STAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Events for the week of Sept 7:

Monday, Sept 7:
NO SCHOOL--Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept 8:
--VB vs Mullen at Tryon--JV 4:30 / Var 5:30, vans leave Stapleton at 3:00

Thursday, Sept 10:
--VB at Hyannis--JV 5:00 / Var 6:00, vans leave at 2:00 pm

Friday, Sept 11:
--FB vs Pleasanton at Tryon--7:00, vans leave Stapleton at 4:30 pm

Saturday, Sept 12:
--XC at Broken Bow Invite--9:00 am, van leaves at 7:30 am

LET'S GO MAVERICKS!!!

This week's RARE (Respect, Accountability, Responsibility, and Empathy) award winner was Whytlea Cooley. She was nominated by a teacher for taking responsibility and cleaning up not only her work space, but the those of others. Other students nominated this week: Renae Sosa, Devin Edgins, Liam Barnhill, Ana Thomas, Brandon Girkin, WJ Kitchener, and Leo Housman. Go Mavs!

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING CONCERNING TRACK FACILITIES: At last night's special meeting of the board, the board voted unanimously to direct the superintendent to solicit bids for the addition of a 3 lane straightaway, 1 additional long jump pit, and the expansion of the existing concrete pad and an additional track surface coating on the elementary playground to accommodate high jump practice. All expansions/improvements will involve the area west of the school inside the existing chain link fence. The design as discussed last night integrates into the elementary play area and takes into account safety and the need for the elementary to have a sufficient play area. The board will have further discussion and possible approval of this expansion at their regular meeting on Monday, September 14th.

TONIGHT'S SPECIAL BOARD MEETING: The rationale for tonight's meeting is to discuss possible options to improve our track and field practice facilities so that the board of education can direct the superintendent to receive the bids on those additions that they may consider. The board will not be approving additional facilities at tonight's meeting. There will be discussion on this very item at the regular meeting on Monday, September 14th at 7pm in the library. Interested parties are encouraged to call the main office for more information in the meantime. In addition I'd like to offer an apology for any potential conflicts with tonight's VB and FB games, that tonight's special meeting has caused. It was a mistake. Good Luck to our teams tonight!

This morning, Mr. Tillman and Mrs. Joedeman took the Juniors and Seniors to the college fair held at North Platte High School. The students were able to make contacts, gather information, and ask questions of over 50 technical schools, universities, and military representatives.

SEPTEMBER STUDENT SURVEY: In the month of September will be surveying our students about their willingness/ability to connect and communicate with a staff member if they ever feel they need to. This would be a great opportunity for parents and students to talk about those times when this would be appropriate. If for any reason parents would not wish their students to participate in this survey please notify the school office and we will discreetly make sure that your student is not surveyed. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact our administration. As part of our responsibility to do our part in insuring that our student"s social and emotional health needs are met, it is our goal that students feel comfortable and connected with at least one staff member. Thank you for your cooperation.

Over the past two weeks, secondary teachers have been recognizing students for exhibiting RARE qualities (Respect, Accountability, Responsibility, and Empathy). Every Thursday, students who have been recognized that week are entered into a drawing for a small prize. Our first winner was Coltan Clouse, who was recognized for sitting with a younger student who was sitting by himself at lunch. Other students who were recognized last week: Renae Sosa, Joei Stewart, Micah Weems, Lilly Kleist, Leo Walz, and Brandon Frey Go Mavs!

Picture retakes and remaining fall sports pictures will be moved from September 1st to the afternoon of September 9th 📸

WJ is our Student of the Week!

Picture retakes and remaining fall sports pictures will be moved from September 1st to a later date. Stay tuned for more updates!

Last week the 8th grade headed to the NRD in Thedford. Students participated in educational sessions on water, wildlife, range, forestry, and soils. It was a great outing with lots of fun.

DAMAGE REPORT FROM SCHOOL: As of now it looks like we will most likely be able to resume school as scheduled on Monday. We did experience at least one broken gas line and potential damage to an HVAC line or two. In addition we did sustain some roof damage, especially to the flashing and edging, but no significant water damage to anything. Arrangements have been made to make the repairs and it appears we should be ready to go for Monday. A big thanks go the Volunteer Fire Department for their hard work last night and our custodial and maintenance crew. Everyone be safe!

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW: Due to storm damage there will be no school tomorrow. Stay tuned for future developments.

Notice of Special Meeting-Stapleton Public Schools - Logan District #57-0501 -Thursday, September 3, 2026 - Stapleton Public Schools, Logan County School District #0501, Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the football field and then the school library. The special meeting is for purposes of discussing and proposing improvements to the track and field practice facilities. The current agenda is available in the Superintendent’s office and may be viewed any time during regular school business hours.

Class Pictures: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Senior Class of 2027

FB--SVM vs Bayard Tigers, group 4