Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

Every year, juniors and seniors at Onaga High School have the opportunity to attend classes at Highland Community College in Baileyville to get an early start on certification in a variety of potential careers. This morning, Mrs. McNally took the sophomores to Baileyville to spend the morning touring the Western Center of HCC. They were able to see all the programs that HCC offers and now can make plans to attend as juniors if they are interested.

UPDATE: USD 322 will be CLOSED today - January 23.

The TVL tournament is in the rear view mirror, the junior high basketball teams are gearing up for the OTL tournament, high school wrestling has a busy week, and Winter Royalty is on Friday. Here are the activities scheduled for the week!

Winter Royalty is coming up on Friday with the basketball game against Linn, and the king and queen crowning to take place afterwards. Here are the themes for each day for the junior high/high school, and the elementary school!

The high school wrestling team is in action this weekend for the first time in two weeks, after weather cancelled their last tournament. They are back on the mat today in Council Grove for the boys invitational that began this afternoon, then tomorrow will head back to Council Grove for their girls invitational which begins at 9:00am. To keep up on results and follow along this season with our Buffalo wrestlers, head over to their team page on the district website. A link can be found below. Good luck to our wrestlers this afternoon and tomorrow morning! GO BUFFALOES!!! WRESTLING TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-and-boys-wrestling

Streaming coverage is available for today's TVL Tourney game times in Onaga's North Gym: 2:30 - (GIRLS) Clifton-Clyde vs. Hanover. 4:00 - (BOYS) Clifton-Clyde vs. Axtell; 5:30 - (GIRLS) Valley Heights vs. Centralia; 7:00 - (BOYS) Hanover vs. Centralia. South gym games today unfortunately will not be streamed. Purchase stream access at the following link: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ks/onaga/organization/21110/onaga-high-school

The TVL Tourney is on for today in Onaga with start times moved back one hour due to weather and school closures. Please check the updated Girls and Boys brackets with the QR codes, as they are updated live with the most accurate information. Adjusted game start times in Onaga will be 2:30, 4:00, 5:30, and 7:00. Teams playing today include the following teams: ** Girls ** Clifton-Clyde/Hanover (2:30, North Gym) Axtell/Frankfurt (2:30, South Gym) Valley Heights/Centralia (5:30, North Gym) Linn/Doniphan West (5:30, South Gym) ** Boys ** Clifton-Clyde/Axtell (4:00, North Gym) Hanover/Centralia (7:00, North Gym) Valley Heights/Doniphan West (7:00, South Gym) Admission is $6.oo for adults and $4.00 for students, with a full concessions stand available. Please travel safely if you plan to attend in person.

Parents: After driving roads, USD 322 will be CLOSED Friday. League administrators are discussing the tournament and an update will come soon.

USD 322: Winter weather is again impacting our roads. Currently, USD 322 will have a two-hour delay on Friday, which means NO AM or PM PreK Classes. Bus Pick-Up Points are currently planned for 9:00-9:30am. We are also tracking overnight drifting, temp, and wind-chill values. Please watch for potential changes in the morning.

The junior high boys pulled off a big league win over Sts. Peter & Paul tonight, beating the Trojans by 25! The Buffaloes have just one regular season game remaining, as they head to Centralia next Thursday to take on the Panthers. GO BUFFALOES!!! JH BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/boys-basketball-jr-high

It's a full day of basketball at USD 322, as all four of the junior high and high school teams hit the hardwood this afternoon. The junior high boys and girls are on the road to Seneca for a make-up game against Sts. Peter & Paul. Here is their schedule for this afternoon: 3:30 - C team girls (2 quarters, B and C teams warm up together before this game.) 4:00 - B Girls (2 minutes between games, 3 minute half time) 5:00 - B Boys (10 minute warm up, 3 minute half time) 6:00 - A Girls (10 minute warm up, 6 minute half time) 7:00 - A Boys (10 minutes warm up, 6 minute half time) Meanwhile, back in Onaga the TVL tournament rages on. The Buffalo boys and girls will be playing this afternoon, as they tip off at 4:00pm. In the north gym, the #12 seeded boys will be taking on #6 seeded Washington County. In the south gym, the #12 seeded girls will battle with #11 seeded Blue Valley. To keep up on the tournament, each team's stats, and much more, head over to their team pages on the school's website. Good luck to all of our basketball teams today! GO BUFFALOES!!! JH BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/boys-basketball-jr-high JH GIRLS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball-jr-high HS BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys HS GIRLS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball

The Booster Club's online apparel store is now open!! 🦬 Closes on February 4th. 🦬 Orders can be picked up on February 17th. 🔶 Once the store closes, it will not open again until the 2024-2025 school year enrollment. So get your orders placed before 2/4! 🔶 The supplier notified the Booster Club that prices will be increasing after May 1st, so make sure you order now before prices increase the next time the store is open! https://stores.inksoft.com/onaga_booster_club/shop/home

Families, With the extreme snow, wind, and low temperatures, we have faced many obstacles that prevented us from safely transporting and housing students this week. These schedule changes have also wreaked havoc on athletic schedules. We have spent a considerable amount of time trying to determine the best way to regain some normalcy despite the weather-related obstacles.  TRANSPORTATION CHANGES Buses will not run door-to-door service for the remainder of the week (January 17-19). Morning pick up points will be designed at the following locations. Buses will be present from 7:00-7:30am. These spots will also be designated for Drop-Off in the afternoon from 3:45-4:15pm. Please use whichever one works best for your family. Morning Pick Up - 7:00-7:30am Afternoon Drop-Off - 3:45-4:15pm - Havensville Grade School - 16/63 Junction - Wheaton Grade School - Aiken Switch/Onaga Rd CLASSROOMS The elementary building walls are just over an inch thick, constructed primarily of particle board and vinyl with steel beams to join two particle board panels. As a result, the boiler is unable to keep up with the energy inefficiency of the building. With negative temperatures, frost is developing on the inside of the elementary classroom walls. We are doing everything we can to increase heating sources within the rooms. While temperatures remain below 32º, we ask parents to dress your children in warm layers such as long sleeve shirts and sweatshirts. We will allow students to wear coats during class as an extra layer of warmth.  We understand that your child may be unable to attend until the roads are safely traversable. If your child is unable to make it to school, we will count it as an excused absence. Please coordinate with elementary and high school secretaries each day. We will continue to monitor road conditions and other factors. Please watch the normal modes of communication in the event school must be canceled at any point, but we will try to regain some normalcy with these temporary adjustments in operations.  We appreciate your support, and we look forward to seeing you again!   -Trevor W. Ashcraft Superintendent, USD 322

WATCH CHANNEL 13 NEWS TONIGHT AT 10PM! Onaga Middle School students will be featured on WIBW's Good Kids Segment January 16 at 10pm. Under the direction of Mrs. Glessner, 84 students conducted research over 168 artifacts for the Onaga Historical Museum. Society President Debbie Berges expressed, "many of the essays can be used to further develop the artifact/exhibit they researched." We truly appreciate the passion Debbie Berges holds for the Museum, the School, and Onaga as a whole. It was so very kind of her to nominate our kids for this feature! Be sure to tune in TONIGHT (Jan 16)!

Weather considerations and school closures have resulted in multiple revisions to the schedule of games in the league boys’ and girls’ tournaments. Administrators in all league member schools have updated the boys’ and girls’ brackets with dates and start times. Please use these links to access each bracket. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqWJVVdKe5j6Bs3zsf70OKIRRuOSipeF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118224278025884832669&rtpof=true&sd=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/18lUkfb57FR3umkBzh9bVuH7NlxZpm4jo/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118224278025884832669&rtpof=true&sd=true Please refer to the brackets for up-to-date information, as the brackets are updated in real-time. This includes team matchups, game times, and locations.

USD 322 will be closed tomorrow. Extensive collaboration occurred between league schools today to adjust the schedule for the TVL League Tournament, which will come out soon. The board meeting has been moved to January 22.

The TVL tournament is finally set to get underway today in Onaga, and the boys and girls teams will both get a full day of basketball started this morning. The girls will play the opening game in the south gym at 11:00am, then the boys will follow at 12:30pm in the same gym. To keep up on the league tournament brackets, check out seasons video highlights, follow player stats, and much more, head over to each team's page on the school website, links for which can be found below. Good luck today to both teams in the opening round of the league tournament! GO BUFFALOES!!! GIRLS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball BOYS TEAM PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys

USD 322 is partnering with the University of Kansas Medical Center to participate in a healthy lifestyles program. The program is available to 1st through 5th grade students, and participating families will receive several benefits for inclusion in the program. Deadline to sign up is Friday, so follow the link below to fill out the form and join in the program! https://5il.co/2ceyz

It's a busy week in Onaga, as we get set to host the Twin Valley League basketball tournament. With yesterday's games being postponed, we're getting set for six straight days of basketball beginning tomorrow morning. Here are the activities for the week!