Physical Science students are shown doing a lab where they had to use various methods to separate 5 different substances from each other.  The picture shows the students doing a distillation to separate alcohol from water.

State Meet

Congratulations to Callan McKiney and Myleigh Weers who both medaled at the Class D State Track Meet in Omaha this past weekend.  

Triple Jump 8^th Place Callan McKinney 41-4.25

Callan came into the state meet ranked 21st.  He had a Personal Record setting performance by over a foot to move him into the placings!

Triple Jump 12^th Place Aidan McKinney 33-0.5 (Not a medal placing)

Aidan came very close to matching her Personal Record with no wind at her back to put her in the top half of the field at state.

High Jump NH Aidan McKinney (No Medal)

400m Dash 6^th Place Myleigh Weers 61.55

Myleigh went into the finals ranked 8th but put forth a strong race to earn herself a 6th place medal!

1600m Relay 10^th Place 4:21.87 Kiera Hennerberg, Kailyn Dendinger, Maddie Rosebaugh, Myleigh Weers (No Medal)

The members of the 1600m Relay team improved their time by over 15 seconds in the last few weeks of the season and 10 seconds in the last couple of weeks and came within 1.00 seconds of placing and 1.07 seconds from the school record!

The fourth graders had a busy last couple of days of school. On Monday, they had the opportunity to go to Classic Dairy with the Englemans. They were able to tour the farm, where they learned about the 7 breeds of dairy cows, the milking process, where the milk goes, how it is tested, what the cows eat, and how they recycle water, sand, and manure nutrients. The students loved being able to pet the baby calves, during recess they did farm activities, and for PE they did farm Olympics. They then had the opportunity to pet Allison Engleman's show cow. Students also compared and contrasted labels- for example 2% milk compared to Almond milk. For art, they were able to decorate their own ear tag. Nebraska History was taught by Dave Barnard.  He touched on state boundaries, homesteading, and Nebraska state symbols, and showed multiple Nebraska wildlife pelts and skulls. Then students were able to use transit to see how to level land. At the end of the day, they did a review worksheet over all the dairy terms they learned throughout the day. They then played dairy bingo and received farm medals and goodie bags. Thank you to all the Englemans that helped make the 4th-grade field trip a memorable one.

On Tuesday, the 4th graders were rewarded for their hard work on their State Assessments. Amy Coufal planned a day full of pie. They had (pie) pizza in the park, then were able to pie 6 Diller Odell Staff members in the face, and after that she made ice cream pie for them. They had so much fun and enjoyed being rewarded for their hard work. Great job 4th grade!

Here is the last episode of GNN for the 2022-2023 school year. Click on the link for the video. Thank you for all your support.

GNN Ep.4 

I would like to thank all of the families that were able to attend the D-O Title I Family Fun Night on May 10th.  It's always nice to get a chance to visit with students and their families and see the students get to be in charge of teaching others about what they do in class.  It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves doing some of the activities we do at school.  I look forward to next year’s Title I Family Fun Night!  

-Mr. Denner

Madelyn is our May Student of the Month.  She is a hard worker that tries hard on all of her assignments. She is respectful to her peers and the adults that work with her. Madelyn comes to class with a positive attitude and is ready to learn. She is also always willing to help her classmates and teacher.    

Bryston Warren, Diller-Odell Class of 2019, will be delivering the reflections address to the College of Agriculture at the Kansas State University Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 13,  2023.   Bryston will receive his Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Economics with a finance specialty.  He is graduating Summa Cum Laude (gpa of 3.95 or above) and after graduation he will be pursuing a master’s in Agricultural Economics at Kansas State. 

Board of Education Regular Meeting

Monday, May 8, 2023 6:00 PM

High School Media Center in Odell
506 Perry Street
Odell, NE 68415

 1. Open Meeting

1.1. Roll Call
The absence of Kolin Kotas was excused.

1.2. Recognize the Open Meetings Act information

1.3. Approve minutes of last meeting.  Motion to approve minutes of last meeting Passed with a motion by Angie Clifford and a second by Adam Engelman.

Angie Clifford: Yea, Dusty Duis: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0
There was no discussion

2. Instruction and Related Items

2.1. Student Report
A written report was provided that highlighted recent student activities including; District Music, Track, and the FFA Banquet.

Congratulations to Alex Wenzbauer who earned a first place trophy at the Cornhusker Trapshoot.

2.2. Principal Report
Principal Mezger reported on assessments, student awards, the 2023-2024 class schedule.  He also provided information on the first days of the upcoming fall schedule.

2.3. Review Policy #5052 School Wellness Policy
The Board reviewed Policy #5052 on School Wellness

3. Personnel Items
Superintendent Meyerle reported that Marcia Duerksen is retiring from her paraprofessional position.  Mrs. Duerksen was dedicated to the position for 23 years.  The Board thanks her for her service and wishes her well in retirement.

4. Support Service

4.1. Technology Update

4.2. Facility Update

4.3. Accept Milk bid from Hiland Dairy Foods as part of the Southeastern Milk Cooperative.  Motion to approve milk bid from Hiland Dairy Passed with a motion by Adam Engelman and a second by Kasey Murphy.

Angie Clifford: Yea, Dusty Duis: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0
There was no discussion. 

5. Superintendent Items

5.1. Superintendent Report
Superintendent Meyerle summarized the current legislative session and bills that could affect the district regarding school finance and student discipline.

6. Financial Items

6.1. Pay bills as presented.  Motion to approve bills as presented. Passed with a motion by Dusty Duis and a second by Kasey Murphy.

Angie Clifford: Yea, Dusty Duis: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0
There was no discussion.

7. Board of Education Items

7.1. Committee Reports

7.2. Executive Session

8. Adjournment
President Kostal adjourned the meeting at 6:45pm.  The next regular meeting is scheduled for June 12, 2023 a 7:00pm at the elementary school in Diller.

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