McPherson County Schools

We are looking for some special individuals to join our community here at MCS! Interested or have any questions? Please call the school and reach out to Superintendent Pritchard, or email her at apritchard@mcstryon.org

2nd and 3rd graders working on math interventions.

FFA member Kylee Albrecht exhibited crop entries which goes along with her diversified crop production SAE project.

McPherson County FFA and agricultural education students exhibited their welding and electrical boards at the NE State Fair. Great work students!

Agricultural education students completed their range boards and entered them in the FFA division at the NE State Fair! Great work students!

McPherson County FFA Chapter held there monthly meeting.

Short week, but packed with activities. No school Monday or Tuesday.

Congratulations, Kylee Albrecht, on being selected as the 2026-2027 Student School Board Representative. You will be great!

Thursday morning, we finished up district testing, so in the afternoon we gave students a chance to come together and celebrate with game day. Students brought games to share and play together. We also shared popsicles and watermelon as a sweet treat. Here are a few moments captured. More to come!

On Tuesday, we had district testing going on in the morning. The students worked hard, so they were rewarded with a water STEM afternoon. Students were put into teams to create water bottle rockets and water bombs. Then we went to the football field and launched rockets using water in the bottles and compressed air. Students then had a water fight using their water bombs. Lastly, we had water relays. It was a great day to cool off from the hard work they have put in. Here are a few snapshots from the day. Stay tuned for more to come!

Hello! Going to start youth volleyball practice this coming Saturday on 9/5 from 10-12 at the Stapleton gym. If we find that the day/times don’t work for most, we can try to adjust. Thank you!

Come see McPherson County Schools at University of Nebraska Kearney career fair! Student Union building, Ponderosa room table 43 from 12:30-3:00!

10th-12th grade parents and guardians, notes have been sent home today regarding F.A.S.T training. K-4, 7th, and 10th grade had notes sent home yesterday about Health checks coming up. Contact Mrs. Florea if you have any questions.

On Friday, students had the opportunity to listen to some different trades workers. We had Ben Orcutt, who works in construction; Donald McDermott, who works in plumbing; and Cody Simmons, who is an electrician. Thank you, Mr. Simmons for organizing this and reaching out to work with these area businessmen.

An impromptu lesson Mrs. Anderson taught Friday morning.
Due to a shipping mishap, an entire bottle of Calcium Carbonite spilled through a box of supplies. Mrs. Anderson took the opportunity to teach about the importance of wearing appropriate PPE during science labs.

Another busy week. We will be testing on Tuesday and Thursday with STEM activities in the afternoon. We are still in need of soft unused sponges (no scouring pads), corks, 2-liter plastic bottles.

Sending out a birthday shoutout! Happy Birthday Mr. Simmons!

Community members/families! Looking for these items to be brought to the school for a special STEM activity by the end of the day Monday:
- (12-14) 2 Liter Empty Bottles
- (3-4) Corks
- (135) UNUSED Sponges

Also looking to borrow:
- Bins/Buckets
- Board Games

Call Mrs. Florea at the school with any questions - thank you!

Activities are gearing back up and schedules are getting busy! Here is the District Activity Calendar for September 2026.

A reminder that tomorrow we will have an early. Bus will run accordingly and leave by 1:00 p.m.