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Grades 2-6 worked on Spikeball before break during P.E. class. Grades 4-6 had a round robin tournament with each class having two winners. The 4th grade winners were Autumn Pultz and Cyrus Jones, 5th grade winners were Blaine Blaske and Carter Hutfles, 6th grade winners were Camden Fordham and Ryder Kolterman.
Though the weather may not agree, it's spring time and that means the sound of clinking bats and smell of Lion's Club cheeseburgers. You'll get both this afternoon out at the softball field as the team gets set for its season opener against Doniphan West this afternoon at 4:30pm. The Buffaloes and Mustangs will play a double-header with a short break in between games, so head out to the ball field, bundle up, and watch the girls shoot for a 2-0 start to the season.
Good luck today girls, GO BUFFALOES!!!
To see more on the softball team, keep up to date on stats and results, for their complete schedule, and the team's history, head over to their team page on the district website at the following link:
https://www.usd322.org/page/softball
The music department's "Dinner Theatre" is this week and tickets are still available! Follow the link below to order your tickets for the musical, which will have two showings. One will be on Saturday, March 25th, and the other will be on Sunday, March 26th. You can order your tickets now by following the link below, and if you need them later you can order them by going to the homepage on the school website and clicking on the the orange "button" titled "Musical Tickets."
Also, there will be two dress rehearsals with free entry for a select few on Friday, March 24th with the following show times:
9:00am - "Free" Senior Citizens/Nursing Home/Grandparents
1:00pm - K-12 for those that would like to attend
https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/72248
NO SCHOOL - March 21
Onaga will be hosting TVL Music Competition on Tuesday, March 21.
With over 100 students from across the league attending the event, most of the rooms and both gyms will be needed for clinic, practice, and competition throughout the day.
March 20 will be a Professional Development Day for Staff.
March 21 will be the TVL Music Competition @ Onaga.
We'll see everybody back on Wednesday, March 22.
Spring sports get rolling this week with the softball team kicking things off Tuesday in their home opener against Doniphan West. The track team also begins their season this week on Thursday at Frankfort, and the baseball team begins on the road on Friday when they and the softball team travel to Wabaunsee.
Games have been added to different schedules and a few dates have been changed since we released the sports schedules at the beginning of the school year, so make sure to take a look at the schedules attached. To download the PDF version of both schedules, follow the link below or visit the district website at any time and click on the orange button titled "Sports Schedules."
https://5il.co/1gc22
The music department's "Dinner Theatre" is coming up and tickets are now available! Follow the link below to order your tickets for the musical, which will have two showings. One will be on Saturday, March 25th, and the other will be on Sunday, March 26th. You can order your tickets now by following the link below, and if you need them later you can order them by going to the homepage on the school website and clicking on the the orange "button" titled "Musical Tickets."
Also, there will be two dress rehearsals with free entry for a select few on Friday, March 24th with the following show times:
9:00am - "Free" Senior Citizens/Nursing Home/Grandparents
1:00pm - K-12 for those that would like to attend
https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/72248
Mrs. Huerter’s class just finished up a novel study on the book "Holes," by Louis Sachar. For the completion of the unit, her class watched the movie to compare to the book. In the story the characters had to live off onions and sploosh, which is 100-year old, spiced peaches. In honor of the food, Sam Miller brought cake pops that looked like onions, and Mrs. Huerter brought onion rings and peach pop. They also created detailed art to commemorate the setting of the story.
A great project and great way to bring something from the book to life!
Here are this week's PE award winners! These students had an outstanding week showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation and hustle!
Kindergarten-Kylie Zenger
1st grade-Gabe Baxter
2nd grade-Shealynn Foley
3rd grade-Echo Miller
4th grade-Mason McClain
5th grade-Blaine Blaske
6th grade-Kynlee VanDonge
Onaga's prom is quickly approaching with the date of April 15th a little over a month away. In the photo you will find information on ordering a tux for the event, and below you'll find a link to a PDF version of the document so that you can follow the link to "Build a Tux." Download the document and begin designing your tux that can be rented through Seneca Variety.
Please note that the tuxedo measuring date at the top of the document says March 21st, but because there is no school on that date now, Seneca Variety will be coming to the school on March 24th to do measuring.
https://5il.co/1qiku
The music department's "Dinner Theatre" is coming up and tickets are now available! Follow the link below to order your tickets for the musical, which will have two showings. One will be on Saturday, March 25th, and the other will be on Sunday, March 26th. You can order your tickets now by following the link below, and if you need them later you can order them by going to the homepage on the school website and clicking on the the orange "button" titled "Musical Tickets."
Also, there will be two dress rehearsals with free entry for a select few on Friday, March 24th with the following show times:
9:00am - "Free" Senior Citizens/Nursing Home/Grandparents
1:00pm - K-12 for those that would like to attend
https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/72248
Below you will find the link for OPT out forms for your student's dental screening. School nurse Sierra Valburg will need a signed consent for anyone that does NOT want to have a screening. If she does not receive a form, students will receive their yearly dental screening.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eJd10L_zsD-Nh8GO_1iqEvTP_37tEg-GSSJHxIngNek/edit?usp=sharing
NO SCHOOL - March 21
Onaga will be hosting TVL Music Competition on Tuesday, March 21.
With over 100 students from across the league attending the event, most of the rooms and both gyms will be needed for clinic, practice, and competition throughout the day.
Spring Break will be March 13-17.
March 20 will be a Professional Development Day for Staff.
March 21 will be the TVL Music Competition.
We hope students enjoy the long break!
We'll see everybody back on Wednesday, March 22.
USD 322 has an opening for Office Manager of the grade school. Details for the position are in the photo, to inquire about the position contact Ann Hermreck at 785-889-4614 or email her at hermrecka@usd322.org.
Another early morning Saturday in the books for the forensics team! Last weekend sophomore Wyatt Boggs was the only member of our team to perform, but did an outstanding job with his informative speech. He did not break into the finals, but his overall best for the day was a 2nd place in the third round! Way to go, Wyatt!
Mrs. Becker's art classes have been doing, and plan to do more, collaborative lessons with students in other academic areas. Mr. Baxter was kind enough to let this begin with his math students students, the results for which you can see in these pictures.
Great work Mrs. Becker and Mr. Baxter!
The final day to order your baseball apparel is today! Follow the link below to get your gear for the upcoming season. The online store closes at midnight tonight, so don't wait!
https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/qZMuBmJZFC
This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight is on Mrs. Holly Thomas. Mrs. Thomas is our Junior High Science teacher. This is Mrs. Thomas’ first year with us. Thank you, Mrs. Thomas, for everything you do for us!
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite flower: Forget-Me-Nots
Favorite sweet snack: Butterscotch oatmeal cookies
Favorite salty snack: Potato Chips
Favorite Place to Shop: Online (I don’t like shopping)
Favorite Classroom Supplies: expo markers
Favorite Movie: The Man from Snowy River
Favorite book: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Favorite team: Onaga Buffalo
Favorite fast-food restaurant: Sonic
Favorite sit-down restaurant: Tallgrass Tap House in Manhattan
Favorite animal: dog
Favorite quote: “You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try” - Dolly Parton
Favorite Hobby: riding horses
How do you wind down at the end of the day: Sit on my front porch
On Monday the junior high scholar's bowl team ended their season with the OTL meet in Troy, and it was quite the success for Onaga! Both the 7th and 8th grade teams left undefeated with the 1st place medal!
The 8th Grade team was especially exciting to watch as they went into a tie breaker question two times to defeat Doniphan West and Sts. Peter & Paul. Head coach Holly Thomas was not able to get all of the 7th grade scores since the 7th grade and 8th grade teams competed at the same time during the championship round, but the scores she did have are as follows:
8TH GRADE
Onaga 70 vs. Centralia 55
Onaga 60 vs. D-West 50
Onaga 60 vs. SPPS 50
Championship Round 1 - Onaga 80 vs. Wetmore 20
Championship Round 2 - Onaga 60 vs. Centralia 55
7TH GRADE
Onaga 70 vs. Centralia 10
Onaga 80 vs. D-West 30
Onaga 80 vs. SPPS 20
All season long, the 8th grade team was a force to be reckoned with, going undefeated on the year. Consistent top scorers were Monty Meyerkorth, Xavier Berges, and Adalei Conley. The 7th grade team started a little slow, but quickly picked up momentum on their way to the league title. Consistent top scorers for the 7th grade team were Luke Poell, Andi Wegman, and Ava Baxter.
Congratulations to both the 8th and 7th grade teams and to first-year head coach Holly Thomas on great seasons! GO BUFFALOES!!!
Spring sports are about to be in full force and to get ready, the baseball and softball teams have online stores ready for you to order your apparel for the upcoming seasons. The softball team released theirs last Friday and the last day to order from there is this Friday. The baseball team store went live today and the last day to order from there will be Tuesday, March 7th. To see the stores and order apparel, follow the links below or go to the usd322.org homepage and click on the respective orange "button."
BASEBALL
https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/qZMuBmJZFC
SOFTBALL
https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/dSmHbuSTzt
On January 28th, sophomore Zach Peters and freshman Lillie Weiser performed their forensic pieces at the Sabetha meet. Lillie performed her prose that she has been working on, and Zach and Lillie performed three IDA skits. Neither one broke into the finals, but their overall best in their three rounds was 5th in IDA and 4th in prose.
On February 25th, sophomore Wyatt Boggs and Lillie performed their forensic pieces at the Marysville meet. Lillie performed her prose and Wyatt performed an informative speech. Together, they performed three IDA skits. Neither one broke into finals, but their overall best in their three rounds was 3rd in informative, 2nd in prose, and 2nd in IDA.
On February 26th, Lillie volunteered her time to perform for the "Dinner and a Show" night in Havensville. She performed her forensics prose and had the crowd laughing at her humorous piece. She did a wonderful job! The proceeds from the event helped the Havensville community.
Nice job Wyatt, Zach, and Lillie!