Deshler Public Schools

🏈 GAME DAY! 🏈 It’s time to kick off the 2026 football season! 💜💛🐉
Dragons hit the road for their FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON as we take on the Pleasanton Bulldogs TONIGHT!

📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ Kickoff: 7 PM
📍 Pleasanton High School | Pleasanton, NE

Can’t make it? Watch the game LIVE! 📺
🔗 https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/pleasanton/organization/20069/pleasanton-high-school

Let’s start the season strong, Dragons! 🐉💜💛

#GoDragons #DragonFootball #GameDay #FirstGame #DeshlerDragons

about 8 hours ago, Amber Deepe

Atttention all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders! aRiseUp applications are due this Friday, August 28th. This is a great opportunity to grow your leadership skills, volunteer and make a change at DPS. Questions, contact Mrs. Kane or Sra. Buss.

1 day ago, Hannah Kane

Kirsten McGill is at Deshler again this year on Wednesdays and Fridays! She can see all students K-12. Her services are free through the ESU, all that is needed is a parent signature. Reach out to the school if you would like your child to participate in this service.

1 day ago, Hannah Kane

🏐 IT’S GAMEDAY, DRAGONS! 🐉💜💛
The Deshler Dragons Volleyball team is back in action TOMORROW for our FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON! 🎉

📍 Deshler High School
📅 Thursday, August 27
⏰ JV — 6:00 PM
⏰ Varsity — 7:00 PM
🏐 vs. Exeter Milligan Friend Bobcats

📺 Can’t make it? Catch the action LIVE:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/deshler/organization/13067/deshler-high-school

🍿 Concessions will be available thanks to our Deshler Sports Boosters!

Come out, fill the stands, and help us PACK THE GYM as we kick off home volleyball! 💜💛

LET’S GO, DRAGONS! 🐉🏐

#GoDragons #DeshlerDragons #DragonVolleyball #HomeOpener #Gameday

1 day ago, Amber Deepe

Threading or lacing activities in preschool help young children build critical fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, and cognitive skills. During this activity, students had the opportunity to thread string through letter beads. This was a challenge, but one that was overcome with persistence and perseverance. ☺️

2 days ago, Tammi Brenn

Congratulations to the August FFA Members of the month! High School-Logan Schmidt Junior High-Beckett Fangmeyer

2 days ago, Juliana Kroeger

Our school is made special by the incredible people who teach, encourage, support, and care for our students every day!

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be shining the spotlight on some of the amazing teachers, staff, and faculty who make Deshler Public Schools such a wonderful place to learn and grow. We hope you enjoy getting to know the people who make up our school family a little better. Today, we’re kicking off our Staff Spotlight series by introducing Mrs. Renste Moeller!

You may know Mrs. Moeller as our 6-9th grade English teacher, but how well do you really know her? We are so thankful to have Renste as part of the Deshler Public Schools family!

Thank you for all you do for our students, our school, and our community.

Help us celebrate Renste in the comments! 👏
Go Dragons! 🐉💜💛

#DragonPride #StaffSpotlight #DeshlerDragons #WeAreDeshler

2 days ago, Amber Deepe

Kindergarten scientists! Today, the kindergarten students began their first science unit. They found items on the playground and decided if they were hot or less hot! Later in this unit, the students will get to explore how the sun changes Earth's surface. The kindergarten class will also get to build structures that could protect Earth from the sun. It was a great first lesson!

4 days ago, Grace Anderson

Recently in Preschool we started working in ABC and number journals. These journals offer structured, hands-on practice that builds foundational literacy, numeracy, and fine motor skills.

4 days ago, Tammi Brenn

Handwriting in preschool helps young children build vital fine motor skills, recognize letters faster, and activate brain networks needed for early reading. During handwriting, students are asked to lay on their stomach as this is a highly effective occupational therapy technique that builds the foundational physical skills required for successful preschool writing. ✍️

4 days ago, Tammi Brenn

After a crazy few weeks, we finally have time to reflect on the Thayer County Fair and the accomplishments of our FFA members.

Results of the FFA Shows are listed here. These awards could not have been earned without many hours spent working with their animals. Congratulations to these exhibitors!

Reese Harms
-Champion Senior Swine Showman
-Overall Swine Showman
-Champion Market Gilt
-Champion Market Barrow
-Overall Market Swine
-Reserve Overall Market Swine
-Reserve Champion Round Robin Showman

Kaleesha McBride
-Senior Rabbit Showman
-Overall Rabbit Showman
-Champion Fancy Senior Buck
-Champion Bantam Fowl
-Champion Waterfowl
-Champion Large Fowl
-Champion Eggs

Braxton Peterson
-Champion Fancy Breed Rabbit

Logan Schmidt
-Champion Senior Beef Showman
-Overall Beef Showman
-Champion Market Heifer
-Champion Market Steer
-Overall Market Beef
-Reserve Overall Market Beef

Thank you to all our members who put in hours riding the float, working race concessions, volunteering at the Farm Bureau booth, and more!

4 days ago, Juliana Kroeger

🏐 IT'S FINALLY GAME DAY! 🏐
The Deshler Dragons Varsity Volleyball team is headed to Friend tonight for a 3-team Jamboree! Come out and cheer on the Dragons as they take on Superior and EMF! 💜💛

📍 Friend High School — Friend, NE
⏰ 5:00 PM — EMF Bobcats vs. Superior Wildcats
⏰ 6:00 PM — Superior Wildcats vs. Deshler Dragons
⏰ 7:00 PM — Deshler Dragons vs. EMF Bobcats

📺 Can’t make it? Catch the action LIVE:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/exeter/organization/19233/exeter-milliganfrie-high-school/video

Let’s get this season started! GO DRAGONS! 🐉🏐💜💛

#GoDragons #DeshlerDragons #DragonVolleyball #Gameday

4 days ago, Amber Deepe

Attention volleyball fans! Would you like to get in on the action? We are looking for line judges for home volleybal matches. This is a paid position. Please reach out to Mr. Nash for more information if interested. josh.nash@deshlerdragons.org. Go Dragons!

4 days ago, Josh Nash

DPS FAMILIES: We wanted to create a handy flyer to help you plan around our days off so that your child(ren) won't have to miss quality instructional time OR miss out on those family vacations!

5 days ago, Dana Epley

Week 3 starts many of our extracurricular competitions! You will want to be ELIGIBLE for these + other school activities. Ineligibility starts next week, but we will have a trial run this week...

⛔️ 2 or more failing classes = INELIGIBLE
📣 LITTLE MISS CHEER FORMS & $30 - DUE TOMORROW, MON, 8/24 (for PreK-5th grade!)
✏️ MAP Testing, IXL Diagnostics & STAR Testing - continue this week - reminder that we will use THREE data points to determine if students need an intervention or an enrichment!
💰 FREE/REDUCED LUNCH FORMS: Please turn these in ASAP to avoid being charged full price, because reduced = free for the 26-27 school year!

Read more here: https://bit.ly/DPSDAILYNEWS

5 days ago, Dana Epley

Any youth volleyball player, plan on joining us on September 10th as the high school volleyball team takes on Lawrence-Nelson. We can't wait to see you there!

5 days ago, Kalee Schardt

The Electrogators robotics team would like to invite students 7th-12th grades to join our team. Come and see what the competition looks like this year, talk to team members and coaches and play with last years robot at our Open House on September 16th at 6pm.

We participate in the FIRST Tech Challenge, firstinspires.org. Their mission is to provide life-changing robotics programs that give young people the skills, confidence, and resilience to build a better world. First Tech Challenge students work together with their mentors to design and build dynamic robots to compete in an exciting game released every September.

Students develop STEM skills, practice engineering innovation, and build confidence to help them succeed. We meet at least once a week in the evenings in Deshler from September-March.

Competitions are located throughout Nebraska. The Electrogators are sponsored by Reinke Manufacturing.

If you are interested in more information please contact the team at thayerftc@gmail.com. We hope to see you September 16th at our Open House.

5 days ago, Dana Epley

Mrs. Kane reached out to our sophomores, juniors & seniors VIA EMAIL...with an RSVP needed ASAP (let's go with Wed., Aug. 27th) in regard to the Southeast Community College Explore It Days throughout the school year. These events give you the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities and learn more about different careers and programs of study.

STUDENTS: If you are interested in attending one of these events, please SIGN UP BY THIS WEDNESDAY. Spaces fill up quickly, so the sooner I know you are interested, the better!

Most of the events are held on Wednesdays or Thursdays, and in the past, we have typically made it back to school in time for sports practices.

Please note: If you tell me you would like to attend, you are committed to going. Because spaces are limited, you will not be able to change your mind later unless an emergency or other unavoidable situation comes up.

If you have any questions about the Explore It Days, please let Mrs. Kane know. She would love to have you take advantage of this opportunity to explore your interests and learn more about possible careers!

If you want to learn more information for each event, you can go here.

5 days ago, Dana Epley

Order your Fall Sports pictures/buttons today!
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6 days ago, Amanda McKenzie

FLIGHT 01: MISSION COMPLETE! The Drone Flight Academy is officially CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF! For Flight 01, our crew conducted a preflight, built a flight plan, learned a whole new language of aviation acronyms, and then put it all together to successfully execute their FIRST FLIGHT! And this crew absolutely delivered! CRM (Crew Resource Management) was HIGH, and everyone stepped into their assigned roles like pros: 🎮 RPIC — Remote Pilot in Command 👀 VO — Visual Observer 🛬 GM — Ground Marshaller Outstanding work, flight crew! The mission from here? Keep building those skills until we’re doing flips through hula hoops by the end of the year. That statement may contain approximately 10% truth… but that’s part of the callsign heritage. 😂 Following the flight, the crew completed an AAR (After Action Review). Based on today’s performance, each student—and one brave instructor—was officially assigned a CALLSIGN. OFFICIAL FLIGHT 01 CALLSIGNS: 🦅 Kayson “Hawk” Biltoft 🌙 Gavin “Nighthawk” Endorf 💨 Barrett “Drifter” Harms 🌀 Peighton “Props” Henry 💫Braxton “Comet” Peterson 🏀 Logan “Bounce” Schmidt 🦅 Landyn “Falcon” Tuma 📍 Brooklynn “M.I.A.” Wit 👻 Mrs. Amber “Phantom” Johnson Flight 01: COMPLETE. ✅ Callsigns: ASSIGNED. ✅ CRM: HIGH. ✅ Drone Flight Academy: AIRBORNE. 🚁 We can’t wait to see how far this crew flies this year! RPICs, VOs & GMs — get ready for Flight 02. Thank you for taking on this challenge, Mrs. Dunlap! #DroneFlightAcademy #Flight01 #MissionComplete #RPIC #VO #GM #CRM #AAR #Callsigns #ClearedForTakeoff #FuturePilots

7 days ago, Dana Epley