Today’s dress up day was pajama day for the 12 Days of Christmas. Those that are best dressed will win awards on the last day of school… The same day as the first annual Ramen noodle cook off for seniors!
The JH wrestling meet for today has been moved up to a 4:30 PM start - the team will leave @ 2:45 PM. PARENTS: Please take note if you have a student wrestling about the change in start time for the meet in Fairbury!
CHANGE! NO GIRLS JV ON SAT, 12/11: We will start early at 2 PM with boys' JV & play 3 8-minute qtrs. Girls varsity would start at 3 PM (roughly) so parents announced at 2:45 PM; boys varsity would start at 4:30 PM (roughly) so parents announced at 4:15 PM. Arrive early!
Post Prom Raffle: Tickets can be purchased at Midwest Bank or from a jr/sr parent & will be sold at the Dec 11th games & through the first half of the BBB game on Dec 17th. Baskets drawn at BBB halftime on 12/17. Pop shots held at halftime of varsity games on 12/11 & 12/17.
We had our first BLACK OUT BINGO CARD today for staff! Ms. Kendall selected “Fancy Coffee Friday” as her prize for earning the first staff blackout! Mrs. Kane, on the other hand, is still working on her bingo card! Good luck to the students and staff still working on their bingo!
FCA/BB SEASON PLEDGES are DUE before the 1ST HOME GAME ON SAT (or prior to any home game if you are just pledging for a specific game)...a big thanks to Todd/Amy Voss, T Harms Construction, Patty Grove & Judy Peterson for the latest pledges! https://bit.ly/FCABBPLEDGEFORM
K-12 students/staff will be running a RELOCATION DRILL on Wed before the early out (2 PM out). Students can be picked up at dismissal time - but the building will be locked down from 1:30-2 PM (no entry to the building). Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Consider supporting the Deshler TeamMates Chapter this holiday season by purchasing raffle tickets for a chance to win one of three different prizes! Names will be drawn on January 11th. The raffle tickets fit well in a Christmas stocking!
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!
