Happy New Year! Instead of a new year’s resolution, student’s in Business and Media classes have each selected “ONE Word” for 2020 to help focus on improving a specific life skill.
The Onaga Wrestling Team competed last Saturday in Marysville for their first meet of the decade. They participated in a highly competitive meet with 12 teams and over 100 wrestlers. Congratulations to our team and to Rilyn Mayginnes and Vincent Lara for both placing 4th.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader during the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that is called the “I Have A Dream” speech. The now famous speech was given in Washington in March of 1963. His dream was that all people could live as one.
Last Thursday our Onaga High School basketball teams competed against the Valley Heights Mustangs. Both boys and girls lost their games but, the scores don’t matter as much as the effort our athletes give towards competing and how they keep improving throughout the season.
Just a reminder, the OHS Spirit Clinic Forms are due tomorrow!!
Onaga High basketball squads will continue play in the TVL tournament hosted at Washington County on the following dates:
Tues., Jan. 21 5:30 pm Girls Wetmore vs Onaga
7:00 pm Boys Wetmore vs Onaga
Bus Departure 2:45 pm
Thurs., Jan. 23 4:30 pm Boys Onaga vs Linn
Bus Departure 1:45 pm
Fri., Jan. 24 4:20 pm Girls Onaga vs Linn
Bus Departure 1:45 pm
Correction on the Location 3 pick up/drop off site for tomorrow: Location 3 will be at the intersection of Crevecoeur Road & Onaga Road (west side).
Due to the icy road conditions on the country roads, there will be no door to door bus routes Tuesday, January 21st. This will be for both the MORNING and AFTERNOON routes. Please see the photo for the 4 pick up and drop off locations and times.
The mini spelling bee will start at 12:30 on Tuesday, January 21, with the regular spelling bee to immediately follow. Thank you.
Onaga High Wrestling meet at Marysville on Saturday, January 18 has changed the start time to 10:00 a.m. Departure time for athletes and coach will be 6:30 a.m. from Onaga High school.
Due to the impending weather coming, Onaga Schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday, January 17th. All activities will be rescheduled.
Unless school is cancelled, the 1st through 3rd grade students are competing in the annual spelling bee tomorrow, January 17, at 8:30 a.m. This is an opportunity to see our students put their skills to the test, so join us in the auditorium.
Good afternoon! Over Christmas break we had new phones installed. Unfortunately, right now we (Karen and Gayla) are unable to access their voicemail. So if you called and left a message in regards to your student, please verify with us that we received your information. We are sorry for the inconvenience and should have it fixed shortly! Have a good evening!
Our Spirit Squad worked hard to bring a new dance to the audience that attended the home basketball game against Axtell on January 7. The Spirit Squad is working diligently to bring fresh content to audiences, such as the upcoming Cheer Clinic being performed on January 28th.
Onaga Jr. High Basketball game with Centralia has been rescheduled for the following date:
Thursday, January 30 Onaga vs Centralia
North Gym 6:00 A-girls followed by A-boys
South Gym 6:00 B-boys followed by B-girls
The USD 322 regular Board of Education meeting is rescheduled for Wednesday, January 15th @ 6:00pm.
Due to ice, Onaga Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 13th. All activities on the calendar for tomorrow night will be rescheduled.
Due to ice, there is no youth basketball and no open gym this evening. Thank you.
Rescheduling our cancelled Onaga High School basketball game against Valley Hts. for Thursday, January 16, 2020. Order of games will be:
North Gym  5:00  1/2 B-girlsÂ
South Gym  5:45  B-boys followed by 1/2 C-boysÂ
North Gym  6:00  Varsity Girls followed by Varsity BoysÂ
Spelling Bee will be next Friday, January 17 in the Auditorium. There will be a mini spelling bee (grades 1-3, teacher nominations) at 9am, followed with the spelling bee at 10am. All students grades 4-8 are invited to compete! Contact Mrs. Krause for study lists at krausem@usd322.org