Join us tonight for The First Day A Focus on the Beginning.
The annual Thanksgiving day lunch is tomorrow! Here are some details on the meal if you plan to be joining us.
On Monday, November 13, all local veterans are invited to attend the USD 322 Veterans Day program and to join us for a free lunch at school following the assembly.
If you would like to attend, please notify the school in one of two ways:
1. Email Mr. Poell at poellt@usd322.org and share several things with him.
Name:
Branch of service:
Any wars you served in:
If you will be joining us for the complimentary lunch:
2. Call the high school office (785- 889-4251) and share with Gayla the same information.
Also, area veterans are encouraged to send us any pictures of them during their service time so we can add it to a photo collage that will be shared at the assembly.
For pictures to submit, please bring or email them to Ty Poell at poellt@usd322.org.
Thank you, and we look forward to having all of our area veterans in our school to honor them on this day and share our appreciation of their service to our country.
Six freshman and sophomores competed in a JV scholars bowl meet in Frankfort on Monday afternoon. This was the first JV meet of the season, and the team came away with some hardware.
With 16 teams at the event, Onaga would end up winning 7 games and losing just 2.
Both losses came to St. John's, the eventual champion of the meet. With those results, Onaga ended up coming away with 2nd place and a plaque to bring back home. It was a great day to be a Buffalo!
Congratulations to the scholars bowl team!
Pictured: Coach Hannah Kolterman, Xavier Berges, Gavin Kolterman, Brayden Poell, Laney Marten, Adalei Conley, and Lillie Weiser.
Here are last week's PE award winners! These students had an outstanding week showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation and hustle!
Kindergarten-William Zenger
1st grade-Summer Pultz
2nd grade-Zoey Starns
3rd grade-Zoe Jones
4th grade-Louise Valburg
5th grade-Wren Hartwich
6th grade boys basketball parents, please make sure to fill out the form linked below once your child has watched the KSHSAA-required videos within the form. Student-athletes are not allowed to participate in practices or games until those videos are viewed and the form is filled out. Also, the school needs a completed physical on file before they will be allowed to practice, as well as Form C (team rules & regulations) and Form D (permission to treat) which were handed out to the student/athletes at the meeting we had with them on Friday.
Please also remember that open gym is held every Sunday for junior high students from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to call the school or email Coach Kufahl at kufahla@usd322.org.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVO5Z6fwOy84hIw9FgXlEXKT-wfAtqRydezZ-LosV-8qQ6jA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
Here are the activities for this week!
A reminder, this coming week is the fall athletic buffer week. According to KSHSAA rule, there shall be no athletic practice, offseason conditioning, informal basketball shooting, working out on wrestling mats, etc., in school-owned facilities from Monday, November 6th through Sunday, November 12th. This is for high school student-athletes only.
Though high school winter sports have yet to begin, the middle school has been practicing for several weeks now. The wrestling team's season has already begun and they are competing at Rock Creek today in their second tournament of the year. Good luck to the team today! GO BUFFALOES!!!
Families,
The high school winter sports (wrestling and basketball) parent and athlete meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 7. The meeting will begin at 6pm in the auditorium.
If your child plans to participate in either sport, we ask that at least one parent and the athlete be in attendance. Ms. Brunner and the coaches for each sport will announce plans for the upcoming season and will be available to answer questions.
We look forward to successful seasons! That begins with communication and collaboration. We hope to see you there!
A free movie screening of "The First Day" will take place at the school this week. It will begin at 6:00pm on Thursday night.
Exciting News for 6th grade boys!
Any 6th grade boy that wants to play basketball this season, here is your chance.
Complete your KSHSAA PHYSICAL FORM including required signatures and turn it into the office.
Complete the required videos Required Videos.
Retrieve, Complete, and Return Required Forms from Miss Gayla in the HS Office.
Then you may attend your first practice.
Attendance & Completion of 10 practices required before first game can be played.
Remember, Onaga has a no-cut policy.
All middle school classes participated in some fun, hands-on labs with Mrs. Thomas for Halloween. They used science to explain some spooky mysteries on Tuesday!
For their Halloween party this year, Ms. Kolterman's 5th grade class had a special guest. The one and only legend himself, Mr. Kite, came and read Edgar Allen Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart." Wren Hartwich, his granddaughter, arranged the reading and the kids thoroughly enjoyed it!
Thank you Mr. Kite for sharing your love of literature with the 5th grade!
The middle school had a costume contest on Tuesday for Halloween. Many students throughout the grade school, middle school, and high school dressed up for the holiday. These three students were the winners of their grade's costume contest (left to right):
8th grader Kassidy Smith
6th grader Tiegan Jackson
7th grader Vivian Berges
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who dressed up and got in the Halloween spirit!
This banquet will celebrate spring and fall 2023 athletes!
As the holiday season approaches, we're excited to launch our annual food drive, bringing joy and nourishment to USD 322 families. Your contributions are invaluable to our "giving projects" during the holiday season. Please consider donating via our sign-up genius link below to help us spread holiday cheer and support those in need. After completing the sign-up genius, simply send items to school with your student to drop off with Mrs. (Juley) Kolterman. If you are donating items that need to be kept cold and would rather make arrangements to drop them off with me personally, please reach out to me at koltermanju@usd322.org. Thank you in advance for your continued kindness and support! Let's make this season one of compassion and unity for all! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050948A9AB2EAAFA7-45761295-usd322
A couple of students in Mr. Figge's class have taken it upon themselves to spruce up his room during project management time. Though the painting project isn't done yet, sophomores Jadyn Haskin and Addison DeChant are close to finishing, and it looks great!
Mrs. Glessner's middle school English class visited the Onaga Historical Museum recently over two class periods to conduct some research. Students picked an area of interest before their trips, such as a specific war, medicine, fashion, jewelry, trains, or another topic. Then when they visited the museum, students took notes in their area of interest and answered some questions, such as who a person was in their section, or what an item was that they would like to learn more about.
After returning from their second trip yesterday, students will now be writing an essay about what they learned about their topic. After completing their informative essay, students will write a realist fiction about the possible life of an item they found.
A great way to bring a writing project alive!
Halloween Parade Update
