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Kickoff for the 2nd Round Football Playoff game on Saturday vs. St Joe Ogden at Olympia will be at 6:00pm. Gates will open at 4:30pm. Admission is $6 for everyone. Please make an attempt to have correct change to help keep the line moving. No passes are accepted.
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Do you multitask in front of your kids? Check out that and other solutions to help your child reduce multitasking during homework time.
Video: bit.ly/OlyMBMT
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It's easy to get distracted from homework (and life) when the phone never stops pinging and the next episode plays automatically. Let's set some common sense guidelines by signing this Family Media Agreement within your family: bit.ly/OlyAgree
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We have heard that some people have been sent a message that asks why OHS was put into lockdown. Furthermore, it says that "All students were told this is lock down, this is not a drill." OHS had a 11:30 dismissal today and at no time has the school been put on lock down.
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Oly high school agriculture students hosted the 8th grade Ag Expo today. OMS 8th graders were able to learn about 12 different agriculture topics.
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The Olympia High School NHS has started a peer mentoring program with the Middle School twice a month to offer fun activities for students and to offer a glimpse of the opportunities in high school.
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The OHS National Honor Society recently hosted its annual Halloween Fest for the district elementary children on Sunday, Oct. 30. The event features a haunted house, hayrack, games. face painting, crafts and a petting zoo. All funds will be used to purchase Christmas gifts for Toys for Tots and the District Promise Council.
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Olympia High School National Honor Society has been nominated for the 2022 YICU service award for their community and school involvement. The awards ceremony is on Nov. 13 at Heartland Community College. This year's NHS officers are:
President Madeline Conway
Vice President Isabelle Forrest
Officer Crystal Cornwell
Officer Camdyn Lawson
Officer Luke Pratt
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We are looking for workers for the concession stand for the football playoff game on Saturday. Please consider helping. Thank you
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Only a few minutes left to place your order for 2nd round playoff t-shirts. Deadline is 2:30pm today. Orders can be picked up at the high school on Thursday after school or during the day on Friday.
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LIHEAP and WNCF are now accepting applications for energy assistance. Apply today! helpillinoisfamilies.com warmneighborscoolfriends.org
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Article: bit.ly/OlyCBA5
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.
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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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Video: bit.ly/OlyCBV3
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.
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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.
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#DigCit Family Tip 6: Review worst-case steps
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