Do you value affordable housing? Healthcare centers? School funding? A complete count in the #2020census is critical to securing billions in funding for community programs you value most. #CareAbouttheCount! https://youtu.be/h2JMt4ZNR_Q #CentralIllinoisCounts #ILCountMeIn
Hey Olympia North! We miss you! Check out what your teachers have been up to! Don't forget to "Be the ONE!"
https://youtu.be/a0vd4ShGiV8
Seniors: Please use this page for real time updates for the colleges you are applying to. Information for individual schools will be posted here as deadlines and decisions change.
https://www.nacacnet.org/college-admission-status-coronavirus
Resiliency - that is what these Spartans have! Thanks to Vanessa, Johannes, and Chiara - three of our foreign exchange students who are returning back to Switzerland, Germany, and Italy - they have blessed us and we will miss them. Health and safety as you return home!
Let’s go Oly South staff and students...show us your online school spirit!!
Congratulations to our IESA State Qualifying Wrestlers! #SpartanNation
ACTIVITY UPDATE: Our annual Mr Spartan event scheduled for tonight Friday March 13th has been postponed to a date yet to be determined.
Olympia West students jump into the Learning Pit with James Nottingham today!
Congratulations to Owen Rios for being the Olympia District 3rd-6th grade overall winner for Young Authors! Great job Owen!
Your community is counting on you. Watch your mailbox and complete your household’s census at CareAbouttheCount.org. #CareAbouttheCount #CentralIllinoisCounts
Congratulations to Olivia Lee (K-2 winner) and Owen Rios (3-5 winner) on being selected as the Olympia North Elementary Young Authors school wide winners. Great job Olivia and Owen!
The 7th Grade informational meeting for Washington DC is Wednesday, March 4th at 6pm in the MS Cafe.
OHS National Honor Society students hosted princesses and princes at The Royal Tea Party! Proceeds for the event will benefit St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Win for the sophomores in the St. Joe tournament. Go Spartans!
Collaboration in 7th grade Improv WIN class!
Family Tip 5: Review worst-case steps.
Walk through what to do if your kid is being bullied online. First, step away. Ignoring a bully can be very effective. If the bullying continues, take screenshots or print out evidence. Then block the person. If it gets worse, report the behavior to a trusted adult. Talk about who those people are and make sure your kid has their contact information.
Students in the Computer Science Cohort work with their State Farm mentors on activities with coding!
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.
Resources: bit.ly/OlyCBR1
There are A LOT of "social media" sites out there. You know about Twitter & Facebook, but what about Reddit, TikTok, Twitch, Sarahah, or Discord? Educate yourself with this list of short explanation videos from Common Sense media!
Freshman and Sophomore baseball practice will begin Monday, March 2nd and go through the 6th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in the HS Gym. Be sure to be registered on 8to18 and have a current physical.