Due to some demo work with the elementary remodel, there will be no school at the elementary on Friday, January 31.  A crew will begin working Thursday, January 30 at 4:30pm and continue work through the weekend.  Elementary teachers will work from home on January 31.  All staff should remain out of the building until Monday, February 3.  The building will not be available for use from the afternoon of January 30 through Sunday, February 2.

School will be held as normal at the 7-12 building.

Board of Education Regular Meeting

Monday, January 13, 2025 6:30 PM

High School Media Center in Odell
506 Perry Street
Odell, NE 68415

 1. Open Meeting

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Recognize the Open Meetings Act information

1.3. Public Comment
No Public Comment was received.

1.4. Oath of Office
Board members took the Oath of Office and signed a written copy.

1.5. Approve minutes of last meeting
Motion to approve minutes of last meeting Passed with a motion by Kasey Murphy and a second by Adam Engelman.
Alissa Andersen: Yea, Josh Carpenter: Yea, Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea, Stuart Vitosh: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
There was no discussion.

1.6. Reorganization of Board

1.6.1. Election of Officers
Motion for Angie Clifford to serve as Board President, Adam Engelman Vice President and Kasey Murphy Sect/Treas. Passed with a motion by Stuart Vitosh and a second by Alissa Andersen.
Alissa Andersen: Yea, Josh Carpenter: Yea, Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea, Stuart Vitosh: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
There was no discussion.

1.6.2. Committee Appointments
Motion to approve Board Committee recommendations Passed with a motion by Adam Engelman and a second by Kasey Murphy.
Alissa Andersen: Yea, Josh Carpenter: Yea, Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea, Stuart Vitosh: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
There was no discussion.

1.6.3. Selection of Official Newspaper, Legal Counsel, Repository, Attendance Officer and Federal Programs Director
Motion to approve the Fairbury Journal News as the official newspaper, KSB as legal counsel, Heartland Bank as the official repository, and Superintendent Meyerle as Attendance Officer and Federal Programs Director. Passed with a motion by Stuart Vitosh and a second by Adam Engelman.
Alissa Andersen: Yea, Josh Carpenter: Yea, Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea, Stuart Vitosh: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
There was no discussion.

2. Instruction and Related Items

2.1. Student Report
Braydin Wendland and Jacob Novotny presented a student report on recent and upcoming student activities.  Congratulations to the FFA for their annual fruit sales.  The FFA sold over $26,000 of product.  A busy Speech season is upcoming and we are in the middle of basketball with a busy week at the MUDECAS tournament.

2.2. Principals Report

3. Personnel Items

4. Support Service

4.1. Technology Update

4.2. Facility Update
Superintendent Meyerle gave an update on the elementary entrance and office remodel.

5. Superintendent Items

5.1. Superintendent Report
Superintendent Meyerle noted that the 2023-2024 Annual Report is complete and located on the school website.  He pointed out upcoming board conferences to the Board, and they will consider whom will attend.

He noted that the March Board meeting would be at 6:30pm at the High School.  The Board will have a Q and A session with KSB attorneys from 7-9pm on March 10.  Superintendent Meyerle requested that each Board member have at least three questions they are prepared to ask legal counsel.
 

6. Financial Items

6.1. Pay bills as presented

Motion to approve bills as presented. Passed with a motion by Adam Engelman and a second by Kasey Murphy.
Alissa Andersen: Yea, Josh Carpenter: Yea, Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea, Stuart Vitosh: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
There was no discussion.

7. Board of Education Items

7.1. Committee Reports

7.2. Executive Session

8. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Alissa Andersen and a second by Josh Carpenter.
Alissa Andersen: Yea, Josh Carpenter: Yea, Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Kasey Murphy: Yea, Stuart Vitosh: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
President Clifford adjourned the meeting at 7:12pm.  The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 10, at 7pm at the elementary school.

Bills:

-All Girls’ games will be played at Prichard Auditorium located at 312 West 17th Street.
-All Boys’ games will be played at the Roh Activity Center at Sacred Heart School located at 19th and Fulton Street.

To close out 2024, the students in World History tried to crack a hieroglyphic code.  Students learned about Ancient Egypt and how they used language.  Three groups worked together to decipher clues in order to crack a final code.  All groups were successful in their quest, although some groups were faster than others.  Students will go into 2025 learning about Greek culture, how Greece was split into different kingdoms, and the culture that surrounded each. 

Mrs. Oberembt

In October, the Yearbook Staff and FBLA teamed up to sell Scentsy, to raise money for both organizations.  The fundraiser was a success, to say the least!  This year was the biggest year ever, regarding our income as we raised over $2,000!  Thank you to Kristie Sutton for making Scentsy available for us to sell!  Your leadership, as always, is tremendous in our success!  We also want to thank the community and families for supporting these two groups, as obviously, we couldn't do it without your help!  We appreciate all of you!

Mrs. Bohling

The Diller-Odell Preschool Class had a delightful time engaging with the winter wonderland. They participated in activities such as sledding, creating snow angels, and rolling in the snow. The children thoroughly enjoyed their outdoor exploration.

Mrs. Kostal

Congratulations to all the Griffins who earned 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester Honor Roll and High Honor Roll.  

2nd Quarter

Honor Roll
Lucy Dorn-7      Claire Duis-7      Preston Kostal-7      Kortney Paben-7     Elijah Vitosh-7     Liam Goeking-8     Andrew Hawks-8.     Keeton Warnke-8      Misline Ductant-9     
Isaiah Rule-9     Ryleigh Vilda-9     Carter Craven-10     Jack Phillips-11     Kaden Rupprecht-11     Braydin Wendland-12

High Honor Roll
Logan Barr-7     Bria Day-7        Catherine Knabe-7          Aubrey Roelfs-7     Sofia Alonzo Hidalgo-8     Brooklyn Barr-8     Sophia Eisele-8     Creyton Heidemann-8     
Libby Huwaldt-8     Dana Knabe-8     Joshua Landon-8     Hannah Penner-8  Zach Schnuelle-8     Griffin Zabokrtsky-8     Jacob Behrends-9     Madilyn Dendinger-9 
Nicholas Griboski-9     Josie Hennerberg-9     Jayna Novotny-9     Bo Sohl-9     Sidney Engelman-10     Mylee Gaddy-10       Peyton Humphreys-10     Carly Meyerle-10              Mallory Schwab-10     Kelsey Barnts-11    Berkelee Beekman-11     Kailyn Dendinger-11 Peyton Denner-11     Gabby Long-11.   Aidan McKinney-11    Jacob Novotny-11     
Jaedyn Hajek-12      Brennan Schultis-12     Ben Sohl-12     Braden Troxel-12     Joely Weers-12       Myleigh Weers-12   

1 Semester

Honor Roll
Lucy Dorn-7      Jack Duis-7      Preston Hicks-7        Preston Kostal-7    Elija Vitosh-7   Elizabeth Gehring-8     Liam Goeking-8     KyBri Strouf-8     Misline Ductant-9  
Logan Penner-9     Ryleigh Vilda-9     Carter Craven-10      Tara Craw-10     Kohen Troxel-10     Adrian Ortega-11     Madisyn Rosebaugh-11     Braydin Wendland-12     

High Honor Roll
Logan Barr-7     Bria Day-7     Clair Duis-7     Catherine Knabe-7      Kortney Paben-7     Aubrey Roelfs-7     Sofia Alonzo Hidalgo-8     Brooklyn Barr-8     Sophia Eisele-8     
Andrew Hawks-8     Creyton Heidemann-8     Libby Huwaldt-8     Dana Knabe-8     Joshua Landon-8     Hannah Penner-8  Zachary Schnuelle-8     Griffin Zabokrtsky-8                 Jacob Behrends-9     Madilyn Dendinger-9     Nichol as Griboski-9     Josie Hennerberg-9 Jayna Novotny-9     Bo Sohl-9     Sidney Engelman-10     Mylee Gaddy-10       
Peyton Humphreys-10     Carly Meyerle-10     Hailee Miller-10     Mallory Schwab-10     Kelsey Barnts-11    Berkelee Beekman-11     Kailyn Dendinger-11     Peyton Denner-11     Gabby Long-11    Aidan McKinney-11    Jacob Novotny-11     Jack Phillips-11     Kaden Rupprecht-11     Jaedyn Hajek-12      Brennan Schultis-12     Ben Sohl-12     Braden Troxel-12 Joely Weers-12       Myleigh Weers-12 

The D-O JV Girls Basketball team was the Champions of the Exeter-Milligan-Friend (EMF) JV Basketball Tournament on January 11th!  In the first round, the girls defeated Nebraska Lutheran.  Then, in the championship game, it was D-O against EMF.  The D-O JV Girls played very well as a team, especially on defense.  It was a competitive game with the Griffins coming out victorious.  I’m very proud of this group for working so hard to improve individually and as a team. 

Congratulations to the D-O JV Girls Basketball Team!!

Coach Denner

The Little Griffin Cheerleaders will perform during halftime of the boys' varsity game against the Southern Raiders on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.  Cheerleaders will report to the old gym at 7PM to prepare for their performance.  The performance will be streamed within the basketball stream on fan.hudl.com (Diller-Odell).

The Little Griffins Preschool enrollment for the 25-26 school year is now open.  Enrollment will be open from January 1- March 15th.  Click on the link for a printable application.  Completed applications can be dropped off at the elementary office.  

2025-2026 Application