What an incredible day for our Speech Team at the Class D2-5 competition—we are so proud to be named Runner-Up! 🎉👏
Even more impressive—every single member of our team brought home a medal! 🏅💙
A huge congratulations to all of our talented performers:
🏆 Champion Duet – Kempten Florea & Sheek Bruns (State Bound!)
🎭 OID – 2nd Place (State Bound)
Kempten Florea, Sheek Bruns, Coltan Clouse, Cotter Johnston
🎤 POI
🥇 Lexi Hagen – 1st Place (State Bound)
5th – Maddie McEntee
🎬 Entertainment – 3rd Place (State Bound)
CJ Greeff
📚 Informative
2nd – Coltan Clouse (State Bound)
3rd – Luella Joedeman (State Bound)
📖 Poetry
2nd – Avery Weems (State Bound)
5th – Luella Joedeman
🎭 Serious Prose – 2nd Place (State Bound)
Maddie McEntee
🗣 Persuasive
2nd – Briley Kramer (State Bound)
5th – Tucker Housman
📰 Extemp
4th – Tucker Housman
6th – Leo Housman
We are so proud of everyone’s hard work, dedication, and passion. Congratulations to all our state qualifiers—we can’t wait to see you shine at the next level! 💙✨
about 9 hours ago, Polly Burnside
Trying something new. Each morning we meet with a fun little activity and announcements to get us started on the right foot.
What better way to start a friday than a little duck duck goose?
about 24 hours ago, Carly Schrock
The Stapleton Public School Foundation is excited to try something new this year, instead of our traditional banquet and auction they are hosting a Kentucky Derby Viewing followed by a Casino Night.
Call the Stapleton Public School office to reserve save your spot!
2 days ago, Klara Dailey
We have 2 students who have earned RARE Awards this week so far. One is a 2nd grade student who earned her RARE Award for being Empathetic. She had a malfunction in her computer during a test and was patient and waited for her teacher to be able to help her. The other student was a kindergartner who earned his RARE Award for being Empathetic. He showed empathy toward classmates and teachers. Way to go!
2 days ago, Bobbi Isom
Some zoo pictures!
3 days ago, Patty Stewart
2026 Quiz Bowl
3 days ago, Jeaninne Davis
First stop of the zoo trip, dinner and a show!
3 days ago, Patty Stewart
Events for the week of March 16:
Monday, March 16:
—Spring sports practiced start
—Bingo for Books, 5:00-6:00 pm
—Speech Night—6:30 pm
Tuesday, March 17:
—HAL @ Mullen, Van leaves at 9:00am
—JH Quiz Bowl @ North Platte Bethel Church—12:30 pm, vans leave at 11:45 am
—Sophomores @ ESU Connect the Dots, vans leave at 8:00 am
—Advanced Biology Zoo Trip leaves at 6:00 pm
Wednesday, March 18:
—Advanced Biology Zoo Trip
Friday, March 20:
—District Speech at Perkins County—9:00 am
LET’S GO MAVERICKS!!!
5 days ago, Bryan Regier
Come enjoy a night of Bingo and get a free book or two!
10 days ago, Polly Burnside
Last week the Elementary celebrated Read Across America. What started as a simple and fun way to honor the late Dr. Seuss on his birthday, has turned into a week long celebration of literacy. Our week was full of fun events, from dress up days to crafts and special readers.
The K-6 students were challenged to reach a week-long goal of 175 AR points and they blew right past it, ending with a whopping 216 points!! Their prize is a fun recess with the "big kids" later on this spring.
The top two readers in each class were awarded with a special treat, and the top reader in each class was gifted a certificate for a free book at the Book Fair.
10 days ago, Mrs. Joedeman
We’re going to Ireland in 2028, and I’d love for you to join us! 7th-12th grade students and their parents are encouraged to attend our informational session to learn all about where we are going, price details, how to earn academic credit on tour, and more. Plus, we’ll be unlocking an exclusive trip discount the night of the meeting.
Meeting details:
📅 Date: March 23
🕒 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: The Library
👉 RSVP here to join us: https://bit.ly/40q06Wp
10 days ago, Dasie Nichols
FCS Students Create Monsters With Kindergarten Partners
Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) students recently practiced their hand-sewing skills through a fun and creative monster project. Students learned three basic stitches and how to sew on buttons, and were required to use at least two of those stitches in their projects.
To make the activity even more special, the class partnered with kindergarten students. Each FCS student worked with a kindergartener to design a unique monster. The younger students shared their ideas, and the FCS students brought those designs to life through sewing.
Once finished, the handmade monsters were given to the kindergarten students who helped design them. The project allowed FCS students to practice their sewing skills while also building connections with younger students.
10 days ago, Polly Burnside
Come and support our Speech time and enjoy an evening of outstanding performances and delicious dessert!
11 days ago, Polly Burnside
What an amazing day for our speech team at the MNAC Conference Speech Meet in Brady! 🎤💙
These students showed so much dedication, confidence, and heart today, and it paid off. As a team, we earned 2nd place overall—just 2 points away from 1st place! I am incredibly proud of the way they represented our school and supported each other throughout the entire competition.
Individual Results:
Persuasive
🥇 Briley Kramer – 1st place
5️⃣ Tucker Housman – 5th place
Informative
🥇 Coltan Clouse – 1st place
🥉 Luella Joedeman – 3rd place
Extemporaneous
🥇 Tucker Housman – 1st place
🥉 Leo Housman – 3rd place
Poetry
🥈 Avery Weems – 2nd place
4️⃣ Luella Joedeman – 4th place
POI (Program of Oral Interpretation)
🥈 Madi McEntee – 2nd place
🥉 Lexi Hagen – 3rd place
Serious
6️⃣ Madi McEntee – 6th place
OID
🥉 Bruns, Clouse, Johnston, Florea – 3rd place
Duet
4th place – Bruns & Florea
The coaches are so proud of the effort, growth, and courage these students show every time they step in front of a judge or audience. Speech takes confidence, preparation, and a lot of heart, and this team continues to rise to the challenge.
Great job today, team! You represented our school with pride! 👏🎉
11 days ago, Polly Burnside
There are sooo many amazing books to pick from with the PaperPie Bookfair being held during Parent Teacher Conferences! Please make sure to stop by the commons to check things out!
12 days ago, Klara Dailey
PARENT 2026 SPRING SURVEY: Parents please check your email to complete the parent survey. It is very important information for our Continuous Improvement Process. Thank you for your time. Mr. Redinger
12 days ago, Brian Redinger
Congratulations to miss Rikie Schaeffer!
Rikie has officially completed 7th grade math on Aleks (296 topics) and will get a head start on 8th grade topics for the last quarter!
Great job Rikie!
12 days ago, Carly Schrock
The team competed today at the Maxwell Speech Meet, finishing tied for 7th place out of 21 teams despite a challenging start to the day with icy roads, snow, and several students battling the flu. Students pushed through the difficult conditions and turned in a strong day of performances.
The highlight of the meet was Lexi Hagen earning 1st place in Program of Oral Interpretation (POI).
Other team results included a 4th place finish in OID for the group of Florea, Bruns, Johnston, and Clouse.
In Poetry, Luella Joedeman placed 6th and Avery Weems placed 7th.
In Informative, Coltan Clouse finished 5th, while Luella Joedeman added a 9th place finish.
In Program of Oral Interpretation (POI), Maddie McEntee placed 12th, and in Serious Prose, Maddie McEntee finished 11th.
Despite weather challenges and illness, the team showed resilience and continued to represent the program well in a competitive field of 31 schools.
13 days ago, Polly Burnside
Events for the week of March 9:
Monday, March 9:
—MNAC Speech at Brady, vans leave at 7:30 am
—School Board Meeting in Library, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, March 10:
—No School (hosting Quiz Bowl)
—HS & JH MNAC Quiz Bowl at Stapleton, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
—Parent / Teachers Conference, 4:00-7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 11:
—No School
—Parent / Teachers Conferences, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday, March 12:
—No School—Spring Break
Friday, March 13:
—No School—Spring Break
14 days ago, Bryan Regier
The other half of the RARE awards went to boys this week. We had a 1st grade boy earn an award for being empathetic. He saw a kindergarten student struggling to open the gym door. He hurried to help him open the door. Next we had 2 4th grade students earn RARE Awards. The first young man earned it for being Empathetic. He thinks of others and has a big heart. The second student also earned his for being Empathetic. He surprised his class with candy for their candy jar. The last young man to receive a RARE Award this week was a 6th grade student who came in and helped with the high school quiz bowl contest. He worked hard and was very Accountable. What wonderful students we have at Stapleton Public Schools!
15 days ago, Bobbi Isom
