ORD WRESTLING TOURNAMENT UPDATE: The Ord tournament scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled due to weather and travel hazards.
ATTENTION: JH Games versus Cody-Kilgore for tomorrow have been postponed. JV Boys will play at 1pm tomorrow - Varsity Girls will play at 2pm and Varsity Boys will follow. There will be no halftime youth games. There will also be no concessions available.
Due to the cold weather and the potential for unsafe roads, North Platte has canceled their January 15th speech meet.
Sending out a birthday shoutout! Happy birthday Ms. Melvin! We hope you have an amazing day!
We will be dismissing the North Platte route students and teachers that live in North Platte at 2:30. The roads around North Platte are starting to become snow covered. The remainder of students and staff will stay until 3:30. Bus will be at Cody Park a little after 3:00 p.m.
Due to blowing snow at Stapleton, there will be no high school practices today after school.
January 8-13 is NSAA Speech Judges Appreciation Week. Thank you to all of the people that take time to judge so our students have the opportunity to compete.
JH Basketball Postponed: Today's game at Brady has been postponed until Wednesday Jan 10th - same start times 1pm/2pm. Thank you
First full week of the year and it is packed with activities. We are starting our winter testing in the elementary. Please make sure students are getting plenty of rest and eating a good breakfast!
Sending out a birthday shoutout! Happy birthday Alexander! We hope you have a fantastic day!
December ALEKS pie earners! Enjoy!
Speech 2024 Schedule:
January 15th: Words Have Power Speech Meet at the North Platte High School. We will leave the school at 7:00 a.m. and pick up NP kids at 7:35 a.m. Students need to bring food or money, their professional dress, and binders. Round one starts at 8:30 a.m.
February 3rd: The Gothenburg Speech Meet will be at the Gothenburg High School. We will leave Tryon at 6:00 a.m. and pick up NP kids at 6:35 a.m. Students need to bring food or money, their professional dress, and binders. Round one starts at 8:00 a.m.
February 7th: MNAC Speech Meet will be in Taylor at the Loup County High School. We will leave Tryon at 6:00 a.m. Students need to bring food or money, their professional dress, and binders. Round one starts at 9:00 a.m.
February 17th: The Elm Creek Speech Meet will be at the Elm Creek High School. We will leave Tryon at 5:30 a.m. and pick up NP kids at 6:05 a.m. Students need to bring food or money, their professional dress, and binders. Round one starts at 7:45 a.m.
March 2nd: Maxwell Wildcat Speech Meet will be at the Maxwell High School. We will leave Tryon at 6:30 a.m. and pick up NP kids at 7:05 a.m. Students need to bring food or money, their professional dress, and binders. Round one starts at 8:00 a.m.
March 15th: Districts at Wallace more information TBA.
McPherson County FFA members helped clear a tree line as well as split firewood to give to those in need within our community for the holiday season. Great work to the members and parents who helped with this project!
Due to freezing conditions, McPherson County Schools will have a 10:00 am. start tomorrow Friday, January 5th. The NP bus will run accordingly.
Congratulations to the following students for making Honor Roll!!
The annual McPherson County Spelling Bee for grades 3-8 will be held on January 30, 2024. The written portion will take place that morning. The top two spellers from each grade will advance to the contest that afternoon. The oral contest will begin at 1:30 PM in the high school gym. The public is invited to attend this portion of the contest. The winner of the oral contest will advance to the state Spelling Bee, which will be held on March 9, 2024 in Omaha.
Due to dense fog creating slick spots, McPherson County Schools will have a late start on January 4, 2024. Bus will run accordingly.
Girls JH Practice Change: JH girls WILL practice tomorrow at 2pm in Stapleton and will NOT have practice on Friday. Apologies for the change. Thank you for your understanding
Happy New Year! We will be starting 2nd semester on Wednesday. I hope everyone had a wonderful break!
Sending out a birthday shoutout! Happy birthday Archie! We hope you have an incredible day!
