The guidance Counselors are wearing the prizes for tomorrows Family Feud game during the assembly! To all those playing the game tomorrow may the odds be ever in your favor.
This week, middle school staff took a trip to each elementary school to talk to 5th graders about what it is like to be a student at OMS. This trip is the beginning of a number of orientation events to support students in their successful transition to 6th grade!
The girls soccer games scheduled for today vs. Monticello have been cancelled.
The varsity and JV softball games at Limestone and the Varsity baseball game at Clinton are all cancelled for today March 23rd.
Another Spartan staff member showing off his baby in the Future Spartan onesie! He looks very happy to be a part of Spartan Nation!
The varsity softball game vs. Morton and the JV baseball game vs. Delavan for today at Olympia are both cancelled due to poor field conditions.
Wednesday, March 22, at 8:00 a.m. the OHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold a short time of prayer in the learning center in honor of the Prairie Central students that lost their lives this week. All are invited to join the FCA students in prayer.
The OHS boys' track team traveled back to the U of I Armory in Urbana yesterday for the 43rd Annual Gene Armer Invitational, where more than 50 teams from all over the state congregated for one of the most competitive indoor track meets in the state. With entries limited to only one athlete per event (per team), the Spartans were whittled down to a 12-man squad but they were able to rack up 18 PRs on the day and Keagan Uphoff earned 4th place medals in the high jump & the 60 meter hurdles! All three relay teams smashed the previous season-best times:
Logan Demling, Cooper Phillips, C.J. Moore, & Jacob Lawless dropped 12 seconds in the 3200 meter relay(9:08.88).
Reygan Sitton, Chase Ragar, Cohen Alexander, & Keagan Uphoff shaved 2 seconds off in the 800 meter relay(1:38.57).
Keagan Uphoff, Reygan Sitton, Logan Demling, & Cohen Alexander chopped off 23 seconds in the 1600 meter relay(3:42.76)!
The following athletes set new all-time record performances in individual events:
Reygan Sitton in the 60 meter dash (7.21)
Chase Ragar in the triple jump (38' 1")
Nolan Yeary in the shot put(43' 0.75")
Cooper Phillips in the 200 meter dash(27.39)
Wyatt Reinhart in the 800 meter run(2:19.72)
Girls 4x4 ran an amazing race, winning all the heats with a time of 4:17.21!
Oly girls track team is ready for another Saturday at U of I for the Gene Armer invite.
OHS students participated in the ICTM (Illinois Council of Mathematics) Regional competition on February 25th. Congratulations to the two- person team of Cameron Dickhut and Elijah Bishop who qualified for the State Finals. ICTM state finals will be on April 22nd at Illinois State University.
The varsity softball game vs. Dee-Mack and the girls' soccer games vs. Central Catholic are all cancelled for tomorrow, March 18th.
The varsity and JV softball games scheduled for today March 16th at Brimfield have been cancelled.
Todays Baseball game at Canton has been cancelled. JV and Varsity will both practice at 5:30 tonight.
Varsity baseball lost their season opener 10-6 to Lincoln. The team hit well tonight but couldn't manage to secure a win. The Spartans are set to play at Canton tomorrow (weather pending).
The varsity softball game scheduled at Central Catholic for today March 14th has been moved to Olympia High School. The JV game has been cancelled.
The OMS wrestling team had 4 state qualifiers wrestle this weekend
Chloe Collins 65#
Connor Collins 70# 3rd place
Austin Kisner 112# Runner up
Kaden Collins 135#
Austin is OMS wrestling first finalist in 11yrs. Chloe competed in girls state and earned 3rd place.
Spartan Staff spent the morning in various professional development sessions on topics including trauma responsive instruction, restorative practices, special education strategies for students, elementary science instruction, and regulation strategies for students. Thank you to all our presenters!
The 2023 Spartan Retirees were recognized this morning. Congrats to Dr. Jodlowski, Mrs. Deal, Mrs. McDannald, and Mr. Stine. Thank you all for your dedication to our students and families over the years. You will be missed!
