Deshler Public Schools

WHAT: Thayer County Spelling Bee
WHEN: Mon, Feb 16th
WHERE: Thayer Co Courthouse
TIME: 9 AM for 5th/6th & 10 AM for 7th/8th

Grade 8: Blake Befort, Gage Tuma, alternate is Ava Biltoft

Grade 7: Brooke Freitag, Kaisley Miller, alternate is Audrey Gillman

The spelling bee is open to the public - family is invited to come & watch these students compete!

🏀 GAME DAY 🏀
Tuesday, January 27th
Deshler Dragons vs. Superior Wildcats
📍 Superior High School - Superior, NE

⏰ Schedule:
• 4:30 PM — JH Boys
🚫 No JV Girls
• 5:00 PM — JV Boys
• 6:00 PM — Varsity Girls
• 7:30 PM — Varsity Boys

🎥 Live stream: https://striv.tv/channel/superior/

Good luck, Dragons—bring the energy! 💪🐉

Let's goooo, Dragons! TVC Tournament Brackets...we will host for boys' basketball on Tuesday and Friday night.

THURSDAY'S MEAL DEAL

It's a new week, which means a new social skill! Today's lesson covers the skill of "Accepting 'no' for an answer".

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt0LTY_nVCk

UPDATE: JH Boys' Basketball will start their games at 4 PM tomorrow at SC (dismissed at 2:15 PM; bus to leave at 2:30 PM). Sorry for the confusion!

REMINDER: The JH BBB team will be playing in Superior on Tuesday, along with our HS teams. Games start at 4:30 PM (girls JV AND the JH BBB). Good luck, Dragons!

MON, JAN 26TH: 10 AM START - buses will run accordingly (Tyler & Linda's routes combined).

Please see the attached bell schedule; no before school activities, no AM preschool, and no breakfast to be served. JH BBB will practice during the shortened 1st period.

February breakfast/lunch menus are attached.

Please encourage your children to stay for ASP if they have missing/failing work!

Foreign exchange student, Arsene Hsieh, from Taiwan accompanied by band director Harley Mohlman on the national anthem. We were able to get a cello back into his hands this semester!! https://youtube.com/shorts/giNoJEIxahQ?feature=shared

Due to internet issues the games vs. Giltner/Harvard won't be streamed tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience. Go Dragons!!

The K-6 elementary students sang the National Anthem before the boys junior high game on Thursday. We prepped this in about 20 minutes and they NAILED it. This is just one small great thing happening at DPS! Go dragons!!! (Video is blurred for privacy of students) https://youtube.com/shorts/YBffn2-EQNc?feature=shared

Fri, Jan 22nd Update: - 10 am start and 3 pm dismissal - No before school activities, breakfast, JV games or pep band - Girls Varsity at 4 - Boys Varsity at 5:30 Sat, Jan 23rd: No JV BB Tournament

🎓 Senior Spotlight Thursday🎓
What advice would you give your younger self?
This week’s spotlight features Trevor, sharing reflections from his high school years and what lies ahead after graduation. Join us as we continue celebrating our seniors! 🌟

The K-6 students will be singing the national anthem at 1:55 today before the junior high boys basketball game. We will record it if you can't be there to see it!

The social skill of the week for 6th-8th-grade students is "Listening". Please encourage your child to use these listening skills at school and at home!

The video can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdJpWeyHszY

In January, the elementary students are practicing accepting compliments, criticism, and consequences.

🏀 GAME DAY 🏀
Junior High Boys Basketball
Deshler Dragons vs. Sterling Jets
🕡 2:00 PM
📍 Deshler High School Gym
Live Stream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/deshler/organization/13067/deshler-high-school

Come out and support the Dragons! 🔥🐉

🌾FFA District LDE Competition 🌾
Good luck to all FFA members competing today at Thayer Central! Wishing everyone confidence, focus, and success as skills are put to the test. 💙💛
#GoDragons

Congratulations to sophomores Dean Baden and Makenna Freitag who were selected to attend the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar this summer.

HOBY is a place for high school sophomores to explore their leadership potential through our inspiring leadership development programs....to prepare future young leaders for a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation. HOBY empowers young people to dream big, make an impact, and change the world.

Our leadership programs are designed to educate, motivate and activate students, giving them the tools they need to turn their ideas into action and reach their goals. Each program adheres to the five core HOBY values: Volunteerism, Integrity, Excellence, Diversity, and Community Partnership.

Congratulations to Dean, son of Will and Sarah Baden, and Makenna, daughter of Nate and Stacey Freitag. We are proud to call you Dragons!