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Shown in the photo, left to right: Tim Eisenbarth, director of Noxious Weed Department, RYOT, Keaton Blaske, and Sherry Helus.
RYOT Becomes the Recycling Mascot
By Debbie Berges | Thursday, July 8, 2010
Keaton Blaske, 8-year old son of Kevin and Yvonne Blaske of Havensville, submitted the winning name of RYOT in the Name the Recyclable Person Contest sponsored by Pottawatomie Recycling Committee. RYOT stands for Recycle Your Own Trash. The recycling person was created by the staff of Pottawatomie Noxious Weed . . . read more
7th & 8th Grade Essay Contest to Win up to $1000 in Scholarship Money
Students in grades 7 and 8 have the opportunity to begin setting aside monies for future post-secondary education. Through Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program a winner and . . . read more
Fourth Quarter Reading Awards
Fourth Quarter top readers are: Racey Begnoche - 597 pages Kylar Schmitt- 958 pages Tess Fairbanks - 1,699 pages Francis Dapanas - 3,358 pages Dawson Brunow- 43 books Colby Stephens - 27 books . . . read more
OGS 2009-2010 Estimation Jar Winner Named
Throughout the year OGS students made many estimations. Each month a new jar filled with various items was passed to the classrooms and students used their estimation skills to make guesses. Some jars were small, . . . read more
OGS Students Win Reading Challenge!
OGS students were tempted by Ms. Trostle, Title I teacher at OGS, to a reading challenge at the beginning of this school year. Students went above and beyond expectations! They set their goal to read 177, 852 pages this year. They read . . . read more
R-Squad Commended for Protection of the Environment
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, recently announced the winner of the 2009 President's Environmental Youth . . . read more
Second Quarter Reading Challenge Winners
Onaga Grade School students are nearly halfway to their year-end reading goal. Students have read 104,224 pages so far this year. Stop by and check our progress on the graph across from the office. Second quarter Reading . . . read more
First Quarter Reading Awards
OGS Reading Challenge results: OGS students have been reading like crazy! Way to go! Students are well on their way to meeting their goals. First Quarter top readers are: Quentin Lara(5th), Kylar Schmitt(4th), . . . read more
OGS Reading Challenge
OGS Builds a Bookworm!
Students at OGS have been challenged to build a bookworm. If students successfully complete the challenge they will have the opportunity to have Ms. Trostle do something “outrageous.” Students will have the chance to come up with . . . read more
