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All media comes with an author and an agenda. Help kids think critically about any media they view with critical questions that dig below the surface. And to really empower kids, have them create their own media with these same questions in mind.
Lady Spartans pick up a road conference win over Prairie Central. 50-42. Spartans run their record to 15 and 3 on the season.
Alumni of the Olympia band program joined current students for Saturday's home basketball game! So fun!
Family Tip 1: Encourage Healthy Skepticism!
Help kids analyze the messages around them - from toy packaging to Instagram posts to news headlines - and question the purpose of the words and images they see. Teach kids how to use fact-checking tools like Snopes and FactCheck.org.
Holiday Hoopla at Olympia tonight. JV Girls - Olympia 35 Tri Valley 45. Varsity Girls - Olympia 70 Tri Valley 27. JV Boys - Olympia 55 Tri Vally 46. Varsity Boys - Olympia 65 Tri Valley 59.
OMS Celebrated our PBIS success today with an assembly!
Article Time! How Colleges Use Kids' Social Media Feeds. Learn how what you post can hurt - and help - the admissions process. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-colleges-use-kids-social-media-feeds
Holiday Hoopla December 20th. There has been some conflicting information in regards to the start times and location of the basketball games on Dec. 20th. The varsity girls will play at 5:30pm in the high school gym, followed by the varsity boys at 7:00pm in the high school gym. The JV boys will play at 5:30pm in the middle school gym followed by the JV girls at 7:00pm in the middle school gym. Come out and support our boys and girls basketball teams and St. Jude.
The PBIS team celebrates students’ positive behaviors through an end of semester raffle. Students walked away with prizes by entering their code card tickets into a drawing. Congrats to all students for their positive impact on our high school!
OHS welcomed Ella, a certified therapy dog, to visit with students and staff during the 2nd Annual Destress Fest.
To help elevate stress during finals week, OHS celebrated the 2nd Annual Destress Fest. Destress Fest is a new Olympia tradition filled with games, snow cones, hot cocoa, and the new addition of yoga!
Tonight’s, 12/17, HS Wrestling Match at Eureka will be live streamed. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpwR5En6c3fjRQ2p4gcZ2A
Help! My Kid Wants to Use Social Media! Get your kid -and yourself - ready for the next step with these conversation starters. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/help-my-kid-wants-to-use-social-media
The Olympia High School speech team competed at Normal Community this weekend and placed fifth as a team! Special congratulations to Varsity Tournament Champion in Oratorical Declamation - Grace Melick!
What mark will you leave on the world? What is your “purpose”? How can you foster an online identity for yourself that supports and drives forward this purpose?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRkhkO4fKAg&feature=youtu.be
Due to inclement weather, Olympia CUSD 16 will be running one hour late today, Monday December 16. Be safe out there!
Social media offers a chance to choose how we present ourselves to the world. We can snap and share a pic in the moment or carefully stage photos and select only the ones we think are best. Listen as students reflect on how this impacts their lives. http://bit.ly/Oly2DFV4
Lady Spartans with a win on the road over Tremont. 44 to 32. They improve to 9 - 1 on the season.
What Kind of Digital Footprint Do You Want To Leave?
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/education/Digital_Footprint_Animation_2017.mp4
Lots of middle schoolers are exploring and developing their own identities, and they often do this online and on social media. Some kids use multiple accounts, each for a different audience, but with this what’s real and what’s unrealistic can often get blurred. In this video, listen to other teens talk about the ins and outs of presenting themselves to others online, and consider what it means to “be yourself” in digital spaces. http://bit.ly/Oly2DFV3
