OMS GIRLS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
Due to the high school gym NOT in use, we will be in the elementary school gyms, as well as the OMS gym. Please pay attention to gym locations. There will be a bus taking your child to the elementary gyms and back to OMS to catch the shuttle bus.
Athletic cancellations for today.
Boys golf vs. Fieldcrest at North Greens - cancelled
Middle School softball at Chiddix - cancelled
Boys soccer at Fisher - cancelled
Freshman football at Ridgeview/Lexington - cancelled
We are excited to welcome Ms. Jenna Lyle to Olympia Middle School this year. Ms. Lyle earned her undergraduate degree from Benedictine University this past spring. She will teach 6th grade Math and ELA this year at OMS.
Girls Golf, Boys Golf, Middle School Softball and Middle School Baseball are all cancelled for today.
High School Cross Country Meet, Boys Soccer Game, Middle School Baseball Game and Middle School Softball Games are all cancelled for tonight. Coaches will communicate practice details.
8th grade baseball falls to Morton 7-3. Sloan with 2 hits. LaBelle and Springer strong on the mound, giving up only 2 earned runs on the night. Spartans are home tomorrow vs Monticello.
The high school boys soccer game for tonight has been cancelled. The middle school boys baseball game vs. Morton has been moved to Minier for a 6:00pm start. The middle school baseball "B" team game at Williamsville as been cancelled.
8th grade baseball got an 9-4 and 6-4 win at Washington today. Pierce, LaBelle and Byrne had multiple hit games. Sloan with a Grand Slam and a 2 run HR on the day. Alexander, Byrne, White and Springer all had solid performances on the mound. Next game is at home Monday vs Morton.
8th grade baseball gets an exciting 7-6 win over Williamsville tonight. Sloan, Byrne and Walters with multiple hits. Pierce gets the win, Springer with the save. A diving catch by Olson ended the game with the tying run in scoring position. Next game is Saturday at Washington.
8th grade baseball gets a 13-1 win at Parkside. LaBelle and Byrne combine for a 1 hitter and allow no earned runs. LaBelle also had 3 hits, Springer with 2 hits. 8th grade is at home tomorrow vs Williamsville. 7th grade loses at home to Parkside 12-1.
8th grade baseball loses 14-4 at Chatham. 7th grade falls 13-0. 8th grade is at Parkside Wednesday, 7th grade hosts Parkside.
8th grade baseball loses at Pleasant Plains 11-0, 7th grade falls 12-6. Both teams are in action Monday at Chatham.
We are excited to welcome Mr. Cory Burnett to Olympia Middle School this year. Mr. Burnett comes to us with more than 20 years of experience teaching middle school science. He earned his undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University, and his master's degree from the American College of Education. He will teach 6th grade Science this year at OMS.
8th grade baseball gets a 12-0 win over Maroa Forsyth to go 1-0 on the season. 7th grade falls 5-0 in the second game. Both teams will be on the road at Pleasant Plains Saturday.
We are excited to welcome back Mr. Trevor Oldham to Olympia Middle School this year. Mr. Oldham previously served as one of our paraprofessionals for 2 1/2 years. He recently completed his Secondary Mathematics Education degree from Western Governor's University. He also earned an undergraduate degree in Business Management from Lincoln College. He will teach 8th grade math this year at OMS.
New Olympia teachers spent two days with each other, District administrators, and some veteran teachers getting oriented to Olympia. It is a great group with only four brand new teachers as the others are coming to us with experience in other districts. We ended our time together with a bus tour of all eight communities. Their energy and enthusiasm was impressive!
The OMS Baseball and Softball games scheduled for today 8/9 have been cancelled due to weather.
We are excited to welcome Mr. Justin Slager to Olympia Middle School this year. Mr. Slager has spent the past two years as a 4th grade teacher at Olympia North. He earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois State University. He will serve as one of our PE teachers this year at OMS.
Family Activity Passes are for sale in the Olympia High School Main Office. All Olympia School District students get into OMS & OHS activities for free. Family Activity Passes are valid at all regular season sporting events at OMS & OHS.
1 pass for $50 or 2-4 passes for $100
55+ are FREE
If you have any questions or want to purchase passes, please contact Michelle Olson at michelle.olson@olympia.org or 309-379-5911 ext. 9022
The location for today's middle school softball games will be 600 S. First St. in Fairbury. Please bring your own chairs, as there are not any bleachers.