Jorgi Dupureur was recognized by the Board of Education for her role at the State Student Council Convention. Jorgi was an honor delegate and served as State Officer Credential Committee chairperson. Jorgi will be the Olympia Student Council President next year and she holds an officer role in the Cenois District. Congratulations Jorgi!
Congratulations to Keegan Uphoff for qualifying for State Track in three events - 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and the high jump. We are proud of you Keegan!
OHS Girls State Track qualifiers were recognized at the June Board meeting. Congratulations to Melissa Bieber (300 m hurdles), Anna Bieber (800 m) and Kyra West (Discus). Great job!
OMS State Track participants were recognized at the June Board meeting. Congratulations to all the qualifiers this year - we had a lot! Pictured are Charlee Durham, Ava Jenkins and Anniston Piro (qualified in 4x100 meter relay); Lucy Prestegaard (placed 8th in State - Shot Put); Kaleb Jacobs (4 x 100 meter and 4 x 400 m relay).
Chrystal Cornwell and Braxton Apel were recognized at the Board of Education meeting Monday for their participation in the State FFA Envirothon team. Congratulations!
Anyone interested in high school cross country: change in dates, we will have our next group meet up to run on Wednesday 6/14 at 6:30pm. Meet at the main doors of the OHS
If you have been thinking about joining the high school cross country team but you aren't sure what to expect. Please join us this Wednesday morning 6/7 at 8:00am at the high school to try it out. We will split into pace groups and go for an easy run, so don't be intimidated! If morning doesn't work for you we will also meet Monday 6/12 at 6:30pm. Contact coach Randi with any questions Randi.Krehbiel@olympia.org
OHS Girls Swimming: Any swimmers who missed the meeting last week please email Coach Jenny Gillis at jenny.gillis@olympia.org to receive the information for summer workouts and to gain access to the Remind group for updates.
Attention: incoming freshman-senior boys interested in cross country, if you would like to be added to Coach Randi's remind group please email her at Randi.krehbiel@olympia.org. Running/lifting plans as well running group times for throughout the summer will be communicated.
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
5th Grade at Field Day.
OHS CHROMEBOOK RETURN REMINDER
When: Wednesday, May 24th & Thursday, May 25th* (as soon as the device is no longer needed for classwork)
Where: Cross Hallway Behind the Library
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.
Learning should not stop when school’s out! Check out IXL's summer resources for one way to keep the momentum over summer break!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Be_B-2GCwixdWVpnmEDv6rMpy77ZzYeb/view?usp=share_link
Celebrated some deserving Spartans at the Illinois State Board of Education - Those Who Excel Banquet. These Spartans do amazing things for our District and their schools every day. The 6th Grade OMS Team, Sandy Byrd, Cat Jennings and Emilie Ruppert all received Meritorius Service awards. Emily Weyl, Early Career Educator, received an award of Excellence.
Congrats to all our Spartans!
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.
Thanks to all of the Step It Up fundraising efforts this year at Olympia South Elementary, students got to celebrate with the end of the year "Day of Awesome"! We appreciate all of the parent volunteers that made today such a success!
