Olympia Middle School Will Present Annie JR. on Thursday February 3, at 4:00 PM; Saturday, February 4, at 7:00 PM; and Sunday, February 5, at 2:00 PM at the Olympia High School Theater. Tickets are $4 for students and $6 for Adults. The tickets can be purchased from a cast or crew member, calling Wendy Wade at (309) 379-5941, ext. 8330, or at the door.
Annie JR. follows the story of an orphan named Annie (Alice Brucker) living a “hard-knock life” at The New York Municipal Orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan (Bella Callanos). Annie dreams of being reunited with her parents and takes action to find them. From adventure to adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Roosevelt (Layla Durham) and finds a new family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks (Leo Durheim), his personal secretary Grace Farrell (Addalynn Stewart) and a lovable mutt named Sandy (Olivia)!
Today is the official national signing Day for football and I would like to recognize Blaine Halley and family for his signing of a full ride schlorship to play football at SIU next fall. They got a great one!
Boys varsity basketball picks up a conference win at home vs Riverton
Varsity final
Oly 65 Riv 57
JV final
Oly 65 Riv 36
The OHS Speech Team had a great last competition before the IHSA series. Highlights included JV tournament champ Mabry in Impromptu and Varsity tournament champ Michael in Dramatic Interpretation. Good Luck at Regionals!!
Boys varsity basketball loses to Monticello
Final score
Oly 47 Mon 56
Jv also loses
Next game is Friday at Auburn high school
The boys swimming meet scheduled for today Jan. 10th at Olympia has been cancelled. We will honor our boys' swimming alumni at our home swim meet on Thursday Jan. 12th at 4:15pm.
Congratulations to Coach Courtney Hoffman on achieving her 100th career win as Olympia High School Girls Basketball Coach with a 48 to 44 win over East Peoria last night.
Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the Cheer/Dance Alumni Performance! See the flyer below for more details. Email the Cheer Coach at hunter.lang@olympia.org or Dance Coach at emily.weyl@olympia.org with any questions!
Congratulations to Sarah Cross who broke the Girl's school record this morning with a pull of 210 lbs. Very Impressive in 20 years of training athletes the most I have ever had a female athlete do! 💪💪💪
Boys basketball final score update:
Varsity
Oly 64 Tremont 56
JV
Oly 54 Tremont 35
Olympia boys basketball final score update:
Varsity Final (OT)
Olympia 59 Fieldcrest 63
JV Final
Olympia 49 Fieldcrest 41
Next game is Friday at home vs. St. Thomas More
The OHS Speech Team had a great last tournament of 2022! results included the JV tournament champion in Original Comedy - Reid Kelly, seven JV finalists, and six Varsity finalists. They also placed 3rd in team sweeps out of 22 schools! Congratulations, Speaking Spartans!
The boys basketball team was joined by guest speaker Emily Saddler this morning at practice. During her speech Emily shared stories of her son Gunner’s current battle with stage 4 cancer. She also talked about the importance of resilience and determination in the face of hardship, whether it is on or off the court.
To learn more about Gunner or donate to his cause visit www.gunnersmash.com
Thank you for stopping by Emily!
Varsity and JV boys basketball both pick up a win at home against Notre Dame de la Salette!
Varsity final score
Oly 45 ND 15
JV final score
Oly 56 ND 15
Great wins by both Varsity and JV boys basketball tonight over Dee-Mack!
Varsity final score
Oly 64 DM 43
JV final score
Oly 49 DM 19
Congratulations to Lexi Brammeier on her decision to continue her softball playing career and education at Carl Sandburg College, where she will study clinical psychology.
Great to see some of the boys varsity basketball players make it out to support the Olympia legends program today!
Just a reminder that the JV and Varsity Girls Basketball games tonight against Farmington will be in the middle school gym since the high school gym is being set up for the annual Madrigal performances this weekend. Please enter the building through the middle school entrance
All after school activities at the high school and middle school are cancelled for tonight. Shuttle busses will still operate as we have practices at the elementary buildings.
Tomorrow is the last day to register for the OHS Mini Dance Clinic! Make sure to submit your online registration using the QR code and turn in the permission slip and payment to your child's school by tomorrow. See the flyer below for more details. Email coach Emily Weyl at emily.weyl@olympia.org with any questions. We hope to see you there!
