Yearbook Staff Small but Mighty!
With less than two months to go, the yearbook staff is attempting each day to accomplish their tasks. Many pages have been submitted to the publishing company, but there is still much work to be done before the end of the school . . .
Freshman Agriscience
The Freshman Agriscience Class has been learning about Natural Resources and made their own water filters as a way to learn about how the soil acts as a natural filter for our groundwater. They were required to make their water . . .
March IS Youth Art Month!!
The 2024 NATA Youth Art Month Exhibit is hung and ready for viewing. Each school is allowed to submit one student for each group, K-6, 7-8, and 9-12th grades. This year DOPS has 2 students with . . .
Mythology Creations
The World History class recently finished a unit covering Ancient Greece. Part of the unit covered information about Greek Mythology. After learning about some of the Greek gods and goddesses, students created their own Greek gods and . . .
18-21 Transition Program
The 18-21 Transition Program took a little break from academics and work for a day and had a Beyblade Burst Battle Tournament!! As the name implies, the Burst System included a gimmick where a Beyblade can "burst" into . . .
Elementary PE
Throughout the month of February, the Elementary PE classes focused on HEART HEALTHY activities. The classes participated in activities such as Baton, Scooter, and Exercise Ball Relays, as well as Jumping Rope. We . . .
Deputy Hager Speaks to Students
School Resource Officer Deputy Hager spoke with the Career Exploration and Personal Finance classes about his careers in both the military and as a policeman. He has so much great insight to share! Mrs. Kostal
Eden's Entourage Activity
Eden selected classmates to enjoy an afternoon of watching a movie. The movie was "Free Guy" which she and her classmates picked. Eden also picked popcorn, M&M's, lemonade, and pop to enjoy during her fun afternoon with her . . .
8th Grade Career Ready
Thursday, I assigned a "Career Readiness" activity for my 8th graders. First, without telling them why, I had students discuss what they thought were important qualities for students to have at school; not just academically, . . .
18-21 Years Old Program
On November 15, 2023 the 18-21 year old students traveled to SCC-Milford to join the CRAVE Program to celebrate World Kindness Day. The CRAVE Program is a is the ESU 6 / SCC - Milford Transition Program . . .
It's Finals Week!!
It's FINAL'S WEEK in College Algebra. Trying to give students a "little taste" of college life. Have you ever seen them working so hard? I'm impressed. Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season!!
Winter Concerts
"Thank you for your attendance at both the elementary concert and the junior high/high school concert. It was wonderful getting to share our music with a receptive, appreciative audience. We look forward to continuing our excellence into . . .
Government Class
The Senior Government class wrapped up their last unit by creating Videos covering a specific amendment of their choice. Students randomly chose an amendment to do some research and then turned their information into a video using the . . .
Scientific Technology Class Takes on a Variety of Projects
The Scientific Technology class has been busy completing projects for different people. Some have been busy making wooden figurines for multiple patrons using a Glowforge, while others have made decals using a vinyl cutter. Other . . .
Eden's Entourage Celebrates Eden's Birthday
Eden’s Entourage enjoyed a fun afternoon of swimming at the YMCA. The group then celebrated Eden’s 13th birthday with cupcakes and drinks. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EDEN.
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Halloween Art
This Halloween is full of treats from the Diller Odell Art students. We started early with the Tim Burton-inspired Portraits in Seventh Grade Art. We discussed the artistic style of Tim Burton and his work and using a sheet of . . .
Instructions Not Included
Current students in the Business Communications class created (in their own words) instructions last week. Their mission was to write clear, concise, instructions so that someone with the least amount of knowledge, would be able to . . .
Freshmen Geometry
Freshmen geometry students did an activity today dealing with job skills and the similarity with that and school habits/attitudes. We discussed attributes that bosses/managers look for in employees. Do they also relate to school? Being on . . .
Career Class Field Trip
The Diller-Odell Career class went on a field trip with Mrs. Engleman during her last week of long-term subbing. They enjoyed donuts and then headed to Lincoln. They walked UNL-East Campus, UNL-City Campus, and . . .
Portraits, Flowers and Fish...OH MY!
Portraits, Flowers, and Fish...OH MY! The Fifth grade learned about contemporary Canadian visual artist, poet, and creator of the Silbersenze method, Sandra Silberzweig. They created self portraits using the . . .
Jefferson County Spelling Bee 2023
On Tuesday, October 10th the Jefferson County Spelling Bee was held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Fairbury. The junior high competition was held in the morning. The Diller-Odell students did an excellent job taking 3 . . .
Mr. Garcia's Science
There has been a lot going on in the Science room this year. The Biology class just finished up a lab to learn about cells and their parts. The class created cells out of food and labeled the parts. They then discussed their cell with . . .
Eden's Entourage
Eden's Entourage members enjoyed a pizza party that was donated by the Odell Community Market. Eden and her friends spent the lunch hour together enjoying their special treat. They talked, shared stories, . . .
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Update on Lawn
Mr. Mohr just wanted to thank Mr. Nun’s Plant Science/Horticulture classes who assisted with planting grass in his yard this past spring and in late summer. In early May and early September of this year, Mr. Nun’s classes . . .
18-21 Educational Transitional Program
Diller-Odell has started an 18-21 educational transitional program. Currently, there are three students participating in this program. The program runs Tuesday - Thursday. In the morning the students work on academic skills, . . .
Yearbook Hard at Work
The 2023-2024 Diller-Odell Yearbook staff consists of three students. In August, they recruited a few other students to help sell advertisements by phone. In that time, a record 70 ads were . . .
Athletics and Academics
Did you know that the United States is one of the few countries that tie together athletics and activities within the school setting? In most countries, students attend schools for academics and participate in sports on club or travel . . .
You Butter Believe It!
Mr. Nun's Animal Science class has been learning about dairy products, and made butter as a lab to learn about other dairy products besides milk & cheese. When agitating cream, which is high in fat, the fat clumps will stick together . . .
High School Band is Growing
"I am excited to continually build our performing arts programs at Diller-Odell schools. Our high school band has hit an all-time high of 39 students, which is very encouraging to see. I look forward to getting more students involved in . . .
Scrambled Sentences
The 7th graders have been learning what it takes to make a good sentence in English. Here they are working with partners to unscramble the words and correctly make the sentence.
Pioneer Conference Leadership Day
Mr. Mezger took students to Peru State college to meet up with other Pioneer Conference peers to learn about leadership. The day brought some good insight to what great leadership looks like and how to set a . . .
A Full House
There are 22 juniors and seniors in the College Credit College Algebra class this year!!!! Talk about a packed house! So glad that students are taking advantage of this great opportunity.
STEM Club Has Arrived!!
Diller-Odell Public Schools has recently started a STEM club. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The club will meet once a month to complete activities related to careers in STEM. This . . .