
The Central Shepherd PTO is hosting a fundraiser at Papa Johns on Wednesday, March 19.


Help support Shepherd Student Council by dining at Culver's Tuesday, March 11 from 4:00-7:00.
In addition to a percentage of sales, Culver's just started a "Round Up" feature, where guests can round their total up to the dollar and it goes to the organization as well.


Shepherd Middle School has a 7th grade ELA opening for the 2025-2026 school year.
Applicants should send a letter of interest, resume, copies of transcripts and certification along with three letters of reference to Jessica Larson, Principal, Shepherd Middle School 701 E. McKinley Road, Ottawa, IL 61350 or send required information via e-mail to; jlarson@oes141.org

🍽️ BREAKFAST BY THE NUMBERS! 🥛🥣
The School Breakfast Program serves 12 million nutritious breakfasts to students across the country every single day! 🎉
That’s 12 million chances to fuel up, focus, and thrive! #NSBW25 #SchoolBreakfastMatters


National School Breakfast Week continues!


Kiddos....
Join us as we celebrate National School Breakfast Week this week!
We will place stickers on various breakfast items and if you "Clue In" and find one, turn it in to the breakfast server to claim your prize!
Remember, breakfast is served daily at all buildings and is FREE to all OES students.


Congratulations to our band and choir students for a successful OEHS performance yesterday! The performances were outstanding!


Literacy Night has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 26. We hope too see you there!


Check out our phenomenal student musicians at the OEHS Music Festival on Sunday, February 23, 2025.


The Shepherd Wrestling Team celebrated the 8th graders and their parents last night. Thank you for all you have done for the Shepherd Wrestling Program!


Check out our February newsletter!
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February 2025 Lunch Menu


February Lunch Menu


Congratulations to our January Champions of the Charter! We are so proud of you!


Shepherd SADD is hosting a Culver's Night this evening.
10% of all sales will be donated to the student club.
We hope to see you there!


Due to the cancellation of school today, the lunch menu for the rest of the week will be adjusted as follows:
Wednesday, Jan 22nd: Mandarin Orange Chicken Meal
Thursday, Jan 23rd: Italian Dunker Meal
Friday, Jan 24th: Turkey in Gravy Meal
Complete meals for each day are as posted on the regular menu for this week.


The Central Shepherd PTO is hosting a fundraiser at B.A.S.H. on Wednesday, January 15th from 4:00-7:00. Please consider joining us to support the cause!

We hope everyone has a wonderful winter break. The Shepherd office will re-open on Monday, January 6th.
School resumes on Tuesday, January 7th.


Thank you to our band students, who have been playing holiday music before school for all to enjoy.



Shepherd Middle School needs a long-term substitute for a 7th grade Science class April 28-May 30. If you are a licensed substitute teacher and interested, please send an email to jlarson@oes141.org