Varsity baseball falls 5-2 at Lexington tonight. Edwin Hohulin and Owen Alford had two hits a piece. Ethan Baker with a strong 5 1/3 innings on the mound, allowing only 4 hits. Spartans are at home Monday vs Midwest Central, 4:30 game time.
Todays College Spotlight is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
A big shout out and thank you to Jorgi Dupureur. Your leadership at the IASC State Convention is appreciated! Job well done!
Varsity baseball falls to Prairie Central tonight 7-2. Nic Olson with 2 hits and a stolen base. Clayton Barnes threw 5 1/3 innings giving up 1 earned run. Spartans look to start another win streak and will play at Lexington tomorrow at 4:30.
Here is a summary of events at Olympia High School over the next few weeks:
Sunday, May 7, 2023 - OHS Baccalaureate - Covell Community Church - 3:00 PM
Sunday, May 7, 2023 - Olympia Hall of Fame Banquet - Olympia South (Atlanta) - doors open at 4:30
Monday, May 8, 2023 - All OHS students return to the building
Friday, May 12, 2023, Saturday, May 13, 2023, and Sunday, May 14, 2023 - The Wizard of Oz - performed at Olympia High School in the Esquivel Theatre
Monday, May 15, 2023 - OHS Awards Day - OMS Gym - 9:30 AM
Parents of award winners will receive an email next week
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - OHS - Choral Concert - OHS Auditorium 7:00 PM
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - OHS - Band Concert - OHS Auditorium 7:00 PM
Friday, May 19, 2023 - OHS - Graduation Practice - Football Field - 10:00 AM
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - OHS Graduation Ceremony - Football Field - 1:00 PM
In case of inclement weather, we will communicate changes in a timely manner
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - Last Day for OHS Students
Thank you to St. John's United Church of Christ in Minier for allowing us to use their space over the last few weeks. We were able to complete some state testing in their church hall as well as DIAL screenings and AP testing. We appreciate their partnership!
Thank you to Minier Christian Church for all of their hospitality during the OHMS fire and remote learning. They have opened their doors to us for reunification, staff lunches, and the OHS band has been practicing there. We are so thankful for their partnership!
Todays College Spotlight is Joliet Junior College!
FFA Ag Day at Oly West! OHS ag students are teaching elementary students all about agriculture!
Congrats to Keagan Uphoff and Cohen Alexander for earning Sangamo Conference titles tonight at Auburn. Keagan was the high jump champion and Cohen won the 100 meter dash.
Other top placers were:
Rylan Peifer, Reygan Sitton, Keagan Uphoff, and Cohen Alexander- 2nd in the 400 meter relay
Easton Nowaskie- 4th place in the high jump
Skylar Biggs- 4th in the discus
Rylan Peifer-4th in the 200
Nolen Yeary- 2nd in the shot put
Keagan Uphoff- 3rd in the 110 hurdles and 2nd in the 300 hurdles
The team placed 5th out of 10. The guys will be back in action on Friday at Clinton.
Olympia girls track team took 2nd place at our conference meet in Auburn this afternoon. The list of PR’s for today is long:
Kennadi Ballenger in the 100: 16.69 and the 200: 35.03
Melissa Bieber in the 100m hurdles:16.73 and 300m hurdles: 47.4
Mallory Miller in long jump: 4.74m
Kyra West in shot put: 9.99m
Grace Whiteside in the 400: 1:02.82
Emma Swartzendruber in the 400: 1:04.73
Anna Bieber in the 800: 2:23.10
Abby Litwiller in the 800: 2:42.22
Maddie bales had a season record in the 1600: 6:25.9
The 4x4 and 4x8 teams came in 2nd place falling short to Pleasant Plaines in both races. It was a great meet with perfect weather!
The Bieber sisters fought hard to bring home some hardware.
Varsity baseball got a 11-1 win tonight vs Mackinaw. Clayton Barnes and Elijah Smith with multiple hits. Gunnar Wilson with the win on the mound allowing 1 hit and striking out 8. Spartans will be at Prairie Central tomorrow at 4:30.
Varsity baseball got a 8-4 win Tuesday night at Athens. Jack Pagel and Clayton Barnes with multiple hits. Caden Kindred with a complete game win on the mound.
OHS Soccer took a 1-0 victory @ IVC yesterday.
Sophomore Raquel Birky found the far post of the net with 2:35 remaining in the contest.
Goalkeeper Izzy Forrest picked up her 4th clean sheet this season.
Brilliant goals also this week by Andi Ewalt, Amy Dederich, Grace Birkey and Grace Carter. Assists by Birky and Kensie Kleinschmidt.
Please join us for Youth Soccer Night this Friday at our final home matches v BHS.
Two activities for 14 & under.
World Cup Walkout - 4:15p (Pregame)
Varsity Game Time - 4:30p
Mini Goal Shot - 5:10p (Halftime + Prize)
JV Game Time - 6p
📸Rogers
Olympia CUSD 16 is now hiring for multiple teaching positions.
- 6th Grade Science
- 6th & 8th Grade English Language Arts
- Olympia West Elementary Physical Education
Read more about these positions and apply today by following the link below. Come join our amazing team and become part of Spartan Nation!
https://www.generalasp.com/olympia/onlineapp/default.aspx
Our AP Calculus students had to work together to solve this tasty equation before sampling it. Great work, team!
Todays College Spotlight is Midwest Technical Institute in East Peoria!
Varsity softball falls to Athens 6-2 to finish 7-1 in conference play and a share as conference champions. Kat Springer and Jordyn Turner with 2 hits each including the first home run of the season for Jordyn.
SEE YOU FRIDAY!⚽️
Last day to order Olympia Soccer Apparel is May 9th. In-stock items will be available at concessions on 5/5.
brazenwave.com/olympiasoccer
There will be an informational meeting for parents and students who are currently signed up to go on the 8th grade Washington D.C. trip. We will meet on May 11th, 6pm, in the OMS cafeteria. See you then!
