Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

Here are last week's P.E. award winners! These students had an outstanding week showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation, and hustle! Kindergarten - Anastasia Davis 1st grade - Carissa Harrison 2nd grade - Dayton Boren 3rd grade - Quincy Bartlett 4th grade - Wren Hartwich 5th grade - Carter Hutfles 6th grade - August Falk

Next week is Anti-Bullying Awareness Week! As a school and community, we are adamant in our pursuit to promote prosocial behavior, emotional regulation, and positive interpersonal communication. We have doubled down on our effort to create a positive school environment and are committed to ending any and all bullying one step at a time. Next week, we celebrate that cause by bringing awareness to bullying and need for everyone to seek personal growth. In addition to themed dress days, the Onaga school system will be adding behavioral information and challenges for students to complete to the daily announcements during the full month of October. All of this is in addition to our on—going Social-Emotional lessons in the classrooms. Make the commitment to a better school environment with your participation in Anti-Bullying Awareness Week!

It's homecoming week in Onaga and tonight the Buffalo football team welcomes Riverside to town for a non-league tilt against the Cyclones. The homecoming events kick off at 6:00pm tonight and the game will be underway at 7:00pm. Good luck to our candidates tonight, good luck to the team, and GO BUFFALOES!!!

Congratulations to Jadyn Haskin! The freshman was able to recite the FFA Creed and in turn, won her new FFA jacket! Great job Jadyn!!!

The Student Council has been hard at it this week making sure homecoming is a success this year. Sunday morning StuCo members kicked off homecoming week by painting downtown businesses. They also were in charge of making the dummy used for the bonfire on Thursday night where fun was had by all. This year's homecoming parade will be this afternoon with a start time of 2:15pm, with the pep rally immediately following. This year we have opened up our parade entries to the community, so make sure to be on the lookout for some extra floats! Thank you StuCo for all you do, including the preparation and work put in to make sure homecoming week is a blast!

The junior high volleyball and football teams are back in action tonight on their home turf as they each host the Axtell Eagles in league contests. The girls get underway in the north gym at 5:00pm this evening, while the boys hit the gridiron at 6:30pm. Good luck tonight to both teams, GO BUFFALOES!!!

The Onaga Elementary School is doing a fundraiser to raise money for field trips and classroom supplies. Instead of buying your everyday need for trash bags, consider buying from the elementary students and know your money is going to a good cause. The fundraiser started today, and will run through October 12th. So find a grade school student you know and consider helping out a great cause!

The Booster Club has new apparel available for ordering! You can order by printing off the order form and sending it back to school, or you can contact Karla Rice (785-456-4640) and tell her your order. Orders are due by Monday, October 3rd. Payment is due when the order is placed, please make checks out to Onaga Booster Club. Orders will be here by Wednesday, October 19th and can be picked up during Parent-Teacher conferences. Also, attached is the Booster Club membership form if anyone is interested in becoming a Booster Club member for the 2022-2023 school year. MEMBERSHIP FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6uvo53mEmKp8ocQfmc47tqDASkgPCeqKf6bVfm9aqtRmfaA/viewform?usp=sf_link The Booster Club will also be set up at the football game on Friday night where you can stop by to place orders for apparel and fill out a membership form.

Here are last week's PE award winners. These students had an outstanding week showing good teamwork, sportsmanship, participation and hustle! Kindergarten - Donn Spevacek 1st grade - Jillian Thomas 2nd grade - Norah Force 3rd grade - Mason Utley 4th Grade - Skylar Grob 5th grade - Gracie McKinsey 6th grade - Faith Perry

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight winner is Mr. Adam Kufahl. Thank you, Mr. Kufahl, for all you do for our school and thank your for having the most interesting responses to our questions!!! Occupation: I’m just a wild-haired scientist How long you have worked here: Since 1955 Favorite color: Whatever color Mr. Baxter thinks he sees Favorite sweet snack: Frisbee Pies Favorite salty snack: Wakeup Juice Favorite Place to Shop: Twin Pines Mall, later renamed Lone Pine Mall Favorite Movie: It’s a tie between Back to the Future part 1, Back to the Future part 2, and Back to the Future part 3 Favorite book: A Match Made in Space Favorite team: Kansas State University Favorite fast-food restaurant: Lou’s Cafe Favorite sit-down restaurant: Café 80s Favorite animal: My two dogs, Einstein and Copernicus Favorite quote: “Great Scott!!!” Favorite Hobby: I like hanging out with my friends, Biff, Buford A.K.A. “Mad Dog,” and Griff Tannen Do you collect anything: Almanacs How do you wind down at the end of the day: I like to go back to my house at 1640 Riverside Drive in Hill Valley, kick back, put “Howdy Doody” on the TV, and look online for good deals on plutonium. Anything else you’d like us to know about you: - I was the lead singer of a band in high school called “The Pinheads.” - I once got involved in a high-speed chase with some local ruffians that ended with them rear- ending D. Jones’s manure truck. - My best friend in high school was an old, local scientist. - My dream has always been to be a blacksmith in the old west. - My father became a renowned writer when he published “A Match Made in Space.” - My high school principal always described me as a “slacker.” - My nickname is “Eastwood.” “Clint, Eastwood.”

Homecoming is this coming Friday (Sept 30) when the football team hosts Riverside. That means it's Spirit Week at OHS, so take a look at each day's theme and get ready for Homecoming week at Onaga! **Note: There are different themes for Elementary and High School**

The high school football team is back at the Rosenfield Sports Complex tonight for a matchup against an out-of-state foe. Guymon High School out of Oklahoma makes the trip to Onaga tonight to tangle with the Buffaloes for a 7:00pm tilt. Make sure to be on the lookout for the sophomore class who is putting on a 50/50 raffle. It's $2 a ticket or $5 for three, and all proceeds go to the class fund. Also, stay in your seats at halftime for a special performance as the high school spirit squad will be joined by the youngsters from their cheer clinic for your halftime entertainment. As always, check out results, stats, history, and much more, including tonight's program, at the team's page on the district website, a link for which can be found below. Some come out tonight for some beautiful football weather, be loud, and cheer on the boys! Good luck tonight fellas, GO BUFFALOES!!! https://www.usd322.org/page/football

Parents who have children participating in the cheer clinic - The kids will begin warming up at the beginning of the second quarter of the football game. Please have your child meet Juley Kolterman or Andrea Charles at the bleachers directly behind the cheerleaders. Kids will be released to their parents after the halftime performance. Also - Shirts will be going home with your child today.

If you're in need of upgrading your Onaga gear, check out the link below! The volleyball team has several options for volleyball specific items, and there are sport-neutral items as well. Check out the over 30 different options and get your order in before it's too late! https://fancloth.shop/AFJGH

The first day of fall brings an action-packed sports evening to Onaga tonight. The junior high volleyball team is hosting a triangular that begins at 4:00pm against Centralia and St. Marys. The high school cross country team is also in action this afternoon as it begins their meet in Seneca at 4:30pm at the Nemaha Central Invitational. Then tonight the junior high football team will cap things off with a 6:30pm kickoff against Centralia at the Rosenfield Sports Complex. You can catch all of the junior high action tonight on the NFHS Network, a link for which can be found on the district website's homepage. Also, to keep up on any of the three teams playing today you can visit their pages on the website's athletics tab. Links for each of the teams pages can be found below. Good luck to all of our student-athletes today! GO BUFFALOES!!! CROSS COUNTRY https://www.usd322.org/page/cross-country JH VOLLEYBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/jhvolleyball JH FOOTBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/football-junior-high

The Sophomore class will be doing a 50/50 drawing on Friday night at the football game to raise money for the class! The tickets will be $1 each, or you can get 6 tickets for $5. They will do the drawing at the beginning of the 4th quarter. So on Friday at the game, look for the sophomores and their sponsors to get in on the fun!

Last week Mr. Goudy had a really cool presentation for Mrs. Huerter's 6th grade class. He shared his experiences training dogs for Search and Rescue in California during his time living there from 2008-2010. Mrs. Huerter asked him to talk about this as it was the week they talked about 9/11 and the immense effort of search and rescue that took place during that time. It also connected to their novel study book, "Hatchet," about a boy lost in the wilderness and how a search and rescue effort would look for that as well. There is a video of Mr. Goudy using the special whistle that he utilized to call his dog during training and search/rescue efforts.

Volleyball girls win again! The lady Buffaloes beat Linn 25-20, 25-21. Get out to the school and watch them go for the sweep of their quad tonight when they take on Washington County at 8:00pm!

Onaga girls win!!! The volleyball team beat Blue Valley 25-21, 25-11 in their 5:00 match and are now taking on Linn. If you aren't able to get out to the game, you can check it out on the NFHS Network. They will get an hour break after the match against the Bulldogs, then it's on to Washington County. Keep it up girls! GO BUFFALOES!!!

The high school volleyball team is back in action today and will be playing in Onaga for the first time this season. The c-team is already under way, taking on Washington County. Varsity and JV play begins shortly with the varsity taking on Blue Valley at 5:00pm, Linn at 6:00pm, and Washington County at 8:00pm, all in the north gym. Meanwhile, the JV will be in the south gym taking on Blue Valley at 5:00pm, Washington County at 7:00pm, and Linn at 8:00pm. To check out the program for tonight's game, follow the link below. To keep up on the volleyball team, visit their page on the district website, a link for which can be found below. You can keep up on varsity and JV results, check out stats for each game and the season, and much more there. Good luck tonight ladies, GO BUFFALOES!!! Volleyball Page https://www.usd322.org/page/volleyball Tonight's Program https://5il.co/1i8pe