Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

Check out the "Counselor's Desk" page on the school website for a slew of new scholarships available. From the local scholarships available to seniors at USD 322, to several available to seniors in Pottawatomie County, follow the link below to find the applications. https://www.usd322.org/page/counselors-desk

The high school basketball teams are coming down the home stretches of their seasons as they enter the final week of the regular season. Tonight the girls and boys teams are on the road as they head to league rival Frankfort, with all games in the primary gym being streamed on the NFHS Network. Games get underway at 3:45pm this afternoon with the following schedule: 3:45pm - JV Boys (primary), JV Girls (secondary) 4:45pm - 2 quarters of C-Team Boys (primary) 6:00pm - Varsity Girls 7:15pm - Varsity Boys Good luck to both teams tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!!

Here are last week's PE award winners, Mrs. Rezac’s 2nd grade! These students had an outstanding week showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation and hustle!

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight is on Mrs. Dianna Helget. Mrs. Helgett is a Title I Paraeducator and has worked here for 19 years. Thank you, Mrs. Helget, for everything you do for us!!! Favorite color: Purple Favorite flower: Rose Favorite sweet snack: Anything Chocolate Favorite salty snack: Pretzels Favorite Place to Shop: Ross Favorite Classroom Supplies: Pens Favorite Movie: Sweet Home Alabama Favorite team: Chiefs and K-State Favorite fast-food restaurant: Raising Canes Favorite sit-down restaurant: Texas Roadhouse Favorite animal: Dog Favorite quote: This too shall pass How do you wind down at the end of the day: Watch TV then walk around town

Good morning! The Friday night start time for the OHS JV Girls game vs Clifton-Clyde has been moved to 5:00 and they will only play two quarters. 6:00 Varsity Girls/North Gym & JV Boys/South Gym, Varsity Boys will follow the Varsity Girls game. The Winter Royalty crowning will still take place after the Varsity Boys game.

Looking for a creative outlet for your K-6 kids? The Onaga High Senior Class will be hosting a Kids' Self-Love and Kindness Day fundraiser on Saturday. Activities include yoga, crafts, a photo booth and snacks! Complete the attached form and return with the $20 registration fee by THURSDAY!

Onaga High School KAY club would like to thank the USD 322 community for contributing to our Trick or Treat for world hunger project last fall. Emma Kolterman, leader of the project, is shown with the certificate Heifer International sent to recognize their contribution. The students were able to purchase one water buffalo, 2 alpacas, and 8 flocks of chicks to be used to provide sustainable hunger relief to children and families in need. In addition, the Heifer International organization matched our contribution through other donors wanting to double student efforts.

Here are the past two weeks PE award winners! These students had an outstanding week showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation and hustle!

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

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!

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