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Digital harassment happens when teens use texts, instant messages, emails, and social media posts to keep tabs on or threaten someone else. It usually involves two people in a close relationship. Here are four ways to help teens avoid digital harassment.
Students in STEM club worked with the Olympia South students on block coding and coding in Microbots today!
The 5th Annual Fill the Trailer Food Drive is underway!
New Berlin, Olympia and Rochester will compete to see who can donate the most food to the Central Illinois Food Bank.
Help us win, click the link for more details:
https://www.channel1450.com/fill-the-trailer-food-drive/
Help Olympia Football tackle hunger this Friday.
If kids feel like they might have trouble removing themselves from digital drama, experiment with some different ways they can make a graceful exit. Talk through words they can use, ways they can steer conversations in positive directions, etc.
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Cyberbullying is something most families hope they never have to deal with. But if your kids are texting, sharing photos, and posting comments, it’s important to talk to them about how to deal with online harassment. Learn 5 ways to stop cyberbullies.
Today the Olympia Middle School Cross Country team had an awesome day of running at our sectional meet. There were lots of great races from our athletes including 5 PRs and a 2nd and 1st place finish. A big congratulations goes out to Ty Gale and Mili Rebbe on qualifying for the state meet next weekend. We are so proud of all of our athletes and are looking forward to a great last week of our season.
The Olympia Transition Program went on a Community Based Instruction (CBI) trip today to the Picket Fence Foundation! It's a nonprofit organization that brings employment & job training opportunities for those with special needs! Then, we went to the Bass Pro Shop for some fun bowling! #inclusion 🩵🩵🩵
Oly North Kindergarten noticed the butterfly garden needed some cleaning and work done. As a part of our social studies unit, we took action to pull weeds and clean the benches/tables.
Generative AI: A Double-Edged Sword Against Cyberbullying
🛡️ + AI can detect and remove harmful content, helping to protect victims
⚔️ - Bullies can use AI to create new kinds of targeted harassment
Educate your family on both sides of this complicated debate with these resources:
🛡 Teenager Gitanjali Rao creates Kindly.io, an AI powered tool to check messages for harmful language.
-- Article: https://www.unicef.org/innovation/kindly
-- Video: https://youtu.be/AGasyo0KM3M?si=KLrWxGv1uBKRyysq
⚔ AI raises concern over the emergence of digital extortion schemes targeting teens.
-- Article: https://saferkidsonline.eset.com/en-us/article/is-ai-enabling-a-new-wave-of-cyberbullying-1
The Olympia High school FFA will be hosting a Barn Dance once again!! It will be on Monday, November 4th @7 and go until 9pm. It will take place at Funk Farms, the Address is 5959 N 1100 East Rd, Shirley IL. It will cost $5 per ticket. We hope to see you their!!
The Lady Spartans fought hard but came up short tonight losing to Porta 25-11&25-19. JV lost 25-20&25-21, Freshman lost 21-15&21-14. Kill leader was Aubrey Rycyzyn w/6, Kinley Steinkamp w/6 assists, Seda Pierce w/2 blocks, Aubrey Rycyzyn w/9 digs, &Aubrey Rycyzyn and Marli Evans w/1 ace apiece. Special thanks to the Oly Aces & Kim Logsdon for bringing all the future Spartans out to support the Volleyball program. It was a great crowd and they cheered us on loud and proud !!
Just like you'd ask your kid about their sleep, exercise, and eating, stay on top of their online life. Who are they chatting with? How do people treat each other in the games and on the sites they're using?
SPARTANS TOP BOMBERS ON SENIOR NIGHT!! Varsity boys soccer topped Argenta-Oreana 3-0 last night in the finale of the regular season. Senior Cooper Phillips started the scoring netting his 2nd goal of the year and continued his attack on the evening netting his 3rd goal of year to put the boys up 2-0 right before the 20 min mark. Junior Austin Rebbe added onto his season total adding the 3rd goal of the night right before half. Sophomore Casey Salvator tacked on another 5 saves to his season total in the net as well. We want to thank the seniors for their hard work and dedication to the boys program and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors! Boys back in action Tuesday night as they start post season play at Peoria Manual for a 4:30 kickoff.
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As humans, we thrive on social connections and group associations. But this tendency can also lead us to be suspicious of people outside our group. This fear -- xenophobia -- can be overcome by more exposure to people who are different from us. However, the internet can often make this more difficult. Help your kids recognize this challenge and find strategies for navigating content online.
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As kids grow, they'll naturally start to communicate more online, but some of what they see could make them feel hurt, sad, angry, or even fearful. Help your students build empathy for others and learn strategies to use when confronted with cyberbullying.
The Olympia Transition Program went to the Stanford food pantry today to volunteer (we do this monthly 😊). A goal of our program this year is to volunteer at each food pantry in the Olympia district. Tomorrow we are off to volunteer at the Minier food pantry!
Lady Spartan Volleyball lost in 2 sets tonight to Riverton 25-20 & 25-18. JV won in 2 sets 25-18 & 25-18 and freshman lost in 3 sets. Kill leaders were Seda Pierce and Grace Small w/4, Assist were Kinley Steinkamp w/6, Blocks led by Seda Pierce w/4, Digs Sophia Ortiz w/10, and Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn w/2.
R. E. F. N! G2G+
Video: bit.ly/OlyCBV1 Let's face it: Some online spaces can be full of negative, rude, or downright mean behavior. But what counts as cyberbullying? Help your kids learn what is - and what isn't - cyberbullying, and give them the tools they'll need to combat the problem.
The BACC Sophomore Career Expo is coming up on October 30th! This a great opportunity for students to explore various careers available in our area and learn about the recommended education or credentials needed to enter these fields.
We'll be taking students right after lunch during the afternoon slot. Field trip forms can be found in the main office. Feel free to reach out to your school counselor if you have any questions!
