Today at Olympia
The Oly girls track time has fun competing in different events at the Lady Wildcat invitational Wednesday night. The girls did a great job competing and keeping a positive attitude. So many girls were stretched out of their comfort zone and they did great!
A huge shout out to Melissa Bieber for getting 4th in the 60m hurdles and bringing home a medal!
Our OHS State Speech Qualifiers, pictured with Coaches Holly Jones and Dr. Jodlowski, were celebrated at the March Board of Education meeting. Julia Collins, Michael Bagby (8th), and Grayson Rummel were recognized. These students are so talented and represent our school so well. Congratulations students!
Congratulations to the OHS State Wrestlers who were recognized at the March Board meeting. Kelton Graden, Nolan Yeary (6th) and Jordan Bicknell (5th) were in attendance. Not pictured - Dylan Eimer (4th) and Bentley Wise (State Champion).
We are so proud of our high school wrestlers!
The varsity and JV baseball games scheduled for today March 14th at Olympia have been cancelled. The varsity and JV softball games scheduled for today March 14th at Olympia vs. Brimfield have been postponed to tomorrow March 15th.
Today at Olympia
Printed copies of OHMS spring athletic schedules are available for pickup in the main high school office. If any business would like larger copies to display please email michelle.olson@olympia.org
How much time does your student spend on screens? Join us for this hot topic on screen time next Tuesday, March 19th.
Today at Olympia
This is a tax swap, which means the tax rate will remain the same at $5.50 if the referendum passes or fails.
If the questions fail, the district won’t be able to use funds in the most efficient way. The tax rate will be the same because the district will need to take out new working cash bonds and continue to use variable rate funds to cover operating expenses.
Learn more about the March 19 referendum at www.olympia.org/referendum
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The Olympia High School track teams competed this past Saturday at the U of I indoor track at the Rantoul Invite. Both teams came away with some exciting results, sparking dreams of many good things to come! Some of the top performances included:
Evan Petri- 12:00.31 in the 3200 m run (29 second all-time PR)
Keagan Uphoff- 5th place in the 60 m hurdles (tied his PR at 8.79 sec.)
Cohen Alexander, Blake Youngren, Corbin Rios, and Chase Ragar had a 2 second PR in the 4x200 m relay with a time of 1:40.48
Cohen Alexander, TJ Gellner, Keagan Uphoff, and Blake Youngren- 4th place in the 4x400 m relay with a time of 3:43.68
Great work guys, keep up the good work! Come see the guys compete at Wesleyan’s Shirk Center this Thursday, starting at 4:00!
Opening Day for baseball and softball.
It was a long day at the Armory in Champaign for the girls track team yesterday. The Rantoul invitational brought in some good competition. The girls team finished 13th out of 26 teams. Several girls shaved off time from our first meet. It's going to be a great season!
Spartan Nation is so thankful for our School Social Workers - this week and every other week during the school year. The support they provide to our students and staff is amazing!
The boys’ track team had a great season opener today at the ISU Horton Fieldhouse. Top highlights include sophomore Evan Petri with an all time PR in the 1600 m run (5:39.62), junior Cohen Alexander took 7th place in both the 60 m (7.34) & 200 m (24.67) dash, and senior Keagan Uphoff placed 3rd in the 60 m high hurdles.
First indoor meet for the Olympia girls track team.
For those who could not attend our Virtual Information Session on February 29, you can view the meeting in full by visiting: https://www.youtube.com/live/w3a-92joeFY?si=g3qC8BcHQ2SaAMKb
#MaintainRetainInnovate #TaxSwap #VoteMarch19
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Our brains are great at using past experiences to make quick decisions on the fly, but these shortcuts can also lead to bias. "Confirmation bias" is our brain's tendency to seek out information that confirms things we already think we know. Help your students learn to recognize this when they encounter news online, as a way to examine competing opinions and ideas and to avoid drawing questionable conclusions.
Baseball players: plan on being outside for practice at 3:30 on Monday. Make sure you have inside and outside practice clothes with you all week. Make sure to get registered and have physical stuff turned into the office by Monday.