Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

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!

The cross country team is in the final stretch of their season as they head to Centralia today for the Twin Valley League meet. The girls race will start at 4:00pm and the boys will start at 4:30pm. Good luck to our runners today, GO BUFFALOES!!!

The cross country team is in the final stretch of their season as they head to Centralia today for the Twin Valley League meet. The girls race will start at 4:00pm and the boys will start at 4:30pm. Good luck to our runners today, GO BUFFALOES!!!

Ms. Schuman is the new counselor at USD 322 this year, but she also teaches a couple of classes. For the last day of SEL for the quarter, her first group of 8th graders got to take a short field trip to the Coffee Barn! Thank you Ms. Schuman for all you do for our kids!

Here's a friendly reminder regarding flu shots. They will be given by PCHD at the school for students only on October 19th from 10:00am to 11:30am. Consent forms need to be signed and a copy of insurance card sent with the form. For more information and to print off the consent form, please follow the links below. Information https://5il.co/1i3ui Consent Form https://5il.co/1i3uj

Mrs. McNally's 3rd graders have been busy this first nine weeks, learning in many different areas! They have become cursive writers and readers, and will be writing their spelling words in cursive soon! They have learned that scientists classify extinct animals, like dinosaurs, by using animals of today and seeing what is alike and what is different. They have spent quite a bit of time discussing our community in social studies. Since they have been discussing our communities, they decided to visit our museum to learn about our community from years ago. These pictures are from their visit to the Onaga Museum and from their visit to Havensville Living History Day. Thank you Mrs. McNally for the learning diversity you bring to your classroom!

Looking for a scary trail? Bring your friends and family to the Haunted Trail hosted by the USD 322 Music Department and Wildlife Science Students. Beware of being SPOOKED and enjoy S'mores by the campfire!

The high school volleyball team has its last regular season games tonight when the Buffaloes host Centralia, Frankfort, and Clifton-Clyde in their final quad. Action kicks off at 4:00pm when the c-team takes on Frankfort on Court #2. The JV will be in the south gym all night with games at 5:00pm, 6:00pm, and 7:00pm. Meanwhile, the varsity team will be on Court #1 all night with games at 5:00pm, 7:00pm, and 8:00pm. There's plenty of reason to get out to the gym tonight as not only are the girls wrapping up one of the more successful season's in recent memory, but it's also Senior Night for both them and the cross country team. The two teams will have their senior and parent recognition after the 6:00pm games have concluded, which should be around 6:45pm. Also, the Historical Society will have quite the spread put out for those in attendance as they run the concession stand tonight. The regular food will be on the menu, but several additions will be served as well, a list for which can be found on the attached photo. So come out tonight and have a great meal, help us recognize four years of dedication to Onaga athletics from our seniors and their parents, and cheer on the girls as they look to finish up their season with a bang! Good luck tonight ladies, GO BUFFALOES!!!

The high school volleyball team has a full week ahead of them with Senior Night in Onaga on Tuesday, and the league tournament in Onaga on Saturday. But in case two home tournaments wasn't enough, Buffalo fans can also come out tonight and catch the JV team in a quad here in Onaga. They will play host to the JV squads of Centralia, Jackson Heights, and Nemaha Central with games kicking off at 5:00pm, all in the north gym. Good luck tonight ladies, GO BUFFALOES!!!

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight winner is Mrs. Jamie Ringel. Mrs. Ringel has been the kinderprep (4-year-old) teacher for 8 years, but has been in education for 19 years. Thank you, Mrs. Ringel, for all you do for our school!!! Favorite color: Purple! Go Cats! Favorite flower: Lilacs Favorite sweet snack: Anything Chocolate Favorite salty snack: Chex Mix Favorite Place to Shop: I am not a big shopper! But usually Walmart for the family! Favorite Classroom Supplies: I love Sharpies! Favorite Movie: 10 Things I Hate about you Favorite book: The bible Favorite team: K-State Wildcats! Favorite fast-food restaurant: Wendy’s Favorite sit-down restaurant: We love Texas Roadhouse! Favorite animal: Emilie’s bucket calf, Lucky Favorite quote: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life!” Favorite Hobby: Sitting on my patio listening to the night sounds as the sunsets. How do you wind down at the end of the day: Prayer-chocolate and more prayer Anything else you’d like us to know about you: I have 3 daughters. Abbie is in high school, Emilie is in middle school and Atalie is in grade school. Will be a very busy school year for us! My husband and I have been married for 19 years. We also have 2 dogs, 2 cats and 3 horses.

Due to the large number of injuries to our high school football players, tomorrow night's JV game against Christ Prep has been cancelled.

Due to low player numbers and a high number of injuries at this time, the junior high football game scheduled against Frankfort on Thursday, October 13th, has been cancelled. The decision was made in the interest of the safety of our players. Thank you all for your support of the team during the season.

It may be the weekend but Onaga athletics is in full swing today. The junior high volleyball team is in Frankfort, currently taking on Troy in the Oregon Trail League tournament. Meanwhile, the high school football team is on the road this afternoon taking on Christ Prep. If you're heading to Lenexa to watch the football team, as always, you can find the address to the field on the sports schedules page under the Athletics tab on the district website. Good luck to all of our Buffalo student-athletes today, GO BUFFALOES!!!

Ms. Kolterman's 5th graders have been studying mixtures and solutions in science. Yesterday they were presented with the challenge of finding something in nature that would completely dissolve into water, and therefore make a solution. Their focus question was “Are there materials outdoors that will dissolve in water?” Thank you Ms. Kolterman for your innovative ideas in (and out) of the classroom!

October is National Principal Month! Mr. O'Dell is an outstanding leader for our school whom we celebrate today, and everyday! Thank you for the impact you make!

Mrs. Ringel’s preschool parents adopted the staff work room on Friday and made lunch and goodies for teachers. Paths sparked the idea and one of our parents took it and ran with it, and got with all the other parents from the classroom and had a “taco about how awesome our teachers are” day! The preschool decorated tacos and the parents provided a taco bar and treats. The preschoolers worked with Mrs. Sperber‘s fourth grade class to decorate all the tacos and Mrs. Sperber hung them in the staff break room for all to see! Thank you Mrs. Ringel for orchestrating this event, and thanks for all you do for our kids at Onaga!

Ms. Danni Klah is a new teacher at Onaga this year, and her kindergarten class has been busy the past few weeks! As seen in the attached pictures, they first completed a Crystal Leaf Experiment. The Kindergarteners learned about leaves and the different kinds and shapes of them. They colored their leaves and did an experiment to crystalize them for decoration. After that, they went outside and walked along the tree line to look at the different types of leaves and trees. They used what they gathered to come up with interesting ideas of why the fall season changes leaves. The kindergartners also got introduced to the school library and checked out a book for the very first time. They loved looking around the library and seeing all the different kinds of books to read in the classroom and at home to their parents. The kids also signed a "Class Contract." They were talking about fairness and their classroom rules and eventually came up with their own rules to add to the classroom rules they already had. They pressed their hands on the contract to make it official, their signature to follow the rules so they can all be fair. Thank you Ms. Klahr for all you are doing with the kiddos here at Onaga!

October is breast cancer awareness month and as they've done in the past, the high school volleyball team is doing a "pink-out" for their volleyball games this month. With a JV quad coming up on Monday and a varsity quad on Tuesday of next week, both in Onaga, you have a chance to get the same shirts that the volleyball team is getting. The effort is to raise awareness for breast cancer and all proceeds go to the cause. If you'd like to order your shirt, please follow the link below by the end of the day Wednesday so that you can have your shirt by next week. Thank you for considering joining our girls in this cause and thank you to the volleyball team for joining the breast cancer awareness month! https://lastingimpressionsofks.com/onaga_volleyball/shop/home

The junior high volleyball team is on the road this afternoon as it heads to Wetmore for a triangular. The event just got underway minutes ago and will see the Buffaloes play both Wetmore and Northeast Kansas, which is a Christian school sports affiliation for homeschool students. Also, as a reminder, the JV football game scheduled to be played at Riverside this evening has been cancelled. The JV game next Monday in Onaga against Christ Prep is still scheduled and, with Troy canceling their JV season at the beginning of the year, that will mark the final JV football game of the season. Good luck to the ladies playing volleyball tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!!

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight winner is Mr. Chris Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard has been our music teacher now for 3 years and works in our tech department. Thank you, Mr. Hubbard, for all you do for our school!!! Favorite color: Red Favorite flower: Sunflowers Favorite sweet snack: Zero Candy Bar Favorite salty snack: Almonds Favorite Place to Shop: Amazon, Manning Music, and Sam’s Club Favorite Classroom Supplies: Musical Instruments :-) Favorite Movie: Mr. Hollands Opus Favorite book: Favorite team: KU Favorite fast-food restaurant: Favorite sit-down restaurant: Anything Italian Favorite animal: Dogs Favorite quote: “We are what we repeatedly do” ~Aristotle~ Favorite Hobby: Playing Piano, Singing, Exercising, Swimming, Fishing, Landscaping How do you wind down at the end of the day: Watching TV, Reading, playing with my 3 dogs, or playing piano