Reminder: USD 322 does not have school Friday, April 18th or Monday, April 21st. Enjoy time with family and friends!
Our middle school students have been busy getting some extracurricular experiences! Last week our 8th grade students took a trip to the Kansas Capitol Building and the Combat Air Museum. These experiences allowed our students to expand upon what they are learning about in social studies class.
Yesterday (4/16), our 7th grade students went to Kansas State University's campus for HirePaths Career Hunt. The students got to talk to people from many different professions to help guide them as they continue to plan for life after high school. These students represented Onaga schools very well.
Thanks to all of the staff members that helped chaperone these experiences for our students!
The golf and softball teams are on the road today for final events before the extended Easter weekend. The golf team, having finished 2nd and 1st in their first two tournaments, head to Washington County this afternoon with the meet teeing off at 3:00pm. Meanwhile, the softball team looks to improve on their 9-3 start to the season with a non-league matchup at Pleasant Ridge. Their double-header with the Rams will be played in Easton, with first pitch set for 4:30pm.
As always, to keep up with results, look at stats, and more, head over to each team's page on the district website. Links for both can be found below.
Good luck today to both teams! GO BUFFALOES!!!
HS GOLF
https://www.usd322.org/page/golf
HS SOFTBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/softball
It has been a busy month for our FFA students at different competitions.
On April 9th, students traveled to Highland for Super CDE Day. We brought teams in 4 different areas to this competition: Dairy, Floriculture, Food Science, and Wool. In Dairy, the A team got 9th and the B-team got 2nd. Individually, Xavier Berges got 2nd, Liam Conley got 6th, and Monty Meyerkorth got 10th. The Floriculture fielded a B-team which got 5th with Carmela Garcia-Losada placing 5th individually. The Food Science A and B teams both got 8th with Cody Pennington placing 10th individually. Finally, the Wool A team got 7th and the B team got 5th. Busy day for our Buffs!
Yesterday (4/16), our students traveled to the Livestock CDE in Seneca. Senior Delaney Figge took home 1st individually and LJ Koelzer finished in 14th. This was many students first opportunity at an event like this and they all competed well.
Congratulations to all of our FFA students for representing Onaga well!
Great job to all of the track athletes that competed yesterday! The HS track team traveled to Nemaha Central with two different athletes bringing home medals. Lillie Weiser took 1st in the Pole Vault, 2nd in the Triple Jump, and 3rd in the High Jump. Emmarsyn Fordham took 3rd in the Shotput. Way to go ladies!
The JH track team hosted their first of two meets this season yesterday. The team captured 87 total ribbons for the day! Individual champions included Carter Hutfles (7) in both 200 m Dash and the Long Jump, Miken Wheeler (7) in the 3200 m Run, Neveah Beatty (8) in the 3200 m Run, Allie Perry (7) in the Discus, and Ryder Kolterman (7) in the Long Jump.
Both teams will be back in action next week with the HS team traveling to Jackson Heights and the JH team traveling to Frankfort.
Special shout out to all of the staff, parents, and other community members that helped put on the track meet yesterday! We couldn't have done it without you!
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The Onaga Varsity Team placed 1st in the Frankfort Invitational on April 15th. Graham Valburg placed 1st overall individually! Koy Nider followed close behind at 2nd place and Josh Daniels got 5th place. Rounding out the rest of the team was Skyler Furman at 14th and Luke Poell at 20th. The team is on a roll!
It's another afternoon filled with events for spring sports in Onaga. After winning 61 total medals at their first meet last week and seeing both the 7th and 8th grade boys teams come home with 2nd place finishes, the junior high track team is back in action today as they host a meet in Onaga. Field events got underway at 1:00pm this afternoon with running events coming up in about an hour.
The high school golf team also brought home a 2nd place finish in their first meet last week, and they'll look to continue that start today at the home course in Onaga. The Frankfort Invitational also teed off at 1:00pm this afternoon at Cool Springs.
Wrapping up the day is the high school track team, as they head to Seneca for the Nemaha County Invitational. Field events there get underway at 4:00pm.
As always, to keep up on results throughout the season for any of these teams, look at school records, history, and more, head over to each team's page on the district website. Links can be found below.
Good luck to all of our student-athletes competing today! GO BUFFALOES!!!
JH TRACK
https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-track-jr-high
HS GOLF
https://www.usd322.org/page/golf
HS TRACK
https://www.usd322.org/page/track
Prom is coming up next Saturday, April 26, in Onaga! With plans being put together for those attending and their families, here is the schedule for the day. It will begin with the first chance to take couples' pictures at 4:00pm, followed by the valet service at 4:45pm at the school. The night wraps up with the dance concluding at 11:30pm, and the after-prom beginning at the high school at midnight.
A reminder, those that leave the dance early will need permission from a parent given to the school, and will not be allowed to attend the after-prom festivities.
It was a sweep for the softball team tonight and a split for the baseball team, as they took on Valley Heights in Onaga tonight. The softball team is back in action on Thursday when they head to Easton to take on Pleasant Ridge in a non-league game. The baseball team heads to Frankfort for a JV game tomorrow, then returns to varsity action next Monday when they host Doniphan West.
HS BASEBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball
HS SOFTBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/softball
🍫✨ FINAL COUNTDOWN! ✨🍫
Our Chocolate Bar Fundraiser is almost wrapped up — we only have 15 boxes left to sell!
Help us finish strong and reach our goal! 🎯 Every bar sold supports amazing opportunities for our students.
Stop by the office or message us to grab your box before they're gone! Let’s do this, Onaga family! 💪💛
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It's game day for the baseball and softball teams again this afternoon, as they both get set to host Valley Heights in TVL matchups. Both teams will be playing double-headers, with first pitch on both fields set for 4:30pm.
Good luck tonight to the baseball and softball teams! GO BUFFALOES!!!
HS BASEBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball
HS SOFTBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/softball
It's another front-loaded week of activities, with six different events on Monday and Tuesday. Here is the upcoming activities schedule!
Yesterday the high school forensics team performed at the regional meet in Wamego. Onaga made a clean sweep and earned "1" ratings in all four events they entered, which qualified students in two more events for state festival.
State Festival will be held at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina coming up on May 3rd. Students who have qualified and will be participating are:
Alyssa Rager - Poetry
Lillie Weiser - Prose
Adalei Conley - Impromptu Speech
Blake Williams - Impromptu Speech
Adalei Conley and Blake Williams - Improvised Duet Acting
Congratulations on the great day at regionals, and good luck at the state meet in three weeks!
It's gameday for the Buffalo baseball team, as they head on the road for a TVL matchup at Frankfort. The two teams will be playing a double header beginning at 4:30pm.
Good luck tonight boys! GO BUFFALOES!!!
HS BASEBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball
A big congratulations is in order to our seven high school students who attended the KSHSAA Regional Solo & Small Ensemble Festival on Saturday, April 5th.
Last weekend we traveled to Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
Unlike other extracurricular competitions, each performance is rated individually through a range of criteria. These students are not competing against other students from other schools, but being individually "graded" by an adjudicator with professional experience in the music field. Our students both performed in their individual events and supported their peers by watching their performances.
The following students received an Excellent (2) rating for their small vocal ensemble performance of "Over the Sea to Skye" by Joyce Eilers: Adalei Conley, Carmela Garcia-Losada, Chloe Howard, Rachel Leonard, Alyssa Rager, and Blake Williams. I am beyond proud of this group -- they had been working nonstop to perfect this performance. As none of them are seniors, I am excited for them to return next year to perform again!
The following students took individual solo performances on their respective instruments and will not be advancing to the State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival:
Junior, Rachel Leonard, vocal solo -- CO (Comments Only) and was given great feedback!
Freshman, Blake Williams, vocal solo -- Average (3)
Freshman, Blake Williams, alto saxophone solo -- Excellent (2)
Sophomore, Adalei Conley, vocal solo -- Excellent (2)
Sophomore, Adalei Conley, flute solo -- Excellent (2)
Junior, Alyssa Rager, vocal solo -- Excellent (2)
The following students will be advancing to the State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival at Hesston Community College in Hesston, Kansas on Saturday, April 26th:
Junior, Lillie Weiser, alto saxophone solo -- Superior (1)
Junior, Carmela Garcia-Losada, vocal solo -- Superior (1)
A HUGE thank you to our amazing accompanist, Lisa Janssen, who not only performed with each of our students and traveled with us on the day of the Regional Festival but came in to rehearse weeks ahead of time to help our students prepare -- we couldn't have done this without you!
Congratulations to ALL students who performed at Regionals and good luck to our students attending the State Festival on April 26th!
Don't forget to join the KAY members for their annual Easter egg hunt tomorrow! Join them at Leisure Land at 10:00am tomorrow morning to find some Easter eggs and take a picture with the Easter bunny, who will be on hand.
Make plans to attend the annual KAY Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday! As always, the event will take place at Leisure Land and will kick off at 10:00am. Come up and join the KAY members for the Easter egg hunt, then get a picture with the Easter bunny!
🌸☀️ Spring has sprung, and so has our classroom! 🍃✨ Today, Mrs. Kolterman took the lesson outside to soak up the sunshine with our amazing 2nd graders. 🌼🌱 With the birds chirping and the flowers blooming, what better way to learn about social-emotional skills than in the great outdoors? 💬❤️🌷 #SpringVibes #OutdoorLearning #LearningInTheSun #SocialEmotionalLearning #SecondGradeAdventures #NatureClassroom
The High School Track season has started off strong. They have had two meets so far this season. They began at Frankfort last Thursday (4/3). 4 athletes medaled (pictured L to R): Gavin Kolterman (JR) got 2nd place in javelin and 3rd in shot put, Lillie Weiser (JR) got 1st place in pole vault and triple jump as well as 3rd in high jump and long jump, Emmarsyn Fordham (JR) got 1st in discus and 2nd in shot put, and Colin Brown (SO) got 1st in high jump.
Yesterday (4/8), the team traveled to Valley Heights. 3 athletes medaled (pictured L to R): Emmarsyn Fordham (JR) got 3rd in shot put, Lillie Weiser (JR) got 1st in pole vault and 2nd in high jump, and Gavin Kolterman (JR) got 1st in javelin and 3rd in shot put.
Great start to the season for our Buffalo Track Team!
