West Holt Public Schools

Mrs. Kraus's Algebra class was learning about the Pythagorean Theorem with Cheez-Its. The lesson took an unplanned turn when students demonstrated that legs of 6 Cheez-Its and 7 Cheez-Its did not work out very well when trying to construct a hypotenuse.

Join us for the 2026 All School Play!

Follow scoring for the Tatanka Invite on Golf Genius. GGID is Tatanka26. Download the app or click here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/12135914008679024215

The students completed a bench contest today in weights class. Jamison Slaymaker, Lucas Griess, Caleb Goeke-Schulte, and Maddox Hoffman won the contest averaging 10 reps at 88% of their max.

The girl's wrestling team had a successful year. Eight of the 11 girls qualified for state where they finished in 8th place.

Elementary Track Practice for Friday, May 1 is cancelled.

UPDATE: The HS Golf meet scheduled for Saturday at the ASCC has been moved to May 12th same start time.

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UPDATE: The JH meet in Valentine tomorrow has been postponed, no make up date yet.

Every Monday leading up to graduation, I’ll (Mrs. Ruppert) be sharing West Holt seniors and their plans for what comes next. Here are this week’s seniors. Thank you to Mrs. Kraus and her Yearbook class for creating these pictures using AI and thank you, Amber Shane, for allowing us to use the school pictures in this process. It was a great way for students to learn about AI creation and copyright issues with this quickly evolving technology.
This time of year brings so many emotions. As a school counselor, it is truly a privilege to watch these students grow—not just academically, but as people. I’ve seen them face challenges, celebrate successes, and become the young adults they are today.
It’s bittersweet knowing I won’t see them in the halls much longer. Letting them go is never easy.
But more than anything, I feel incredibly proud. They are ready—ready to take on new challenges and create their own paths.
It’s a little scary to “push them out of the nest,” but it is also beautiful to watch them spread their wings and fly.
David Armstrong - Music Education - Wayne State College
Azul Chavez - Business Administration - University of Nebraska - Omaha
Cale Deseive - Animal Science - Kansas State University
Beau Duhachek - Diesel Technology - Mitchell Technical College
Lucas Griess - Pre-Law - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Ava Hoffman - Pre Law - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lane Keogh - Electrical - Mitchell Technical College
Madison Kratz - Nursing - University of Nebraska - Kearney

Congratulations to these athletes who have qualified to compete at the Norfolk Classic Track Meet this Thursday, April 30th. Field Events will begin at 4:00 and running events at 5:00. Because this is a fast-paced meet with only one heat/flight/section in each event, those who qualified may not compete in everything they qualified in. Also, we have a couple athletes who are sitting as alternates in events, who may get to compete if athletes scratch out of their events.

Congratulations to the West Holt musicians after a wonderful day at District Music Contest in O'Neill! We went, performed, and walked away with some remarkable results! A Superior rating is marked 1, an Excellent rating is marked 2, and Good ratings are marked 3. Here are our results for the day:
- Mixed Choir - 1 (1 point away from a state medal!)
- Treble Choir - 1 (2 points away from a state medal!)
- Combined Band - 2
- David Armstrong Vocal Solo - 1
- Claire Sholes Vocal Solo - 2
- Emersyn Mlady Vocal Solo - 1
- Aila Nowlin Vocal Solo - 1
- Peyton Olberding Vocal Solo - 2
- Elizabeth Griess Vocal Solo - 2
- David Armstrong/Elizabeth Griess Vocal Duet - 3
- Madisyn Hilkemeier/Peyton Olberding Vocal Duet - 1
- David Armstrong Trumpet Solo - 2
- Peyton Olberding Flute Solo - 2
- Madisyn Hilkemeier/Peyton Olberding Instrumental Duet - 1

What "butter" way to start a teacher in-service day than with Nancy Weber's baked goods!

Congratulations to Dominick Ogden on shooting a 78 today at the O'Neill Invite to place 8th

The West Holt Track & Field Invitational will be held on Friday, April 24th with field events starting at noon and running events starting at 3:00.
Follow along with live results at: https://whps.info/Results
*Senior parents will be recognized at the break after the 200m prelims.

UPDATE!!! KBRX will be at West Holt to broadcast the Track Meet which starts at noon tomorrow.

🍃 P•L•A•N•T•S 🌼 Miss Sweeney's Pre-K littles have been busy learning about and caring for plants from start to finish! They planted seeds in soil, cared for sprouts with water and sun, and even practiced trimming their grass. 💧 ☀️ ✂️ Through these hands-on experiences and read-aloud texts, students are developing their fine motor skills, building their vocabularies, learning the characteristics of living things, and practicing patience and responsibility. It's amazing to watch their plants and skills grow! 💙💚

Please come support West Holt FFA members and get some great plants!