Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

The high school football team will wrap up its season this evening when it hosts Oskaloosa at the Rosenfield Sports Complex. The two teams, who share identical records, each finished fifth in their respective district's standings, pitting the squads against each other in the cross-district game that ends everyone's regular season. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm, so come out and cheer on the boys in their final game of the year!

The annual "Trunk or Treat" festivities that take place on Halloween are back again! Next Monday on Halloween night, all festivities will take place on the one way starting at 5:30pm. Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for putting this together once again!

As in years past, USD 322 will be participating in the universal screening SAEBRS survey to identify student needs, provide prevention and/or positive supports and intervention. The survey will be administered again this year in the Fall (November) and Spring (March) to help staff support our students. Teachers will complete a survey to help identify children at risk for academic issues or other school-related concerns. We consider this information essential to meeting your students' needs. Parents who are comfortable with the school delivering this survey to their students MUST opt-in. You may do so by completing and returning the form linked below or completing the online form by October 28th, 2022. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Schuman at schumanm@usd322.org. Printable Form https://5il.co/1jswz Online Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1P2YpEJnXKMHTd5FFVW8kjP32QVHrhfosSz8b_RL4U50/edi

Please see the attached picture from Principal O'Dell regarding 6th grade boys basketball.

With a 5th place finish in district #4, the high school football team will play its cross-district game this week against the 5th place team from district #3 for its final game of the season. That team is Oskaloosa out of the Northeast Kansas League and the Bears will be making the trip to Onaga this Thursday night for a 7:00pm kickoff at the Rosenfield Sports Complex. Good luck on Thursday boys!

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight is on Gayla Figge. Gayla is the Office Manager for Jr. High and High School. She has been working in Onaga for 12 years. Thank you Gayla for all you do for us!!! Favorite color: turquoise Favorite flower: daisy Favorite sweet snack: Reeces Favorite salty snack: cashews Favorite Place to Shop: from my computer Favorite Classroom Office Supplies: Energel fine tip pens & post-it notes Favorite Movie: Lonesome Dove Favorite book: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Favorite team: Onaga Buffaloes! Favorite fast-food restaurant: Raising Canes Favorite sit-down restaurant: Olive Garden Favorite animal: horse Favorite quote: “It ain’t dying I’m talking about, its living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” `Augustus McCrae/Larry McMurty, Lonesome Dove Favorite Hobby: following my kids to livestock shows, sporting events, and basically anything they are involved in How do you wind down at the end of the day: porch sittin

Here are last week's PE award winners. These students had an outstanding week showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation and hustle! Kindergarten-Evie Rezac 1st grade-Ryker Miller 2nd grade-Nellie Conley 3rd grade-Kannon Minner 4th grade-Sadie Krause 5th grade-Peyton Rice 6th grade-Gavin Weiser

The cross country team begins its postseason today as it heads to Washington County for the regional meet. Just a reminder, the location of the meet was changed earlier in the season from Troy to Washington County, so please be aware that it does say Troy on the printed school calendar. The girls will get things started at 11:00am. Then the boys, fresh off a 3rd place finish at the league meet last week, will start their race at 11:45am. Good luck to all of our runners today, GO BUFFALOES!!!

Next week is Red Ribbon Week! Schools across the nation will focus on the importance of living a drug free life. Our social-emotional focus will be on making healthy, drug-free choices, which will be tailored appropriately by age. To bring awareness to Red Ribbon Week, join us by participating in Spirit Days. We also encourage families to bring further awareness to Red Ribbon Week by talking with your children about the impact our choices can have on our lives. Let's make this a fun and educational week!

The high school volleyball team is heading to sub-state tomorrow for a 1:00pm opening round game against Burlingame. The Buffaloes enter as the #4 seed in the tournament with the Bearcats being the #5 seed. The semi-finals and championship matches will follow with all games taking place in Centralia. With that in mind, we are sending the girls off to their run to state tomorrow morning at the high school. The girls will be leaving at 11:30am and will depart from the northeast doors of the high school, right behind the weight room. We'd like to invite the community to join our students as for the sendoff, so come join us around 11:15am Saturday morning and help us send our girls off to Centralia as they look to make a run to Dodge City next weekend!

The high school football gets set to head to Jackson Heights this evening for a tilt against the old 11-man rival Cobras. The teams are playing with a 4th place finish in the district standings on the line, meaning the winner will play next week's game with a chance to go to the playoffs. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm at Jackson Heights High School. The game will also be streamed for free by KMZA 92.1, a link for which can be found below. Good luck tonight gentlemen, GO BUFFALOES!!! https://www.citylinktv.com/channel/cobra/

Next week is our first Junior High School dance of the year! The All Hallow's Eve Costume Ball is Thursday, October 27th from 6:00pm until 9:00pm in the Multipurpose Room/Cafeteria. The dance is 7th and 8th grade only, with no out-of-district guests. Please refer to the poster for details, which can be found at the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1db_YK70p7U1BwVlfKsV9nXlBbC4d9sYp/view

USD 322 Caring Closet will be open during parent teacher conferences. Please stop by Mrs. (Juley) Kolterman's room and check out all of the amazing resources we provide for our students and their families. We'd love to be able to be that helping hand if you are in need of any of the resources we provide!

Sub-State volleyball is coming up on Saturday and the bracket has been released. Onaga will enter the tournament as the #4 seed and will take on #5 seed Burlingame at 1:00pm that afternoon. The tournament will all take place in one day and will all be in Centralia. Good luck this weekend ladies, GO BUFFALOES!!!

The Onaga KAY Club is having their annual trick-or-treat event on October 20th. The members will go out around the town of Onaga “trick-or-treating” for coins for world hunger starting at about 6 p.m. So have your change ready and please consider giving a little extra towards a good cause on October 20th!

The cross country team will get its final tune up this afternoon before its regional meet on Saturday. The runners are heading to Jackson Heights this afternoon for a 4:00pm meet in the final regular season meet of the year. Good luck to all of the runner this afternoon, GO BUFFALOES!!!

This week’s Staff Spotlight is on Mrs. Jordan Boswell. Mrs. Boswell is our Elementary P.E. teacher. She has been working in Onaga for 4 years. Thank you, Mrs. Boswell for all you do for us!!! Favorite color: purple Favorite flower: peony Favorite sweet snack: peanut butter m&m’s Favorite salty snack: peanuts Favorite Place to Shop: Academy Sports or Amazon Favorite Classroom Supplies: pens or dry erase markers Favorite Movie: Top Gun; Top Gun Maverick Favorite book: Any Nicholas Sparks book Favorite team: K-State Wildcats Favorite fast-food restaurant: Chick-fil-A Favorite sit-down restaurant: Carlos O’ Kellys Favorite animal: dolphin Favorite quote: Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Favorite Hobby: Photography, country cruising, playing volleyball, camping and boating! How do you wind down at the end of the day: watch a movie with my family or go for a golf cart ride! Anything else you’d like us to know about you: I love shoes! During the school year I try not to wear the same pair of shoes two days in a row.

Mr. O’Dell: Please dress students for the weather. Wind chill below 20F on AccuWeather is inside recess; we’re outside otherwise. Policy link (p.19). https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/700/Onaga_USD_322/2297113/Handbook.Student.July4.2022.complete.pdf

Here are last week's PE award winners. These students had an outstanding week of showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation and hustle! Kindergarten - Ezra Kramer 1st grade - Griffon Hartwich 2nd grade - Atalie Ringer 3rd grade - Zuri Smith 5th grade - Briane Bates 6th grade - Ryen Valburg

Congratulations to the cross country team! They competed in the TVL meet yesterday in Centralia and did outstanding, despite the less than ideal running conditions. On the girls side, junior Maria Krohn finished 26th overall among the runners from the 13 league schools competing. On the boys side, seniors Tyree Figge and Corbin Kolterman set the pace, finishing 15th and 16th, respectively. Senior Wyatt Pennington finished 29th, junior Gavin Goodrum 33rd, and senior Payton Falk 35th. With all of the boys placing that high, the boys team took home 3rd place in the 13-team event! Congratulations once again to our Buffalo runners, and good luck at the Jackson Heights meet on Tuesday, and at regionals in Centralia next Saturday!