April is Internship Awareness Month! Did you know NPHS students have the opportunity to get experience in a career field they are interested in with the NPHS Career Internship Program? Contact the NPHS Guidance Office to learn more! #WeRNPPS
NPHS Mobile Food Pantry April 8th! Please start the line outside the school parking lot next to the tennis courts. Do not come into the parking lot prior to the semi unloading of the distribution items. This is an open air, drive thru distribution. Patrons will drive their car through a line, and volunteers will bring boxed food to the car. Free of charge. 325 households will be served on a first come, first serve basis. The Food Bank of the Heartland sponsors the Food Pantry.
Stop in and say "thank you" to our Assistant Principals and Deans of Students! This week is Assistant Principals Week! We appreciate all the work they do with our students and teachers! #WeRNPPS
Thank you NPPS school librarians for our nice spaces to read, learn, and create! April is School Library Month, and today is School Librarian Day! We appreciate the work they put in to give our students extra learning opportunities! #WeRNPPS
Let's give it up for our guidance counselors during Counseling Awareness Month! Thank you for supporting our kids, and for the many hats you wear in our schools! #WeRNPPS
District AdCo did adaptive work discussing characteristics of effective teams, and strategies for building groups into effective collaborative teams. #WeRNPPS
Remember to thank all our amazing paraprofessionals when you see them! Today is paraprofessional appreciation day, and we have the very best! #WeRNPPS
It is Financial Literacy Month, and also a great time to remind you that North Platte High School offers Personal Finance! It's never too early to learn!
Together, we create an inclusive community where everyone belongs! #autismawarenessmonth #wernpps
NPPS AdCo started with some team building today before splitting into elementary and secondary groups. #WeRNPPS
How about this NPHS team? Only 1 school can be recognized in each state, each year, as a recipient of an ACAC School of Excellence award winner. 26 schools were recognized. North Platte High School was one of them, for their efforts in helping students apply to college and opening doors for bright futures. #WeRNPPS
Thank you, Mayor Kelliher for spending time with our Washington Elementary Ambassadors! They had a great time getting to know you!
Today is World Down Syndrome Day! We advocate and celebrate the inclusion of people with Down syndrome! #WeRNPPS
Due to the number of activities happening around the district, there will be no bus route between Adams and Madison on 4/25/25 and 4/29/25.
Thank you Western Nebraska Bank for visiting and presenting North Platte Public Schools a check for our School Debit Card Program! We appreciate you supporting our schools! #WeRNPPS
NPPS and first responders participated in Reunification Training. This training goes through the process of joining students back with their parents in the event of a school evacuation, and is another layer of safety for our students. #WeRNPPS
NPHS Student Council is hosting the 10th Annual “Light Up the Night” 5k Run/Walk to benefit Make-A-Wish of Nebraska. This is the first race of the 5K season through the Platte River Fitness Series. There is also a Kids Mile that elementary and middle school age students may sign up for and participate in; the Kids Mile starts at 7:15 pm. All entries will receive a shirt, a glow in the dark neck band, glow in the dark wristbands, granola bars, and a water bottle.
The 5K Run/Walk will take place at Cody Park on Saturday, March 29th, beginning shortly after the Kids Mile (so around 7:30), with registration beginning at 6:00 pm. I have attached the flyer and registration form, however, you also have the option to sign up online at https://www.platteriverfitness.com/lightup.
We may not have school today, but you can still visit your math teachers at parent-teacher conferences and wish them a happy Pi Day!
Today (March 14th) we promote and support SEL to support mental health well-being.
These Adams Middle Schoolers were rewarded for their hard work this third quarter with some pizza and outside time at the end of the day! Keep up the good work, and finish this year off strong!
