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There will be No School for students on Friday, February 6th, 2026. It is a Professional Development day for Staff. Enjoy your long weekend! 

The 2026-2027 application for our Little Panthers Preschool is available below. The program fills very quickly, so don't delay in getting the application completed for your child who will be age 3 or 4 by July 31, 2026. If you have questions, please call 402-644-2501.

English Application

Do you have a child ready for Kindergarten for the 2026-2027 school year?

Your child must be 5 years old by/on July 31st, 2026 for '26-'27 enrollment. 

Enrollment is completed entirely online, and all families must register using the link below, even if you already have other children attending Norfolk Public Schools.

Norfolk Public Schools Winter Break is Monday, December 22nd, 2025 through Monday, January 5th, 2026.

School will resume Tuesday, January 6th, 2026. Enjoy the break! 

As winter weather is approaching, Norfolk Public Schools would like to remind families of our procedures should weather conditions cause a change in the normal schedule. NPS uses a telephone mass communication system to individually notify families of school closings due to weather. Please take a minute to ensure we have the correct phone number in infinite campus. Having your voicemail set up is…

Tracie Chochon, School Psychologist, Norfolk Public Schools, is the recipient of the NPS Award for Excellence for November 2025.

Thank you, Tracie, for your dedication, hard work, and service to our students, staff, and the NPS community!

Listed below are excerpts from some of the submitted narratives of Tracie's nomination:

• Tracie is the calm in the storm, and she…

NPS is proud to announce three students that have won the Believers and Achievers Award through the NSAA and Currency.  Those recognized students are Ian Chamberlain, David Protzman and Cohen Skiff. 

The Believers & Achievers Awards are through the NSAA and Currency (sponsor). This is a state-wide awards program that recognizes Nebraska’s future leaders. Believers & Achievers was designed…

Norfolk Public Schools (NPS), in collaboration with Children’s Nebraska, announced Monday that Norfolk Senior High School and Norfolk Junior High School have received a Heart Safe designation through Project ADAM, a program that ensures schools have automated defibrillator (AED) equipment, response training and advanced emergency preparedness procedures in the event of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)…

Mrs. Jen Carlisle has won the 2025 Nebraska Art Teachers Association Middle Level Art Educator of the Year! She will recognized and presented the award at the 2025 NATA (Nebraska Art Teachers Association) Fall Conference Awards Ceremony on Friday, October 17th, in Omaha, NE.

The Art Educator of the year award is awarded to a member of NATA/NAEA who spends at least .51 FTE teaching art to…