SENIORS: If you haven’t completed your FAFSA, please do so ASAP. At this time, the state only shows 11 seniors that have completed this. Stop by Mrs. Unruh’s office for help and don’t forget your login information! https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
The Kindergarten class finished up their career unit. They enjoyed making hats and learning about different jobs.
REMINDER: Honor Roll pictures for the first semester will be taken at 8:05 AM in the high school on Thursday morning, January 20th. Read more here at: https://bit.ly/DPSDAILYNEWS.
Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest for boys & girls ages 9 - 14 on Sun., Jan. 23rd. The location is the Thayer Central High School Gym and it is set to begin at 1:00 pm. Good luck to those participating!
This Friday we host Harvard. There will no JV girls game; we will start JV boys at 4:30 PM and play 2 qtrs. The warm-up for the varsity girls game will start immediately after boys JV. Good luck to the Dragons in their JV tournament on Sat; the bus will leave the school @ 7:15.
During small group time yesterday, the preschoolers worked to create an igloo out of marshmallows and toothpicks. This engineering project involved problem solving, geometric concepts and spatial reasoning.
ATTENTION: No Pep Band Tonight
3rd grade had a blast during our Science lesson with Patrick! Magnets are so much fun!
Makenna Freitag (6th) and Danica O’Neal (7th) won their grades at the county spelling bee while Heston Vacek (5th) and Chloe Fangmeyer (7th) placed 4th in their respective grade categories. Good work, young Dragons!
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!
This young man knows more about trains than anyone in the school...Austin Buckles! He also gives outstanding advice to the underclassmen, and he is almost always found with a mischievous smile on his face. Good luck on your journey, Austin!
Congratulations to our JH boys' basketball team for winning their tournament on Sat., Jan. 15th! The team first defeated Dorchester, 31 to 13, before going on to beat Friend, 37 to 30, in the championship game. Congrats to our junior high boys' basketball team & Coach Firley!
There will be NO GIRLS JV on Mon., Jan. 17th at Sutton. BOYS JV ONLY will be played - and the boys will now play at 6:30 PM with the van leaving at 5 PM. Good luck to the boys' JV tomorrow!
You won’t want to miss these little cheerleaders at halftime of the boys’ game Friday night! They worked hard learning two cheers and a dance at camp today!
A look ahead: Mon-Spelling Bee & HS Quiz Bowl Tryouts; Tue-Honor Roll Pix @ 8:05 AM, JH Math Competition, GBB @ Deshler; Wed-District FFA; Thu-JH BBB @ TC; Fri-Wrg @ TC, BB v Harvard @ Home, Little Miss Cheer @ Halftime of Boys Varsity; read more at https://bit.ly/DPSDAILYNEWS
Today's speech meet in Fairbury has been CANCELLED. The next meet is Sat., Jan. 22nd, at Thayer Central.
The JH BBB Tournament for today in Deshler is stlil on...Deshler will play at 9 AM & the games are on STRIV.
Thank you to Hair by Jana for your pledge for: offensive rebounds, steals, & blocked shots against Lawr/Nelson in the upcoming BB games. Your support is appreciated! Money will be collected in February; anyone can pledge for our upcoming games at https://bit.ly/FCABBPLEDGEFORM
Congratulations to Holden on his first place finish in the 106 bracket and to Cole (106 lbs) and Angel (182) on their third place finishes in today’s Superior Meet — and to the Lady Dragons on their win over McCool Junction! It’s a great day to be a Dragon!
If you can't make it to the JH BBB Tournament tomorrow in Deshler, you can watch the game on STRIV at https://striv.tv/channel/deshler/. Good luck to the Dragons!
The start of tomorrow's speech meet has been pushed back to 10 AM. The team will now leave at 9 AM for Fairbury. Good luck to the team!