Only JH and HS will be playing pep band 2/11 (no elementary). The Davenport Music Contest is Saturday, 2/19. Please return the form. Arrive @ school @ 7:30 AM; JH performs at 9, Elem'y at 9:48; Schmidt plays piano solo at 10:24 in room 2. Read more: https://bit.ly/DPSMUSIC.
Check out these very creative alliteration ice cream flavors the students came up with this week!
On Thursday the preschool classes visited the local post office. Kelly did a great job of answering questions and showing us around the post office. We even got to mail a letter that we had worked on at school. Be on the look out for an envelope with hearts on it! Thank you again, Kelly!!
Upcoming group pictures...JH & HS Wrestling at 8:15 AM, Fri, 2/11 (singlets to be provided); JH/HS Archery at 8:15 AM, Fri, 2/18 (gr 4-12)...please note that the FORMS indicating whether students are competing in the meets on 3/3 and 3/19 are DUE back in the office by Tue, 2/15.
Good luck to the show choir on Saturday, February 12th. The group performs at Grand Island Northwest (schedule attached). Students will meet at the school at 6:15 a.m. and leave at 6:30 a.m. Good luck to our show choir students!
D1-3 Sub-Districts have been announced, and our girls will be playing at Davenport on Tuesday night against Meridian. Good luck to the Lady Dragons!
The 5th graders have been learning about energy flow through ecosystems. They created a food web and learned organisms depend on each other for survival.
Good luck to our wrestling boys this Friday and Saturday at districts in Madison. State Wrestling is the following weekend. We wish them the best in the district tournament…and a big thanks to Dave Ruhge for driving and helping coach the team!
Archery students will compete in a “practice” duel on 3/3 in Nelson. K-6 will compete @ 5:30 PM, JH @ 6:15 PM, & HS @ 7 PM. Shirts should be in next week (pictured) and worn to the duel on this date. Transportation to/from the meet is the responsibility of the parent/guardian.
Congratulations to our local scholarship winners. Senior Chloe Mosier was the winner of the Reinke’s scholarship while senior Paiton Nash and junior Gracie Miller (not pictured) were the winners of the Lunzmann Memorial Scholarship. Thank you to our scholarship supporters, too!
Another great day of interviewing — this time for the 8th and 10th graders! Thank you to our business men and women who once again supported this day and took time away for their own work day to interview and score students, as well as offer helpful hints for future interviews.
Reminder! There is still time to enroll for Preschool for the 2022-2023 School Year! More information HERE: https://www.deshlerpublicschools.org/article/638136
Missing your stadium chair or your coat? Please claim them in the high school office!
Pep band tonight (2/8/22) & show choir practice tomorrow (2/9/22) have been CANCELLED. Reminder that tonight's JV games start at 4:30 PM with girls JV & a rolling schedule to follow. ACT Practice Math Test for juniors & 8th/10th grade interviews are TOMORROW!
REMINDER: 8th and 10th grade interviews are happening on February 9th. Read more here on what you can expect & how to dress for the day: https://bit.ly/7-10CareerLetter.
PSJP is a free, year-long college and journalism prep program at Princeton University for high-performing high school juniors from low-income backgrounds. The application deadline is just three weeks away on Monday, February 28, 2022.
There is NO BOYS JV on Thursday, February 10th, at Red Cloud. Please note that the Girls JV game will start at 5:15 PM now with a rolling schedule from there.
We will try this again...FEBRUARY 8th/11th, the JV games will begin at 4:30 PM. On February 18th, there will be a Freshmen Orientation Meeting for students/parents entering HS at Deshler at 5:30 PM. The JV BBB Tournament for February 19th has been CANCELLED.
Avery gets along just as well with animals as she does with people...which is why we know she will make a great veterinarian! Thank you for your positive contributions to our school and community and your upbeat attitude - and good luck at UNL and beyond!
DPS Fellowship of Christian Athletes AND our varsity basketball teams are asking for YOUR help! All you have to do is pledge ONE stat for ONE (or more!) games! Click the link to learn more at https://bit.ly/FCABBPLEDGEFORM. Go Dragons!
