Little Spartan Volleyball 🏐campers. Please double check times.
Monday, June 30th- Tuesday, July 1st
3rd- 5th Grade - 9:00 am - 10:30 am
6th - 8th Grade - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cHzsSo7fx6pC2Z7x7cpFzVdM5QiIILKlKQAdA9He3jc/edit?usp=drivesdk
The Regional baseball game tonight vs. U-High at the Corn Crib will now start at 5:00pm.
Due to wet field conditions, today's regional baseball semi final between Olympia and U-High will be played at the Corn Crib in Normal at 4:30pm.
Today's Activities
Due to wet field conditions, today's Regional Softball semi final game vs. Porta has been postponed to tomorrow May 21st at 4:30pm.
OMS 8th graders visited multiple stations this morning at OHS to hear about what they should expect next year in high school. Thank you to the OHS staff and the 8th grade teachers for making this happen!
How do you engage students during the last week of school? You break out the LEGO Spike Kits and have them do some building & coding! Thank you Miss Vanessa for facilitating this experience and thank you to State Farm for the donation that made this possible.
Just a reminder that we will be holding strength and speed camp again this summer. A tremendous opportunity for our OHS students: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OoRXZWisIHGeB8NGzIDbepDhPgeten6vSYNTsE5iHMo/edit?usp=drivesdk
Congratulations to Anna Johnson who broke the girls record in Bench Press this morning with a lift of 155 pounds!!!
Today's Activities
Spartans play #6 state ranked UHigh Wednesday in the regional semifinals at Ron Smith Field 4:30.
Varsity baseball rolls to a 9-0 Regional win vs Central Catholic tonight. Hohulin(2RBI) and I. Tackett(RBI) with 2 hits apiece. Birky, Dabney, Walker(2RBI), Alford(RBI), Sloan, Gellner(RBI) and B. Tackett with a hit apiece. Alford(7IP, 1H, 0ER, 12K's).
Video: bit.ly/Oly2DFV3
Lots of students 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, your kids can hear 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.
OHS Class of 2025 graduation livestream link below. Graduation starts at 1:00pm
https://www.youtube.com/live/rIo6erOUrVw
JV BB ends their season today w/a big 7th inn rally&walk off victory to beat Bloomington 11-10! REFN!G2G+ They also managed to achieve conference champs going 6-1. Click link for https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T4gJYqIhyaB61RDpJ0THAFa24tCCKH6tPuDeITvfq8w/edit?usp=drivesdk
SPARTANS WIN, SPARTANS WIN!!!! Lady Varsity Soccer down the 4 seed Peoria Christian 2-1 (3-1 in Penalty Kicks) to win the first ever regional game! Sophomore Elyse Eimer started the scoring to put the Spartans up 1-0 in the 45th minute. Peoria Christian answered in the 80th minute to knot it at 1-1. The girls were scoreless after 2 overtime's, forcing Penalties. Seniors Paytn Talbert, Raquel Birky, and Grace Birkey all 3 converted on their PK's. Senior Sophia Thomas was absolutely brilliant stopping 2 of the 4 she faced. Girls advance to the regional title game at 6pm Tuesday night at IVC.
Varsity baseball falls to 3A #25 ranked Limestone 17-7 today. Sloan(3H), Dabney and Walker 2 hits apiece, Hohulin, Birky, Gellner, Royal with a hit apiece. Wilson(4.2IP, 5 K's), Springer(1.2IP, 2K's), Birky(0ER). Spartans play Central Catholic Monday at 4:30 to begin regionals.
JVBB loses to Limestone tonight 9-4. Click link for game changer recap story. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S6N-SR268HtWGjq0Pgmm-5tyPx-Do7pHlV3Eh8D1GnE/edit?usp=drivesdk
The Olympia Transition Program & Ms. Patton’s class at Oly West celebrated the end of the year with a Book Buddies party at Minier Park today! As part of the fun, the Oly West kids were asked, “What was your favorite part of Book Buddies?”
Here’s what they had to say:
• Abby: “Reading books & crafting.”
• Logan: “Our buddies read to us so I know how to read.”
• Finnian: “I like the big buddies coming to us.”
• Eve: “They get to come to West.”
• Aleah: “Having hot chocolate with my buddy.”
• Ryker: “I like hanging with the big kids.”
• Eli: “I liked decorating the turkeys.” It was a joyful celebration full of connection, creativity, and fun! 🩵🩵🩵
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
