Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

Winter Royalty is this Friday! With that in mind, take a look at Spirit Week days and the themes for each of them as well!

Regional wrestling is just around the corner and with that in mind, if you would like to purchase a t-shirt for the event, please follow the link below to the order form and return your order to the email listed. Orders are due by February 8th. https://5il.co/1odl0

Yesterday Onaga celebrated the signing of senior Alli Nider to Allen County Community College. Next fall, Alli will head to Iola where she will dance for the Red Devils on a scholarship. Alli signed a couple of weeks back at Allen so that her college coaches could be present, but we wanted to celebrate with Alli here in Onaga and congratulate her on her accomplishment. Congratulations Alli, we look forward to seeing your successes after your graduation!

All of the high school sports teams will be involved in an action-packed Friday for athletics. The basketball teams will be on the road tonight as they head to Blue Valley for a league matchup with the Rams. Here is the schedule for the evening in Randolph: NEW GYM (5:00pm) - JV Girls (2 quarters) - Varsity Girls - Varsity Boys OLD GYM (4:30pm) - JV Boys - C-Team Boys (2 quarters) Meanwhile, the wrestling team will be celebrating senior night as they play host for the final time this season when their jamboree kicks off this afternoon. Ten teams will be participating today as weigh-in begins at 1:30pm and matches start at 3:00pm. Good luck to all of our student-athletes today, GO BUFFALOES!!!

The National Federation of State High School Associations marked this week as Officials Appreciation Week. As most high schools around the state have done this week, Onaga recognized the officials in attendance at the high school basketball game on Tuesday when it hosted Wetmore. With the number of officials available in the country dropping at an alarming rate, what they do, and their willingness to do so, are more important than ever. With that in mind, Onaga and Wetmore wanted to show their appreciation for what they do. Officiating the games Tuesday were Jarred Poort II of Topeka. He is a restaurant General Manager who has officiated Basketball for 11 years, and Football for 20 years. Dalton Schmelzle of Seneca. He is a student at Kansas State University and has officiated Basketball for 4 years. Also officiating was John Wondra of Manhattan. He is the Associate Director of Facilities Management for the K-State Rec. He has officiated Football for 25 years, Basketball for 29 years, Wrestling for 7 years, Volleyball for 24 years, and Baseball for 21 years. Once again, thank you to the three officials we hosted in Onaga on Tuesday and to all officials around the area and state for the many sacrifices you’ve made over the years to make sure that our student-athletes are able to do the things they love.

The high school basketball teams return to Onaga for their first home games in over two weeks, as the Buffaloes welcome Wetmore to town. All games this evening will be played in the north gym beginning at 5:15pm with the following schedule: - JV Boys (2 quarters) - Varsity Girls - Varsity Boys To check out results for each team, stat leaders, team stats, and more, head over to each team's page on the school website, links for which can be found below. Good luck to both teams tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!! BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball

Last week the Sophomore class took a trip to Baileyville to check out the Highland Western Center. Every year, Onaga juniors and seniors have the opportunity to take morning classes through Highland Community College to get a jump start on a degree in several available areas of study. Students have studied welding, construction, diesel mechanics, precision agriculture, nursing, and more. Each year the sophomores visit the Wester Center to learn about the opportunities available to them for the next two years.

Our Buffalo Fun Club afterschool kids have been hard at work, and because of that the staff decided to add a Better Buffalo Board! Each week the staff will pick four kiddos that are going out of their way to make our school a better place. Way to go Kody, Juliette, Kaiden and Preston, our first four selections! The teachers voted and here what they say! Kaiden: He has been working on our picking up any piece of trash he could find!! Way to go Kaiden! Juliette: She is always polite and always does what her teachers ask her!! Way to go Juliette! Preston: He has been very helpful with the younger kids and a great role model to show them how to Do The right thing-always! Kody: He has been so helpful in picking up after our snack time, using his manners and passing out great hugs! Way to go Kody!

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight is on Ms. Hannah Kolterman. Ms. K is our 5th grade teacher and Scholar’s Bowl coach. Ms. K did her student teaching here last fall, then was hired on to help teach last spring. This will be Ms. K’s first full year on her own! Thank you, Ms. K., for everything you do for us!!! Favorite color: Green Favorite flower: Hibiscus Favorite sweet snack: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Favorite salty snack: Cheezits Favorite Place to Shop: Maurice’s Favorite Classroom Supplies: My stapler (I call it my “Cadillac” stapler) Favorite Movie: Step-Brothers Favorite book: Where the Crawdads Sing Favorite team: Chiefs, Royals, K-State, and the Onaga Buffs! Favorite fast-food restaurant: Chik Fil A Favorite sit-down restaurant: Olive Garden Favorite animal: Owl Favorite quote: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; stand firm then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 Favorite Hobby: Cooking How do you wind down at the end of the day: By watching TV and chilling with my cat.

It's a full day of winter sports for Buffalo high school athletes as both basketball teams and the wrestling team are on the road this afternoon and evening. The basketball teams are heading to Linn to start the back end of their season following 2-1 performances in the Twin Valley League tournament for both the boys and girls. Tonight the teams will look to continue their winning ways against the Bulldogs with the following schedule, beginning at 4:30pm: New Gym - JV Girls Old Gym - JV Boys (following JV Girls) New Gym - Varsity Girls (will not start before 6:00pm) New Gym - Varsity Boys (following Varsity Girls) Meanwhile, the wrestling team will be on the road as well this evening as it heads to Wabaunsee for a double dual against the Chargers and Hayden High School. Wrestling begins in Alma at 5:30pm. To check out results, see stats, and so much more, head over to the team pages of each of our high school teams on the school website, links for which can be found below. Good luck to all of our student athletes today, GO BUFFALOES!!! BOYS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys GIRLS BASKETBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball WRESTLING https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-and-boys-wrestling

The junior high basketball regular seasons are complete and that means the OTL Tournament starts this weekend. It's Onaga's turn to host this year so everything will be played on the home courts, with action beginning Saturday at 10:00am. The girls finished the year 4-9 and will enter the tournament as the #6 seed, facing off against #3 seed Axtell in the south gym opener at 10:00am. Meanwhile, the boys finished the year 5-8 and will enter the tournament as the #7 seed against #2 seeded Axtell at 12:30pm in the north gym. Good luck to both teams on Saturday!

Mrs. McNally has a slew of new scholarships available to high school seniors that we have just posted to the district website. Dates on the left are when they were posted, due dates, if applicable, are also included. You can find them all on the "Counselor's Desk" page, a link for which can be found below. https://www.usd322.org/page/counselors-desk

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight is Mr. Keith Figge. Mr. Figge has been our Ag Teacher/FFA Advisor/Jack of All Trades/Master of None for 29 years. We would like to thank Mr. Figge for everything he does!! Favorite Color: Purple Favorite Flower: Naked Ladies-Amaryllis Belladonna Favorite Sweet Snack: Peanut Butter M&M’s or Gayla’s Cookies Favorite Salty Snack: Sunflower Seeds Favorite Place to Shop: John Deere Favorite Classroom Supplies: Oxy-Acetylene Torch Favorite Movie: The Sandlot Favorite Book: Doesn’t read Books, watches the movie Favorite Team: KSU Wildcats Favorite Fast-Food Restaurant: Wendy’s Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Never Time to Sit Down-Home Favorite Animal: Cattle Favorite Quote: You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink. Favorite Hobby: No Time for Hobbies-Farming How do You Wind Down at the End of the Day: Sleep or Watch Westerns Anything Else You’d Like us to Know about You: I am an excellent cook-My figure shows it!

We wanted to remind folks that the high school basketball game this week at Linn will be played on Thursday night, not Friday, which is a change from what the school calendar says. With the shortage of officials in the state, each school in the TVL was required to move a home and away game from the regular Tuesday and Friday night schedule and play them on a Monday, Thursday, or Saturday. Onaga played Washington County at home on the Thursday right before the TVL tournament, now the teams will get the road game checked off with Linn this Thursday. Attached you'll see the up-to-date calendar of sporting events for the year, with several changes made since the original was sent out at the beginning of the school year. And as always, you can find the latest version of the sports schedules on the home page of the school website (usd322.org) throughout the year.

The annual spelling bee took place in Onaga on Wednesday afternoon and both the mini bee and regular spelling bee were well attended and competitive. In the mini bee, which consists of 1st through 3rd graders, had 9 contestants. The final two went toe-to-toe as the event lasted an astounding 17 rounds before 2nd grader Ingrid Van Gooswilligen finally defeated 3rd grader Emery Weiser. In the regular spelling bee, which consists of 4th through 8th graders, 17 contestants battled it out before it came down to 6th graders Vivian Berges and Gavin Weiser. The two went head-to-head in one of the longest final two matchups in recent memory, before the word "fumatorium" finally tripped up Vivian. Gavin was able to them spell it correctly, securing 1st place. He will now move on and represent Onaga at the county spelling bee with a chance to go to the state spelling bee on the line. A big thanks needs to go out to Mrs. McNally for orchestrating the event, and to Cathy Marten and Annette Cline for judging once again, something they have volunteered their time to do for years. Congratulations to Gavin and Ingrid, and a great job to all of our contestants in this year's event!

The eighth and final day of the TVL Tournament is here as the Onaga boys and girls wrap up the 2023 midseason tournament in Washington this morning. The girls, coming off their second blowout win of the season against Wetmore on Tuesday to improve to 6-5 on the season, will kick things off with the first game of the day in the primary gym at 10:00am. Redemption will be on their minds as they take on Axtell, looking to return the favor after a 46-40 loss to the 5-6 Eagles a couple of weeks ago. Onaga fans will then have to move seats as they head over to Washington's secondary gym for an 11:30am tipoff. The boys are coming off of a thrilling 51-40 win over Linn, a game in which the Buffalo defense and rebounding kept the score within reach before the boys exploded for 31 4th quarter points. Now winners of three out of their last five, the boys will look to finish off the tournament with a win over the red-hot shooting Doniphan West Mustangs. Neither of the games will be livestreamed, so to watch the teams you'll have to head up to Washington and make some noise! Good luck to both teams, GO BUFFALOES!!! To keep up on the high school basketball teams, check out the TVL tournament brackets, or to see stats for either team, head over to each team's page on the school website, links for which can be found below. BOYS https://www.usd322.org/page/basketball-boys GIRLS https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-basketball

The high school wrestling team is on the road today as it heads to Council Grove for its first action in two weeks, after having to cancel last week's trip to Marysville due to illness. The team is already en route to Council Grove with the meet beginning at 2:00pm. Good luck to our wrestlers today, GO BUFFALOES!!! To check out info on the team, keep up on the wrestlers, and see where they rank in the state rankings, head over to the team's page on the school website, a link for which can be found below. https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-and-boys-wrestling

The OTL Tournament begins next Saturday for junior high basketball and all games this year will be played in Onaga. With that in mind, if you would like to purchase a t-shirt for this year's event, please do so by following the link below. Orders are due by tomorrow (Saturday) morning, so get them in right away! https://otlbbtourney2023.itemorder.com/shop/product/29489566/

The junior high basketball teams are back at home for the second time this week as they get set to host St. Xavier out of Junction City this evening. After a clean sweep on the girls and boys side of Flint Hills on Monday, the two teams will look to go undefeated on the week when they host the Rams at 5:00pm. All games will take place in the north gym with the following order: - B-Team Boys - A-Team Girls - A-Team Boys Also, Onaga will be hosting the OTL Tournament this year which begins next Saturday. If you would like to order a shirt for the tournament this year, follow the link below to do so. Orders are due by this Saturday morning, January 21st. Good luck to both teams tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!! https://otlbbtourney2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Public Notice: USD 322 is currently selling the following surplus items through Purplewave Auction. In keeping with regulatory guidelines, surplus items are dispensed via at-large public opporuntity. If interested, please see the following link: https://www.purplewave.com/ 2005 International CE300 School Bus Smart ST442i Tables Roland KR 770 Digital Piano Wurlitzer Upright Piano Kurzweil Mark 10 Digital Piano Porter Cable Framing Nail Gun 7/8” x 12” Turnbuckles Delta Table Saw Compartment Trays ALT Spot Stage Spotlight Wooden Chairs Compaq Server Rack