Kindergarten Round Up was held last night at DPS. While the date didn't work for everyone, we appreciate those who were able to stop by and get signed up!
Last chance to order Spring Sports pictures. Use the link provided.
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State FFA Convention was a whirlwind! Deshler FFA had an outstanding overall performance in their nine contests! 5 teams place in the top 20% in the State. This included 4 teams in the top 10! 4 individuals were recognized as top 10 individuals on stage! Every team that competed ribboned and placed in the top 50%! This is a huge feat with very tough competition. Nebraska FFA has well over 200 FFA Chapters!
We are so proud of all these members have accomplished throughout this year. Thank you to those that volunteered their time to help prepare teams or proofread applications!
Thank you to the senior class for their outstanding leadership and impressive accomplishments last week!
Full results can be viewed here. https://nebraskacde.unl.edu/results
Another week and another social skill for 6th - 8th grades: Staying on Task!
Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Medm9JnoKN0&t=36s
Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Medm9JnoKN0&t=36s
Heading into APRIL this week...can you believe it?!
➡️MON: SCC College Registration - all 9th gr need their SSN & parent email.
➡️TUE: 6th graders need a sack lunch; Srs need business dress & money for etiquette meal! Finishing up the dental screenings at 1:30 PM in the multi
➡️WED: 1st day of NSCAS testing with our MS students, get rest & breakfast beforehand!
➡️THU: 2 PM dismissal, eligibility reports early this week & this will include being eligible for PROM; JH & HS Track Meets AND a Golf Meet on this date
➡️FRI & NEXT MON: No School - Happy Easter!
Read more here: https://bit.ly/DPSDAILYNEWS
➡️MON: SCC College Registration - all 9th gr need their SSN & parent email.
➡️TUE: 6th graders need a sack lunch; Srs need business dress & money for etiquette meal! Finishing up the dental screenings at 1:30 PM in the multi
➡️WED: 1st day of NSCAS testing with our MS students, get rest & breakfast beforehand!
➡️THU: 2 PM dismissal, eligibility reports early this week & this will include being eligible for PROM; JH & HS Track Meets AND a Golf Meet on this date
➡️FRI & NEXT MON: No School - Happy Easter!
Read more here: https://bit.ly/DPSDAILYNEWS
Are you interested in teaching as a profession? What about a "Grow Your Own" approach where you take educational coursework while in high school and earn income as a paid professional at DPS?
View the video here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT6LxPNTCCqYnZ623368LWUCU0ujbk_5ozgxSeaPLNSo9niEO1hg1RQAnIvjpARmhgUc_okA37QdE0E/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.ga778454a28_0_179
Resource Hub: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT6LxPNTCCqYnZ623368LWUCU0ujbk_5ozgxSeaPLNSo9niEO1hg1RQAnIvjpARmhgUc_okA37QdE0E/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.ga778454a28_0_111
See Mrs. Epley if interested in this Career & Technical Education (CTE) pathway or one of the counselors!
View the video here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT6LxPNTCCqYnZ623368LWUCU0ujbk_5ozgxSeaPLNSo9niEO1hg1RQAnIvjpARmhgUc_okA37QdE0E/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.ga778454a28_0_179
Resource Hub: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT6LxPNTCCqYnZ623368LWUCU0ujbk_5ozgxSeaPLNSo9niEO1hg1RQAnIvjpARmhgUc_okA37QdE0E/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.ga778454a28_0_111
See Mrs. Epley if interested in this Career & Technical Education (CTE) pathway or one of the counselors!
Makenna and Danica are getting set to go into their 3rd round at the State Speech Competition today! The competition they have seen has been amazing and we are so proud of their performances!
Here's a recap of a very busy day #2 at State FFA Convention in Lincoln.
🏅Jacob Buresh and Gracie Erickson were named top 10 individuals in Welding! Jacob in SMAW and Gracie in OA.
🏅Kaden Kleen was named as a top 10 individual in Meats!
🏆 Deshler FFA was named a Superior Chapter in Nebraska!
⭐️ Deshler FFA received recognition from Nebraska Farm Bureau for participating in the Connecting Chapters Program.
🔵 Members competed in Agronomy, Welding, and Meats Evaluation.
🔵They attended a session, Hypnotist, and Leadership Academy
🐕A huge highlight was touring Woodland Animal Clinic in Hickman. Thank you to Dr. Katie Roth (2016 DPS Graduate ) and the staff for an awesome, interactive tour!
🔑 We ended the evening with chapter supper at Buzzard Billy's, an escape room, and bowling/arcade.
Competing this morning is the Livestock Evaluation and Poultry Teams!
Tune in to the final session later today for the results of our contest Top 10 individuals, the meats team, and Gracie Erickson for her Star recognition!
Don't forget: Music Trip Meeting TONIGHT in the music room at 6 PM for those interested in the 2027 music trip! Contact the music teachers for details: harley.mohlman@deshlerdragons.org or tiffany.schoenrock@deshlerdragons.org - thank you!
Also, kindergarten round up is NEXT TUESDAY. Please share out the info with anyone who might have an eligible kindergarten student!
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Also, kindergarten round up is NEXT TUESDAY. Please share out the info with anyone who might have an eligible kindergarten student!
https://bit.ly/DPSKINDERGARTENLETTER
🎓 Senior Spotlight Thursday🎓
With 48 days left until May 9, 2026, we’re proud to feature Easton Nash! Take a look at his high school memories, advice, and what the future holds.
With 48 days left until May 9, 2026, we’re proud to feature Easton Nash! Take a look at his high school memories, advice, and what the future holds.
Tri County teachers and admin came to visit our K-2 teachers to learn more about all of the great things that are happening with UFLI in the K-2 classrooms. Thankful for the K-2 staff we have implementing this program!
Store is closing today!! Be sure to take a look at the BSN store and look at purchasing some new Deshler Dragon apparel. Anything you order will end up being shipped to you.
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Day #1 of State FFA Convention was packed!
🏅 Makenna Freitag was announced as a Top 10 individual in Floriculture! We will find out her placing on Friday at the final session at 3:00. Congratulations!
⭐️ 10 members recieved their State FFA Degrees. The highest Degree Nebraska FFA can award.
🔵 Members competed in Floriculture, Enviornmental and Natural Resources, Nursery/Landscape, and Farm & Agribusiness Management.
🔵 They attended leadership academies to learn more about developing their leadership skills!
🔵 They also met with industry leaders at the Nebraska FFA Expo.
🚜Members toured Titan Machinery where they got to run the equipment themselves.
🥽Members toured Frontier Cooperative's safety center where they were able to see a drone demonstration.
Today is just as busy! We're starting off at Session #2 at PBA.
Mean Girls, Jr. The Musical
Performance dates:
Friday, April 24 7pm
Saturday, April 25 7pm
Sunday, April 26 2pm
All tickets are $20
Cast members have selected seating and will sell to family.
You do not need to purchase an advance ticket to attend any of the performances.
If you would like to buy a select seat, you may do so in the school office.
Tickets will be available April 1 in the school office or via the Mean Girls cast.
A week without access to the ag room and welding classes seems like a lot, but it will be so worth it when the newly remodeled CTE building is finished! ✅
Congratulations to the 10 newest Nebraska State FFA Degree Recipients! We are so proud of you for your hard work and dedication to FFA and your Supervised Agricultural Experience! Parents, please share your photos below. Thanks to all who came tonight!
Congrats to our academic all state winners!
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Deshler Public Schools applied for both the Greenhouse to Cafeteria $5,000 Mini Grant and the Preservation Cohort Grant for $7,500 in hopes of purchasing additional equipment surrounding preservation needs that would allow us to transfer fresh vegetables and herbs from our greenhouse to our school's lunch program. This would also include the educational tools to go along with preservation of these fresh produce items for our students to carry over into their own lives.
Do you have an interest in learning more or teaching a class to our students centered around preservation of foods, from dehydrating to freezing and/or canning? What about woodworking or another class in the Career & Technical Education field? Please let us know!
We are currently working with area colleges, as well as Reinke Manufacturing, to teach our students a skill set for both college and career readiness. In our rural setting, we need to be able to expand these offerings and think "outside the box" on how these skills can be taught to our students, when a full time teacher in CTE fields with limited student numbers is a roadblock to having a full time position.
We will have a newly remodeled CTE building that we want both our schools and our community to have access to and to be proud of. How can YOU help make CTE education happen? Have ideas? Reach out today to Principal Dana Epley at dana.epley@deshlerdragons.org.
Preserving homegrown food and learning more about what we put into our bodies is just one of the things that we are very interested in teaching our students more about (as well as learning ourselves)!
Do you have an interest in learning more or teaching a class to our students centered around preservation of foods, from dehydrating to freezing and/or canning? What about woodworking or another class in the Career & Technical Education field? Please let us know!
We are currently working with area colleges, as well as Reinke Manufacturing, to teach our students a skill set for both college and career readiness. In our rural setting, we need to be able to expand these offerings and think "outside the box" on how these skills can be taught to our students, when a full time teacher in CTE fields with limited student numbers is a roadblock to having a full time position.
We will have a newly remodeled CTE building that we want both our schools and our community to have access to and to be proud of. How can YOU help make CTE education happen? Have ideas? Reach out today to Principal Dana Epley at dana.epley@deshlerdragons.org.
Preserving homegrown food and learning more about what we put into our bodies is just one of the things that we are very interested in teaching our students more about (as well as learning ourselves)!
SCC will be offering four summer camps in the Advanced Technologies and Skilled Trades Division. These camps are for kids in grades 2-12 and will give students across southeast Nebraska a hands-on experience using real tools to explore career options while building confidence.
The camps are:
Tinker Up! grades 2-5 | Lincoln Campus | June 8-12
Connect Up! grades 6-8 with a parent | Milford Campus | April 25
Trade Up! grades 9-12 | Milford Campus | Dates: May 26 - 29
Trade Up! grades 9-12 | Lincoln Campus | Dates: June 15 - 19
If you know a student who would love these camps, please pass this on or enroll today! Enrollment for Tinker Up! and Connect Up! are open now with Trade Up! about to open up.
Learn more and register at: https://www.southeast.edu/business-and-community/community/summer-camps/index.php
The camps are:
Tinker Up! grades 2-5 | Lincoln Campus | June 8-12
Connect Up! grades 6-8 with a parent | Milford Campus | April 25
Trade Up! grades 9-12 | Milford Campus | Dates: May 26 - 29
Trade Up! grades 9-12 | Lincoln Campus | Dates: June 15 - 19
If you know a student who would love these camps, please pass this on or enroll today! Enrollment for Tinker Up! and Connect Up! are open now with Trade Up! about to open up.
Learn more and register at: https://www.southeast.edu/business-and-community/community/summer-camps/index.php
Today is Day #1 for Nebraska State FFA Convention! 28 Deshler FFA Members are in Lincoln competing in many different career development events, sessions, workshops, tours, and more!
If you want to follow along, use this link to listen to the Rural Radio Network Coverage of Convention. You can also use this website to find the livestream of the sessions. Session 1 is this evening at 7:00, and 10 Deshler FFA members will be awarded their State FFA Degrees.
https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/rural-radio-network-tv-to-host-nebraska-ffa-preshow-livestream-98th-state-convention/
If you want to follow along, use this link to listen to the Rural Radio Network Coverage of Convention. You can also use this website to find the livestream of the sessions. Session 1 is this evening at 7:00, and 10 Deshler FFA members will be awarded their State FFA Degrees.
https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/rural-radio-network-tv-to-host-nebraska-ffa-preshow-livestream-98th-state-convention/