Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

The high school basketball teams are on the road tonight for the second time this week, as they head to Clifton-Clyde for a league matchup with the Eagles. Games get underway at 4:30pm with two quarters of JV girls, followed by two quarters of JV boys, then varsity girls, and finally varsity boys. As always, you can find results, standings, team stats, individual stats, and more by following the link below to each team's page on the district website. Good luck tonight to both teams! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball HS BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys

With multiple teachers gone yesterday due to illness and a variety of other reasons, in addition to a shortage of subs for those same reasons, Onaga was in desperate need of additional support in the grade school yesterday. With staff stretched thin, numerous high school students stepped up to lend a helping hand. Throughout the day, students during advisory classes, independent studies, and those that had some free time during regular classes went down to the elementary to help out staff in numerous classrooms. It was another example of the great kids that we have a USD 322, the leadership abilities they possess, and their willingness to help when it's needed. It was another GREAT day to be a Buffalo!!!

The Annual PATHS Chocolate Bar Fundraiser is here! Use the link to sign up to sell at the district events. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48ADA82AA3F4C61-47812815-paths#/

To celebrate the Chiefs in the Super Bowl this weekend, Friday will be RED FRIDAY - wear your Chiefs gear to school!

Last week, Onaga held its annual spelling bee. The event started off with the "Mini Bee," which for the 1st through 3rd graders. 2nd grader Zoey Starns won that competition after correctly spelling "credit," making her classmate, Ryker Miller, the runner-up. After that the spelling bee began with 14 contestants, and after several rounds there were two contestants left. A long, back-and-forth battle ensued between 7th grader Rayna Meyerkorth and 6th grader Jovin Matson. In the 11th round Rayna was able to correctly spell "contagion," and then correctly spelled "slakes" to win the event in the 12th round. Both Rayna and Jovin will now compete at the Pottawatomie County spelling bee in St. Marys on February 17th. The winner of that competition moves on to the state spelling bee, and the winner of that will compete at the national competition. We would like to thank Mrs. McNally for putting together the spelling bee, Mr. Kufahl for being our announcer, Mr. Kite for being the judge, and Mrs. Claycamp for being our recorder. And good luck to Rayna and Jovin next Saturday at St. Marys!!!

As many of you know, former boys basketball coach Justin Chamley has begun a battle with cancer. The high school basketball team, along with the rest of USD 322, would like to ask for your help in supporting Coach Chamley in his battle, with your purchase of a "TEAM CHAMLEY" t-shirt. All proceeds will go directly to the Chamley family. Orders are due this Sunday, February 11th, and will be available for pick-up at Onaga High School on Wednesday, February 14th, or at one of the home games that week. Fans are encouraged to wear their shirts on February 15th and 16th at the Onaga basketball games. https://teamchamley2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Next Tuesday morning, come join your elementary student for a PATHS pancake feed at the school! PATHS only asks that you please RSVP so they can make sure they have plenty of supplies. You can do so by printing off the flyer linked below, filling it out, and returning it to the school. https://5il.co/2e95u

The high school basketball and wrestling teams are on the road today with both getting started at 4:00pm. The basketball teams are playing at Doniphan West with all games being played in one gym. The JV girls will play first, then JV boys, varsity girls, and the varsity boys wrapping things up. The wrestling team is at Nemaha Central today with the Buffaloes hitting the mat at 4:00pm as well. Good luck to all of our student-athletes today! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys HS GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball HS WRESTLING https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-and-boys-wrestling

Here are last week's PE award winners! These students had an outstanding week, showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation, and hustle! Kindergarten-Judson Greene 1st grade-Eli Weiser 2nd grade-Chase Abitz 3rd grade-Sienna Davis 4th grade-Quincy Bartlett 5th grade-Lucy Rickard

Winter sports are nearing postseason play, and junior high scholars bowl begins this week. Here are the activities for the week!

One night a year, the high school basketball teams and the wrestling team host events on the same night. That happens today as the wrestling team hosts its final event, and the basketball teams host Blue Valley. The wrestling team got things going at 3:00 this afternoon, and later will be celebrating their senior night. Tatum Lara, Rylie Honas, Landon Koelling, and Hunter Lamond will be wrestling in Onaga for the final time this evening, and we will be honoring them and their parents this evening for their commitment to Onaga wrestling. Senior night festivities will take place prior to the last round of the meet. The basketball teams are also at home and will be doing their annual "Throw Back" night, with all games being played in the old gym. The JV girls are playing two quarters, which began at 3:45pm, then the JV boys will play a full game after that. Then, at 6:00pm, the varsity girls will hit the floor, followed by the varsity boys. Players are warming up in throwbacks, students will be wearing throwback Onaga gear, and we encourage everyone attending to wear their throwback Buffalo gear as well! It's going to be a fun night at OHS, come out and join us to cheer on our Buffalo basketball players and wrestlers! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS WRESTLING https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-and-boys-wrestling HS BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys HS GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball

Tonight, nine 8th graders say goodbye to junior high basketball, as they head to Frankfort for the final night of the OTL tournament. The Buffaloes came in as the #4 seed in the tournament and will be taking on #2 seeded Doniphan West tonight in the 3rd/4th place game. Tipoff is set for 7:15pm in the secondary gym. Good luck tonight boys! GO BUFFALOES!!! JH BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/boys-basketball-jr-high

It's a full day of basketball today as the high school gets set to host Hanover, and the junior high boys head to Frankfort for the semifinals of the OTL Tournament. The high school will get things going at 4:45pm this afternoon in Onaga with the JV girls in the north gym. At 6:00pm, the varsity girls will tipoff in the north gym and the JV boys will play in the south gym. Then the varsity boys will play the nightcap in the north gym. The junior high boys will look to punch their ticket to the OTL championship game tonight, as they head to Frankfort for a 7:15pm tip against Centralia. The Buffaloes are the #4 seed in the postseason tournament and are coming off of a 45-20 win over Sts. Peter & Paul on Saturday. The Panthers are the #1 seed and had a first round bye. The two teams will square off in the primary gym tonight with a trip to the championship game on Thursday on the line. Good luck to all of our student-athletes tonight! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS GIRLS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball HS BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys JH BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/boys-basketball-jr-high

The OTL basketball tournament wraps up this week, high school basketball continues league play, and the high school wrestling team celebrates senior night on Friday. Here are the activities for the week!

The junior high boys got their postseason league tournament off to great start, knocking off #5 seed Sts. Peter & Paul this morning 45-20. They now move on to the semifinals, where they will take on #1 seeded Centralia. Tipoff is set for 7:15pm on Monday, January 29th, at Frankfort. GO BUFFALOES!!! JH BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/boys-basketball-jr-high

The OTL tournament begins today, and the boys and girls are both playing first round games in Frankfort. The girls enter the tournament as the #7 seed and will take on #2 seeded Centralia at 10:00am in the secondary gym's first game of the day. After they are done, the boys will hit the court at 11:15am. They enter as the #4 seed and will be taking on #5 seeded Sts. Peter & Paul. To check out the tournament brackets, see results from this season, or to watch highlights of each team, check out their pages on the school website. Links for each can be found below. Good luck to both teams today! GO BUFFALOES!!! BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/boys-basketball-jr-high GIRLS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball-jr-high

Winter Royalty is here, as the Buffaloes get set to host Linn tonight in a TVL matchup. All games will be played in the north gym, with JV boys getting things started at 4:45pm. Varsity girls will follow at 6:00pm, and varsity boys will cap off the night. After the basketball has ended, the crowning of our King and Queen will take place in the north gym as well. Good luck to the high school basketball teams, and to our Winter Royalty candidates tonight! GO BUFFALOES!!!

With Winter Royalty taking place tonight at the basketball games, the all students celebrated "Spirit Week" this week with a different theme for each day. Yesterday was "Teacher Day," where students dressed up like their favorite staff members. There were some pretty spot on outfits!

The high school spirit squad would like to invite all PreK through 6th graders to join them for their kids cheer clinic on February 10th. The kids will learn a halftime dance routine and two cheers, then perform them on February 13th at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game! To learn more about this incredible opportunity for your child, and to sign up, follow the link below. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, January 31st. https://5il.co/2dipy

The high school basketball game that was scheduled to be played yesterday at Frankfort has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, January 24th. JV begins at 4:45pm.