Olympia CUSD 16

Our Girls Swim Team had an action-packed Homecoming Week with back-to-back meets on Tuesday and Thursday last week! Here is a recap of the highlights and top finishers for Olympia:

Tuesday (9/29) at Urbana
The team faced off against Normal Community, Mahomet-Seymour, and Urbana High School.

Top Finishers:
500 Free: L.Finfrock – 1st Place!
200 Free: C.Todd – 3rd Place
200 IM: J.Moser – 3rd Place
200 Free Relay: Z.Hughes,J. Moser, C.Todd, E.Curtis – 3rd Place

Final Team Scores:
1. Mahomet-Seymour – 169
2. Normal Community – 139
3. Urbana – 101
4. Olympia – 93

Thursday (10/1) at Peru
The Spartans traveled to Peru to take on LaSalle-Peru and Pontiac.

Top Finishers:
500 Free: C. Todd – 2nd Place
200 Free Relay: E.Curtis, Z.Hughes, K.Cooper. L.Finfrock – 2nd Place
200 Medley Relay: E.Curtis, C.Todd, L.Finfrock Z.Hughes – 3rd Place
100 Free: L.Finfrock – 3rd Place
100 Backstroke: E.Curtis – 3rd Place

Final Team Placings:
1. LaSalle
2. Pontiac
3. Olympia

Tonight we played a tough Williamsville program and even though we came up short, there was a lot of really good things. Lots of fight, hustle, grit, and really good plays—these teams continue to grow.

Freshman: L (1–2), 21–16, 16–21, 9–15
JV: L (0–2), 14–25, 13–25
Varsity: L (0-2), 16-25, 21-25

We are back on the road at Riverton this Thursday for another conference match!

That's a wrap on the Boys Golf Season. Yesterday 2 of the boys golfers competed in the Sectional at the U of I Orange Course. While it wasn't the result either wanted both Ethan Barnes and Austin Siliskie played well on a tough course. Ethan ended up 51st shooting an 85 (+13) and Austin ended up 67th shooting an 87 (+15). Go Spartans!

Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight is on Lizzie Donaldson, Interventionist at Olympia North. Thank you Miss Donaldson, for all that you do for our students!

Our Spartan Staff Spotlight today is on Katie Moore, who is a member of the Olympia Transportation Team. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Katie!

It was another great weekend for Olympia Middle School Cross Country! This was our last meet before Sectionals, and our Spartans did nothing less than SHOW OUT! Our team had an incredible: 🏃🏼‍♀️13 PRs ⏱️2 season-best times 🏅4 medalists 🏃4 boys running under 12 minutes! We are so incredibly proud of the hard work, determination, and growth our athletes have shown throughout this season. They continue to push themselves, support one another, and prove what they are capable of! We also want to give a huge shout-out to the family members who participated in the community race in support of all that our kids do. Your encouragement and support mean so much to our athletes and coaches! Now it’s time to keep this momentum going as we prepare for our big Sectional meet this Saturday at Dunlap Valley! We can’t wait to see our Spartans compete!

In a special Sunday Spartan Staff Spotlight, today we shine the spotlight on Mrs. Brandi Cooper, OHS Science Teacher and Student Council Co-Sponsor. Along with her teaching duties, Mrs. Cooper spends countless hours organizing all of the Homecoming Week activities for our students. The district would like to publicly thank Mrs. Cooper for all she does for our students in the classroom and for making Homecoming Week one of the most memorable weeks of the year for our students!!

Our Olympia Boys and Girls Cross Country teams showed up this morning at the Peoria High Invite at Detweiller Park! Facing a stacked combined 1A/2A field, the Spartans absolutely dominated the course, with nearly the entire team bringing home a Personal Best (PB) or Season Best (SB)! A massive shoutout to Mira, who earned a medal by placing in the top 30 out of a massive pack of 296 runners! Here are the impressive times from today’s race: Personal Bests Ty - 15:43 Connor - 17:43 Mira - 18:59 (Top 30 Medalist) Jasper - 20:12 Noah - 20:24 Kinsley - 21:41 Emma - 21:47 Kenzer - 22:03 Natalie - 22:13 Season Bests Graham - 18:47 Asher - 19:17 Juliet - 21:29 With just a couple of meets left before the postseason, this team has hit its stride at the perfect time. Big things are coming!

It was a true community feel in Waynesville this week! 🔵⚪

Thank you to the entire Olympia community for supporting our students, families, staff, and each other at our Homecoming parade.

It has been an incredibly successful and memorable week for our team! We had the opportunity to host our home invitational, celebrate our amazing 8th grade athletes, and competed in a tri-meet with Dee-Mack and CLA. At our home invitational, our Boys Varsity team brought home a 4th place trophy, multiple athletes earned medals, and our team recorded an incredible 15 PRs! 🎉🏅 At our tri-meet, three of our athletes earned top-5 finishes and awards! 🏅🏅🏅 A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our families, volunteers, staff, and supporters who helped make our home meet such a success. We truly could not have done it without you! Next up, our Spartans head to Delavan this weekend for one of our most competitive meets of the season! We’re excited to see what our athletes can accomplish!

Our middle and high school cross country teams came together for a fun practice focused on teamwork, leadership, and giving back to our school community! Athletes took on a scavenger hunt, competed in a cup relay race to see who could finish with the most water, and wrapped up the day by picking up litter across the middle and high school campuses. A BIG thank you to our high school athletes for being such great leaders and role models for our middle school runners! We loved seeing our teams come together and make the most of practice!

Today's Spartan Staff Spotlight shines on Brooke Schmittinger, Olympia North Pre-K/ECE teacher. Thank you Miss Schmittinger for all that you do for our students!

Thank you to the Olympia Assistant Principals for their support of our students! We appreciate all they do for our students, staff, and families.

October is Principal Appreciation Month! Our Principals invest so much time in our students and our staff. Thank you to the Olympia Principals for their leadership, compassion, and integrity.

A major highlight of Homecoming Week is the class lip sync competition that takes place during our Friday homecoming assembly. Here is a link for anyone who would like to watch.

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Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Eric Lyons, Olympia High School Physical Education and Drivers Education teacher, and Head Football Coach. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Coach Lyons!

The Boys Golf team competed yesterday in their Regional at Highland Golf Course. While it wasn't the outcome the boys were looking for, they battled some tough conditions and still put together a pretty decent day. The team shot a season low score of 325 and placed 6th overall in a very tough Regional! Two boys qualified as individuals for Sectionals: Austin Siliskie at 79 (+9) 13th overall and Ethan Barnes 81 (+11) won a 2 hole playoff to earn his spot. Other notable scores from the Spartans were: Kruz Otto 82 (+12), Mason Kruger 83 (+13), Chase Meyers 95 (+25), and Gage Pitcher 95 (+25). Ethan and Austin will be competing Monday in Sectionals at the U of I Orange Course. Go Spartans!

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