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Elementary families save the following dates for Spartan @ the Movies! November 13th will be the FREE showing of the film Cars. ONE PTO will be selling concessions. All movies will be shown in the Olympia High School Auditorium.
Get your 2nd Round Playoff t-shirts ordered. All orders are due by Tue. Nov. 1st at 2:30pm. Orders can be picked up at the high school office on Thursday after school or during the day on Friday.
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The Olympia Spartans will host the St. Joseph Ogden Spartans in the 2nd Round of the IHSA 3A playoffs on Saturday Nov. 5th at 6:00pm.
Frost covered the course as our Spartans arrived at Maple Lane Country Club for their IHSA Cross Country Sectional Championship in Elmwood. As the temperature rose, so did the spirits of our athletes. The girls spearheaded the way with a strong 4th place finish only 19 points behind Pleasant Plains 1st place. Amelia Kistner lead the way in 19:15 with Emma Swartzendruber shortly after in 19:21! Chrystal Cornwell closed to a 19:39. Abby Litwiller and Cam Lawson finished out the scoring positions within one second of one another in 20:29 and 20:30. Anna Bieber pushed to a 20:59, and Kaylie Dare finished in 23:28. On the boys’ side, Logan Demling paced the Spartan runners in 16:42. Caden Clark grinded out a 17:04. Cooper Phillips and C.J. Moore ended the race two seconds from one another in 17:32 and 17:34. Logan Farquhar was our 5th scorer in a time of 18:43 followed closely by Jacob Lawless in 18:46. Evan Petri finished out his freshman campaign in a time of 19:36. Emma, Chrystal, Caden (season best), Logan F., Jacob, and Evan achieved personal bests in their respective races.
Look to see the girls continue their season in the State Championship race next Saturday at Peoria’s historic Detweiller Park. They take the course at 9 A.M. Let’s go Spartans!
Big Day for the Spartans. Good Luck to the high school Cross County runners at the Sectional meet in Elmwood. The girls will run at 10:00am and the boys will run at 11:00am. Good Luck to the Football team in the 1st Round Playoff game at Benton High School at 3:00pm today.
OMS had their first schoolwide PBIS celebration today! PBIS is a skill-building approach that strengthens the foundation of social skills for all students. For the month of October, our focus was on developing positive student relationships. To celebrate their work, students got to participate in a game of kickball against the staff along with other fun activities!
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Other than straight-up cyberbullying, what are some other reasons our kids might be bummed by others' online behavior? Read more about ghosting, subtweeting, griefing (plus more), and learn some simple tips on how to handle these situations.
Football Playoff t-shirt and hoodie orders can be picked up outside the high school office until 4:00pm today or in the high school office tomorrow.
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Chatting online can feel just like talking to someone in person, but it's actually quite different. It's all because of something called the "online disinhibition effect," which makes us more likely to share/communicate differently than if in person.
Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 17, 2022! The annual Community Claus Spaghetti Dinner is coming back to St. John's Fellowship Hall. The spaghetti meal will be dine in or carry out. Please use the link below to reserve your meal as this will help with meal preparations.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0944AAA722A02-community3
OHS students are learning to weld (or practicing) with this virtual reality welding machine. Amazing technology that our kids have access to due to the machine being shared with Oly for the semester.
#DigCit Family Tip 6: Review worst-case steps
The Olympia High School National Honor Society is hosting its annual Halloween Carnival on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 1-3 pm at the high school. The carnival features games, hayrack rides, crafts, a petting zoo, a bake sale, face painting and a haunted house. Cost is $5 per child, age 3+. All proceeds will benefit Toys for Tots.
Each year we have an expert teacher panel comprised of Olympia teachers from all five buildings in our district come to our New Teacher Academy to answer questions around teaching and learning. These conversations and partnerships are instrumental in supporting our new teachers here in Spartan Nation. Thank you to all who attended tonight!
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There are A LOT of "social media" sites out there. You know about Twitter & Facebook, but what about Reddit, TikTok, Snapchat, or Discord? Educate yourself with these "Parent's Ultimate Guides" from Common Sense media!
Due to extenuating circumstances, the performances of the high school fall play have been cancelled.
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For kids, miscommunication is a common occurrence online and on social media. Plus, being behind a screen makes it easier to say things they wouldn't say in person. So how do we help kids avoid the pitfalls of digital drama? Hear it from the source!
North families, we still have opening for the screening this Thursday. Contact Michelle for details. 708-689-3175
Only a few hours left to order your football playoff t-shirts. Deadline is 2:00pm.
https://orders.minervapromotions.com/olympia_hs_football/shop/home