Today's Spartan Staff Spotlight is on Randi Krehbiel. Randi works as our full time Elementary Teaching Sub, and is currently working at Olympia North filling a maternity leave. Randi is also the High School Cross County Coach. Thank you, Mrs. Krehbiel for all that you do for all of our students across the district!
Our next Spartan Staff Spotlight is on Laura Johnson, Olympia Middle School Art Educator and OMS Cheer Coach. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Mrs. J!
The Boys JV Golf team competed yesterday in the Blue Ridge JV invite at Woodlawn Country Club. The team got 5th out of 10 teams shooting a team score of 198. Austin Siliskie led the way for the Spartans placing second place and shooting 40 (+4). The JV will be in action one more time next week (9/24) at our last home match of the year. Go Spartans!
Olympia Middle School Cross Country is off to a great start! Our season is underway with plenty to celebrate! At our first meet, the boys brought home a 1st place team finish. Our second meet featured two Top 25 medalists, and our third meet brought lots of strong competition and valuable experience of running on the state course. Along the way, our runners have continued to set PRs and season-best times. We’re proud of the hard work, growth, and determination this team is showing. Excited to see what’s ahead! 🏅💙
What a week for our Spartan senior, Kinley Steinkamp! Kinley reached 1,000 career assists, earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Clinton Classic, and helped lead Olympia to a 2nd-place finish, recording 92 assists and 15 aces across five games!
Now she’s up for Player of the Week! Show Kinley some Spartan support by clicking the link and voting!
👇Vote for Kinley!👇
https://www.clutchsportsil.com/post/vote-csm-fall-athletes-of-the-week-sept-7-13-2026
Next up this week in our Spartan Staff Spotlight series is Rebecca Meissner, Olympia High School English Department Chair and Teacher. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Mrs. Meissner!
Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Alex Castillo, Olympia High School Counselor. Thank you, Mr. Castillo, for all that you do for our students!
🏀 ATTENTION ALL OMS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYERS! 🏀
Due to the amazing success of our OMS Girls Softball Team and their incredible opportunity to compete at the STATE TOURNAMENT, we are extending basketball tryouts!
We want to make sure our softball players have the opportunity to finish their amazing season while still having a chance to try out for basketball.
Tryout Schedule:
Wednesday, September 16: Tryouts — 3:30–5:45 PM
Thursday, September 17: Open Gym 3:30-5:45
Friday, September 18: No basketball
Monday, September 21: FINAL TRYOUT — 3:30–5:45 PM
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make this adjustment. We LOVE seeing our fellow OMS teams succeed, represent Olympia, and accomplish their goals! 💙💛
Good luck to our OMS Softball Team at STATE! 🥎🏆
Due to the amazing success of our OMS Girls Softball Team and their incredible opportunity to compete at the STATE TOURNAMENT, we are extending basketball tryouts!
We want to make sure our softball players have the opportunity to finish their amazing season while still having a chance to try out for basketball.
Tryout Schedule:
Wednesday, September 16: Tryouts — 3:30–5:45 PM
Thursday, September 17: Open Gym 3:30-5:45
Friday, September 18: No basketball
Monday, September 21: FINAL TRYOUT — 3:30–5:45 PM
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make this adjustment. We LOVE seeing our fellow OMS teams succeed, represent Olympia, and accomplish their goals! 💙💛
Good luck to our OMS Softball Team at STATE! 🥎🏆
Our teams headed to Prairie Central tonight for a full slate of volleyball action.The girls showed good hustle and grit as they worked through their matches across all three levels. Varsity battled through a tough match, but came up short.
JV: W, 2-1 (25-15, 19-25, 15-8)
Freshman: W, 2-0 (25-9, 25-11)
- Shoutout to setter Lexi Bollmann for putting up 12 aces in the match!
NEXT UP: HOME GAME THIS THURSDAY!
Come out and support your Lady Spartans at OHS as we open up conference play against Maroa-Forsyth! It is also Oly Aces Night, so make sure to be there to support all of our volleyball teams!
The Varsity Boys Soccer team came up short tonight as they traveled to Warrensburg Latham. The boys battled to a tough 7-0 loss, battling a strong opposition and a lot of weather! Boys return to action tomorrow night as they welcome Mt. Pulaski for a 4:30 contest at home. Come out and support the boys, we would love to see as many of you in the stands as possible!
The Lady Spartan golf team have had a busy start to their week! Yesterday they competed in the Olympia Invite Scramble. The duo of Lauren Hutchison and Natalie Douglas posted the low score for the Spartans with an 84. Today they traveled to Le Roy to play in the Le Roy Scramble. The girls combined to shoot a 3 under par 69, putting them in a three way tie for first place!
We officially have a chrysalis!! About 10 days to think of a name! Any ideas? #oms #savethemonarchs
Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight is on Nicole Littlefield, Olympia Middle School and High School Cafeteria Manager. Thank you, Nicole for all that you do for students and staff at OHMS!
Today we shine the Spartan Staff Spotlight on Allison Baker, Olympia High School Counselor. Thank you, Mrs. Baker, for all that you do for our students!
This week we start our Spartan Staff Spotlight series with Whitney Hodges, Olympia West Admin Assistant. Thank you for all that you do for our students, staff, and families, Mrs. Hodges!
Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight is on Erica Martin, Olympia West Paraprofessional. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Mrs. Martin!
The OHS Student Council is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive Friday October 23rd. From 9AM-2PM. Please use this link to signup for a donation time:
Blood drive sign up link
Donor Incentive:
All donors will receive a $10 e-gift card by e-mail in addition to a free ARC t-shirt, while they last!
WHAT A DAY FOR OLYMPIA VOLLEYBALL!
Both teams brought the grit, hustle, and high energy to the Clinton Classic, leaving it all on the court and bringing home hardware!
- Varsity: Took home 2nd Place!
- JV: Battled through 5 incredible matches to take 3rd Place!
A massive congratulations to Grace Small and Kinley Steinkamp for being named to the All-Tournament Team! On top of their tournament honors, both players reached huge career milestones today:
- Grace Small — Reached 500 Varsity Career Kills!
- Kinley Steinkamp — Reached 1,000 Varsity Career Assists!
We are so proud of the work ethic and heart shown across both teams. It's been such a fun start to the season, and we can’t wait to keep growing and building on this momentum!
Both teams brought the grit, hustle, and high energy to the Clinton Classic, leaving it all on the court and bringing home hardware!
- Varsity: Took home 2nd Place!
- JV: Battled through 5 incredible matches to take 3rd Place!
A massive congratulations to Grace Small and Kinley Steinkamp for being named to the All-Tournament Team! On top of their tournament honors, both players reached huge career milestones today:
- Grace Small — Reached 500 Varsity Career Kills!
- Kinley Steinkamp — Reached 1,000 Varsity Career Assists!
We are so proud of the work ethic and heart shown across both teams. It's been such a fun start to the season, and we can’t wait to keep growing and building on this momentum!
Nothing beats a Saturday morning at Detweiller for the massive First to the Finish meet! The course was fast, and the runners brought the heat with season bests across the board.
Special shoutouts:
Ty threw down a massive 16:19 PR, finishing 38th in a field of over 700!
Mira dug deep to place 27th out of 500+ with a season-best 19:19 and bagged a medal!
The Girls Team snagged 23rd out of 53 teams!
Proud of everyone's effort—it's going to be a fantastic XC season!
Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight is on Amber LaBerge, Olympia West Interventionist. Thank you Mrs. LaBerge for all that you do for our students at Olympia West!
