REMINDER: Mid-year MAPS testing begins TOMORROW for grades 7 - 12. Read more here: https://bit.ly/DPSMAPS2, and please help us ensure your child puts forth his/her best effort, AND gets a good night's rest and healthy breakfast. K-6 will test AFTER the holiday break.
Only 7 more days of regular classes, 2 of finals, & a fun day...time to put our noses to the grindstone & get grades up! We hope to see everyone at the 5-12 concert tonight at 7. Reminder: Donations are needed for the Child Advocacy Center, and 7-11 MAPS testing starts tomorrow!
More glasses
More glasses
Sixth grade had fun at Makerspace making glasses!
Holden McDonald finished third in the 106 lb division and Cole Ruhge fought hard in the 113 lb division. The Deshler/Superior team finished third overall. Good start to the HS wrestling season this weekend. The next meet is Friday at Wood River. JH ends their season on Mon.
Deshler wrestlers Cole Ruhge (113) and Holden McDonald (106) will be wrestling today wearing Superior uniforms at Harvard at 10 am — and you can watch them live at https://youtu.be/7tEzO71m0cs' as soon as the meet starts! Good luck to Cole and Holden!
Another Staff Bingo turned in… And another elf on the shelf found in the hallway… Mr. Corman is hanging from the ceiling! If you have prizes you would like to donate to our bingo competition, please bring them in! Thank you to the businesses who have already donated!
Flannel Day today and several staff members are already knocking out a bingo!
Congrats to the GBB team on a close win last night & the boys played Exeter Milligan very close as well. HS wrestling begins their season at Meridian tonight. JH/HS concert on Sunday at 7 pm.
Today is the LAST DAY of JH wrestling practice (no practice on Fri as planned). Their last meet is on Monday in Fairbury at 5 PM. If you haven't had a chance to see them wrestle, try to make the meet. They have done an outstanding job this season! Good luck, Dragon wrestlers!
Congratulations to the One Act cast and crew: District Runner-Up and Outstanding Technical Crew!
Additionally, outstanding performance awards went to these individuals: Chloe Mosier, Gracie Miller, Brooklyn Blau, Gracie Hinz, Brenna Dubbert, and Aidan Collins.
FCA attended the Todd Becker Foundation tour last night in Belleville, KS, and listened to an outstanding message from Keith Becker and some great music. Thank you to all who attended!
It’s Red/Green Day to start the 12 days of staff and student dress up days! Find the rest of the dress up days in the daily bulletin at https://bit.ly/DPSDAILYNEWS. Don’t forget to fill out those Bingo cards and bring in your donations!
6th Grade artists have been working diligently on optical illusion drawings. Today we added shading with charcoal. It’s a little messy, but we like the 3D effect!
JH Girls Basketball Games Dec 7th & 13th
A Giving Table will be set up for students to "Christmas Shop" the week of Dec. 13-17.
If you have any items you would be willing to donate, please bring to DPS anytime.
Popular items are: Christmas décor, gift box type items, candles, personal care items and books/toys.
Items not taken by students at the end of the week will be donated to Blue Valley or Things N Stuff, so your donations stay in Thayer County.
We will also have a 'wrapping station' available for students to wrap their gifts. If you would like to donate gift bags or tissue paper, these are also greatly appreciated.
A junior high girls' basketball game has been ADDED to the schedule for Tue., Dec. 7th, at 6:30 PM in Deshler against Fillmore Central.
The fourth graders finished up these gorgeous ceramic “leaf bowls” last week in art. Now they’re fresh out of the kiln from a glaze firing, ready to send home with their artists! This isn’t even half of them! They all turned out beautiful! Nice job, 4th graders!
Christmas Concert
Sunday, Dec 5th, 7:00 PM
Scott and Roberta Laaker are pledging for OFFENSIVE rebounds this season for the Dragons...all season long! Thank you, Laaker family!
