Ogallala Public Schools

📣Activity update for the week of February 24. #CultureOfConfidence

📚 Readers are leaders! And check out these kids! They have reached their next milestone in Mrs. Max's reading challenge. We are so proud of their dedication! #CultureOfConfidence

Conner Costello, our dedicated OPSD IT Technician, has been an asset to our district for many years! We are grateful for his unwavering dedication and support. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors, Conner!

🤼State Wrestling Update🤼 Cons. Round 2 - Layton Schroeder (West Point-Beemer) 35-12 won by decision over Diego Juarez (Ogallala) 35-14 (Dec 11-4) Diego ends his State run going 1-2 and his Freshman year with a record of 35-14. We are so proud of your drive and dedication this season! You represented OPSD so well! #CultureOfConfidence

Cons. Round 3 - Lilly Mefford (Battle Creek Girls) 39-7 won by fall over Tyra Lewis (Ogallala Girls) 21-6 (Fall 1:27). Tyra ends her state run going 2-2 and her senior year with an impressive 21-6. We are so proud of your wrestling career! You represented OPSD so well! #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Indianette Dance Team is headed to their state competition!! Help us send them off with well wishes and cheer! 📆Thursday, February 20th ⏰3:30 p.m. 📍Ogallala High School Commons Area We hope to see you there! #CultureOfConfidence

Our OHS Quiz Bowl teams rocked it at the Gothenburg meet today!🧠 Both Varsity & JV fought hard. Huge congrats to Varsity for taking 2nd place in a nail-biting finish!🏆 #QuizBowl #BrainSports #CultureOfConfidence

🤼‍♂️ Tyra Lewis - State Wrestling Update🤼‍♂️ Champ. Round 1 - Tyra Lewis (Ogallala Girls) 20-4 won by fall over Madalyn Pistulka (West Holt Girls) 38-18 (Fall 4:35) Tyra was down 0-8 in the 3rd period. She was in the bottom referee's position and was able to get a reversal and secure a pin shortly after! Quarterfinal - Jordyn Campbell (Yutan Girls) 50-0 won by fall over Tyra Lewis (Ogallala Girls) 20-5 (Fall 0:28) Tyra wrestled the #1 seed and fought hard but was pinned in the first period. She will wrestle tomorrow in the consultation rounds. What an exciting day in Omaha! #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Boys Wrestler, Diego Juarez is headed to the Boys State Wrestling Tournament! Help us send him off with well wishes and cheer! 📆Wednesday, February 19 ⏰10:00 a.m. 📍Ogallala High School Commons Area We hope to see you there! #CultureOfConfidence

🔶◆Join Mr. O'Neill for a roundtable conversation about all things OHS-related!◆🔶 The third roundtable will take place on February 19th from 5:30-6:30 at the OHS Commons Area. We hope to see our OHS stakeholders there! #CultureOfConfidence

The OHS Speech team traveled to North Platte to compete this Saturday! This was the second and final competition where the Novice (first-year) speakers performed only against other Novices. It was so fun to see their smiling faces when they received their medals! This Saturday, we will host the meet here at Prairie View! Come out and support our OHS Speakers. #CultureOfConfidence

📣 Activity update for the week of February 17. #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Girls Wrestler, Tyra Lewis is headed to the Girls State Wrestling Tournament! Help us send her off with good wishes and cheer! 📆Monday, February 17 ⏰1:10 p.m. 📍Ogallala High School Commons Area We hope to see you there! #CultureOfConfidence

OHS Wrestler, Diego Juarez earned his place as District Runner-Up in the #106 weight class! This punched his ticket to the State Wrestling Tournament! WTG, Diego! We are so proud of you! 👏🏼

Prairie View 1st-graders Will, Teagan, Harper, and Siennah and 2nd-grader Tatum, made a fantastic choice with their PBIS points—they used them to lend a helping hand in the library! These eager students enjoyed pushing the library cart and going on the collection route, checking in books, and making sure they were ready to return to the shelves. Their enthusiasm and teamwork made a big difference—thank you for being such awesome library assistants! #CultureOfConfidence

🔶◆Mark Your Calendars! Join Mr. O'Neill for a roundtable conversation about all things OHS-related!◆🔶 The third roundtable will take place on February 19th from 5:30-6:30 at the OHS Commons Area. We hope to see our OHS stakeholders there! #CultureOfConfidence

First-grade students have been reading stories about how animals help people. They read about guide dogs and the important jobs they do. Students then had the opportunity to host special guest speakers Jill Max and Gibbs, Prairie View School Therapy Dog! Mrs. Max and Gibbs took this opportunity to teach 1st-graders about Gibbs’s job as a school therapy dog! It was an engaging and exciting presentation! #CultureOfConfidence

Look at these Gothenburg Invite Champs! At this invite, novice (first-year) speakers compete only against other novices. Our four novices performed really well, and two of them medaled--Lucy & Alydia! #CultureOfConfidence

📣Activity update for the week of February 10. #CultureOfConfidence

Mrs. Van Velson's Transitional Kindergarten class has been working hard on shapes! The students loved this hands-on activity of making shapes with play dough! As they were making each shape, they discussed the attributes of that shape. We love seeing our students highly engaged in their learning! #CultureOfConfidence