Olympia CUSD 16

Our Spartan Staff Spotlight shines today on Easton Schaber, OMS Social Studies teacher. Thank you, Mr. Schaber, for all that you do for our students!

The Girls' Swim Team delivered a strong performance in Charleston yesterday, taking first place with an impressive 90 points against Central Catholic (37), Charleston High School (4), and Springfield Southeast (1). Showcasing their hard work, the team captured top honors in 10 out of the 11 events.

1st Place Finishes:
Event One: 200 medley relay- E. Curtis, C. Todd, L. Finfrock, Z. Hughes
Event Two: 200 Freestyle- C. Todd
Event Three: 200 IM- L. Finfrock
Event Four: 50 Free- Z. Hughes
Event Six: 100 Butterfly- L. Finfrock
Event Seven: 100 Free- E. Curtis
Event Nine: 200 Free Relay- E. Curtis, Z. Hughes, J. Moser, L. Finfrock
Event Ten: 100 Backstroke- C. Todd
Event Eleven: 100 Breaststroke- Z. Hughes
Event Twelve: 400 Free Relay- A. Whinna, B. Clendenny, C. Folkens, C. Todd

2nd Place Finishes:
Event Eight: 500 Free- J. Moser

3rd Place Finishes:
Event One: 200 Medley Relay- J. Moser, A. Whinna, C. Folkens, B. Clendenny
Event Three: 200 IM- E. Curtis
Event Four: 50 Free- B. Clendenny
Event Six: 100 Butterfly- C. Folkens
Event 7: 100 Free- A. Whinna
Event Eight: 500 Free- B. Clendenny
Event Nine: 200 Free Relay- I. Wilfong, A. Whinna, L. Burkhart, A. Yates

Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Faith Ramsey from Olympia North. Thank you for all that you do for our 2nd Grade Student at ONE, Mrs. Ramsey!!

🏐 Match Results vs. PORTA

A hard-fought night across the board, with all matches going to three sets. Great to see the teams coming together and finding their rhythm on the court.

Scores:
Freshman: L (1-2) — 21-14, 16-21, 11-15
JV: W (2-1) — 25-21, 27-29, 15-14

We close out conference play on the road at Athens this Thursday.

Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the 2026 ILMEA District Festivals!

These students prepared and submitted auditions in September, showcasing their musical skills through prepared excerpts and technique assessments. Judges reviewed hundreds of submissions from students across our ILMEA district to select the musicians who will participate in this year's festivals.

We are incredibly proud of these students and the hard work, dedication, and preparation they put into their auditions. It is exciting to see so many Olympia musicians recognized for their talents, and we can't wait to see them represent Olympia at the festivals in November!

Congratulations again to our 2026 ILMEA District Musicians!

Our Spartan Staff Spotlight today shines on Fred Spitzzeri, OHMS School Psychologist. Thank you for all that you do for our students and staff, Mr. Spitzzeri!

Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight shines on Emily Weyl, Kindergarten Teacher at Olympia West. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Mrs. Weyl!

What an INCREDIBLE weekend for Olympia Middle School Cross Country at the Sectional meet! Our Spartans showed up, put in the work, and had an amazing day on the course! 🎉 WE HAVE STATE QUALIFIERS! 🎉 Kayleigh qualified for STATE as an individual! 🏅 Our Boys Team qualified for STATE as a TEAM, earning an AMAZING 2nd PLACE finish at Sectionals! 🏆 On top of these incredible accomplishments, our athletes recorded numerous PRs and season-best times! We couldn’t be more proud of the hard work, dedication, and determination this team has shown all season long. Congratulations to ALL of our athletes on an outstanding sectional meet! Every runner has played a part in making this season so special, and we are so excited to see our state qualifiers take on the next challenge! THE SPARTANS ARE STATE BOUND! 💙🤍 We will be competing at Maxwell Park in Normal on Saturday at 12:15pm. Come out and support our runners in this amazing accomplishment!

The Olympia Boys & Girls High School XC teams had an awesome Saturday morning at the Sangamo Conference Championship in Williamsville, with both teams finishing 4th overall! Top Finishers: Mira placed 3rd in the girls race with a massive personal best of 18:24! Ty took 4th place in the boys race! Shoutouts: Personal Bests: Kali, Juliet, Emma & Kenzer Season Bests: Chloe & Graham One last regular season meet to go before we head to Regionals in Eureka! Let’s keep the momentum going!

So proud of our Olympia JV Volleyball team for a strong showing yesterday at the Taylorville Tournament! The girls brought high energy, incredible hustle, and played fantastic volleyball all day long to bring home 3rd place!

Come out and support the Spartans at home this Tuesday, October 13 as we take on PORTA!
📍 OHS Gymnasium
🏐 Game Time: Freshman start at 5:00 PM with JV and Varsity to follow

🏆 SPARTAN PROUD, ALWAYS! 🎳💙 Today, our amazing Special Olympics athletes, Hannah and Kacie, represented us at the Region G Bowling Singles Tournament—and they brought home some serious hardware! 🥉 Hannah took 3rd place! 🥈 Kacie took 2nd place! Please join us in giving both of these fantastic athletes a huge congratulations!

Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight shines on Joel Brigham, OHS English Teacher. Thank you, Mr. Brigham, for all that you do for our students!

Varsity Boys Soccer fought hard to a 2-2 tie last night as they traveled to East Peoria. Early goal coming off the foot of Sophomore Lawson Bowers to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute, while Senior Jared Phares buried the tying goal in the 75th. Senior Kasey Salvator held down the net with another 17 save game. Boys return to action next week on Tuesday night for Senior night as they welcome Blue Ride for a 4:30 contest. Come out, be loud, and help support the boys!

Road sweep at Riverton tonight for Olympia Volleyball! All three teams played awesome volleyball and came home with wins.

Really proud of how all 3 teams fought hard and supported each other from the first serve to the last set. Great night for the whole program and looking forward to continuing to build on the momentum from tonight!

Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight shines on Krystal Young, who is a member of the OHMS Custodial Team. Thank you for everything that you do for the district, Krystal!

🚨OMS DANCE TRYOUT LOCATION CHANGE🚨 Olympia Middle School Dance Team tryouts will be held at Olympia South Elementary school. Participants will ride bus 9 to South and tryouts will start once the bus arrives. If participant usually rides a bus to South, they need to ride their regular bus. Tryouts will be October 13th - 16th at Olympia South Elementary school. See you there!!🧡🪩🩰 Questions? Email: at kensie.kleinschmidt@olympia.org

Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Brooke McClure, OMS Health Clerk. Thank you, Brooke, for all that you do for our students at OMS!!