no tech support will be provided.

Stop by and grab some affordable tech while supplies last!

We are so proud of how great you are doing, Bentley! Way to Earn the O!

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The Ogallala Girls Wrestling team rolled out two new weekly awards, and the first week did not disappoint. Who Brought the Hammer This award goes to the wrestler who hits the mat with power, intensity, and purpose. She brings pressure every second of every match and sets the tone for the entire team. Queen of the Mat This honor is for the athlete who leads through steady focus and dependability. She competes with confidence, control, and grit, and shows everyone why she deserves the crown. This week, Taryn Namuth brought the Hammer, and Camber Lippert earned the title of Queen of the Mat. Congratulations, ladies! Keep raising the bar. 🖤🧡👑🔨

Who says lunch is just for students? Gary, our Director of Maintenance, sat down with one of our kindergarteners and made lunchtime extra special. At OPSD, every adult in the building is part of the team that lifts up and invests in our kids!

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Way to go, Neve! Keep being GREAT!

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Mrs. Davis's OHS Creative Writing Class has adopted a pair of siblings through the USPS's Operation Santa this holiday season. The class is seeking donations to help make these children's Christmas wishes come true. If you would like to help by donating any new items from their wish lists, please bring them to the drop-off location in the OHS office (602 E. G Street) before Friday.

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OHS Bowling competed in the State Unified Bowling Tournament this morning. The team lost in the first round to Seward, but the team had fun and did their very best! There was great sportsmanship between all teams and individuals!

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OHS girls and boys bowling teams took the lanes for their first bowling meet of the regular season! The teams bowled against Northwest and Seward. It was a great day of competition and learning for our OHS Bowling Team!

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The OPSD High Achieving Learners Program invites you to a fun-filled evening of friendly competition and brainy challenges at “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”

🗓 Saturday, December 13th
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 OHS Performing Arts Center

Come cheer on our contestants, test your own knowledge, and enjoy a great night of laughs and learning! Don’t miss it! 🍎

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OHS Girls Wrestling had their first contest of the year today, and our Lady Indians are in for a great season! The team traveled to Southwest to compete in a tournament with over 30 other teams. It was a great day for the team! Anna Kroeger (2-2)- 5th place Camber Lippert (3-1)- 2nd place B bracket Eva Draucker (2-2)- 3rd place B bracket Hayden Fanning (4-0)- 1st place B bracket Jalie Barnhill(2-2)- 9th place Joslyn Wyatt (2-2)- 7th place Kanzah Arabi (2-2)- 3rd place Preslin Lutz (2-3)- 6th place Taryn Namuth (3-2)- 7th place Tristan Hochstine (3-2)- 9th place Sonya Simmons & Chloe Waterman battled hard and had a great meet! #CultureOfConfidence

Huge shoutout to this week’s readers who logged big minutes on Beanstack! These dedicated students even spent part of their Thanksgiving break curled up with a good book. 🍁👏

We love seeing their passion for reading grow each week. Keep logging those minutes!!!

It’s that time of year! OHS FFA is kicking off their annual poinsettia sale!

Pick up a festive poinsettia on December 8th & 9th during the school day in the OHS Commons, for only $15 each!

Every purchase supports the OHS Greenhouse and gives our Plant Systems students hands-on experience growing and caring for plants.

Pay in the OHS front office or reach out to Ashley Hensley at ashleyhensley@opsd.org to grab yours!

https://forms.gle/4q2aoH6Kj3FRKuED9

Ogallala Wrestling fans, get ready to gear up! 🧡🖤
OHS Wrestling Apparel Fundraiser is LIVE, and the shop is packed with fresh OG Nation gear. Support our athletes and pick out your favorites while the store is open (the store will close on Dec. 15th).

https://ogwrestling2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
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Huge thank-you to everyone who supported the PVE Ambassadors Bake Sale!

Because of your kindness and generosity, the Ambassadors raised $502.00 to participate in the Caring & Sharing Project. The support of every dollar is already making a difference for children right here in our community. Our Ambassadors had an absolute blast at Walmart picking out gifts! There were lots of smiles, laughs, and thoughtful choices along the way.

Thank you again for helping us spread care, joy, and compassion.

We couldn’t do this without YOU! 🧁✨
Ms. Coggins & Mrs. Waitley

OHS One Act Team takes the DISTRICT TITLE! The team also earned numerous individual honors, including Carson Roland earning the Outstanding Performer Award! The following actors and actresses earned an Outstanding Performance Recognition:
Kanzah Arabi
Ava Fehr
Gracie Hulinsky
Kolston Kiewatt
Lily Knoke
Colton Laflan
Sawyer Laflan
Preslin Lutz
Raegan Osborn
Surena Rivas
Carson Roland
Becca Rosno
Kennedy Schlem
Grant Soper
Maya Williams

What a fantastic day and performance for our OHS Fine Arts!
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