Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

Join us on Thursday, March 6, for a community meeting to discuss the USD 322 school buildings. Everyone is encouraged to attend, learn about the current challenges, and share feedback on the future of the district's facilities.

The girls basketball team is at home tonight for the opening round of sub-state. The girls enter as the #8 seed and will host #9 seeded Rural Vista tonight at 7:00pm, with the winner moving on to the second round game on Saturday at Centralia. A big shoutout goes out to Mitchell Kufahl at Tier 1 Financial and Brooke Robbins at Parlor 318, who are teaming up to provide free entry to all Onaga students who come to the game tonight. The cheerleaders are doing an "Orange Out" theme tonight as well, so throw on your orange Onaga shirt and head out to support the girls tonight at 7:00pm! Good luck tonight ladies! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball SUB-STATE BRACKET https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/1A%20DISub-State.cfm?Activity=2&Class=9&WeekID=6050

Postseason for winter sports continue this week with sub-state basketball the next two days, and state wrestling at the end of the week. Also, good luck to the junior high scholars bowl team today in the league meet at Sts. Peter & Paul. Here are the activities scheduled this week!

Jesse Miller is heading to state! The freshman wrestler entered today's regional tournament in Council Grove as the #6 ranked wrestler in Kansas for the 106 pound weight class, and with a 23-5 record earned a bye in the first round. By advancing to the semifinals with the bye, he had already secured a spot at the state meet next weekend. But after a pin in the second period of his second match, a regional championship was on the line. Unfortunately he was pinned in the third period of the final match, giving him a second place finish. That will send Jesse to the state meet next weekend in Hays, where he will face a third place finisher from another regional in the first round. Wrestling will begin at 9:00am on Friday, and will conclude on Saturday in Hays. Congratulations on a great day Jesse, and good luck in Hays! GO BUFFALOES!!!

At the regional forensics today, sophomore Adalei Conley and freshman Blake Williams both qualified for the state forensics meet! The two placed second in Improvised Duet Acting at a big meet in Marysville today with a lot of larger schools, and Adalei also made it to the finals in Impromptu Speech and finished 6th, which will also earn her a medal. The two will compete at the state meet in McPherson on May 3rd. Congratulations to Adalei and Blake and good luck at the state meet in May!

The high school basketball teams wrap up their regular seasons tonight before heading into the postseason next week, as they head on the road to take on Valley Heights in a league contest. The games get rolling at the high school at 4:00pm with two quarters of C-team girls, followed by the JV girls. The varsity girls will get rolling around 6:00pm, then the varsity boys will finish out the night. Meanwhile, at the secondary gym in Blue Rapids, the JV boys will play at 6:00pm. Good luck tonight to both teams! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys HS GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball

Join us this afternoon in the high school commons area for a special day for senior Jackson Kolterman. Jackson will be signing his Letter of Intent to Butler County Community College, where he will play baseball next year. The senior shortstop/pitcher has been a 1st Team All-League recipient all three years he's been in high school, while also receiving Honorable Mention All-State honors as a freshman, 2nd Team All-State as a sophomore, and 1st Team All-State as a junior. Already a holder of 12 single-season and 3 career hitting records at Onaga, he'll look to help the Buffaloes return to the postseason once again this year before heading off to Butler next Fall. Jackson's signing will take place at 12:30pm in the high school commons and is open to the public. Congratulations on this achievement Jackson, we're all looking forward to seeing the great things you'll do in the future!

On April 23rd, senior Atalie Conger is running the Red Cross Blood Drive at Onaga High School from 1:00pm to 7:00pm. As is the case every year, if Atalie is able to meet her goal for number of donors she will receive a scholarship from Red Cross. Please consider signing up for a time to donate on that day to help out Atalie, and help the Red Cross with a very important cause! To sign up to donate that day, follow the link below and pick the time you'd like to schedule your appointment. The blood drive will be set up in the commons area of the high school. https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=OnagaHS

🌟 Exciting News from Miss K's 5th Grade Class! 🌟 Our students are diving into the world of energy efficiency and renewable energy through the Kansas Energy Program! 🌱⚡ They recently built their very own wind turbines and tested them in the wind tunnel as part of the KidWind Challenge! 🌬️ This hands-on experience has sparked creativity and teamwork, teaching our young learners about sustainable energy solutions. We’re proud to be part of this initiative, inspiring our future leaders to think green and embrace STEM! 💡🌍 Want to learn more? Check out the Kansas Energy Program here: https://kansasenergyprogram.org/ #KansasEnergyProgram #RenewableEnergy #STEMEducation #MissKsClass #FutureInnovators

The high school basketball team plays tonight in the first of two games on back-to-back days, as it gets set to welcome Hanover to town for a rescheduled league contest. Games get rolling at 4:45pm with the JV girls in the north gym, followed by the varsity girls, then the varsity boys to wrap up the night. In the south gym, the JV boys will tip off against the Wildcats at 6:00pm. Good luck to both teams tonight! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys HS GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball

USD 322 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton will return to school tomorrow, (Thurs. February 20th) with a 2-hour delay. School will begin at 10am. Welcome back and make sure to dress warm!

Every year in Mr. Kufahl's "History of Onaga & Pottawatomie County" class, new information is found and new discoveries are made when looking deeper into the history of the area. This year, when discussing early of the town, they learned about the story of Richard Armstrong who was the third mayor of Onaga. In doing some research it was discovered that, according to the "Onaga Journal," Richard was actually the first black mayor of any city in the history of the state of Kansas. Richard was a hardworking citizen of early Onaga that was well-liked by everyone who knew him, according to the articles he's mentioned in. He won a tight race, the first close election for several offices in Onaga's infancy, and served one term as mayor after being elected in 1885. He passed away at the age of 41 in 1888, and later his daughter was buried beside him in the Onaga Cemetery. That last piece of information is how the class was able to figure out where he was buried, so they set out to find his grave in the cemetery. That was a difficult task considering the recent weather, but after a bit of snow removal they were able to locate Richard's grave on the west side of the grounds. It was a cool story about one of Onaga's early citizens and another way to get out and see the history of our town that is all around us!

The KSHSAA basketball sub-state brackets have been released. The OHS Lady Buffalos will host Rural Vista on Monday, February 24th , at 7 p.m. The OHS boys will travel to Frankfort for their matchup on Tuesday, February 25th, with a 7 p.m. tip-off.

Due to the continued extreme winter conditions, Onaga will not have school on Wednesday, February 19th. Parent-teacher conferences scheduled for that day will be rescheduled for a later date. All activities are canceled.

Onaga PROUD! Check out the KSHSAA article about Emmarsyn Fordham's wrestling success! https://kshsaacovered.com/news/2025/2/17/womens-wrestling-first-year-phenom-onagas-fordham-finds-immediate-success-way-into-buffaloes-record-book-north-central-kansas-wrestling-standouts.aspx

Due to inclement weather conditions, there will be no school or activities on February 18th.

Free dental screening for grades K-12 will take place next Monday, February 24th starting at 9:00am. If you would like to opt-out your child from the screening, the form to do so is linked below. If we do not have a signed form, your child will be screened. You can email the signed forms to Sierra Valburg, our school nurse, at nurse@usd322.org or turn in a hard copy to Gayla Figge in the high school office. An added bonus, each child screened will get a free toothbrush! - Sierra Valburg, USD 322 School Nurse OPT-OUT FORM https://5il.co/37z6w

The Onaga women's wrestling team had an outstanding performance at the Super Regional meet in Rossville, finishing 11th out of 30 teams. Five out of six wrestlers qualified for the KSHSAA State Tournament—an incredible achievement! Emmarsyn Fordham- Regional Champion * Carmela Garcia Losada-3rd Andi Wegmen-6th Lillie Weiser-8th* Morgan Allen 7th* *Emmarsyon broke the Onaga single season wins and pins record at 22 wins and 21 falls *Lillie left for State Scholars bowl after securing a state qualifying spot *Morgan represents her home district in post season competition The team will compete at Fort Hays State University from February 28 to March 1, 2025, in the KSHSAA State Tournament. Good luck, and congratulations on representing the Onaga Buffalos with pride!

It's senior night for the high school basketball teams and the spirit squad, as the Buffaloes welcome Washington County to town for a league tilt. Due to some scheduling changes, all games will take place in the north gym. The JV girls will get things started with two quarters beginning at 4:00pm, followed by the JV boys. After that, senior night festivities will take place, then the varsity girls will hit the court. Finally, the varsity boys will wrap up the night. Good luck to both teams tonight, and thank you seniors and their parents for your years of dedication to Onaga athletics! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys HS GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball HS SPIRIT SQUAD https://www.usd322.org/page/spiritsquad

Wrestling postseason has arrived, as the girls head to Rossville this afternoon for the first of the two-day regional tournament. The Buffaloes hit the mat at 1:00pm this afternoon and will wrestle through the semifinals of the winners bracket and the 3rd round of consolation matches today, before returning tomorrow for the final rounds of the tournament. A finish in the top four this weekend will punch each wrestler's ticket to the state tournament in two weeks. To follow the progress of Onaga's wrestlers throughout the regional tournament, follow the link below to Track Wrestling where live results will be posted. Good luck to our girls wrestlers today! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS WRESTLING https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-and-boys-wrestling TRACK WRESTLING https://tinyurl.com/4fyxd8fx