The Career Exploration class completed a choice board for the Life Skills portion of the class.  One option was to take care of a RealLife Baby simulator for 24 hours.  These students took a brief course on caring for a baby, named their baby, and fully cared for them. IT was a fun and eye-opening experience! 

Mrs. Kostal

Congratulations to the One-Act cast and crew for receiving 5th place at Districts on Dec. 3rd and for a great season!  Congratulations to the olling cast members who were awarded superior acting awards: Aidan McKinney, Mallory Schwab, Jayna Nobotny, Carter Craven, and Ryan Hicok

Mrs. Kostal

The Nebraska Department of Education recently released the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) results and the Accountability for a Quality Education System Today and Tomorrow (AQuESTT) classifications. Both reports provide insight into how students are performing academically on Nebraska’s state standards.

Diller-Odell Nebraska Education Profile

To view the full report on the Nebraska Education Profile for Diller-Odell and all Nebraska school districts, visit: https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/ 

NSCAS Proficiency

Diller-Odell students continued to perform well overall on the NSCAS assessments, scoring above state averages in most tested areas.

2024-2025 NSCAS Growth Percent Proficient – All Grades

2024-2025 NSCAS Growth Percent Proficient by Grade Level

AQuESTT Classifications

NDE also released new AQuESTT Classifications. This system of accountability combines multiple student and school indicators to provide guidance and identify areas of improvement. Schools fall into one of four categories: Excellent, Great, Good, or Needs Support to Improve.

2024-2025 Diller-Odell AQuESTT Classifications

Diller-Odell continues to focus on high-quality education for all students in our district. These results, along with many other measures, will be utilized to create rich learning environments and carry out our mission: Empowering the Griffin community to achieve life-long success in the world.

2nd Grade Birthday Calendars will be available in December. The cost of the calendar is $2. The calendars are available from any 2nd Grade student, Mrs. Hynek, the Diller-Odell Elementary School, and the Heartland Bank-Odell and Diller locations. The 2nd Graders will also be selling their calendars at the Elementary Winter Concert on Thursday, Dec. 11, in Diller. The class uses the money for their spring field trip. Thank you for supporting this community service project!

Mrs. Hynek

Our first graders have had an exciting few weeks of discovery! During their reading block, students have been learning all about astronomy and exploring the wonders of our solar system, our home in space.

They were introduced to the Sun, stars, Moon, and all the planets, discovering how each one fits into the solar system and how the planets are positioned in relation to the Sun and Earth. Students also learned about Earth's orbit around the Sun and how Earth’s rotation on its axis creates the cycle of day and night.

It has been an inspiring journey as our young astronomers continue to build their curiosity and understanding of the universe around them. To bring their learning to life, students also created models of the Sun and the planets, illustrating how they rotate and orbit through space.

Mrs. Vitosh

Diller-Odell will now provide a second option for payments at Griffin events.  In addition to cash at the admission gate and concession stand, we will also take card payments.  You can pay by credit or debit card, with a small service fee added to the total.  Please watch the video the students made demonstrating this new feature. 

Congratulations to the Griffin Football and Volleyball Players for their accomplishemts with these awards.

2025 Pioneer Conference Volleyball:

First Team: Berkelee Beekman - 12th

Second Team: Aidan McKinney - 12th

Honorable Mention: Sidney Engelman - 11th

District 1 All District Football:

First Team Offense

Liam Goeking - Kicker - 9

Second Team Offense

Xavier Zabokrtsky - Running Back - 11

Drake Day - End - 11

Honorable Mention Offense

Logan Penner - Quarterback - 10 

First Team Defense

Peyton Humphreys - Defensive Back - 11

Second Team Defense

Creyton Heideman - Defensive Line - 9

Honorable Mention Defense

Jacob Novotny - Defensive Line - 12

Congratulations to the Griffin football players who were selected for Pioneer Conference 6-Man Awards! 

1st Team Offense

Peyton Humphreys - Skill - 11

Honorable Mention Offense

Logan Penner - Skill - 10

1st Team Defense

Peyton Humphreys - LB - 11

Honorable Mention Defense

Jacob Novotny - DL - 12

1st Team Special Teams

Liam Goeking - Kicker - 9 

Return Specialist

Xavier Zabokrtsky - Returner - 11

The new office project is done! Starting Monday, November 17th, the office personnel will be in the new office area. The main entrance, where students and parents will enter and exit, will be located by the half-circle drive underneath the awning. When picking up students, park in the east parking lot. We are excited about this great addition to our school!

Mr. Hinrichs