Tuesday, May 30th is the last day to register for OHS Dance Team Tryouts! Contact Coach Emily.Weyl@Olympia.org with any questions.
https://forms.gle/39Ta4ouy12vBZqQR9
Congratulations to junior Keagan Uphoff on a fantastic track season! Keagan competed in the class 2A IHSA State Meet at Charleston today. Keagan ran 15.69 in the 110 meter high hurdles, placing 19th; he cleared 6' 0.75" in the high jump, which had him tied for 12th place; and he ran a 40.90 in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles, placing him 10th and missing finals by 0.01 second!
The OMS Summer Running Club will begin July 10. All runners are welcome! Contact Coach Castillo if you're interested in attending.
New and returning runners, please see the document below for more information on the resources available for the upcoming OMS Cross Country season.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Eod4ZBid6Lzdi2M3-0WiaFfO6S5E74ky8e561NADs24/edit?usp=sharing
For the 4th year we are offering our summer strength and speed camp. A great camp for a great price. See the following flyer for details: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gDHpiYeIuCoZ0Y_GpqcPV43grmSh1Bg4w9GYLuhA0t0/edit?usp=sharing
Digital tickets for the softball sectional game at Quincy Notre Dame can be purchased by using the QR code or going to gofan.co The IHSA requires digital tickets for sectionals and beyond.
Congratulations to Trayson Miller for placing 5th in the 3A 8th Grade Shot Put at the IESA State Track Meet this past weekend in East Peoria.
What a way to end the 2023 OMS Track & Field season. Congratulations to all the Spartans who traveled to East Peoria to compete in the State competition on Friday and Saturday.
Girls 3A 8th Grade 4 x 100m (Annaston Piro, Ava Jenkins, Madyson Bridgeforth, Charlee Durham and Kinley Steinkamp) medaled, placing 7th. Trayson Miller also medaled in 3A 8th Grade Shot Put, placing 5th.
Boys 8th Grade 4 x 100m (Kaden Collins, Chase Meyer, Kaleb Jacobs, Kadyn Wilcox) placed 15th. Mira Kistner placed 17th in the 3A 7th Grade 800m. Clayton Grieder placed 20th in the 3A 8th Grade Shot Put.
Boys 8th Grade 4 x 400 (Chase Meyer, Kaleb Jacobs, Owen Berlin, Kadyn Wilcox and Trevor Alexander) placed 19th.
Olympia Spartans are 2A Regional Softball Champions with a 9 to 1 win today over Carlinville. The Spartans will play in the sectional at Quincy Norte Dame on Tuesday May 23rd at 6:30pm.
Congratulations to the OMS Track & Field athletes who competed at State today in East Peoria.
Annaston Piro (14-9.5), Clayton Grieder (136-3) and Lucy Prestegaard (27-9) all medaled (8th place) in 3A 7th Grade Long Jump and 8th Grade Discus respectively.
Kaden Collins finished 15th in the 3A 7th Grade 100m (12.62). Kadyn Wilcox finished 11th in the 3A 8th Grade 400m (56.44).Trayson Miller finished 21st in the 3A 8th Grade Discus (116-3).
Pictured: Annaston Piro & Coach Durham, Clayton Grieder & mother Brooke Grieder
That's a wrap for the Olympia girls track team. It didn't end how we were hoping but all 3 of these girls have so much to be proud of!
The Olympia Girls Basketball program is hosting a basketball camp June 5th-June 7th. To register your girl(s), fill out the information form on the attached flyer and send in to the high school office. THE DEADLINE FOR CAMP FORMS IS MAY 26TH for a guaranteed t-shirt.
The OHS boys' track team traveled to Dunlap tonight to compete in the 2A Sectional meet. Congrats to Keagan Uphoff for qualifying for the IHSA State Meet next weekend at Eastern Illinois University in 3 events. Keagan finished 4th in the high jump (6' 1"), 2nd in the 110 meter high hurdles (15.63), and 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles (40.91). Other placers were Cooper Phillips, Wyatt Reinhart, Logan Demling, and Jacob Lawless taking 6th in the 3200 meter relay and Cohen Alexander taking 3rd in the 400 meter dash with an all-time best time of 52.74! Caden Clark had an all-time best in the 3200 at 10:49.65 and Nolen Yeary finished his season with an all-time best in the discus with a toss of 117' 10.5"! Congrats to all on a great season and good luck to Keagan next weekend at Charleston!
The Boys Basketball program will be hosting their annual youth basketball camp this June (19th - 22nd). It will be held in the Middle School gym instead of the high school due to continuing complications from the fire.
The camp will be led by newly hired head coach Lyndon Jason and assistant coaches Luke Litwiller, Justin Slager, and Andrew Litwiller. Current high school players will also be present to help out. Other information can be found on the attached flyer.
To register your boy(s), fill out the information form on the flyer and send in to the high school office. FORMS ARE DUE BY MAY 27TH but would appreciated before then.
Reminder: Girls Cross Country sign up/informational meeting for 23/24 season is today right after school. Meet in the OHS media center/library. This will be a quick meeting!
Congratulations to the OMS Track & Field. They had a great performance at sectionals. The following athletes will be advancing to State meet next week on May 19th and 20th.
OMS Track & Field State Qualifiers - Girls
8th Grade Girls 4 x 100m - PR 54.39 (Annaston Piro, Ava Jenkins, Madyson Bridgeforth, Charlee Durham alt Kinley Steinkamp)
Lucy Prestegaard - 2nd Place 7th Grade Shot Put PR 27’1”
Annaston Piro - 1st Place 7th Grade Long Jump - PR 15’2”
Mira Kistner - 1st Place 7th Grade 800m - PR 2:40.82
OMS Track & Field State Qualifiers - Boys
Kaden Collins - 7th Grade 100m PR 12.78
Kadyn Wilcox - 8th Grade 400m PR 55.42
8th Grade 4 x 100m - PR 48.24 (Chase Byrne, Kaden Collins, Kaleb Jacobs, Kadyn Wilcox alt Nick Colclasure)
8th Grade Boys 4 x 400m - PR 3:56.92 (Chase Byrne, Owen Berlin, Kaleb Jacobs, Kadyn Wilcox alt Trevor Alexander)
Trayson Miller - 8th Grade Shot Put & Discus
Clayton Grieder - 8th Grade Shot Put & Discus
Huge shout out to all of the PRs achieved today - Great work Spartans!
Adriana Jenkins - 200m 1:13.25
Mira Kistner - 800m 2:40.82
Mili Rebbe - 800m 2:49.40 & 1600m 5:59.77
Hailee Weeks - 100m Hurdles 19.54
Lucy Prestegaard - Shot Put 27’1”
Annaston Piro - Long Jump 15’2”
Brooklyn Komnick - 4th Place 400m 1:09.35
Kamryn Rader - 5th Place 800m 2:50.02 & 1600m 6:07.95
Ava Jenkins - 100m Hurdles 19.37
Kinley Steinkamp - Shot Put 21’9.25”
Kadyn Wilcox - 1st Place 400m 55.42
Clayton Piper - 800m 2:37.67
Hollis Scheets - 1600m 5:47.64
Kayden Thomas - 110m Hurdles 20.57
Jaxin Baker - 110m Hurdles 19.79
The Olympia Board of Education recognized OHS students. State FFA degree winners - pictured are Tarah Hilt and Brooke Rogers (not pictured Logan Demling). Also, state qualifiers in WYSE and ICTM Math competitions - Amy Dederich (English), Cameron Dickhut, Elijah Bishop (Math)
The OHS theater department will perform ¨The Wizard of OZ¨ in the OHS auditorium on May 12th at 7:00 pm, May 13th at 7:00 pm, and May 14th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults and will be available at the door. The Wizard of Oz follows the story of Dorthy (Anna Kindred) and her friends she meets during her journey through Oz: The Scarecrow (Davis Rogers), The Tinman (Michael Bagby), and The Lion (Reid Kelly). At each performance, there will be character boxes of each character where you can put donations or notes for your favorite character or actor. The donations are for the OHMS theater department. Alumni night for previous students in the theater will be on Friday, May 12th. This cast and crew have changed places of practices and performances to be able to put on this performance for you all! So please come out and support us! (Photo from ohms. theatre on Instagram)
Congratulations to Melissa Bieber for making it to state in the 300m hurdles, Anna Bieber for making it in the 800 and Kyra West in discus!! It was a tough day today, but everyone should be proud of themselves!
Girls, come find out about the 23/24 cross country season. Even if you are unsure come to the meeting and find out what we have planned.
The OHS girls track team is heading to Kankakee to compete In sectionals today. Wish them luck, they have set big goals and would love the support as they try to reach them! Go Oly!