Osgood Elementary School
Principal: Mr. Ron Parks
Secretary: Mrs. Trueblood
South Hwy 83
North Platte, NE 69101
308-535-7144
Teacher Supervision: 7:45 am
School Starts at 8:10 and ends at 3:25.
We offer Kids Klub from 3:25-5:30
All About the Osgood Staff
 Ron Parks, PrincipalBirthday: June 12th
Hobbies: Water skiing, golf, cruising in my ram, Browns, Dodgers, Huskers and my granddaughters.
Favorite Song: "I won't back down" by Tom Petty
Favorite Book: Failure is not an Option by Alan Blankstein (of course!!!)
Favorite Movie: "The Searchers" (1956) Director John Ford
Favorite Food: Anything that is not green in color.
Favorite Quote: "We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love...and then we return home."
~Aborigine Philosophy
 Monna Trueblood, Administrative Assistant
 Sherry Edwards, Lunch
 Cindy Johnson, Kindergarten TeacherBirthday: April 12th
Hobbies: Attending my children's activities and making crafts.
Favorite Song: Holy by Nichole Nordeman New Soul by Yael Naim
Favorite Book: Tuesdays with Morrie
Favorite Movie: Ever After (A Cinderella Story) & Raising Helen
Favorite Food: Dark Chocolate
Favorite Quote: "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these things." ~George Washington Carver
 Mrs. Larson, 1st Grade TeacherBirthday: August 30th
Hobbies: biking, walking & reading
Favorite Song: "Breathe"
Favorite Movie: "Top Gun" & "Pretty Woman"
Favorite Snack: Popcorn chicken
Favorite Quote: "Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in you heart."
 Mrs. Hughes, 2nd Grade PM Teacher
 Mrs. O'Rourke, 2nd Grade AM Teacher
Linda Anderson, Counselor
Birthday: April 10th
Hobbies: Horses, dogs, cats, fish and flowers
Favorite Song: “Do it Anyway”
Favorite Book: “Knots on a Counting Rope”
Favorite Movie: Seabiscuit
Favorite Quote: “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.”
As a parent I was determined to give my children “wings”. However, I may have overdone it. My son, an electrical engineer, is a fan of “Extreme Wilderness Adventures and skydives for fun. My daughter is a professional barrel racer…hmmmm.
Name: Peg Mohs, Speech Pathologist
Birthday: July 31st
Hobbies: gardening, my 3 sons, my grandson
 Ruth Coffman, ParaBirthday: Dec. 26th
Hobbies: listening to music, playing pool
Favorite Song: “One Friend”
Favorite Book: “Gone with the Wind”
Favorite Movie: “Mrs. Doubtfire”
Favorite Quote: “Dance like Nobody is Watching”
 Linda Stengle, Physical Education
Name: Samantha McCrea, Kindergarten Para
Birthday: April 1st.
Hobbies: Play piano, karaoke, scrapbooking, camp & fish.
Favorite Song: “The Ride” ~Jeff Wood
Favorite Book: “Ann of Green Gables”
Favorite Movie: Too many to name
Favorite Quote: “Be who you are and say what you want. Those who care, don’t matter and those who matter don’t care” ~Dr. Seuss
I am married with a tabby cat, Lucky and an English bulldog, Bentley. I am an active Member of the Order of Eastern Star and volunteer with a girls youth organization, Job’s Daughters.
 Willa Brinkmeyer, 4th Grade TeacherBirthday: Jan. 22nd
Hobbies: Theater, cooking, sewing & Designing
Favorite Song: “Amazing Grace”
Favorite Book: Any historical Fiction
Favorite Movie: “Sara, Plain & Tall” Hallmark Series
Favorite Quote: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
 Karen Lemmer, 3rd grade teacherBirthday: May 17th
Hobbies: being with family and friends, golf, traveling, learning to make jewelry & summer reading.
Favorite Song: “On Eagle’s Wings”
Favorite Book: Physics 4 Advanced Learning (kidding!!) Danielle Steele Novels and “The littlest Angel”
Favorite Movie: “Pretty Woman”
Favorite Food: Mexican or Seafood
Favorite Quote: “The more the Merrier” and “If there be words of kindness or encouragement, speak them now, Someone, somewhere is waiting for them.”
I have a twin brother, a younger brother and twin nieces. I live with my “run away dog”, Abbie! I am an active member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
 Muffy Gregg, Resource ParaBirthday: July 27th
Hobbies: Piano, being outdoors, traveling
Favorite Song: “There’s something about that name”
Favorite Book: Gone with the Wind
Favorite Movie: A River Runs Through It
Favorite Food: Chinese
Favorite Quote: “There’s no better time than now.”
I was born in Crawford, NE and grew up on a farm/ranch near Whitney, NE. I attended country school for 8 years and went to high school at Crawford. I loved Cheerleading and playing volleyball. I went to Chadron State College for two years and had the privilege of hand balancing on the gymnastics team. I have 8 children (2 step) and almost twelve grandchildren. My husband is the love of my life and we love traveling.
Name: Nancy Schmitz, Nurse
Birthday: July 31st
Hobbies: flowers, gardening, sewing & Family
Favorite Song: “Favorite Things”, The Sound of Music
Favorite Book: any inspirational book
Favorite Movie: “Beauty and the Beast”
Favorite Food: Chinese
Favorite Quote: “God, grant my the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Name: Patti Vesely, AM Custodian
Birthday: Oct. 22nd
Favorite Movie: “Wild Hogs” –I have a lot of what you would call favorite-too many to list.
Favorite Food: Mex
I have a 4 year old son, so I really don’t have time for hobbies…I guess the things we do together would be my hobbies!
 Regina Lewis, Resource TeacherBirthday: Sept. 25th
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, coaching, running, sports, working out, eating & traveling
Favorite Song: “Total Eclipse of the Heart” ~Bonnie Tyler & “Bohemian Rhapsody” ~Queen
Favorite Book: The Giving Tree, by Shel Silvertein
Favorite Movie: “Gladiator”
Favorite Food: Grilled Cheese/Chicken Noodle Soup
Favorite Quote: “Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.”
Originally from Bennington, NE
Married: Josh Lewis~teacher @ Hershey High School
Daughter: 10 months old, Savannah Lewis
I can wiggle my nose.
University: UNK ~Go Lopers!
Coach Volleyball @ Adams.
 Susan Horne, 5th grade teacherBirthday: February 20th
Hobbies: Shopping, scrapbooking, reading and family fun
Favorite Song: “Fishing in the Dark”, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Favorite Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Favorite Movie: “Top Gun”
Favorite Food: Anything with Pasta!
Favorite Quote: “The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sheryl McGahan, Music/Orchestra
Birthday: Feb. 5th.
Hobbies: Reading, gardening & piano
Favorite Song: “Faithful One.” ~Selah
Favorite Book: A Place in the Choir
Favorite Movie: “What dreams may come”
Favorite Food: Chocolate!
Favorite Quote: “Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.” ~Robert Henri
 Sheila Weiss, Student/class ParaBirthday: Feb 19th
Hobbies: Scrapbooking
Favorite Book: “Harry Potter”
Favorite Movie: “Days of Thunder”
Favorite Food: Mexican Food
 Sandi Brown, Library ParaBirthday: July 13th
Hobbies: Gardening & Decorating
Favorite Song: "I can only imagine"
Favorite Book: "The Rescue"
Favorite Movie: "The Notebook"
Favorite Quote: "May you live all the days of your life"
 Jeanne Carver, ParaBirthday: August 17th
Hobbies: Spending time with my family.
Favorite Book: "Leo the Late Bloomer"
Favorite Movie: "Little Mermaid"
Favorite Food: Tex Mex
Favorite Quote: "Dance as if no one is watching"
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